FarmChief Machinery

About

FarmChief is one of New Zealand’s leaders in quality agriculture implements, service and advice. Our tagline; Implements for the Best Farmers in the World, reflects our commitment to helping dedicated Kiwis feed people here, and around the globe.

Story

Our History

Farmchief Machinery Ltd. is built on 40 years of sound customer service.

Peter Murray, founder of Murray Implement Company, came from a distinct agricultural background. Commencing his working life in 1950 as a dairy hand on a farm in rural Hawera he built up his sound agricultural knowledge, progressing to the workshop, earning an apprenticeship a diesel mechanic and then on to sales of tractors and implements. In the next 24 years Peter worked for many prestigious companies including P & D Duncan and International Harvester Company; in 1975 he took the opportunity to go out on his own.

Murray Implement Company was founded in the backyard of Peter Murray’s Innes Road residence in 1975; from here it ran for 6 months, specializing in selling and servicing farm equipment. The business expanded so rapidly alternative premises had to be sought. Peter settled on a site in Ohoka, where he built the building along Mill Road (pictured below), that still stands today. From here it operated for eleven and a half years serving the North Canterbury, Central Canterbury and West Coast regions, selling New Duncan Drills, New Case/David Brown Tractors and Taarup Mowers and a wide range of used equipment. With Peter’s sons’, Anthony, James and Grant employed, the business expanded until it was serving the greater South Island area.

The winter of 1987 saw the opening of Murray Implement Company’s Hornby premise, along Edmonton Road. The business continued to expand, taking on more agencies such as Kuhn and Fiat. In 1993 Peter’s oldest son, Anthony, grasped the opportunity to provide the Southland agricultural industry with the same quality services that Murray Implement Company supplied the larger Canterbury and Westland area with.

In 2004 Murray Implement Company separated into two specialized companies, enabling the Grant and James, to concentrate on the two divisions – implements and tractors. The many benefits of this included specialized product knowledge, unique after sales service and a more personalized relationships with customers.

Farmchief Machinery Ltd, is the South Islands number one supplier of quality agricultural implements, service & advice – Has been for forty years

A strong, family owned & operated business, Murray Implement Company has been run independently for 40 years from its Canterbury & Southland bases. Now we’re combining to offer you our combined strength & shared expertise & buying power. And we have a new name that expresses our focus on providing you with the very best always, FARMCHIEFMACHINERY LTD – Implements for the best farmers in the world. But we haven’t forgotten where we came from: the stylized M in our logo is our tribute to Murray Implement Co. Our tagline, 'Implements for the best farmers in the world', reflects our responsibility to provide for a small, successful rurally-based country that helps feed the world and takes that responsibility seriously.

By combining our resources, you’ll benefit through:
- Increased number of national outlets
- Wider range of quality international products
- More market expertise and superior service level
- More product offers and deals

We look forward to working with you!

Mission

Our mission is to provide quality gear and advice, to the best farmers in the world.

Impressum

Quality implements and advice for the best farmers in the world

Products

Agrolux, Aguirre, Buhler/Farm King, Falc, Krummenacher, Metal Fach (Farmchief), Quivogne, Storth, Ozdoken, West, Thor, Hustler, Agtrailer, Aitchison, Fence Pro, Fieldmaster, Fleming, FMR Rotodairon, Glenbrook, ICS, James, Keltec, Kemp, Kinghitter, Krone, Kyne, Landquip, Mac Machinery, Marac, Maxam, Pearson, Rata, Redback, Rotowiper, Rutbuster, SAM, Scimitar, Sedco, Tanco, TFM, Tulloch Farm Machines, Walco,

"FarmChief is one of New Zealand’s leaders in quality agriculture implements, service and advice. Our tagline; Implements for the Best Farmers in the World, reflects our commitment to helping dedicated Kiwis feed people here, and around the globe."