Carrfields has signed a deal with Kubota NZ to take over the retail distribution rights for Krone products in Canterbury, effective 1st of September 2024.
Carrfields will provide its customers and local Krone customers with sales, parts and specialist servicing of Krone machinery from its two main locations across Canterbury being Ashburton and Templeton, providing a full service offering with a highly trained team of technicians supporting Krone and Carrfields customers.
Craig Carr, Group Managing Director of Carrfields, said this decision by both companies is a positive step in the evolution of both business operations in the region.
“Krone, like Carrfields, is a family-owned business with a comprehensive range of products that are an excellent fit and complement our current machinery portfolio which includes well-established global brands of HORSCH, MacDon, and Novag,” he said.
“We are delighted to now offer the Krone range of machinery, which is a very high-quality option for our loyal customers. Krone offers an ideal solution, bringing a product suite that is a natural replacement for the range of equipment that we used to represent, especially for our agricultural contractors and large-scale farmers.”
Krone farm machinery has been manufactured in the small village of Spelle in northern Germany for more than 100 years. Its globally renowned products include disc mowers, tedders, rotor rakes, forage wagons, round and square balers and forage harvesters.
John Tulloch, Krone NZ Sales Manager, said “We are excited and pleased to have Carrfields now as part of our network. There are many synergies between our businesses, and we are especially impressed with Carrfields’ focus on looking after their customers and understanding what it takes to give great service. We observed this from the sidelines over many years. The great market share results and customer satisfaction they achieved in the past have clearly shown that Carrfields is an ideal partner for us as we look to build our presence and customer base across Canterbury with the premium quality products we have.”
Due to Carrfields’ current arrangements with Landpower, which acquired back their Canterbury Claas Harvest Centre franchise last year, Carrfields will not be able to sell Krone forage harvesters until January 2026. Sales of forage harvesters will be conducted via Krone New Zealand in the interim.