01995 603555 sales@coars.co.uk

Team

Directors

Adam Coar
Adam Coar Managing Director
1989
Shaun Reid
Shaun Reid Director
1985

Managers

Jonathon Eaves
Jonathon Eaves Engineering Manager
2000
Peter Holmes
Peter Holmes Store Manager
2010
Lisa Gardner
Lisa Gardner Assistant Manager
2021

Sales Representatives

Brian Davies
Brian Davies Sales Representative
1985
Roy Stafford
Roy Stafford Sales Representative
1997
Iain Brooke
Iain Brooke Sales Representative
2007
Andrew Cooper
Andrew Cooper Sales Representative
2019

Dairy Engineers

Neil Shutt
Neil Shutt Dairy Engineer
1997
Daniel Leece
Daniel Leece Dairy Engineer
2007
Andrew Bury
Andrew Bury Dairy Engineer
2018
Elliott Sanderson
Elliott Sanderson Dairy Engineer
2018
Josh Kelsall
Josh Kelsall Dairy Engineer
2018
Louie Beck
Louie Beck Dairy Engineer
2023
Bruce Cottam
Bruce Cottam Dairy Engineer
2023

Shop Sales

Peter Nagla
Peter Nagla Sales Assistant
2002
Stewart Feeney
Stewart Feeney Sales Assistant
2011
Cheryl Nicholson
Cheryl Nicholson Sales Assistant
2012
Paul Smith
Paul Smith Sales Assistant
2023

Delivery Drivers

Stephen Ross
Stephen Ross Delivery Driver
2017
Nathan Sinclair
Nathan Sinclair Delivery Driver
2019
Stephen Varley
Stephen Varley Delivery Driver
2022

Administration

Alwyn Marsden
Alwyn Marsden Accounts
2008
Jill Dunn
Jill Dunn Accounts
2012
Kathy Shepherd
Kathy Shepherd Accounts
2018
Rosa Boardman
Rosa Boardman Accounts
2022

Coars (NE) Ltd.

Anita Walls
Anita Walls Store Manager
2012
Emily Turner
Emily Turner Store Assistant
2023
Allan Laverick
Allan Laverick Sales Representative
2010
Jonathan Brown
Jonathan Brown Sales Representative
2012
Alan Hardwick
Alan Hardwick Engineering Manager
2015
Haydn Mingay-Brown
Haydn Mingay-Brown Dairy Engineer
2017
Jeremy Smith
Jeremy Smith Dairy Engineer
2021
Robert Shaw
Robert Shaw Dairy Engineer
2023
Dave Donaldson
Dave Donaldson Delivery Driver
2011
1982

The Company was formed by Harry and Eileen Coar and was based on Preston's Cattle Market in premises previously occupied by Gibsons of Garstang.


1985

We Employed our first Van Salesman Brian Davies, to cover the local area and a month later our first Delivery Driver Shaun Reid. Both employee's are still with our company.


1986

Embraced new technology when we invested in our first computer system, meaning that we no longer had to write our invoices by hand.


1987

Were made the Alfa Laval Agri main agents for Lancashire taking the dealership over from Dairy Services who were based in Walton Summit and subsequently employed our first Dairy Engineer Chris Moorby who had worked for Dairy Services.


1988

Employed our second Van Salesman John Broadbent, to further expand our area to cover the whole of Lancashire, John stayed with the company until he retired in 2002.


1989

Adam Coar, Harry and Eileen's son joined the family company after spending two years working on a local farm.


1990

Became the Deosan Dairy Hygiene main agents for the area and are now the Premier Distributor for the North of England.


1994

Installed the areas first Alfa Laval Rotary Milking Parlour at Sand Villa Farm in Cockerham.


1997

Expanded further into South Lancashire and North Manchester when Roy Stafford & John Alderson joined our sales team from Tom Grays (Bolton) Ltd with their service engineer Neil Shutt.


1998

It was a remarkable year for Coar Farm Supplies Ltd when we were named National Dealer of the Year by Alfa Laval Agri, in recognition of our achievements with regard to the sales and service of Alfa Laval milking parlours and equipment.


2002

There were big changes when we moved from our premises of 20 years to a larger site on Green Lane West in Garstang due to outgrowing our shop and warehouse and also the re-development of the Cattle Market for housing.


2007

On March 1st 2007 we celebrated 25 years as the areas premier Country Store and on March 1st we shortened our name to Coars and adopted a new logo to promote a fresh outlook for the future. We also moved from our premises on Green Lane West to a new larger, improved store just next door. The move was needed to cope with the expansion of the business into a modern customer friendly Country Store able to contend with the needs of the farmer, upon whom we have built our business, and the demands of the general public.


2009

Sold our first Delaval VMS, (Robotic) Voluntary Milking System to Rose Farm, Hambleton. Since then numerous other farms have invested in this exciting new technology.


2010

Expanded further into the county of Yorkshire by taking on a branch at Northallerton that was previously run by Delaval. We called this new branch Coars (NE) Ltd. and took on its existing three employees Allan Laverick a salesman and two experienced engineers, Jon Trenholme and Brian Eves.


2011

Coars (NE) Ltd. moved from its original premises to a new larger store at Leeming Bar, Northallerton and also doubled its number of staff by employing three new employees including Jonathan Brown, an experienced salesman and Dave Donaldson as a delivery driver.


1982

Looking Back - The Year Coar Farm Supplies Was Founded. World Cup Winners were Italy. European Cup Winners Aston Villa. First Division Champions Liverpool. FA Cup Winners Tottenham. World Snooker Champion Alex Higgins. World Darts Champion Jocky Wilson. Wimbledon Men's Champion Jimmy Connors. Wimbledon Women's Champion Martina Navratilova. BBC Sports Personality of The Year Daley Thompson. Top Grossing Film E.T. The Falklands Conflict began in this year. Oh..........and Adam Coar was only 10 years old.


2012

Celebrated 30 years of service to the farming community by having an open day at our main premises in Garstang. We currently have stores at Garstang, Lancashire, Leeming Bar, North Yorkshire and a Market Shop at Skipton Cattle Market, North Yorkshire and employ 30 staff, consisting of Van Salesmen, Dairy Engineers, Delivery Drivers, Shop Assistants and Office Workers. Customer satisfaction has always been a main priority for the Company and this is how we have hopefully built such a solid reputation within a competitive market place.


2013

We updated our website to help promote the extensive range of products and superb service that we offer.


2014

We joined the social networking site Facebook to keep our customers up to date with all our latest news and offers. Coars (NE) Ltd. moved to new and improved larger premises on Leeming Bar Industrial Estate. The move became necessary due to the rapid growth of the Company. We expanded the high quality Coars Dairy Hygiene range, which is designed to meet the requirements of the modern Dairy Farmer.


2015

Two employees, Brian Davies and Shaun Reid both celebrated 30 years working for Coars. Seven employees have been with the Company since they were originally situated on Preston Cattle Market.


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