Omaha, NE — Royal Reesink B.V., a leading global distributor of high-quality equipment for agriculture and other industries based in the Netherlands, announced today a majority share purchase of Tingley’s Harvest Center, a full-service CLAAS dealership with three locations in Saskatchewan and Alberta, Canada.
The partnership will focus on further growing the business and expanding the presence for Tingley’s Harvest Center and CLAAS products in western Canada. Shane Tingley and CLAAS will both remain minority shareholders in the company.Tingley’s Harvest Center has built an exceptionally strong foundation with excellent support to the growers of western Canada. With the ever-increasing demand for superior agriculture equipment in the region, this strategic alliance is designed to help Tingley’s expand their unmatched service and sales for the complete long-line range of CLAAS equipment. Royal Reesink has 65 years of experience as a CLAAS dealer, with companies in Western and Eastern Europe.
“We’re very excited to expand into the Canadian market as it’s a great fit for the strategy of growing our agricultural equipment reach beyond Europe,” said Erwin Ros, managing director of Kamps de Wild Holding, a division of Royal Reesink. “Royal Reesink has ample experience in international co-management of dealerships, and we look forward to working with Tingley’s Harvest Center as a strong and strategic dealership partner.”
Tingley’s Harvest Center will continue to operate under its current name and will retain its current employee base, thereby ensuring customers can expect the same excellent service and support to which they’ve become accustomed. Tingley’s will continue to provide the long line of CLAAS products with parts, service and in-field support from a full complement of factory-trained technicians. Together Tingley’s and Royal Reesink’s experience in agriculture will allow for ample growth opportunities in Canada’s expanding agricultural market.
“Royal Reesink has been great to work with and they are very knowledgeable about the Canadian landscape,” said Shane Tingley, president of Tingley Harvest Center. “We are delighted to work with them and look forward to future business growth and expansion of the long line of CLAAS equipment in the region.”
“Canada continues to be a highly strategic market for CLAAS, and this partnership allows us to further strengthen our commitment by ensuring that our dealer network in the country is able to provide consistently excellent service and support for customers,” said Leif Magnusson, president of CLAAS Global Sales – Americas. “With growing demands from the Canadian market, we are excited about two strong dealerships working together to create a larger presence and offer even more support to the area.”
Founded in 1786, Royal Reesink has been a long-time partner of CLAAS, selling equipment in the Netherlands and Kazakhstan. The partnership with CLAAS and Tingley’s will focus on providing quality customer support to growers in the region.
In addition to being a shareholder, Shane Tingley will remain as CEO, ensuring the continued high level of support to growers, staff and Royal Reesink.
Source : Claas