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Ripon Farm Services was established in 1982 to supply agricultural machinery, equipment and support throughout Yorkshire, Teesside, Lincolnshire and Nottinghamshire. Over those 40 years, we've developed a proud reputation within our farming communities for customer service that goes above and beyond.
We’re at the forefront of delivering agricultural technology with a team who understand what it means to our customers, and the potential drive efficiencies in their businesses.
We attract highly skilled employees, offering industry-leading training and development, to ensure we always deliver the innovative agricultural solutions needed by the farming communities we partner.
WHY WE LEAD WITH TECHNOLOGY
We are always here for you because we’re part of your farming family. A dependable team of straight-talking individuals who do what we say we’re going to do, when we say we’re going to do it. We know time is money, and the speed we turn things around is really important to you. The sooner we do it, the happier you are – and the happier we are too.
Glovers of Ripon were selling Morris Cars in Ripon
Glovers of Ripon took on the Massey Ferguson franchise and also the BMC brand
Geoff Brown, now Chairman of RFS, started as an apprentice with Glovers
The loss of the second generation of the Glover family, left a very young son and his Grandfather, neither who were able to develop the business. So the business was taken over by Appleyards who were predominantly Nuffield Tractors and BMC Cars.
Appleyards lost the Massey Ferguson franchise and took on one of the first John Deere dealerships, selling the brand alongside Nuffield.
Geoff Brown was promoted to John Deere Demonstrator for Appleyards - a position that previously had been unheard of.
Ripon agricultural depot ceased trading
Nuffield and BMC became Leyland - and were sold alongside John Deere
Geoff Brown was approached by Appleyards to manage the Ripon branch on Borrage Lane, Ripon alongside another branch at Wetherby
Appleyards added another branch at Darrington
Appleyards pulled out of car sales - Land Rover
Appleyards sold the Agricultural business.
Geoff Brown was approached to run the Ripon branch but wanted to start his own business.
Geoff, together with Maurice Hymas, Bill Houseman and two other directors, set-up their own agricultural machinery business called Ripon Farm Services and took on both the John Deere and Land Rover franchises. In their first year, they started with 19 members of staff and doubled their initial business plan target.
Invited by John Deere to open the Tadcaster branch on a brown field site
Invited by John Deere to take on Tom & Jim Calvert - a John Deere dealer in Ottringham
Moved the John Deere agricultural business in Ripon to Dallamires Lane, leaving the Land Rover franchise at Borrage Lane.
Invited by John Deere to take on the Darrington John Deere dealership of Yorkshire Farm Machinery
The closure of Chesters of Ripon, a car dealership next to the Dallamires Lane site, enabled Ripon Farm Services to double their premises in Ripon
Invited by John Deere to take on the dealership of Smith Bros (Keighley) Ltd at Crosshills
Built new Land Rover premises on a green field site Hutton Bank, Ripon
Invited by John Deere to take on the dealership of EA Clayton Ltd. Carlton, Stockton-on-Tees
Land Rover was sold to concentrate on the development and expansion of the agricultural and associated business
The purchase of an additional Accident Repair centre from Batchelors of Ripon in order to double the size of our existing facility - Ripon Paint & Body
Acquisition of Kevin Walker on site Plant Services Kramer franchise
Purchase of RBM Agricultural Ltd and their 5 branches at Market Weighton, Malton, Retford, Brigg and Louth.
In March 2023, Ripon Farm Services took over F G Adamson & Son, a commercial turf and ground care business with two branches in Swanland and Langworth.
Today, the thriving company has some 350 employees - one of the biggest employers in the area and has a turnover of over £150 million.
Specified by major insurance companies as the preferred paint and body repair centre for all kinds of vehicles. Ripon Paint & Body is proud of it’s reputation in providing the highest quality repair, restoration and paint services to customers throughout the North of England.
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