Gleadell Agriculture arrives in the South

Gleadell Agriculture, the third largest grain merchanting company in the UK, have opened a new trading office in the south of England, making the company a national player in terms of grain procurement and distribution of inputs.

"Our new office in Wiltshire will procure grain from the whole arable area of southern England, from Kent to the west coast. " It will supply consumers across the region , many of whom we already have a trading relationship with – either through our Organic trading business or because they have plants in other parts of the UK ," announced David Sheppard, Gleadell's managing director, at the opening of the new office. "Gleadell offers a secure and attractive trading partner for farmers and end consumers in the region."

"We have grown our business significantly over the last three years, with more domestic grain business and arable inputs supply, while remaining a major UK shipper of grain. We opened our office in the Midlands in time for harvest 2005, and now have the southern office near Salisbury with a strong team including farm traders who are well-established in the region.

"The grain trade is still very much a people business, and our team will be focused on supplying local consumers, and bringing their long-standing relationships with farmers in the region to Gleadell," Mr Sheppard added.