FTMTA News April 30th FTMTA AGM: The April meeting of the FTMTA Executive Council set Thursday, June 16th, as the date for the 2011 annual general meeting of the Association. The AGM will be held at the Association’s premises near…
At the recent AGM of the Farm Tractor & Machinery Trade Association, the Association’s President, Mr. Garry Daly, delivered a very well received address to the attendance at the meeting. The President began by stressing that the condition of the…
FTMTA has repeated on a number of occasions in recent years the importance of member firms ensuring that they are fully compliant with the various aspects of employment law and regulations. Many members attended the regional seminars delivered in…
The Farm Tractor & Machinery Trade Association is supporting the Irish Employers for Affordable Rates (IEAR) campaign which was formally launched on September 7th. The IEAR campaign is supported by a number of trade associations and business groupings as well…
The VAT Margin Scheme has replaced the previous Special VAT Scheme for Second Hand Farm Machinery since January 1st, 2010. Under the Margin Scheme, a dealer can no longer claim an input credit in relation to the residual VAT on the trade…
The theme for this year’s FTMTA Annual Conference for the farm machinery industry, to be held on November 24th in Portlaoise, is “Towards a Sustainable and Professional Farm Machinery Industry”. The Association is currently finalising a list of high calibre…
The Association is finalising the panel of speakers for this year’s FTMTA Annual Conference for the farm machinery industry, “Towards a Sustainable and Professional Farm Machinery Industry”, to be held on November 24th in Portlaoise.The conference is a daylong event…
FTMTA is pleased to announce that the Minister for Agriculture, Marine and Food, Mr. Simon Coveney TD, has accepted an invitation to address the FTMTA National Conference "Towards a Sustainable and Professional Farm Machinery Industry" on Thursday November 24th in Portlaoise. The Association has confirmed…
FTMTA National Conference – November 24th There was a large attendance at the annual conference this year. Both members and non-members were well represented. The delegates were presented with an array of speakers speaking on a range of diverse…
In support of our Irish manufacturer members, the Association hosted an Inward Buyer Event at the FTMTA premises in Naas on November 30th. The event was jointly organised by FTMTA and Enterprise Ireland and involved 40 UK visitors meeting with…