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Headquartered at Tollmuir, Forfar, Netherton Tractors operates with four additional depots located at Glenrothes, Perth, Turriff and Nairn, giving the company extensive coverage in Scotland. Netherton Tractors general manager Garry Smith, who takes care of the day-to-day running of the business alongside managing director Harry Barclay, said having the Kverneland brand would give a fantastic opportunity to further develop the business. “Kverneland is perhaps the most sought-after plough brand in the world, and alongside the rest of the range, provides our business with a much more focussed approach for new and existing customers looking for the very best in arable and grassland machinery,” said Garry. Netherton Tractors operates with 43 service technicians across its business, providing first class mobile and workshop-based support. All depots provide extensive workshop facilities and yard space from which the business can continue to grow. And with Kverneland-trained engineers plus an extensive stock of original parts and machines across Netherton’s five depots, after-sales and service for existing Kverneland customers in the area will continue without interruption. NETHERTON TRACTORS ONBOARD Netherton Tractors joined the Kverneland dealer network in Spring 2025 to sell, service and support the full Kverneland product range throughout the east coast of Scotland.
J&S MONTGOMERY EXTENDS TRADING AREA Family-run dealership J&S Montgomery, which covers the west coast of Scotland, has expanded its Kverneland trading area through the purchase of DKR Agricultural Services based at Coulter, near Biggar. Douglas Montgomery, dealer principal at J&S Montgomery said he was delighted to have expanded into Lanarkshire and was working with DKR and its staff to ensure it was ‘business as usual’ for all customers and staff. “We’re currently integrating the Coulter site into the J&S Montgomery portfolio, to operate alongside our existing premises at Beith, Stranraer and Ayr,” said Douglas Montgomery. DKR Agricultural Services – a business run by David Doig, his sister Susan, and brother Keith - has been trading since 1989 and predominantly serves livestock and dairy farms, in addition to contractors and a significant number of arable-focused operations. “We’re looking forward to welcoming customers old and new through the doors at our newly integrated depot,” said Douglas.
MLM TAKES ON KVERNELAND FOR ORKNEY AND THE SHETLAND ISLES
MLM Engineering at Orphir has taken over sales, service and distribution of Kverneland equipment on Orkney and the Shetland Islands, following a change in the business structure of previous dealer, Kirkwall-based J&W Tait. “We’ve had a good relationship with J&W Tait over many years and it was a mutual decision that led to us taking over the franchise when the Tait family decided to stop,” explained MLM Engineering’s dealer principal, Alan Muir.
With an established team of 11 in total – six of which are workshop-based – MLM Engineering is pleased to have added Kverneland to its portfolio, alongside John Deere. “There’s a lot of beef cattle, dairy herds and sheep on the islands, with crops mainly grown for animal feed, and some barley grown for the distilleries. So we’re expecting ploughs and grassland equipment to be our biggest selling implements from the Kverneland range,” said Alan. “We’re looking to build on the good work that J&W Tait had achieved with its customers during its 28 years as a Kverneland dealer.” 5
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