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Farming and Environment | 4th July 2024
 

Murray Farmcare acquired by Harbro

 
 
 

Two agricultural businesses well-known in the south of Scotland have now become one.

The Harbro Group has announced the acquisition of Murray Farmcare Ltd.

Harbro’s headquarters are in Aberdeenshire and the company has branches throughout Scotland including Hawick and Thornhill. Murray Farmcare’s country stores are based in Dumfriesshire and the north of England.

Harbro, which was first established in 1977, makes and supplies an extensive range of products, which the company says will complement the current Murray Farmcare portfolio. Managing Director Chris Baxter says it’s “a perfect fit.”

“Murray Farmcare has a very similar offering and audience to Harbro, so it is a perfect fit and will allow us to expand our retail and on farm sales in the South of Scotland and over the border into the North of England,” he said.

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