Familiar Name gets Fresh Distribution Arrangement
From Germinator to Vibro Flex, a range of well-known farm equipment names from a familiar brand is returning to the UK marketplace thanks to a new import and support agreement.
ASC Autonomy is the new distributor in England, Scotland and Wales for the arable, grassland and livestock machinery made by Kongskilde, whose product ranges were acquired last year by Seko Industries. The ASC Autonomy business and its new Kongskilde UK operation were founded by Cambridgeshire farmer and engineer Will Mumford, who 35 years ago established AS Communications, specialising in consultation, sales, installation and ongoing support of precision farming services and technology.
Expanding the business’s interests into the implements often operated by tractors equipped with precision farming equipment was a logical move, particularly as the Kongskilde products are well-known and well-proven, says Mr Mumford.
“We are set up to sell direct but are looking to recruit dealers. The product line includes new 5.4-7.9m Germinator Pro versions of the established Germinator seedbed cultivator, designed to create a seedbed in a single pass for crops such as sugar beet, maize and onions. Then there are the Vibro Master 3000 5.5-8.3m and SGC/SQ 2.5-6.7m S-tine cultivators, with vibrating tines to ensure thorough soil movement for final seedbed preparation. We are also offering the 3.0-4.3m Vibro Flex heavy-duty stubble cultivators, suited to both primary and secondary tillage.”
Also available are Vibro-Crop interrow cultivators in 6-18 row versions on frames from 3.7m to 9.9m, featuring a combination of vibrating S-tines and rolling shields. An additional Vibro Crop Intelli series has 12- or 18-row models for 45cm or 50cm rows, and 8- or 12-row versions for 75cm rows.
Mounted and trailed Delta Flex shallow stubble cultivators feature rigid tines that ensure an even working depth, which can be set from 6-25cm. The tines can be fitted with wing shares to ensure a full cut across the entire working width, while by removing these deeper loosening down to 25cm is possible in one pass. Curved tine arms help mix soil and residues, while the tine points have a 400kg release force of 400kg, and a high release clearance of 25cm. Other arable equipment to be offered includes 1,500- or 1,900-litre front hoppers, Vibro Seeder 5m/6m mounted pneumatic tine drills, 2.5/3.0/4.0m mounted box drills and the Stonebear field stone collector.
“Kongskilde livestock equipment is a further part of the business,” says Mr Mumford.
“This includes three FCT standard trailed forage harvester models, plus four FCT King Size versions. Also in the range are diet feeders with one, two or three augers and capacities of 10-28 cu m.”
As managing director of the new business, Mr Mumford oversees the company’s management, as well as its sales and demonstrations. Paul Harrison is providing marketing, distribution and business support, with Mike Coxe and Andrew Williams on technical product support, Peter Goldsmith service support and Kevin Mowbray completing the sales team.
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