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Agriland
15-05-2025
- Automotive
- Agriland
Latest Quicke N-series front loader arrives in Ireland
Quicke launched its new range of front loaders, known as the N-series, at the Lincolnshire Agricultural Machinery Manufacturers Association (LAMMA) show earlier this year, and the product is now available to Irish customers. Suitable for tractors between 80-180hp, the new product is said to possess intuitive controls and is available in both mechanical self-levelling and non-self-levelling variants. According to Farmhand, who are importers for the brand, Quicke have returned to the essentials with this loader, focusing on reliability, simplicity, and efficiency, following a common trend among manufacturers of late. The new loader offers boom suspension for a cushioned ride The Quicke N-Series is designed to fit between the X-Series and the premium Q-Series. It features forged and cast parts to provide strength and durability, as well as toolless implement attachment and detachment. N-Series options The loader comes equipped with a variety of features, including a hydraulic multi-coupler, SoftDrive suspension for smooth operation, and a third function as standard, with the option of a fourth if required. Customers have the choice of the QM-Command or QE-Command control systems, as well as options of Live3, LoaderLight, Q-Lock and SelectoFix. The N-Series loader is a basic version of the Q-Series A key benefit of the N-Series front loader is said to be its effortless operation. Other than not requiring any tools for attachment the robust parking legs are claimed to allow for ease of attachment to the tractor. Relying on many years' experience of building loaders, Quicke have provided strong pivot points, galvanized pins, and advanced bushings, ensuring that the N-series provides smooth, durable operation well into the future. Hyva: a new sister company Quicke is a company within the Jost group, which produces a large range of equipment to the on and off highway vehicle industries. Hyva make a range of equipment for the transport and agricultural industries Earlier this year, the parent company acquired Hyva, a Dutch manufacturing business that provides lorry- and trailer-mounted lifting equipment to Jost's own market segment. The product range includes lorry-mounted cranes, skip cranes, and hook eye loaders, the latter having some use in agriculture as well as the transport business.
BBC News
03-04-2025
- Business
- BBC News
Trump's tariffs a 'worry' for Devon cheese business
US President Donald Trump's new 10% tariffs on all imports from the UK to the United States have been described as worrying by one Devon company. Quicke's Cheeses, based near Exeter, make about 10% of their revenue from exporting cheese to the US, owner of the businesses Jane Quicke said the tariffs meant by the time the cheese reached shelves in the US, the cost could be far more than 10% higher - due to profit margins. Quicke's Cheeses make between £150,000 and £300,000 each year from the US Market, Mrs Quicke said. "Our concern is that the American consumer and some of our larger customers will be very concerned and hold back with their spending," she added. Trump announced a 10% tariff on all imports from the UK from 5 April - which he said were necessary to protect American jobs and bringing foreign goods into the US have to pay the tax to the government, but it could also affect consumers if those costs are passed on in the form of higher prices on the shelves. Mrs Quicke said the cheese went through an importer, a distributor, a wholesaler and a retailer before it reached the US consumer."Recently the US cheese market has developed some really interesting European and British style cheeses," Mrs Quicke said. "Their artisan cheese world has really boomed so we are now competing with cheddars made domestically."She said the tariffs followed a narrative of competing against domestic products which was "worrying in terms of total volumes of sale in to the US". 'Hard to tell' Mrs Quicke said the company would have to wait to find out how their US customers react."We are not the cheapest dollar per pound product," she said."We are hoping that perhaps our customers are slightly less sensitive to price."A commodity cheese may be hit more because their customers are much more price-sensitive but it is really hard to tell at this point."
