The Farm Tractor & Machinery Trade Association (FTMTA) Executive Council has elected a new president and vice-president of the association. They will take up office from January 1, 2019. The new FTMTA president will be James Butler (pictured above) of well-known dealer group Templetuohy Farm Machinery…
Farm Machinery Trade Upbeat The Irish farm machinery trade faces 2019 and whatever challenges it may present in a perhaps surprisingly upbeat mood. At the time of writing, the Farm Tractor & Machinery Trade Association (FTMTA), the representative body for…
FTMTA Adds New Members The Executive Council of the Farm Tractor & Machinery Trade Association accepted two further firms into membership of the Association at its March meeting. Agri-Power is a well established John Deere dealership based near Beragh, Omagh,…
FTMTA Adds New Members The Executive Council of the Farm Tractor & Machinery Trade Association accepted two further firms into membership of the Association at its May meeting. Swaine Agri is a growing retail dealership operating from a new, purpose…
FTMTA Welcomes More New Members The Executive Council of the Farm Tractor & Machinery Trade Association accepted two further firms into membership of the Association at its October meeting. Blackwater Agri Sales & Services is based at Keereen Lower. Co.…
Farm Machinery Industry Operating As An Essential Service Under Government Guidelines The various strands of the Irish farm machinery industry remain operational in support of our farming customers in line with Government guidelines on essential services. Manufacturing Based on the…
FTMTA Welcomes Consultation on 50k Tractor Test The Farm Tractor & Machinery Trade Association (FTMTA) welcome the commitment from the Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport at the meeting held with stakeholders including the Association this week, to revisit the…
Thomas Dunne of Bunclody, Co. Wexford, received an award for Excellence on the Higher Certificate in Engineering In Agricultural Mechanisation from the FTMTA at the recent Limerick IT conferring ceremony. The award was presented by Conor McGuinness of the FTMTA…
New Members for FTMTA The December meeting of the FTMTA Executive Council was pleased to admit a number of additional firms to the membership of the Association. Merlo UK Ltd. is a subsidiary of the Merlo Group, a family owned…
Agricultural Mechanisation Degree Course As the Leaving Certificate exams continue, it is timely to remind those students interested in pursuing a career in the service role within the farm machinery industry that the closing date for application to the Bachelor…