CONSTRUCTION and agricultural equipment dealer group Conagri has partnered with compact tractor specialist Captain Tractors to officially launch the brand in the UK.
The Devon-based group is the sole UK distributor of the compact tractors and attachments for a range of agricultural uses, including land preparation, sowing and crop care, harvesting and ancillary work.
Conagri already has Terry Harrison Machinery in South Wales and AMIA in the south west as the first two dealers, and is also actively looking to recruit others including in east and west Scotland.
The Captain Tractors brand will be showcased at more than a dozen county, agricultural and local shows throughout the UK, including Royal Highland, Royal Welsh, Devon County, Royal Bath and West, and Royal Cornwall.
The Captain Tractors brand comprises five series ranging from 15 to 28 HP and weighing between 780kg and 945kg. Common features include a first gear which is intentionally slow at 1.43 km/h to enable ‘unparalleled’ soil processing.
Conagri business development manager Andrew Venton said, “Captain Tractors invented the high-end compact tractor as we know it so when we were offered the opportunity to be the brand’s sole UK distributor we jumped at it. The management expertise and pedigree of Captain Tractors meant there was nothing more to consider other than how many shall we order. Conagri are early adaptors, who like Captain, prefer to lead and have others follow, so we were made for each other!”
