Corporate Website Download Center Work here! About us News & activities Service & spare parts Brands & products Quest Home News & activities News Kubota acquires Great Plains Manufacturing Inc Kubota acquires Great Plains Manufacturing Inc Kverneland Group (KvG) is a leading international company that develops, produces and distributes agricultural machinery and services. They have been part of the Kubota Group since 2012. April 2016, Klepp, Norway Kubota Corporation, Osaka, Japan, today announced the completion of its agreement to acquire Great Plains Manufacturing, Inc., based in Salina, Kansas. The investment expands a long-term partnership with Land Pride and includes all five Great Plains divisions with multiple factories in Kansas and in Lincolnshire, England. Mr. Dai Watanabe, President and CEO of Kverneland Group, is convinced that the acquisition of Great Plains Manufacturing Inc. will bring positive synergies on the tooling side within Kubota Group. It will significantly strengthen our overall position as a global supplier of intelligent and efficient agricultural systems. Therefore, we see this as a great opportunity to continue to strengthen the product range and customer values through a proactive collaboration between the two sister companies, such as in the field and research & development. This opportunity will create additional value for our customers and distribution partners, says Mr. Watanabe. *** Kverneland Group (Kverneland AS) is a leading international company that develops, produces and distributes agricultural machinery and services. Strong focus in innovation allows us to provide a unique and comprehensive product program with high quality. Kverneland Group offers a comprehensive range of systems and solutions for professional agriculture. The product range includes machines in tillage, sowing, mowing and baling, fertilizer spreaders and plant protection sprayers. For more information about Kverneland Group, visit www.kvernelandgroup.com About Kubota Kubota Corporation , etablerades 1890 av Gonshiro Kubota, är en tillverkare av jordbruksmaskiner, motorer, entreprenadsmaskiner och även producenter av olika rör-relaterade produkter, framförallt plastiska järnrör och miljörelaterade produkter som miljöanläggningar. I tillägg så säljer och tillverkar företaget industriella gjutningar, spiralsvetsade stålrör, varuautomater, elektronikstyrda maskiner, och produkter inom luftkonditionering. Företagets registrerade adress är 2-47, Shikitsuhigashi 1-chome, Naniwa-ku, Osaka 556-8601, Japan. Om Great Plains Manufacturing, Inc. Great Plains Manufacturing was established in 1976 by Roy Applequist and employs over 1,400 people in eight Kansas communities and Sleaford in England. It comprises five divisions: Great Plains Ag, which manufactures tillage, nutrient applications, and seed drills; Land Pride, which manufactures park maintenance tools such as mowers, rotary cultivators, rotary mowers, and digging tools; Great Plains International, which sells the company's products globally; Great Plains Trucking, which operates a national fleet of flatbed trucks, and Great Plains Acceptance Corporation, which finances the company's products. Great Plains Mfg., Inc. is headquartered in Salina, Kansas. - END - News Fertilizer maps from CropSAT Double dividend at the Elmia Innovation Awards Kubota acquires Great Plains Manufacturing Inc Campaign on mowing knives Smart hay harvest - with ISOBUS IsoMatch Tellus GO passed AEF's test for ISOBUS functionality Then you get a two-year warranty iM FARMING magazine, No. 4 ISOBUS universal terminals - Facts Quest - Smart, easy and fast! IsoMatch Tellus GO Kverneland FastBale wins prize! On the field News archive Reseller login Disclaimer Privacy and Cookie info| © Kverneland AS