Borderway Magazine - Winter 2007



	Winter 2007

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Borderway Magazine is edited by Jennifer Mackenzie

The H&H year in focus
Despite the difficult times facing agriculture the H&H Group returned a profit on its year end figures in the summer. With the exception of the Group’s farmstock and auction house companies, all other subsidiaries increased turnover and profits with the result of a profit for the Group of £644,000. [more]

John Dixon - livestock was his life
While he was born and lived all his 92 years in the city, John Dixon was every inch the livestock man. Livestock was the focus of his life when he managed Harrison & Hetherington's Earl Street mart in Carlisle and satellite sales centres which included Roadhead, Haltwhistle and Newcastleton. [more]

Recycling
As a result of impending legislation to stop the burial or burning of farm plastic, Harrison & Hetherington has worked with Solway Recycling to secure special discounts for its customers. [more]

‘Land Ahoy’ for the Dairy Industry
Milk producers attending the 2007 Semex Dairy Conference (14-16 Jan) will receive a much-needed New Year vote of confidence when keynote speaker Charles Dudgeon of leading international property consultancy, Savills, takes to the floor. [more]

HSE backs mart venue
Farmers from across north Cumbria attended a safety and health awareness day at Borderway Mart in October. The Health and Safety Executive in the north west of England stage several of these events annually to highlight the dangers in an effort to cut farm accidents. [more]

Stewardship delivers the benefits
Environmental Stewardship is a system open to all landowners, farmers and growers for the delivery of certain environmental benefits for either a five or ten year period, writes Jon McCosh, of H&H Bowe. [more]

H&H Group Reports Substantial Improvement In Profits
The H&H Group, Carlisle, has almost doubled its profit for the first six months of its financial year on the same period last year. Reporting a “substantial improvement” in the Group’s result for the six months to December 31, 2006 in the interim report to shareholders, chairman Alan Bowe says that the unaudited profit before tax is £433,000 as against a restated profit for the same period the previous year of £225,000 - an increase of 92.4 per cent. [more]

Leading the way in property sales
H&H Bowe has sold over £14.6 million of property during the last 12 months. Managing director John Robson said:
“We are delighted that property is moving so well, especially at the prices being achieved. Scottish property started to come to the market in advance of English, possibly due to the difference in the Single Payment Scheme systems. ”He added: “I am extremely pleased with the performance of our dedicated sales team.”

UK STORM HITS EUROPE
On 2nd February at the 6th European Open Holstein Show held in Montichiari, Italy a UK bred Holstein purchased at the X Factor sale was exhibited and won in flamboyant style. [more]

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