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Inlon Tractors & Farm Machinery

History

Inlon Pty Ltd was incorporated in 1984, by its founder Mr Joe Jardim, when he established the importation, assembly and distribution of the Universal Farmliner tractors of Romania. Mr Jardim created the trademark 'Farmliner' under which the Universal tractors were sold in Australia and focussed on ensuring the build quality and finish was suitable for the tough Australian conditions and to the standards that Aussie farmers deserved in a budget product. As a result, for many years, the Farmliner 445 was the highest selling 45 horsepower tractor in the Australian market - a truly remarkable achievement. Interestingly, because the tractors were imported in a knocked down form and then assembled, painted and underwent extensive testing and quality control at Inlon, including the addition of several Australian sourced components; the Farmliner had the highest Australian content of any other tractor on the market. However, Joe Jardim's involvement in tractors and farm machinery goes back a long way to the 1950's when he was a Ferguson distributor in the country of British Guiana (British colony in South America). His appreciation of farmers and farm machinery grew out of the golden era of tractors as they mechanised farming around the world. Joe immigrated to Australia in 1970 and joined Massey Ferguson in Sunshine, Victoria and rose into sales and marketing positions. Eventually moving to NSW to work with a dealer/distributor owned by the Dalgety group. Joe Jardim was instrumental in the introduction of the Farmliner tractors to Australia while working for the Dalgety owned subsidiary. However, the company's changing focus saw an opportunity to start his own company once again. 1984 INLON Commences From humble beginnings, the company soon established itself as offering honest and tough value-for-money tractors. From the steep farming country in northern NSW, and further north into Queensland, to market gardeners in the Sydney basin and Victoria, the Farmliner in its various forms established itself. The tractor's Fiat heritage made it easily recognisable to Aussie farmers and it was a solid and affordable favourite for small and hobby farms around the country. In 2005 production by the Romanian company ceased and the last Australian Farmliner was delivered in July 2005. 1986 MITSUBISHI Tractors Inlon introduced the Mitsuibishi range of compact tractors to Australia. The Japanese made range of quality compact tractors proved to be very reliable in Australian conditions. 1988 DAEDONG FARMLINIER Tractors Inlon expanded into a line of budget priced compact tractors from Daedong of Korea which were marketed under the Farmliner brand. This was the first substantial introduction into Australia of a Korean tractor and showed great promise until supply problems from Korea eventually lead to the cessation of its importation to Australia by Inlon in 1992. 1989 Moves to a Home of its Own Inlon moves into its new green field site at Ourimbah NSW with offices, tractor warehouse, parts store and tractor assembly areas including spray painting facility. The new facility gives the company room to handle its growing business, but it quickly out grows the original buildings and builds additional facilities on site. 1991 LANDINI Tractors Inlon became the Landini tractor distributor for Australia and was the first to introduce the brand to Australia in its own right. At the time, some MF branded product was being manufactured by Landini. Inlon quickly established an impressive market share through a rapidly growing dealer network. However, once the influence of the AGCO shareholding in Landini came to bear, AGCO Australia took over Landini's distribution in Australia in 1994. This change to distribution gave Inlon an opportunity to move to a truly innovative, performance driven and fully-featured range of Italian made tractors in Lamborghini. 1994 LAMBORGHINI Tractors In December 1994 Inlon became the Australian wide distributor of the Italian manufactured Lamborghini tractors. Lamborghini tractors is part of the Same Deutz-Fahr Group, and although Same and Deutz had a long presence in Australia of over 30 years, Lamborghini was a relative newcomer. 1995 SIP Hay Tools Inlon expands into hay tools with the introduction into Australia of the Slovenian made SIP range of fodder mowers, tedders and rakes. Although a new name to Australia, SIP is well known in Europe and manufactures mowers and rakes for several well-known major European hay brands. SIP is the largest agricultural manufacturer in Slovenia. 