news NMR Business Manager takes on Scotland and Cumbria
NMR has appointed a dedicated business manager for its expanding customer base in Scotland and Cumbria. Laurence Loxam, who has worked for NMR for the past two years as a sales manager in northern England, will move north to take on the role of managing the NMR field team in Scotland and Cumbria, and to develop the company's veterinary and advisory client base in the region. Mr Loxam grew up on a dairy farm in Lancashire and has been involved in the industry for a number of years. After completing a degree in business studies from the University of Stafford, Laurence has developed a successful career in sales. He joined NMR as area sales manager in 2009. “My main role will be to develop NMR's business in Scotland, particularly south west Scotland, and to maintain and grow the strong customer base in Cumbria,” says Mr Loxam. “There's a lot of dairy units in the region that are still not milk recording and a number who are not taking full advantage of the added value services that NMR offers. Many of these services have a very small price tag - if any - but offer huge potential benefits.”
Although spare time is rare, when he does get the opportunity Mr Loxam enjoys training for triathlons.
Yorkshire Big Breakfast beano nets £3,350
Yorkshire's annual Farmhouse Big Breakfast charity fund-raiser this year realised £3,350.
A total of 213 breakfasts, both using and promoting locally produced food, were cooked and served up over six sittings at the three-day event, held at St George's Court B&B, Old Home Farm, High Grantley, Ripon.
Hosted by owners Will and Lindsey Hitchen, it was organised and staged by the Harrogate and Nidderdale Group of Farm Stay UK, the country's largest network of farm-based accommodation providers.
Over the years, Yorkshire Farmhouse Big Breakfast has raised thousands of pounds for charity. This year's proceeds are being split between the ARC-Addington Fund's Strategic Rural Housing Scheme and Yorkshire Air Ambulance. Currently celebrating its 10th
anniversary, the ARC-Addington Fund supports hard-hit farming families and communities. In North Yorkshire alone, the charity has distributed 1,400 grants totalling over £680,000.
Fund director Ian Bell OBE said: “In addition, since 2008, almost £6,000 has been distributed to help North Yorkshire farmers and their
families experiencing financial difficulties
completely out of their control.
“We have also purchased seven
properties in the area for families needing to
retire or exit their farms, who have had no other options available to them. We urge other farming families across the region who may be experiencing similar problems to get in touch with us, as we may well be able to help and support them.
Grub up! Pictured are:- Lindsey Hitchen, of St George's Court B&B, High Grantley, prepares to serve the first of over 200 Yorkshire charity Big Breakfasts. She is
joined by, from left,
Yorkshire Air Ambulance's North
Yorkshire
development officer Tony Doveston; Jean
Kennelly, a helper who travelled all the way from Cheshire;
Christine Ryder, Scaife Hall Farm B&B, Blubberhouses; Rachael Gate, another Cheshire helper, who runs outside catering business Country Kitchen;
Maggie Johnson, group chairman, Mallard Grange B&B, Aldfield; Alison Hickey, Moor End Farm B&B, Littlethorpe; Dave Jones, Barclays' North of England agricultural manager; ARC-Addington Fund director Ian Bell; and Rosemary Hyslop, Yorkshire Director Farm Stay, who runs Layhead Farm Cottages, Rathmell, Settle.
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