Landwards Conference 2020 - Richard Halsall

Lean – A dealer’s perspective

Richard Halsall, Ripon Farm Services

Richard Halsall is currently Group Sales Manager at Ripon Farm Services where he is responsible for the Agricultural and Horticultural Sales Departments.

Ripon Farm Services are one of the largest John Deere dealerships in the country covering Yorkshire, North Lincolnshire, North Nottinghamshire and Teeside with 12 Agricultural depots, one Groundscare , two trailer centres and a Paint & Body Facility.  Alongside John Deere, other major brands include Kramer, Kuhn, Bailey, Ifor Williams, HiSpec, DalBo & Stihl.

Prior to joining Ripon Farm Services in 2018 Richard held a number of positions within John Deere over a 15 year period, including UK Training Centre Manager, Division Manager EAME for Forage Harvesters, Product Line Manager & Territory Manager.

Richard has always been involved with Agricultural Machinery, working in the family dealership from a young age before going on to study Agricultural Engineering at both Reaseheath and Writtle College and then embarking on a career with manufacturers.

Richard lives in Notinghamshire where any free time is spent cycling with the family, house renovations and taxiing children between sporting fixtures.