Polaris staff announcement
Polaris Britain has announced that Mike Pedler, who is currently Victory Motorcycles Sales & Marketing Manager has accepted a position with their EMEA (Europe, Middle East & Africa) HQ to take up the position of EMEA Victory Sales & Product Manager. Mike will be leaving Polaris Britain to take up his new position during July […]
Farmers losing millions from foreign currency fluctuations
Continuing exchange rate volatility between the euro and sterling could result in farmers losing out on this years EU subsidy payment, according to specialist currency broker, currencies.co.uk. Around 200,000 farmers across the UK receive approximately 3.3 billion euros every year1 from the EU in subsidies but exchange rate volatility between sterling and the euro has […]
Farmer-owned purchasing and marketing cooperative makes key appointment
A highly-knowledgeable agriculturalist, with practical farm management experience at the highest level, has joined the AtlasFram Group as Group Business Manager, a newly-created post within the UKs largest farmer-owned farm inputs purchasing and combinable crops marketing business. Ashley Gilman will be actively involved in helping existing AtlasFram Members to add value to their businesses and […]
Head miller appointed
Alan Mundie has been recruited as head miller by specialist feed supplement manufacturer, Ufac-UK. Based at the companys Woolfox Lodge production site near Oakham, Rutland, his job will be to ensure that production targets are achieved, quality of products is maintained and goods are despatched on time. A vital part of this is ensuring the […]
BouMatic appoint Jonathan Nash as new UK & Ireland Aftermarket Sales Manager
BouMatic are pleased to announce the appointment of Jonathan Nash as their new UK and Ireland Aftermarket Sales Manager. BouMatic milking equipment sales in the UK has grown rapidly over the past two years. With an ever increasing level of enquiries and orders, the company has decided to expand its UK sales force. The appointment […]
Cornwall Farmers moves to strengthen board
Cornwall Farmers (CF) is strengthening its board with the recruitment of new directors to drive the business forward. The 70 million business, which has been supplying the agricultural community for the last 90 years and is owned by its 4,200 members, voted at its annual general meeting in March to diversify its board structure following […]
Rural Leisure Businesses & Heritage Venues could come under HMRC Tax on Tips Spotlight, say Saffery Champness
HMRC has recently announced that new industry-specific task forces are being set up to target tax evasion. While the first task force will target the restaurant trade in London, those in Scotland and North West England will be the next in line for investigation. The Landed Estates and Rural Business Group at accountancy firm Saffery […]
The Golding Case, a Victory for Common Sense – say Saffery Champness
A First-tier Tax Tribunal decision, in the case of Golding v Her Majestys Revenue and Customs (HMRC), has resulted in an important Judgement for the taxpayers involved as well as owners of agricultural holdings generally. The Judgement, handed down on the 18th May, followed an appeal against a previous HMRC determination that the residence, owned […]
Hassle free a recipe for farming success
A new business venture combining caravans, camping and coast to coast cycling is proving a sound investment for farmers Robert and Julie Pickthall from Cumbria. After buying the Mains Farm in 1988, Robert and Julie ran the family business at Kirkoswald near Penrith for 20 years as a dairy farm supplemented with sheep. In 2007, […]
