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George's fond farewell after 40 years
Popular area supervisor George Dykes has said goodbye to the business after a career spanning 40 years. Starting out as a welder, George learned the ropes from colleague Pat Taylor and began his career working on the famous McConnel Sawbench. He played a k...
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McConnel's pretty in pink as eye-catching fund-raiser brings in the cash
McConnel employees were feeling in the pink after helping to raise almost £300 for the Breast Cancer Awareness Charity. Employees supported the event by dressing up in pink clothing and giving generously to a fund-raising raffle and cake sale. Michel...
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Coming soon - McConnel's biggest ever Power Arm
The largest Power Arm ever created by McConnel is currently in development at the company’s Ludlow production facility. The 9.0m twin-telescopic arm model is called the PA9085TT and is being engineered as a unique build for a customer of the company&...
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Compact Power Arm delivers big performance
When Ian Ashcroft began his search for a new Power Arm he started with a simple design spec – he wanted a small machine with a big performance. A full-time design engineer, Ian keeps a smallholding in the Lancashire village of Hesketh Bank and wanted...
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Drill demos deliver new opportunities
The UK demo tour of McConnel’s new SEEDAERATOR continues to gain momentum. The innovative low-disturbance drill has been put through its paces at farms across the country where customers have been able to see the machine working at their own premises...
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German sales boost for ROBOCUT
ROBOCUT has been given a German sales boost with the appointment of a product specialist and dedicated sales professional in the country. Experienced sales ace Nils Michaelsen joins McConnel’s German remote control distribution partner Menke and will...
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McConnel machines rise to challenge of tropical terrain
One of the world’s largest energy companies has picked McConnel machines to maintain the vegetation at its new multi-billion pound liquefied natural gas terminal in Papua New Guinea. Exxonmobile sealed the deal with McConnel’s Australian distri...
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ROBOPOWER show success on UK debut
ROBOPOWER, McConnel’s innovative unmanned remote control tractor, has just made its UK demo debut with an impressive display at the AFP 2014 Show at Ragleigh Hall, Warwickshire. Armed with a Magnum Mulcha 225 forestry head, the machine cleared fallen...
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Daring Duo's parachute plunge for cancer charity
High-flying duo Hazel Morris and Kris Perks have raised more than £2,600 to fight pancreatic cancer after a fund-raising free-fall from 14,000 feet. Skydiving with an experienced tandem instructor, the plucky pair hit speeds of around 120mph before l...
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Tillage Live 2014: SEEDAERATOR reaps the benefits of demo debut
Hundreds of farmers and contractors flocked to McConnel’s working plot at Tillage Live 2014 to see the company’s new SEEDAERATOR in action. The innovative new low-disturbance seed drill worked a one acre plot of stubble showing off its capabili...
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Try the next-generation ROBOPOWER now
McConnel is taking its innovative remote control unmanned tractor ROBOPOWER on the road around the UK next month – giving potential customers a chance to test out its capabilities at their own premises. Demos will get underway from late September giv...
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Booming business brings new opportunities for McConnel
Business is booming at McConnel where 15 new jobs have just been created to help meet the increasing demand for world-class Power Arms and cultivation machinery. The launch of key new products such as the 65-series Power Arms, the telescopic-VFR armset, an...
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Low-disturbance cultivators make a mark at NORMAC
Two of McConnel’s best-selling cultivation products have been put through their paces at the Normac Cultivation event in Norfolk. The new Seedaerator low-disturbance drill and the popular Discaerator 3000 performed strongly in a field of rape stubble...
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New genuine parts store live online
McConnel is offering customers a new online shopping portal for high-quality genuine parts – teaming up with ebay to create the Factory Outlet store. Available at http://stores.ebay.co.uk/McConnel-Factory-Outlet, Factory Outlet offers a wide range of...
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Exciting new look at Flagship Power Arm
McConnel’s state-of-the-art PA6585VFR Power Arm has been put under the spotlight in an eye-catching new video. Organised by McConnel’s French distributor Payen-Import, the professionally-produced footage features a right-hand machine tackling a...
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Book your SEEDAERATOR demonstration now
McConnel is giving customers the chance to test out its exciting new low disturbance SEEDAERATOR drill at their own farm. The machine has proved itself in a series of successful demos across the UK and Europe – performing strongly in a wide variety o...
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Eye-catching technology turns heads in Trondheim
Thousands of Norwegian farmers, contractors and show-goers have been able to check out the latest McConnel machines at the influential Agrisjå event in Trondheim. Around 30,000 people attended the popular show where McConnel’s Norwegian distrib...
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High-tech machines hit the road in Denmark
Danish distributor MI Group is staging a series of mobile roadshows to promote McConnel’s latest green maintenance machines. The events give dealers and customers the chance to see working demonstrations of a wide range of 2014-spec machines and to d...
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Fine Cut ensures perfect finish in Singapore showcase
McConnel’s Singapore distributor Jebsen and Jessen has put a new PA4330 Power Arm under the spotlight - showcasing the performance of the machine at a special demonstration with the country’s National Park Board. The state-of-the-art compact Po...
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New SEEDAERATOR in action at Tillage Live
Farmers and contractors get their first chance to see McConnel’s new SEEDAERATOR in action at Tillage Live on Wednesday, September 10, 2014. The machine, which is the culmination of more than three years intensive research and development, will be pu...
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