Farmers’ magazine has new owners after management buyout

Graham and Angela Bowcock

A magazine aimed at the farming community in Cheshire has undergone a management buyout.

Cheshire Farmart Magazine has been bought by Altrincham based Angela and Graham Bowcock.

Angela has worked for the magazine for the last eight years and has a strong understandin of the business.

The couple has taken over from David and Lorna Roper who have run Cheshire Farmart for over 20 years and are now retiring.

The Bowcocks’ purchase was funded by Lloyds Bank through Business Development Manager Adam Withey

Legal documentation and guidance was provided by Butcher and Barlow of Northwich, with tax advice from Howard Worth, also of Northwich.

Angela said: “I grew up on a farm near Macclesfield, so Cheshire Farmart magazine was always around, and I know first-hand how valuable a resource it is to farmers.

“To have the contact details of all the local agricultural suppliers in one place can be a godsend when there’s so much to co-ordinate in running a farm.

“For the past 36 years Cheshire Farmart has provided value for money advertising for businesses wanting to expand their agricultural customer base.

“Our current advertisers range from machinery suppliers, to contractors, insurance firms, solicitors, accountants, fuel suppliers, construction companies and many more! “

Cheshire Farmart is delivered free each month to over 6,500 working farms and despite recent economic challenges in the industry, the readership keeps growing every month.

While Cheshire Farmart is available to view online farmers use the printed magazine as a directory of essential contacts.

Social media can also be a powerful tool in additional to print advertising and Cheshire Farmart regularly promotes its advertisers to over 3,500 followers on Twitter and Facebook.

Currently based in Wilmslow, Angela will move the business’s head office to Altrincham in February.

She said: “I’m really looking forward to being part of the thriving Altrincham business community.”

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