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Chieftain marks 25 years with two-day party
CHIEFTAIN Trailers of Coalisland – the market leaders of trailer manufacturing in Ireland – celebrated 25 years in business last Friday by opening its new and extended factory of 80,000 sq ft for a two-day event.
Family and friends of managing director John Quinn gathered with local politicians, loyal customers and guests from all over Ireland, England Scotland and Wales and customers who travelled from Sweden and Poland. With the official opening of the new factory, Chieftain also launched new products including the 5-axle stepframe and Mountaineer forklift.
UTV's Adrian Logan was Master of ceremonies with evening music by Paul Cummings and Good Company, as well as Jokers Wild.
The celebration event was a credit to John Quinn, who started with only five employees and himself . Still a familybusiness, three of John's children are now involved: Shane is UK Area Sales Manager, Paul is Fitting Shop Co-ordinator and Louise is Office Manager. Chieftain Trailers now employs over 130 people. The opening of the new factory has seen the recruitment grow substantially over the recent months and that is set to continue in the near future.
Jim Canning of Coalisland and District Development Association welcomed the development of Chieftain Trailers saying, "home-grown industry is more secure than external industries".
Good show of sheep
at Gortin mart
ANOTHER good show of sheep at Monday's sale with sharp trade throughout. Fat hoggets sold to £63, Spring lambs to £78.80. Lambed ewes to £107 and fat ewes £48.
Fat Hoggets: Local farmer £65 (331/kg); R Crawford £63 (30kg); S Darragh £60 (29kg); A McFarland £61.20 (301/2kg); K Hunter £61 (30kg); J Bloomer £60 (301/2kg); M McCann £60 (30kg); S Gallagher £59 (28kg); N McIwaine £58 (25kg); J Johnston £56.80 (271/2kg); G Morris £57.50 (271/2kg); W Dowling £54.80 (261/2kg); G McFarland £54 (261.2kg); H McFarland £53 (241.2kg); D Rafferty £58.50 (25kg); R McConnell £54 (23kg); S McGeown £54.80 (233/4kg); Omagh farmer £54.80 (24kg); P Brown £55.80 (251/2kg).
Spring lambs: W J McKnight £78.80 (221/2kg); W Moore £69 (22kg); M Murphy £76.50 (25kg), £66.20 (20kg); S Darragh £66.50 (221/2kg); J McCullagh £67.50 (28kg); D Campbell £66.50 (25kg); N Warnock £65 (241/2kg); D L Stenson £69 (211/4kg); K Hunter £64.50 (213/4kg); K McGuire £64.80 (23kg).
Fat Ewes: R McAdoo £48; A McFarland £47, £45.50; K Hunter £41, S Allison £41, A Graham £42.
Ewes with lambs: P Glass £105(2), £90(2); P Millar £107(2), £98(2), £95(2); T Armstrong £94(2), £88(2).
In-lamb hoggets selling to £54.
More cattle on offer
at Omagh Mart
A LARGE entry especially in the bullock section saw some keen prices for quality animals.
Bullocks: N McGarrigle, Irvinestown 350kg £630, 570kg £728, 620kg £760; N Monaghan, Ederney 470kg £612(2), 490kg £638; G Kirk, Drumlea 550kg £700, 595kg £760, 505kg £640; A McElmurray, Omagh 570kg £720, 645kg £772, 550kg £688; A Dobbs, Carrickmore 285kg £415, 295kg £395; W&P Snow, Boa Island 490kg £626, 470kg £590, 475kg £592; E McGirr, Ballygawley 350kg £492, 380kg £500, 370kg £480; Clive Barr, Cuillion 340kg £470, 320kg £445, 305kg £438; E Bradley, Mountfield 405kg £530; B Doherty, Lack 495kg £630, 510kg £610; M McCoy, Dromore 350kg £485(2), 340kg £445; J J Eves, Kesh 280kg £420; T&D McManus, Belleek 445kg £560, 340kg £478, 370kg £494; Drumm Estates 425kg £560, 335kg £450; Robt Cummings, Mountjoy 635kg £748, 605kg £718, 610kg £738, 565kg £670; I Anderson, Sixmilecross 495kg £625; W R Moffatt, Ederney 380kg £500, 330kg £458; M G McGrath, Omagh 485kg £600; L Barr, Cuillion 325kg £435, 505kg £610; R Gallagher, Greencastle 415kg £522, 385kg £502; P Hughes, Carrickmore 315kg £450; F&K Johnston, Brackey 320kg £425 and £420, 360kg £468; C McCartan, Carrickmore 435kg £540, 380kg £480; C McElduff, Carrickmore 440kg £545; E Kelly, Omagh 395kg £535, 360kg £465.
