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Agricultural Contractor of the Year Award
The team farmers call when the work has to get done.
About this category
This award recognises an agricultural contractor whose reliability, workmanship, safety record and service to farmers stand out. Judges look for customer feedback, how the business is run and how it looks after its people.
Eligibility
Open to UK agricultural and land based contracting businesses.
Judging criteria
- Reliability and workmanship
- Customer feedback
- Safety
- Staff training
- Business management
Qualitative criteria
- The job done right
- On time
- Whatever the weather
Metrics
- Customers served
- Repeat custom
- Safety record
- Staff training and customer feedback
Additional criteria
Entries should include a short account of the farm or business, supporting figures such as yields, herd or flock performance, costs or margins where relevant, and, where possible, comments from customers, buyers, advisers or neighbours. Figures can be given as ranges or percentages and nothing in an entry is shared beyond the judging panel. Judges consider the size, type and location of the farm, so a small upland holding competes on equal terms with a large lowland estate.
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