Less downtime when AgroCentre is close by

Today's farming is unthinkable without reliable and efficient agricultural equipment.  However, no one has yet built an agricultural machine that can operate permanently without servicing. That is why AgroCentre not only supplies farming equipment from the world’s leading brands but also has invested in prompt servicing. It is obvious that proximity to a farm lowers the downtime of farming equipment. Therefore, this autumn the company is opening a servicing centre in the town of Kurgan, Trans-Ural region.

The new servicing centre will be the company's eighteenth division. AgroCentre facilities currently operate on the territory of the country's Central, Central-Black Earth, Western Siberian and Ural regions.

“The farmers of the oblast are closely cooperating with our servicing centres in Tyumen and Chelyabinsk”, says Nikolay Ivanishchev, AgroCentre director-general.  “However, some farms are located rather far away from those cities. So we decided to establish a servicing base in Kurgan in order to reduce the time needed to respond to customer requirements. Our task is to free farmers from undesirable downtime of their equipment”. 

The new servicing centre is equipped in accordance with the best traditions of AgroCentre, i.e. it is complete with modern workshops having trouble-shooting systems and a fleet of maintenance vehicles, all of which enables it to provide round-the-clock servicing. Spare parts in storage here will cover the entire range of equipment supplied. The stock will be replenished weekly. To minimise shipment time and expedite parts delivery, an addressed storage and stroke coding system will be introduced.

The servicing centre will regularly hold dedicated training sessions and master classes for specialists from the farms. In addition, the sales managers will always help choose the right machines and equipment for each agricultural enterprise with due regard to its production volume, the technologies used and the development strategy being pursued.

“Even though the servicing centre has not yet been officially opened, we already get acclaim from the farmers”, says Sergey Mitrofanov, head of the AgroCentre branch in Kurgan. “In a month and a half we'll be able to service and repair machines of any complexity more quickly. We'll also provide consulting and training on the customer’s premises”.

The opening of AgroCentre in Kurgan is creating new jobs. The company is actively looking for employees, such as sales managers, servicing engineers and spare parts depot personnel. As Sergey Mitrofanov noted, AgroCentre offers not just well-paid jobs, but also steady growth in the agricultural business. All the company specialists regularly hone professional skills in Russia and at the equipment manufacturers' plants abroad.