Transportation & Logistics International Volume 12 - Issue 2 | Page 44

Crawfords Group ___________________________

Evolving excellence

How Crawfords Group is building on its successful legacy while encouraging the next generation

With five depots across the South and South East of England , Crawfords Group is a leading dealer and retailer of new and used agricultural machinery , servicing , and parts . The company stocks a wide range of leading agricultural brands under the AGCO umbrella , which includes Massey Ferguson , Fendt , Valtra , along with additional brands such as Manitou and Isuzu pick-up trucks .

Founded by Bob Crawford in 1980 as R W Crawford Agricultural Machinery , the business initially focused on the buying and selling of high-quality , used farm machinery . In 2001 , the organization became a Massy Ferguson dealer , marking the beginning of a fruitful and longstanding partnership with AGCO .
Crawfords has since evolved to provide an extensive range of products and services that meet a variety of automotive and land-based sector needs , with particularly impressive growth over the last ten years . The business took on an Isuzu franchise focused on pickup trucks in 2014 , and more recently , it added telehandlers and forklifts from materials handling business , Manitou , to its portfolio .
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