David Taylor, Animal Health Product Manager for Countrywide has been appointed as Chairman of the Animal Health Distributors Association (AHDA) following AHDA's annual conference.
This marks the beginning of a three year post for Mr Taylor. David, who has worked for Countrywide for 24 years now since 1983 also serves on the Board of AMTRA (Animal Health Trading Regulatory Authority), and is delighted with the announcement: "Animal health is of huge importance to Countrywide as a business: agricultural products account for 27 per cent of turnover through our 40 Country Stores, and animal health in turn accounts for 30 per cent of that figure. Hence, it is our responsibility to ensure that these sales and the service we offer are made to the highest standards in-store and on the farm," he explains. "Countrywide has its own Best Practice Guidelines, and we are working in close conjunction with the AMI to produce an AHDA set of Best Practice Guidelines to provide the best possible service to our members.
Countrywide is the UK's leading farming and rural supplies business with a turnover of over £150 million, 11,000 farmer shareholders and 40,000 customers across three areas of the business, Agriculture, Energy and Retail.
