Long-running dealership JG Paxton & Sons Ltd will take over J. Wood & Son (Bilsdale Ploughs) Ltd, facilitating expansion into the northeast and Yorkshire.
Before the acquisition, JG Paxton operated four depots in Pity Me, Northallerton, Alnwick and Bentham. The purchase of J. Wood follows the retirement of owner Mark Bentley and includes premises in Kirkbymoorside. All staff members will join the JG Paxton business.
“We would like to take this opportunity to welcome all Woods’ customers to Paxtons,” said managing director Peter Tallentire. “Mark Bentley was keen to find the right business to take over J. Wood & Sons, to continue to serve customers in this area.
“As a family-owned and -run business, we take this responsibility very seriously; myself and Will Paxton pride ourselves on being available to anyone who wishes to speak to us and are very much looking forward to working with customers in the Kirkbymoorside area. Upon the takeover, Paxtons will hold Case IH, JCB, Kverneland, Vicon, Bednar & Ktwo franchises at Kirkbymoorside. It gives us great confidence that our major suppliers believe in us to go ahead with the expansion and it enables us to meet our customers’ ever-changing needs.”
Commenting on the development, Jon May, Case IH dealer relationship manager for the UK and Ireland said: “The Paxtons team are well-known in the North East and this further expansion of their business strengthens the Case IH presence in this important farming community. We want to thank Mark Bentley for his dedication to the Case IH brand as a loyal, customer-focused dealer for many years and look forward to continuing to work with his team as they join the Paxton family.”
