Login / Register Your Order £0.00 Manufacturers Machinery Sales Online Store Guidance Systems After Sales Finance About Us Contact Us Home About Us Our History Our History About Us About Agricar Our History Ness Electrical Ness Plant Take a look back at the Agricar Group 35 year history 1986 – Agricar was formed when Jim Johnston and John Milne completed a management buyout in December which included the depots at Forfar and Montrose. 1988 – The Montrose depot was moved to Laurencekirk due to the availability of the main franchise as a result of the Aberdeen tractors organisation closing down. 1989 – Agricar expanded into Dunbartonshire with the purchase of Erskine Tractors opening a depot at Clydebank. 1991 – Agricar took over the Perth branch due to the demise of Gilles and Henderson group. 1994 – The Agricar Group purchased local Forfar based company Forfar Electrical. 2000 – Forfar Electrical purchased the Brechin company J+D Ness, prompting the name change from Forfar Electrical to its current name Ness Electrical. 2002 – Ness Plant started from Agricar’s premises in Laurencekirk, then Agricar took the decision to move it to the head office in Forfar to help meet demand of our customer base. 2003 – Agricar further expanded into Ayrshire with the opening of the Dundonald branch as a result of the franchise area being vacant. 2006 – Ness Plant expansion resulted in a relocation to new premises in Brechin thus filling a gap in the marketplace. 2008 – Clydebank closed with the plans of relocating to the Stirlingshire area the following year. 2009 – Agricar opened a branch at Doune to cover the Stirlingshire customer base. 2010 – To meet the growing customer demand Ness Plant opened a new branch at Kinross. 2011 – The Agricar Group launched Agricar Group Finance which, as a credit broker, enabled a provision for finance to be offered to both Agricar Group customers and the wider agricultural and business marketplace. 2014 – The Doune branch was relocated to purpose-built premises at the Stirling Market. 2021 – The Agricar Group celebrates 35 years in business with over 110 staff across Agricar, Ness Plant, Ness Electrical and Agricar Group Finance combined. Agricar Newsletter Sign up for exclusive offers, news and events I have read and agree with our terms & conditions and privacy policy Sign up Agricar Brands/Manufacturers Parts Shop Guidance Systems After Sales Finance Dal-bo New Holland Agriculture New Holland Construction New Holland Implements Polaris About Agricar Machinery Sales Attachments Feeding Equipment Sprayers ATVs Balers Combines Coming Soon Construction Customer Market Place Fertiliser Spreaders Forager View All... Customer Service General Enquiries Sales Enquiries Depots Stock Alerts Job Vacancies Delivery & Returns Competition T&Cs GDPR Sitemap Part of the Agricar Group of Companies Terms & Conditions Cookies Policy Privacy Policy Modern Slavery Statement © Copyright Agricar 2017 - 2021 All rights reserved. Registered No. 100191 VAT Reg No. 401 0555 14. Responsive Website Design , Development & Hosting by mtc.