Following the announcement that Dunstall Holdings Ltd, the parent company of Rea Valley Tractors and Teme Valley Tractors, was calling in the administrators, JCB has decided to reorganise its dealer network.
JCB Agriculture managing director, John Smith, said: “We are moving quickly to appoint new dealers for these strategically important counties in order to retain the first-class sales and service that our customers have come to expect.
“We expect the transition to be seamless given the expertise and professionalism of the dealers being appointed. We would also like to thank Rea Valley Tractors for supporting JCB customers for the past 18 years.”
With immediate effect, the following dealer changes have been actioned:
- Sharmans Agriculture Ltd will extend its territory to cover Derbyshire and Staffordshire up to the M6. According to the company, the dealer will also establish a new depot to service customers in the area.
- Chandlers RFM will expand its sales and service area to include Shropshire and areas of Staffordshire west of the M6, operating initially from its Bridgnorth depot with plans to open new premises at Market Drayton.
- John Bownes will now cover Cheshire, operating from Winsford
- In the short term, Emyr Evans will provide parts and technical service support in north and mid Powys, and the north of Ceredigion, with a permanent dealer appointment to be made in due course
