Borders Dealer Appointment Grows Network
SDF UK, the subsidiary of the global manufacturer of Deutz-Fahr tractors, has added a new dealer in the Borders, in a mark of its intent to build on its recent growth in the marketplace.
Run by brothers Andrew and Garry Wight, AB Wight Ltd is now the Deutz-Fahr dealer for the Scottish Borders. Voted Machinery Dealer of the Year at the Scottish Agriculture Awards 2024, it is the only agricultural dealership in the region with a full-line engineering workshop. The business has a well-established background, with a team of 12 and a manufacturing operation that produces trailers and attachments. In addition, it has built a retail operation which also includes franchises for McHale, Pöttinger, Maschio, Dieci, CFMoto and McCauley. This is now bolstered by the full 51-340hp range of Deutz-Fahr tractors, models from which are stocked at its site beside the A68, a depot opened in 2023.
“We were really pleased to be approached by SDF UK to take on the Deutz-Fahr franchise for this area, particularly as it has one of the newest factories in Europe at its site in Germany, and a new UK headquarters that shows its dedication to the market,” says Garry.
“Its product range fits well with the other lines we offer, and SDF UK has been a breath of fresh air to work with, offering us a stable partnership, while their investment in growing their presence is clear to see, showing its commitment to customers and dealers. In addition, our salesman David Watson knows Deutz-Fahr products very well, having sold them previously.
“The response from our customers has been great, and we’ve already sold 13 tractors just a few months into our dealership agreement, ranging from models around 100hp right up to the largest 340hp 9340, and from simple-specification tractors to ones with full precision technology such as RTK guidance. Many replaced other makes, which shows our customers’ confidence in us and Deutz-Fahr.”
AB Wight has backed its supplier and its customers by stocking a full range of tractors, says Garry, with units ready for sale and available for demonstration, and it can also support any customer who needs a tractor should theirs be in for repair.
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