Tag Archives: General FTMTA News

FTMTA Farm Machinery Trade Auction The FTMTA Farm Machinery Trade Auction announced last week has received a lot of interest. The auction, to be held in conjunction with well known auctioneering firm Paul Cooke Auctions, will take place at Punchestown Event Centre on … Continue reading →

FTMTA Welcomes New Members The June meeting of the FTMTA Executive Council was pleased to admit a further three firms to membership of the Association. Pat Brogan Tractors Ltd. is a family owned, farm machinery business established in 1986 and … Continue reading →

FTMTA Farm Machinery Trade Auction The FTMTA has this week announced a new departure for the Association and the wider farm machinery trade. The Association, in conjunction with well known auctioneering firm Paul Cooke Auctions, will hold a first auction … Continue reading →

FTMTA Welcomes New Members The May meeting of the FTMTA Executive Council was pleased to admit a further three firms to membership of the Association. Gerry Duffy Machinery Ltd. is a long established farm machinery dealership based in Kilbrew, Ashbourne, … Continue reading →

Recovery in Tractor Sales The most recent new tractor registration figures issued by FTMTA indicate a slight recovery during April after a somewhat disappointing first three months of the year. April saw 203 new units registered which was an increase … Continue reading →

New President at AEA FTMTA is pleased to welcome the appointment of a representative of a member firm of the Association to a key role as the new President of the Agricultural Engineers Association (AEA) in the UK. The AEA … Continue reading →

FTMTA Welcomes New Members The April meeting of the FTMTA Executive Council was pleased to admit two firms to membership of the Association. Denis Doyle Ltd., trading as Doyle Engineering, is a machinery manufacturer based near Athy, Co. Kildare and … Continue reading →

Bachelor of Science (Agricultural Mechanisation) The application form for this year’s admission  to First Year of the Bachelor of Science (Agricultural Mechanisation) course in IT Tralee is now available from the Courses section of the IT Tralee website. The courses … Continue reading →

Farm Machinery Industry Careers FTMTA was pleased to exhibit at the recent Agri Careers event and Conor McGuinness, manning the Association’s stand, was extremely busy during the day as he fielded numerous queries from enthusiastic young people interested in making … Continue reading →

Farm Machinery Safety With a number of tragic fatal accidents since the start of the year, FTMTA reiterates the calls made by it over the years for those involved in working with agricultural machinery to be conscious of, and proactive … Continue reading →