The Colchester-based Milbank Group has acquired a further business for its portfolio of eight agricultural and engineering businesses. The latest purchase is Intershape, a family-owned business supplying farmers and rural businesses...
A combination of the unseasonably early harvest in 2022 and the high autumn temperatures has increased the risk of yield loss from barley yellow dwarf virus (BYDV) in emerging crops. BYDV can cause yield losses of 30 to 40% in warm...
The Milbank Group has bought silage cover manufacturer Silostop, which it will operate within its existing silage clamp business ARK Agriculture. Silostop, based in North London, pioneered oxygen barrier silage film which is used on...
The Milbank Group has appointed James Kennedy as commercial director of Orion Future Technology, the Kent-based crop biostimulants business it acquired recently. Mr Kennedy can draw on support from the existing team at ARK Agriculture, the silage products business...
The Milbank Group has bought a specialty crop biostimulants business to add to its growing agricultural portfolio. The family-owned Milbank Group, based near Colchester, started as a precast concrete products manufacturer before adding mobile crane and GRP fibreglass...
The Milbank Group has acquired Thomas & Fontaine and its Secure Covers business, in order to increase its portfolio of forage storage and agricultural infrastructure products. Financial details have not been disclosed. Milbank, based in Colchester, started as a...