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JUNE
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Dutch Customers To Visit Royal Highland Show
Scotch Premier Meat customers, Chateaubriand, based in Holland, have arranged to take 90 top chefs from Holland to visit the Royal Highland Show at Ingliston later this month. |
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Sun Shines On Thainstone Saturday Sale
A record sale was held at Thainstone Centre on Saturday with over 3,500 lots forward.
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MAY
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Annual Show And Sale Sees Another Record Broken At Thainstone
The show and sale of commercial beef breeding cattle, sponsored by East Coast Viners, was held at Thainstone on Wednesday (May 6). |
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Alan Craig Takes Over ANM Reins
Alan Craig took over as Chief Executive of ANM Group on Friday (May 1). |
APRIL
2009 |
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Sunny Sunday Market Draws The Crowds
Forget Spain, Portugal or even Edinburgh Zoo, the venue which drew the crowds over the holiday weekend was Inverurie’s Thainstone Centre.
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Hugo Duncan Concert Draws Near
Top Irish singer Hugo Duncan will perform at Inverurie’s Thainstone Exchange next Saturday (April 25). |
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Over 1,000 Store Cattle Forward For Thainstone Special Sale
Over 1,000 store cattle will head for Thainstone Centre tomorrow (Wednesday).
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Fingask Trophy ‘Returns Home’ To Sandwick
Winners of the Fingask Trophy at the recent show and sale of store cattle at Thainstone Centre were Messrs Ritch of Keirford Farm, Sandwick, Stromness.
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Strong Selection Of Cattle Forward At Caithness
An exceptional selection of over 1,000 animals will be forward for a show and sale of store cattle on Monday (April 6) at Caithness Livestock Centre.
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Online Auction Opportunity For Charity Event
In addition to the usual charity auction to be held on the night, Brian’s Do, the charitable event which will mark the achievements of retiring ANM Group Chief Executive, Brian Pack, will feature an online auction. |
Group Announces Strong Trading Profit For 2008
ANM Group Ltd, Scotland’s leading farmer-owned co-operative, has announced a trading profit of £909,000 for 2008. |
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MARCH
2009 |
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Top Award For Highland Country Foods
Highland County Foods, based in Forres, secured a gold award at the recent Grampian Food Forum Awards for their sliced pork, sage and onion stuffing. |
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Fantastic Sale Of Vehicles And Equipment At Thainstone
Over 90 Late Model 4x4s, cars, commercials and motorbikes, along with assorted garage equipment, met an excellent trade at Thainstone Centre on Saturday (March 21).
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Major Sale Of 4x4s, Cars, Motorbikes, Motorhomes And Garage Equipment To Be Held
Thainstone Specialist Auctions will hold, on Saturday March 21, a sale of over 60 nearly new 4x4s, cars and other vehicles. |
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Scotch Premier Stage Successful Carcase Show
As part of the Spring Show, Scotch Premier Meat was the venue for a carcase contest recently. |
Excellent Show Of Cattle At Young Farmers’ Contest
Judges Donald Morrison and John Lumgair faced a tough task at the Young Farmers’ Overwintered Cattle show at Thainstone Centre on Thursday (March 19). The sale of the animals was held on Friday (March 20) and the event was sponsored by Johnston Carmichael.
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Final Entitlements Sale Of Season Held At Thainstone
A total of 1,945.9 units were sold at Aberdeen & Northern Marts’ sale of Single Farm Payment entitlements on Friday (March 20).
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National Reserve And SFP Entitlements Traded At Thainstone
Aberdeen & Northern Marts held a sale of Single Farm Payment and National Reserve Entitlements on Friday March 13.
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Young Farmers Contest Draws To A Close
Aberdeen & Northern Marts’ annual young farmers overwintered cattle competition reaches its conclusion on Thursday and Friday, March 19 and 20.
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Three Records Smashed At Thainstone
Three sale records were broken at Thainstone Centre on Wednesday (February 25) at the Royal Northern Spring Show.
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FEBRUARY
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Excellent Selection Of Pedigree & Exhibition Cattle For Spring Show Aberdeen & Northern Marts will hold two of the most important sales of pedigree and exhibition cattle on the calendar when over 110 pedigree animals will be entered at the Royal Northern Spring Show on Wednesday February 25.
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There was once again strong trade at Aberdeen & Northern Marts’ sale of Single Farm Payment entitlements on Friday February 13 with values little changed from the previous week’s auction.
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Busy Saturday Sale Defies Credit Crunch
Aberdeen & Northern Marts held their first Saturday sale of 2009 on January 31 and saw excellent trading with bidders keen to buy lots from all categories.
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High Demand for Single Farm Payment Entitlements At Sale
There was strong demand for lots at the second of Aberdeen & Northern Marts’ series of Single Farm Payment entitlements sales at Thainstone Centre on Friday (January 30). |
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New Manager At Aberdeen & Northern Estates
Ian MacLennan has been appointed general manager of Aberdeen & Northern Estates, taking over from John Rhind who will now work part time as a consultant to the firm. |
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Top Singer Hugo Duncan To Return To Thainstone
Leading Irish singer Hugo Duncan will return to Thainstone Centre on April 25. |
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Charitable Farewell To Brian Pack
Brian Pack OBE will stand down from his post as Chief Executive of ANM Group at the end of April and in recognition of his work a charity dinner dance will be held in Thainstone Exchange on May 16.
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New Chief Executive Of Group Announced
ANM Group Board today announced the appointment of Alan Craig to succeed Brian Pack as CEO. Brian announced in the autumn that he was to retire at the end of April.
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ANM Group Chief Executive Addresses Society
Cull cows and dairy origin beef could be vital supplies of beef: that is the conclusion of Brian Pack, Chief Executive of ANM Group Ltd. |
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JANUARY
2009 |
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Single Farm Payment Sales Kick Off Successfully
Aberdeen & Northern Marts’ first 2009 sale of Single Farm Payment entitlements, held on Friday (January 16) saw a strong start to the series.
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Thainstone Set For First SFP Sale Of 2009
The first in the 2009 series of Single Farm Payment entitlement sales to be held by Aberdeen & Northern Marts will take place at Thainstone Centre, Inverurie on Friday (January 16) at 2pm. |
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