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Buying
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Buy more and you can get a better price.
AtlasFram Group negotiates great rates on virtually everything a farm needs.
Our expert buyers search the market for the best deals from over 1000 suppliers.
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Current purchasing turnover is:
| Product |
Value |
Quantity |
| Fuel |
£11.0m |
in excess of 25 million litres |
| Fertiliser |
£10.0m |
in excess of 80,000 tonnes |
| Chemical |
£9.5m |
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| Feed |
£6.5m |
in excess of 60,000 tonnes |
| Machinery |
£5.0m |
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| Building materials |
£3.0m |
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| Electricity |
£2.5m |
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| Seed |
£2.0m |
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| Other |
£2.5m |
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| Total: |
£52.0m |
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Because we do your buying for you, we also save you a lot of time.
As a member, you won’t have to ring around for the best quote – we do that for you.
Our simplified administration procedures also save significant time and money.
Arable Farm: Typical Savings (Combinable Crops & Roots)
| Product |
Average spend/ha |
% Saving |
Saving/ha |
| Agchem |
£150 |
5% |
£7.50 |
| Fertiliser |
£130 |
4% |
£5.20 |
| Seed |
£106 |
3% |
£5.20 |
| Gas Oil |
£30 |
5% |
£1.50 |
| Misc. |
£55 |
15% |
£8.25 |
| TOTAL |
£466 |
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£25.63 |
(against standard costings published by John Nix and ABC Costings 2005-07)
Dairy Farm: Typical Savings
| Product |
Average spend/cow |
% Saving |
Saving/cow |
| Feed |
£370 |
10% |
£37.00 |
| Vet/Med |
£60 |
8% |
£4.80 |
| Breeding Supplies |
£40 |
15% |
£6.00 |
| Dairy Chemical |
£25 |
20% |
£5.00 |
| Maize Seed |
£20 |
20% |
£4.00 |
| TOTAL |
£515 |
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£56.80 |
(against standard costings published by John Nix and ABC Costings 2005-07)
Saving time on negotiation: Example
AtlasFram Group’s fuel buyer receives quotes from eight suppliers, every day
| 8 telephone calls @ 3 minutes |
= 24 minutes |
| 1 call to the office @ 3 minutes |
= 3 minutes |
| Saving |
= 21 minutes |
Saving time and money on administration: Example
Farm with 20 invoices per month
| 20 invoices at 60p per cheque |
£12.00 |
| 20 second class stamps at 24p each |
£4.80 |
| 20 envelopes at 2p each |
£0.40 |
| 1 hour of your time per month |
~ £20.00 |
| Total Saving per month |
£37.20 |
| Total Saving per year |
£444.20 |
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