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Home My WebLink AboutTimes-Advocate, 1985-02-27, Page 26(ALmAR) Page 14A Times Advocate February 27. 1985 na2S. Hensall C O.O P Hensall Co-op‘" Quality Feeds , Feed Mill at Zurich with Pelleting Facilities OFFERING: - Comlete line of quality Co-op premixes, supplements and complete feeds - Grain Banking Service - Custom formulating and pelleting service - Very. Competitive Prices Hensall toll free - 1 800-265-7097 IIENSALL DISTRICT CO.OPERATIVE Hensall Zurich Seaforth Srucefleld 262-3002 236-4393 527-0770 482-9823 Liquidation Sale of Massey Ferguson dealer Gabby Mol in business for more than dozen years Gabby Mol has been a Massey Ferguson dealer for 12 years in Ex- eter. He has operated under the Sher- wood Ltd. name for that time and Is sure Massey will be in business "a hundred years from now." "The com- petition used the financial problerhs against us, and it was bad publicity, but Massey is one of the biggest com- panies in Canada, and they'll never go Under. Massey's showing a profit now, one of the few farm machinery companies to do that this year." Before taking over the dealership, Mol was a Sherwood employee for nine years. The business now has six employees. "It's a tough business - it's been tough in the last few years. But this past year we turned things around and made a profit.- Mol's main line is Massey Ferguson, but he also carries a few pieces of Eastern Farm Equipment. "It's a short line company," Mol ex- plained. "Anything we can't get from Massey we get from them." Mol car- ries Eastern harrows, feeding equip- ment and manure equipment. The local dealer offers "a good war- ranty on all new equipment - some of it is covered for as long as four years." Mol is also very aware of the importance of service. "Service is your biggest thing. We're very proud of our service, and we try to promote it. We have well qualified people who attend the Massey Ferguson training schools. Sherwood Ltd. makes some service calls as needed and has . a truck available for pick-up and delivery. "If you have service, you'll sell," Mol says. "Parts are important too. We generally have next day service on parts. They're delivered from Brantford." The big factor in remaining suc- cessful according to Mol is "controll- ing operating costs and keeping our overhead down. Our profit margin is not good ., Mol added, "Our parts availability is good. Anything we don't have in stock can be ordered by 2 p.m. one afternoon and we will have it by 8 a ni. the next morning. Our mechanics take two weeks of in-• service training each year at Massey Ferguson in Brantford or Toronto." Ferguson manufactured the first tractor with an automatic three-point hitch in 1948. According to Mol quite a number of these machines still ex- ist as hobby tractors. 1 Mol started working for the late Harry Sherwood in 1964 and assum- ed ownership in '1973 on the death of Sherwood. Mol is his own chief salesman and also helps in the service department. A full implement line, a lawn and garden line and a consumer line are also carried at Sherwood. Roper and Snapper are the consumer brands. Ilomelite chainsaws, wheat trim- mers, generators and pumps are available, "an excellent line," accor- ding to Mol. "What has contributed to our sue - cess is, an excellent line of equip- ment," Mol says. "When it's a buyer's market. but you've got a good product and good prices, you'll still make sales." Mol has always been involved with farming. He was born and raised on a farm in Holland, where he attend- ed agriculture college. He im- migrated to Canada in 1961 The local Massey -Ferguson staff in- cludes in addition to owner Gabby Mol, parts manager Paul McKnight, mechanics Dave Holmes and Brent Blackler. office staff Pam Wulterkens and son John Mol, a radio electronics student at Fanshawe College who assists on weekends and during sum- mer holidays. 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