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Ian Davies<\/strong>\u00a0
Area Sales Manager \u2013\u00a0Groundcare<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2018<\/strong>One of the <\/strong>world\u2019s<\/strong> best manufacturers and one of the UK\u2019s best dealers, you cannot go wrong really<\/strong>\u2019<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00a0A long-serving cog in our\u00a0Groundcare\u00a0Sales team is Ian Davies,\u00a0based from\u00a0our Cirencester\u00a0depot. Recently we celebrated his impressive 27 years\u2019 service with Lister Wilder, starting his career\u00a0when we were\u00a0Lister Farm Sales back in 1994. Ian\u2019s career hasn\u2019t always been in machinery sales and if we take you back to the days before Lister Wilder, Ian actually served for a period of time in the Merchant Navy. When he decided to get into a sales role, Ian accepted a position with\u00a0Spaldings\u00a0Ltd, Agricultural Parts and\u00a0Groundcare\u00a0company. This was a role that Ian thrived in for just under 10 years, building up skills, experience and relationships around the area of Swindon.\u00a0\u00a0
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\u2018I really enjoyed working with\u00a0Spaldings, I loved the sales\u00a0aspect of the role\u00a0but started to\u00a0look towards\u00a0machinery sales as something that I wanted to explore, that is when I saw an advertisement in the Farmers Weekly for Lister Wilder.\u2019\u00a0
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27 years later and Ian is a valued member of the Lister Wilder team. Through Ian\u2019s earlier years with the\u00a0company,\u00a0he moved from Agricultural sales to parts roles before settling firmly in the\u00a0ground care\u00a0division\u00a0in 2006 and where he continues to be today.\u00a0Lister Wilder\u00a0have been supplying the highest quality\u00a0Groundcare\u00a0equipment for over 25 years, with brands such as Kubota, Baroness,\u00a0Roberine\u00a0and\u00a0Trimax\u00a0to name a few.\u00a0\u00a0
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\u2018Having a very good product to go out and sell is such a benefit to the job. The franchises that we surround ourselves with are the best in the industry. We have\u00a0a\u00a0focus on our key brands that\u00a0we confidently know suit our customer base\u2019, explains Ian.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A resident Swindonian, Ian covers a varied area for ground care and deals with a vast range of customers from football clubs to zoos and even on occasion royalty! With plenty of businesses requiring quality machines with reliable service, Lister Wilder has certainly made ground in the areas that Ian covers.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2018I just love the variation of people I get to deal with, some think a city such as Bristol may not have a high demand for machinery but it is quite the opposite. It certainly keeps me busy and I really do look forward to going to work each day.\u2019\u00a0\u00a0
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Recently Lister Wilder became the first full-line Kubota dealer in Europe after\u00a0acquiring\u00a0the Agricultural and Engines business. Part of this progression of the business will mean a new depot at Cirencester, where Ian is based.\u00a0These new\u00a0depots\u00a0will set the standard for the future of Lister Wilder.\u00a0\u00a0
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\u2018I think the future is very exciting, to be a main Kubota dealer for\u00a0everything\u00a0is simply fantastic. One of the worlds best manufacturers and one of the UK\u2019s best dealers, you cannot go wrong really!\u2019 With retirement just around the corner, Ian reflected on his time with Lister Wilder and what his plans are for his future.\u00a0\u00a0
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\u201927 years is a long time with a company and I think it speaks volumes of employee satisfaction. It is a family business and I\u00a0have been lucky enough to see the company grow and change from where it was in 1994. They have been very good to me, as they are with all their employees. In short, they are decent and honest people and I really enjoy working with the whole team.\u2019\u00a0
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Ian Davies\u00a0Area Sales Manager \u2013\u00a0Groundcare \u2018One of the world\u2019s best manufacturers and one of the UK\u2019s best dealers, you cannot go wrong really\u2019  \u00a0A long-serving cog in our\u00a0Groundcare\u00a0Sales team is Ian Davies,\u00a0based from\u00a0our Cirencester\u00a0depot. Recently we celebrated his impressive 27 years\u2019 service with Lister Wilder, starting his career\u00a0when we were\u00a0Lister Farm Sales back in 1994. 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