Majorfax Wins First US Order

Majorfax, the Walsall based provider of machined and finished castings has signed a contract with AGCO to support their plans to develop a manufacturing base in North America to produce the Massey Ferguson 8600 Series and Challenger MT600C Series high horsepower tractors aimed specifically at the US market. AGCO has placed orders with Majorfax to supply cast iron ballast weight components.

John Hughes, Senior Sales Manager at Majorfax said: “We are delighted to secure this contract as Majorfax was founded on work for the agricultural market so we’re particularly proud that our first contract to supply castings to America should be in this sector.”

In North America, AGCO have seen a growing demand for high-horsepower wheeled row crop tractors machines with improved efficiency and productivity. By supplying parts directly into the facility in Minnesota, Majorfax will be helping to ensure AGCO have the flexibility to customise individual machines to individual customer specifications.

Steve Cooper, Managing Director at Majorfax believes orders such as this shows the companies strength and gives an indicator of things to come in 2012, “Historically, we supplied machined and painted castings into AGCO’s manufacturing plant in the UK; with manufacturing moving to Europe and the US we have been able to evolve our supply solution skills to meet the demands of supplying quality castings to global locations.”