SUNNYVALE, Calif., Aug. 18, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Trimble
(NASDAQ: TRMB) announced today that it has added four new partners
to its Vantage™ distribution network—a global network of
independent partners that provide growers, advisors, retailers,
co-ops and local OEM dealers with precision agriculture expertise
for the entire farm.
The new partners that have joined the Vantage network
include:
- Vantage Iberia Occidental: Vantage Iberia
Occidental was established from Trimble's authorized reseller in
the Western Iberian Peninsula—Soluciones Agricolas de Precisión
"AGROSAP." Based in Seville,
Spain, Vantage Iberia Occidental focuses on Trimble total
farm solutions for growers and crop advisors throughout the Western
part of Spain and all of
Portugal.
- Vantage Western Australia: Vantage Western
Australia was established from Trimble's authorized reseller in
Australia—BMS Lasersat. Based in Perth,
Australia, Vantage Western Australia will provide Trimble
total farm solutions throughout the province of Western
Australia.
- Vantage Italia: Vantage Italia was
established from Trimble's authorized reseller in Italy—Spektra
Agri S.R.L. based in Vimercate, Italy, with the agriculture headquarters
located in Serravalle (Ferrara). Vantage Italia focuses on Trimble
total farm solutions for growers and crop advisors in Italy.
- Vantage sub-SaharanAfrica:
Vantage SSA was established from Trimble's authorized reseller
in South Africa—OPTRON (Pty) Ltd. Vantage SSA's central office is
located in Centurion, South
Africa, and will offer Trimble total farm solutions to
growers in South Africa,
Angola, Namibia, Botswana, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Mozambique, Madagascar, DRC, Congo, Nigeria, Lesotho and Swaziland.
"We are excited to have these exceptional partners join our
Vantage distribution network," said Darryl
Matthews, senior vice president and sector head of Trimble.
"We are confident they will provide farmers in their area with
outstanding service and support, technical expertise and technology
guidance to ensure their customers have the right precision
agriculture solutions working seamlessly together to improve
productivity and efficiency on the farm."
As the complexity of integrating multiple systems together
across a farming operation increases, so does the need for seamless
service and support from technicians that have in depth knowledge
in all areas of precision agriculture. Vantage partners complete an
extensive level of training to install, set up and support the
entire Trimble precision agriculture portfolio from planning
through reporting. The Trimble agriculture portfolio has evolved
from guidance and flow & application control systems to now
include advanced solutions for irrigation and water management,
agronomy coaching, plant health monitoring, soil analysis, variable
rate application, and desktop and cloud-based management.
Vantage distributors provide a premier level of technical
expertise, customer service and support capabilities and operate
with a strategy that fosters technology interoperability in mixed
fleets used on a farm. Vantage partners are committed to provide
reliable, responsive and dedicated in-field service and support, as
well as to create a hassle-free experience for the grower and their
advisor when implementing advanced technology solutions. They also
provide training so farmers and advisors have a better
understanding of how to use the technology in a way that best meets
their farming needs.
For additional information about Vantage, visit:
www.vantage-ag.com.
About Trimble's Agriculture
Division
Trimble's Agriculture Division provides solutions that solve
complex technology challenges across the entire agricultural supply
chain. The solutions enable farmers and advisors to allocate scarce
resources to produce a safe, reliable food supply in a profitable
and environmentally sustainable manner. Covering all seasons,
crops, terrains and farm sizes, Trimble solutions can be used on
most equipment on the farm, regardless of manufacturer. To enable
better decision making, Trimble offers technology integration that
allows farmers to collect, share, and manage information across
their farm, while providing improved operating efficiencies in the
agricultural value chain. Trimble solutions include guidance and
steering, agronomy coaching, desktop and cloud-based data
management, flow and application control, water management, harvest
solutions and correction services. For more information on Trimble
Agriculture, visit: www.trimble.com/agriculture.
About Trimble
Trimble is transforming the way the world works by delivering
products and services that connect the physical and digital worlds.
Core technologies in positioning, modeling, connectivity and data
analytics enable customers to improve productivity, quality,
safety, and sustainability. From purpose built products to
enterprise lifecycle solutions, Trimble software, hardware and
services are transforming a broad range of industries such as
agriculture, construction, geospatial, and transportation and
logistics. For more information about Trimble (NASDAQ: TRMB),
visit: www.trimble.com.
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