Reaping reward of gentle growth strategy
Mayo farm equipment maker to take on US
Every day is a field day for Major Equipment as the mower and slurry tanker manufacturer plans to launch into the US.
Sisters Áine Lecky and Eibhlin Murphy run the Mayo-based company which was set up in 1976 by their father and uncle.
The company turned over €15 million last year, with exports counting for 60 per cent of sales.
It was an experience with an exported Major Equipment machine that Murphy credits ...