The Farmers Mart Spring 2017 - Issue 50 | Page 38

Farmstar Open Day 2017

Sam makes the difference with world leaders Bomford Turner

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BOMFORD TURNER PRIDE THEMSELVES on designing the best machinery of its type in the world . They are recognised as world leaders in their field supplying to contractors , farmers and local authority workers alike . But as James Cuthbertson , Director of Sales and Marketing , says “ If you are world leaders in your field , then you have to have a superior parts and after-sales back up .”
‘ Sam has developed and strengthened relationships with both dealers and importers ’
Parts and sales back up is one area of the business that Bomford has really been pushing forward in the past couple of years . They saw the need for their parts operation to move forward in line with the ever increasing sales numbers .
A major asset to the team was the appointment of Sam Sharp in August 2016 . He has taken overall control and responsibility of the Parts Department , and parts sales . Sam joined the company with a history of successfully managing multiple parts outlets , and building strong sales teams to satisfy customer demands .
Sam has developed and strengthened relationships with both dealers and importers and has made a point of visiting as many as possible in person to develop open working relationships so that dealers can sell the Bomford range with complete confidence - in being able to provide immediate back up and service . Parts cannot be bought direct , all parts must be sourced and acquired via their network of dealers .
Farmstar is just one of many dealers he has worked closely with recently . Shaun Husler of Farmstar said , “ Since Sam came on board we have worked closely together to strengthen the Bomford parts offering , including specialist packages of Flails etc as well as Hydraulics and pumps etc .”
Sam has developed new parts plans , pricing structures , this has led to great availability and simplicity of ordering and general parts availability . He has completely scrapped the original pricing structure so now Bomford parts are extremely competitive against the cheaper , unnamed brands .
As ever , genuine Bomford parts come with a full warranty and back up . The message now is clear , don ’ t buy nonbranded parts without getting a quote from your local Bomford Dealer – you will be surprised at the great prices on offer .
The website is now fully upgraded where availability can be checked in real time as well as the placing and tracking of orders . You will also see special offers appearing regularly .
Ordering is now much slicker as it can only be done by Fax or email , so no more waiting for the phone to be answered !
With constant pressures being put on modern machinery – for example the hedge cutting season being shortened by a month for environmental considerations - and also trying to fit it in between combining and drilling , time is of the essence , and Bomford know their dealers can react in the quickest possible time .
‘ don ’ t buy non-branded parts without getting a quote from your local Bomford Dealer – you will be surprised at the great prices on offer ’
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