JCB restructures Irish distribution network
JCB is to restructure the Irish distribution of its growing range of agricultural products in Ireland with the appointment of a network of new dealers, the company announced recently.
Pictured at LAMMA 2025: Louise Hemmings, JCB Agriculture general manager; Kevin O’Riordan, Atkins Farm Machinery; Joe Whelan, Whelan’s Garage; Billy Murphy, Kilkenny Agri Machinery;Charles Hutcheson, Armstrong Machinery; and JCB Agriculture MD, John Smith.
The appointments take effect from February 1, 2025 and will strengthen JCB’s presence in the Irish agricultural market, the company said.
JCB Agriculture MD, John Smith said: “We look forward to working closely with our new dealer network to provide first-class products and support to our agricultural customers. The JCB agricultural range is expanding quickly, and this restructure will allow renewed focus on a market which is very important to JCB.” The new distribution arrangements will see the appointment of the following dealers:
- Whelan’s Garage, covering Galway, Clare and Limerick;
- Atkins Farm Machinery, covering Cork;
- Kilkenny Agri Machinery, covering Kilkenny, Waterford, Wexford, Tipperary and Laois, Carlow, Wicklow, Kildare and Offaly; and
- Armstrong Machinery, covering Dublin, Meath, Louth, Cavan and Monaghan.