Sir Roland Burke Perpetual Challenge Machinery Trophy

Collectively the Machinery Awards Scheme, the New Equipment Awards and the Sir Roland Burke Perpetual Challenge Machinery Trophy demonstrate the Society’s support for innovation, technical excellence, proven reliability and its long standing commitment to the machinery and equipment sector.

The Sir Roland Burke Perpetual Challenge Machinery Trophy is the senior machinery award of the Society, presented to a company with a manufacturing base in the UK which has made a sustained contribution to farm mechanisation through some particular class of machinery.

Past winners:
2008 - Jones Engineering for their robust engineering and irrigation equipment
2007 - R J Herbert Engineering Limited, Marshland St James for potato handling and grading equipment
2006 - Harry West (Prees) Limited for livestock equipment
2005 - McConnell Limited, vegetation control equipment
2004 - Cousins of Emneth Limited
2003 - R J Bateman Engineering Limited
2002 - none awarded
2001 - none awarded
2000 - Ifor Williams Trailers Ltd