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.

Innovative and reliable machinery is essential to farm profitability. The Machinery Award Scheme is unique, being based on a rigorous examination of the performance of machines in the hands of commercial users.

Machine users across the country are visited and interviewed to assess the performance of the equipment in a variety of working situations. While efficiency and effectiveness are of paramount importance, judges also report on the economic value of the equipment, durability, availability and cost of spares, the support provided by the supplier, and safety aspects.

Award of Merit - Signifies that a machine or item of equipment has been found to be effective and reliable by users in terms of its performance and function, and that it should be included by a potential buyer in a list of possible purchases.

Silver Medal - Implies similar assurances but additionally that the product has important new features, outstanding advantages for the user and is a major item of equipment.

Gold Medal - May be awarded at the discretion of the Society to replace a Silver award for an item that is clearly outstanding in terms of innovation, technical achievement and potential service to the industry.

Entries meeting the criteria for a Silver Medal may also be awarded the Grower Award for a machine of particular significance for the horticultural industry.

Past winners:

2008

Gold
Yara for the N Sensor ALS – With rising input costs and ever-increasing environmental pressures it is becoming more important to use nitrogen as
effectively as possible and the N Sensor provides a reliable system of achieving this.

Silver Medals

Grimme UK Ltd for the CS 150/170 Rota-Power Stone and Clod Separator and the GT 170 Harvester
 JCB Landpower for the JCB Telemaster TM310S
 Harry West (Prees) Ltd for the Seko Bio-Chopper Mixer Wagon
 JH Milnes Ltd for the Scharmuller Ball Coupling System 80
 Amazone Ltd for the Big X Self-Propelled Forage Harvester
 Scotpen for the Scotpen Mobile Sheep Handling System
 Agco Ltd for the Valtra Ecopower
 Techmagri UK for the Profilab

2007

Gold
JCB Landpower Ltd - JCB Fastrac 8250

Silver
RDS Technology Ltd - Weighlog 200
The Glenside Group Ltd - Oxygenerator
Shelton Sportsturf Drainage Solutions - Shelton Supertrencher 625 and 710
Ecorider Ltd - Ecorider diesel
S W Agriservices Ltd - SUMO Trio
Richard Keenan UK Ltd - Keenan Klassic 6-paddle mixer
Jones Engineering - Irrigation Hose Reel

Institute of Agricultural Engineers Award
Richard Keenan UK Ltd - Keenan Klassic 6-paddle mixer

2006

Gold
CHK PLC - SPREAD-A-BALE

Silver
Bryce Post Drivers - Bryce Suma Post Drivers
Claas UK Ltd - Scorpion Telehandler
Knight Farm Machinery Ltd - 1830 Self Propelled Sprayer
SIMBA Consolidation Systems - Aqueel Roller
AS Communications (UK) Ltd - Trimble EZ Steer

The Institution of Agricultural Engineers Award for equipment contributing to sustainability in agriculture and land use
SIMBA Consolidation Systems - Aqueel Roller

2005

Gold
McHale Engineering, Fusion combined baler and wrapper

Silver
Restrain Company, Ethylene Generator
Harry West (Prees), Rear Discharge Spreader
SIMBA International, SIMBA-Horsch CO drill
CNH UK, TS-A series tractors
William Taylor Agricultural Equipment, Livestock Controller
Bomford Turner Limited, Buzzard hedge and verge cutter
Amazone Limited, ZA-M Ultra spreader
Ransomes Jacobsen Limited, MagKnife blade attachment

The Institution of Agricultural Engineers award for sustainability in design and use
John Dale Zero Till Drills, Zero Till Drill.

2004

Gold
Väderstad Ltd, Rapid A drill

Silver
Stanhay Webb Limited, DART precision seed drill
Kverneland Group UK Ltd, Accord TS Tine Seeder
Richard Keenan (UK) Ltd, Keenan Klassik Bale Handler
Väderstad Ltd, Carrier
Shelton Sportsturf Drainage Solutions, Shelton System 25TM
Moore Uni Drill Ltd, Tandem Unidrill DP Series
Michelin Tyre PLC, CARGOXBIB tyre
Claas UK Limited, Claas Lexion with Terra Trac
Crop Systems Limited, CSL Evolution
McConnel Ltd, Power Arm 55 & 60

Grower
Stanhay Webb Limited, DART precision seed drill