News
5th
April
2007
Download an update on our new Micheldever depot as a pdf here
22nd
March 2007
Important
Announcement…a planned process of consolidation
Our
commitment to providing 21st Century Service
- We
are opening a new “Super Depot” at Micheldever, near Winchester to
accommodate the current activities of the Stockbridge, Wickham and Alton
depots.
- We
are absorbing the activities of our Reading and Hungerford Depots into the
existing East Ilsley depot, near Newbury.
- We
will continue the development of our Horsham Depot.
Download
the full announcement as a PDF (272kB)
here.
8th June 2006
Cereals
2006 – the premier arable event of the year
The
It
is anticipated that over 20,000 visitors and 340 exhibitors will attend the
Reasons
to visit the Cereals Event:
No-one
denies we are in challenging times, but there have never been more compelling
reasons to get better business information to help you succeed. Come to
cereals for:
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Topical advice direct from the horses mouth.
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See the latest solutions available...in all sorts of areas, not just machines.
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Meet others facing the same challenges.
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Make direct comparisons between products, all one show in one place.
We
look forward to seeing you there. Oakes Bros will have staff at the
event on both days, call your area manager for more information.
Defy
the traffic! Tune to local station Q103 (103FM) for up to the minute
information on the traffic around the site.
For
a full list of exhibitors and more info go to www.cerealsevent.co.uk
Or
pick up a copy of the June edition of Oakes Life that features a pull-out
guide to the event.
23rd March 2005
Oakes Bros Announce the Purchase of William Wheatley (Wickham) Ltd
Oakes Bros Ltd announce the purchase of the assets of William Wheatley (Wickham) Ltd. After lengthy negotiations, this deal, which is the next step in Oakes Bros’ development plan, was finally concluded last week.The purchase of the Wheatley business brings with it the prestigious Case IH and JCB franchises which will continue to be retailed from the Wickham branch. This part of the business will trade as "Oakes Landpower", a newly created and wholly owned trading style of Oakes Bros Ltd, in which many of the existing Wheatley team will continue to play key roles.
Oakes Landpower has extensive coverage for both the Case IH and JCB agricultural products, including Quadtrac, Fastrac and Loadall, and will be delivering service across the southern tip of Oxfordshire, the majority of Berkshire and all of Hampshire.
Overall, the Oakes Group now covers an area from South Oxfordshire to the South Coast and across to Mid Sussex, effectively having doubled its geographical coverage in two years, and offers New Holland, Case, JCB, Simba Horsch and Kuhn alongside many other major brands.
The smaller Alton branch of the Wheatley operation will incorporate New Holland product support from the outset; although we would like to reassure all existing Case users in this area that Case product will be continue to be fully supported with local parts and service availability.
Oakes Bros’ Managing Director, Edmund Lindley, who has spearheaded the growth of Oakes Bros in recent years, commented:
"Our continued growth means we can continue to improve the service to our customers, offering them better in field support and a greater choice of products for today’s farm business."
This latest move is fully supported by both Case IH and JCB. Steve Smith, Case IH Southern Region Business Manager called the move an exciting development for the Case IH brand…reinforcing sales, service and parts commitment in the South. Commending the Oakes customer service pedigree already firmly established with the New Holland franchise, he added that the company’s enthusiasm will help farmers in the area maximize the return on their machinery investment.
Oakes Bros Ltd, who, this year, celebrate 180 years of trading , look forward to welcoming both new and existing customers to the Wickham and Alton branches.
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12th
January 2005
The winner of the Christmas Cross-Word
Competition is Peter Backhouse of The solutions were:
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8th
September 2004
Oakes
Bros Announce Purchase of Sussex Tractors’ Horsham Depot
Oakes Bros Ltd announce today the conclusion of the purchase of the Sussex Tractors branch at Horsham. The deal was finally concluded after legal details were completed last week. For Oakes Bros Ltd, this is an important move in what is very much part of a structured expansion plan. The Horsham depot will be headed up by Branch Manager Clive Charman, who leads a capable and highly experienced team, all of whom will be familiar faces to Horsham customers. Edmund Lindley, Managing Director of Oakes Bros, who also farms in South Yorkshire, commented on the expansion: “In a difficult market,
our plan is to ensure a sustainable future through expansion and
investment…just like many farms.
With this expansion come economies of scale, and the customer
will benefit directly from the depth of our investment in service and
back-up.”
New Holland have given their wholehearted and active support to this move, which will reinforce the New Holland brand across the South, the Sussex Tractor branches at Uckfield and Lingfield branches having been purchased by Maidstone based Haynes Brothers Ltd. Michael Campbell, the previous owner, who has invested so much of himself in the development of the Sussex Tractors business, assured customers saying: “I
have of course given some considerable thought to these important
moves and I am confident given the financial security and long
established traditions of both Haynes and Oakes, that the new owners
of the company will continue to offer an outstanding service to all
our customers.”
Oakes Brothers, who celebrate their 180th birthday next year, look forward to welcoming both new and existing customers to the Horsham branch, for whom the most noticeable change will be to the name above the door.
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4th August 2004 OAKES BROS CONTINUE EXPANSION INTO HAMPSHIRE |
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Oakes Bros are now able to offer sales and service for New Holland products throughout Hampshire. As part of Oakes ongoing development plan, we are planning local representation in the area, and are able to offer new and used New Holland equipment and full product support, including a parts delivery service. New customers in the Hampshire area will be mainly supported from our Stockbridge depot, who will be happy to help with your harvest product support needs. During harvest we are running a 7 day a week, 10 hours a day parts delivery service from our Stockbridge branch. See our Stockbridge depot contact link to arrange your on-farm parts delivery. Harvest support is our specialty…see our depot contacts link for more information about service support in other areas.
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29th July 2004 |
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Visitors to this year’s CLA Game Fair event at Blenheim Palace, may well have had to look twice at the “is it a Land Rover or not?” Santana PS10 displayed on the Oakes Bros stand at the show. Keen for some user comment from someone who knows their off-road vehicles, Oakes took the opportunity of lending another of their demonstrator Santanas to Charles Benson, the Site Manager at the Game Fair. After
using the vehicle for several days, Charles commented that it was "A
good, solid vehicle…a serious contender in the utility 4x4 market.”
Charles Benson, Game Fair Site Manager with
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