12/03/2018
H Fulton Tractors
H Fulton Tractors win top award at Agri Machinery Trade News Excellence Awards 2018
A top-performing team member at H Fulton Tractors has helped put the Dungiven company on the map by becoming the first person from Ireland, North or South to win an award with Machinery Trade News.
Laurence McMullan was presented with Dealer Sales Manager of the Year Award at the Agri Machinery Trade News Excellence Awards in Manchester last Friday.
And he joined the rest of the winners and their guests in a technical tour of the engineering marvel Concorde at the prestigious event.
The awards were created to recognise and reward excellence by people in the farm machinery trade, with voting having taken place between October and December last year.
The farm machinery trade were encouraged to vote on-line for their suppliers, their colleagues and team members whom they felt had given outstanding service throughout the year in their roles.
Laurence was delighted to receive his award which was said to be in recognition of his ““grabbing hold of sales management at the company and taking organisation and professionalism to the next level”.
He was also given credit for the work he does with the brands represented by H Fulton Tractors, including Spearhead, McCormick and Schaffer.
One voter commented: “The team at H Fulton Tractors is continually growing, and Laurence’s impact can be seen not only in sales, but also the marketing, parts and service departments too.”
When Laurence received the letter from Agri Machinery Trade News, he actually thought “it was a prank”, and that someone playing a joke on him. He contacted the organiser and was told that he had indeed been shortlisted for the category and he was to attend the ceremony.
Howard Fulton, Managing Director of H Fulton Tractors, said the whole company were “delighted” for Laurence. “He puts a lot of time and effort into his work,” Howard commented. “Being a progressive company, this shows that the hard work of all of the team is certainly paying off and is being noted by those who voted for Laurence in this prestigious award”.
Laurence had an excellent day in Manchester, which commenced with breakfast, followed by a 90 minute technical tour of Concorde, in front of which he was then officially presented with his award.
Paul Caunce, awards organiser and outgoing publisher of Agri Machinery Trade News, said: “Business is, and always will be about people. You can have the best product in the world, but it is nothing without people. “I was fed up with the glory and recognition in the sector going predominantly to pieces of metal, and decided to create the trade excellence awards in 2017 to put that right.”
He added: “To see first hand what it means for people to be recognised for the hard work, dedication and professionalism they have is truly heart warming.”
He then thanked the sponsors of the awards - Aldermore, De Lacy Recruitment, Kerax Agri Lubricants, Bradshaw Bennett Agri Dealer Insurance, Pronto Paints and Ambition Brand Support.
Added Mr Caunce: “Without their enthusiasm and support, this awards presentation day, and the Concorde technical tour would not have been possible. Their sponsorship has created a really memorable day for everyone.”
Laurence is pictured with Darren Atherton of Bradshaw Bennett Agri Dealer Insurance.
