Vicon
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The firm of Vicon Agricultural Machinery was located at Long Street Works, Ipswich. The firm was bought by the Netherlands based Greenland group in the 1980's . The Kverneland Group of Norway took Greenland over in 1998.
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[edit] History
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During the 1980's Vicon merged with three leading agricultural machinery manufacturers;
- Deutz-Fahr implements of Germany (the tractor business merging with Same to form Same Deutz-Fahr.
- PZ Zweegers of the Netherlands - Mowers and Grassland machinery
- Rivierre Casalis of France - Big balers.
In the middle of 1998 the Kverneland Group took over the Netherlands-based Greenland Group, thus aquiring the famous Vicon brand name.
[edit] Timeline
- 1968 Announce power-driven harrow
- 196? introduce the 'Vicon' fertiliser spreader for pelleted fertiliser.
- 1998 Vicon's parent co Grenland Group was taken over by Kvernerland Group[1]
[edit] Product range
- Fertiliser spreaders
- Tillage machinery
- Modern product range
- fertilizer spreaders
- Grass land machinery
- disc mowers
- drum mowers
- mower conditioners,
- Hay rakes and tedders,
- round balers of fixed and variable chamber design
- big square balers
- bale wrappers
- maize choppers
- Sprayer
- Seeding machinery
- Verge and Hedge trimmers 3 models
[edit] Factories
The oiginal UK facilities were shut during consolidation.
- Currently in the Netherlands and Denmark.
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