Focused on sales, parts and servicing of all types of agricultural machinery, Eardly Agricultural Service Ltd has been trading successfully in Kilkenny since 2007. The company stocks a huge range of new and used tractors and farm machinery and has earned a reputation as a leading supplier of well-known brands such as Krone, Amazone, bomford and Quicke.
Located at 34 Hebron Industrial Estate, Eardly (pronounced ‘Early’) Agricultural Service is the main dealer in Kilkenny for Krone grass machinery, Amazone tillage equipment as well as Tanco, Bomford, Quicke, Gregoire Besson, Grasstech Zero Grazers, New Rock, APV and Topcon Guidance Systems.
“Our flagship brands are Krone and Amazone,” managing director Michael Eardly explains.
“As a Farmhand dealer, we stock the Krone, Amazone, Quicke and APV brands. Krone is our top-selling brand, followed by Amazone. Quicke,
Tanco and Bomford are also very popular with our customers. We also sell a lot of good quality used Deutz Fahr tractors which we source from reputable dealers in the UK.”
The Eardly name has a long tradition of commitment to the farming community of Kilkenny and the surrounding counties. Michael’s father John also runs a farm machinery business which he founded in 1975. A mechanic by trade, Michael worked for both IAM (Irish Agricultural Machinery) and Kverneland Ireland in the Marble City before setting up his own company 11 years ago. A member of FTMTA (Farm Tractor & Machinery Trade Association), Eardly Agricultural Service has grown to employ 10 staff, including general manager Catherine McGuill, parts manager Rod Hogan (087 1689180) and service manager Nicholas Maher (087 9099058).
“We got off to a good start and continued to grow during the recession because we specialised in maintenance and repairs. We were very busy because farmers weren’t changing or upgrading their machinery to the same extent as they are now.
“We then branched into sales and this aspect of the business has really taken off in the last few years. We became part of the Farmhand family in 2010.”
Formed in 1962, Farmhand is committed to providing Ireland’s farmers and contractors with the very best agricultural implements available anywhere, at fair prices, and with a spare parts and service back-up that is second to none. The company is an exclusive importer for Krone, Amazone, ALO, Yes and Zuidberg and has a network of 40 independent dealers in the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland.
Krone produce some of the most advanced grass machinery in the world.
Their emphasis has always been on research and development which keeps them at the forefront of the industry. The range includes tedders, rakes, mowers, balers, forage wagons, Big X forage harvesters and the Big M.
Amazone produce a quality range of fertilizer spreaders, sprayers, soil tillage implements, conventional seed drills, pneumatic seed drills, precision air seeders, power harrows and spreaders for winter application.
Since 1940, Quicke has invented and refined the art of making front loaders. They are committed to making the best loaders ever made. Farmhand have been partnered with Quicke since 1962 with an estimated 35,000 loaders on Irish farms today. The manufacturer’s Versa X loaders are designed to deliver the best possible productivity and user advantage over a long period of time. This is achieved by providing the highest quality through cutting edge design.
“We stock a wide selection of used tractors and farm machinery and also carry an extensive range of spare parts for the brands we sell. We provide full service back-up on everything we sell, carried out by our technicians.
We have a well-trained team in our service department which is on call 24/7.
“Our success has been built on exceptional customer service. We offer our customers an unrivalled, friendly and cost-effective service. We are open six days a week and provide 24/7 call out service at certain times of the year and would like to take this opportunity to thank them for their continued loyalty and support.”
Eardly Agricultural Service Ltd
34 Hebron Industrial Estate,
Hebron Road,
Kilkenny.
Telephone: 056 7763612 / 087 7954597
Email: [email protected]
Facebook: @Eardly Agricultural Service
Snapchat: @eardlyagri
Taken from Irish Tractor & Agri magazine Vol 6 No 6, September/October 2018