1997 Farmtrac Tractors from India The former Ford factory in India was now able to sell tractors under its own mark and this became "Farmtrac". The heritage of the reliable and basic featured tractors were easily recognised and quickly gained market acceptance. 1999 BOMFORD TURNER Reach Mowers The UK manufacturer of reach mowers is a world leader in this class of product. Available in Australia for many decades, the 'Turner' name is well recognised by councils and shires across the country. In 1999 Inlon was invited to distribute the product in Australia after several years of poor representation. In May 2000 the company's founder Mr Joe Jardim passed away after a brief battle with cancer. Joe was survived by his wife Lolita, two daughters and son Jim (Managing Director). 2001 New Warehouse To accommodate the growing business needs, Inlon builds a new warehouse. The major investment provides the much needed workspace for the new product lines that were to soon follow. 2002 CELLI Cultivation Inlon became the national distributor of the Italian made Celli range of rotary hoes and power harrows in a merger with the then subsidiary of the Italian owned company. Celli has been the trusted name in rotary hoes in Australia for over 30 years and Inlon is proud to have such a leading product in its stable. 2002 BERTI Agricultural and Forestry Mulchers As part of the Celli Australia merger, the extensive range of mulchers by the Italian manufacturer Berti became part of the Inlon range. 2003 GRILLO Grounds Care Range Inlon expands into a range of Italian made and innovative grounds care machinery. The Grillo name is well recognised in their line of walk behind rotary hoes that have been sold in Australia for many years. However, the Inlon focus was to include the various Grillo mower and professional grounds care products. 2003 QUICKFIT Front End Loaders Inlon ventured into manufacturing as it acquired the Front End Loader manufacturer QuickFit Loaders of Bomaderry, NSW. QuickFit had been a family owned company for 18 years and had successfully established its product as honest, tough and great value. The owners, Peter and Robyn Fitzgerald were to retire, however, Scott Fitzgerald moved with the company to join Inlon as the Operations Manager. 2003 SUSIE MARONEY Inlon enters into a sponsorship arrangement with Australian marathon swimmer Susie Maroney. Susie subsequently features on a number of Inlon advertisements and goes on a country tour visiting Lamborghini owners and after dinner speaking at owner functions. Inlon is the first Australian tractor distributor to feature a personality in advertising. 2005 Last Australian Farmliner In July 2005 the last Australian Farmliner tractor is delivered, seen off by long term employees Gary Surman, Sue Hodge, Robert Montgomery, Peter Hall and Andrew Cheong. 2005 Shibaura Tractors Inlon is appointed the Australian distibutor of the Japanese range of compact and garden tractors. Shibaura had been distributed in Australia for over 30 year, 10 of those years by Case IH of Australia. 2007 Spider Slope Mower Inlon is appointed the Australian distibutor of the Spider Slope Mower. This unique mower is made by the Dvorak company of the Czech Republic. In 2006, the Spider won the coveted German Red Dot Design award for its class. The radio-controlled self-propelled mower works on slopes up to 55 degrees. 2008 Strautmann Inlon is appointed the Australian distibutor of the Strautmann, range of forage wagons, feed mixers, feed out wagons, manure spreaders. Manufacturered in Germany and a presence in Australia for over 30 years, Strautmann is recognised as a world leader in the self-loading forage wagon. 2010 JF-Stoll Hay and Silage machinery 2011 Checchi E Magli Seedling Transplanters The C&M seedling transplanters had been distributed in Australia by Silvan for over 25 years. The early series Tex Planter is renowned around Australia. In March 2011, C&M transferred to Inlon as it complemented well the Celli range of machinery and our tractor lines. 2011 Tong Yang Moolsan (TYM) Tractors In July 2011, Inlon is appointed the distributor of TYM tractors of South Korea. The TYM range starts at 27hp up to 100hp with various models with manual, hydrostatic, powershift and power shuttle transmissions. The QualiTYMatters logo is reflected in the manufacturing quality and the generous features of the range.