Monthly round-up with Trevor Hancock, RD1 Livestock Manager

January/February 2012

Get the upper crust with RD1 Livestock...

RD1 Livestock has grown in reputation and size significantly from year to year. Why?

1. Our major strength is the quality of agents that we have servicing the rural community; agents with great experience and a good reputation
2. RD1 Livestock is now 100% New Zealand owned; as part of the RD1/Fonterra group of companies we offer greater security for our customers

We've been fortunate to gain many of our agents from competitor livestock companies. Here are some of the main reasons our agents have cited for working with RD1:

• RD1 is owned by Fonterra - this provides the business with solidarity and security
• RD1 Livestock has a strong management team, with years of industry experience, leading the way
• RD1 Livestock has a clear direction and we're constantly seeking opportunities to expand our service to farmers
• The network commitment between RD1 Livestock agents is strong and beneficial to the whole team, as well as to customers.

Meet the management team:

Trevor Hancock
National Livestock Manager
Mob: 027 283 8389

Trevor has 40 years' experience in the Livestock Industry role, having first commenced as a livestock agent aged 18 years for Newton King Limited in Taranaki. He was employed by RD1 at the inception of RD1 Livestock six years ago and remains the stalwart of the division. He understands that farmers require integrity and honesty; his focus remains on providing a strong network of dairy focused agents to support Fonterra farmers nationwide.

Matt Hancock
Upper North Island Livestock Manager
Mob: 027 601 3787

Matt is a performer with a loyal client base which enables him to consistently produce outstanding results. He has a huge capacity to work hard and his enthusiasm encourages fellow agents to follow his example. Matt also has dairy farming experience which he puts to use in his daily dealings with Fonterra farmers.

Andrew Gibson
Lower North Island Livestock Manager
Mob: 027 432 0298

Andrew is a focused person with strong goals for success. He is an outstanding auctioneer with positive leadership skills. Since he took over management of the Taranaki team, they have achieved greater results than ever anticipated. Prior to being a livestock agent, Andrew was also a dairy farmer.

Steven Josephs
South Island Livestock Manager
Mob: 027 588 7632

Steven has been an agent for six years and has become one of the best dairy based agents in the South Island. He has a vast dairy farming background and this knowledge has been a huge benefit to his large client base. With his attention to detail and communication skills, it's expected that Steven will quickly establish a strong market focused team of agents throughout the South Island.

As you can see our team is very experienced with a reputation forreally great service. Deal with RD1 Livestock and get real experience, quality service and excellent results. For a full list of agents, see our contacts list