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The farmer’s friend

5 Sep , 2017  

Patrick Darcy provides farmers in West Clare and beyond with a wide range of services, including engineering, agri contracting and plant hire.  We dropped into his Ballymakea, Mullagh base to find out more about an excellent, long-established family business that dates back some three-and-a-half decades. In West Clare, farmers have a family run business they […]

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New name; same great service

30 Nov , 2016  

Spence Engineering Ltd in Hillsborough, Co. Down will from now on be known as Spence Bespoke Engineering. As part of the rebrand, a new logo has been designed to reflect the company’s expertise in the manufacture and repair of excavator buckets and specialist equipment. The new logo cleverly incorporates the teeth of an excavator bucket […]

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Specialising in innovation and success

23 Nov , 2016  

For more than eight years now Rohan Engineering in Co Limerick have been manufacturing a wide variety of agricultural equipment. Irish Tractor & Agri caught up with one of the key men behind the company, Garry Rohan, to find about the business and they’re latest piece of machinery. The agricultural sector has never been an […]

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The Farmers’ engineer

21 Sep , 2016  

The adverse weather conditions over the past few months have brought torrential rain to this country, resulting in heavy flooding in the majority of counties. Farms and dwellings close to river banks have been hit particularly hard and with no insurance company willing to compensate these people, they must take every precaution necessary to keep […]

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25 years of success for Lappin Engineering

25 Aug , 2016  

Celebrating 25 years in business, Lappin Engineering Limited continues to be a steelwork specialist company offering bespoke structural steel solutions. Irish Tractor & Agri spoke with Managing Director Brian Lappin to find out more about the Armagh-based company. Family run businesses can often be the most successful and best to be a part of and for Brian Lappin the success of his company has now spanned […]

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To be precise – Clonmel Precision

3 May , 2016  

Clonmel Precision Engineering Ltd. provides unrivalled industrial and agricultural machinery manufacturing and repair solutions. We dropped into the company’s state-of-the-art facility on Clonmel’s Cashel Road to find out more about this exceptional, cutting-edge operation from founder / proprietor Michael Burke. For more than a quarter of a century, Michael Burke of Clonmel Precision Engineering Ltd. […]

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Award winning innovation

3 Mar , 2016  

The award-winning Ballinadee Engineering reached the milestone of 30 years in business in 2015 and the Cork company marked the occasion with the launch of the latest addition to their wide and varied project range – The O’Neill Batch Feed Dispenser – at the Tullamore Show in August. Ballinadee Engineering’s total dedication to innovation, excellence […]

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The North West’s best built shed

30 Nov , 2015  

Operating from Quigley’s Point, Co. Donegal, Greenhill Parke Engineering Ltd supplies and erects all types of farm buildings. The company was founded 18 years ago by Victor Parke, who is joined by his wife Olive and sons Keith and Adrian. Over the past two decades, Greenhill Parke Engineering has established itself as the leading manufacturer […]

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Trailblazers

14 Jul , 2015  

Broughan Engineering Ltd. designs, engineers and manufactures a full range of high-quality, bespoke agricultural trailers. We dropped into the pioneering company’s County Carlow base to get an insight into the history and current well-being of this progressive family business – as well as the vast range of products offered – from founding directors Paul and […]

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Support Irish, support Rossmore

20 Apr , 2015  

As the only manufacturer of tractor front loaders in the country, Rossmore Engineering Limited are asking farmers to buy Irish. And you won’t regret it because Rossmore’s products are renowned for their reliability and quality while the interest of the customer always comes first. In existence over 30 years, Rossmore Engineering Limited is a family […]

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