Tipperary-based company receive major award for contributions to industry

Tipperary-based construction-to-agri-to-forestry equipment distributor, McHale Plant Sales of Birdhill, has received an award from Swedish-based Komatsu Forest organisation.

The award ‘Dealer of the Year’ was presented to them in acknowledgement of what Komatsu's Dr. Jurgen Munz said “was their successful cooperation, loyalty, and best knowledge on the forest machine sector” and of the contribution McHale has made towards the marketing and sale of their timber harvesting equipment, in Ireland and Northern Ireland.

The presentation to McHale was made at a pan-European distributor conference held near Frankfurt.

Present to represent McHale Plant Sales at the event and to accept the award were sales director, Denis McGrath, business development director, Darragh O’Driscoll, and aftersales director, Anthony Ryan.

Described by company chairman, Michael McHale as “an award we are honoured to receive”, it recognises the work done by the company in securing a prominent market position for Komatsu forestry equipment in the seven years since being appointed to the role.

Pictured at the event and to accept the award were, from left to right, aftersales director, Anthony Ryan, Peter Hasselryd, Vice President Marketing & Sales, Komatsu Forest AB, Dr. Jurgen Muntz, Managing Director, Komatsu Forest GMBH, sales director, Denis McGrath, and business development director, Darragh O’Driscoll.