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It is remarkable that when theseeds of the AtlasFram Groupwere sown over 50 years ago the

founders had the foresight torecognise the benefits which farmerscould achieve by pooling theirpurchasing power. Five decadeslater the concept is even morerelevant and AtlasFram has becomethe UK’s leading farmer-ownedinputs purchasing and cropmarketing business.

The 1960s was a period ofburgeoning scientific andcommercial advancement inagriculture, which alerted a fewfarsighted individuals to the adage‘United we stand, divided we fall’.Plant breeding, fertilisers,agrochemicals and mechanisationmerged into one great wave,sweeping the industry intouncharted waters which werepotentially rich, but certainly notshark-free.

Many existing farmer-ownedbusinesses were saddled with high-cost infrastructures, paving the wayfor leaner, more agile ‘co-operatives’to fill the gap. Amongst them wereFramlingham Farmers, West EssexFarmers and Cambridge FarmersTrading Company, which laid thefoundations for the AtlasFram Group.

During the early years, the prioritywas to obtain good local sources ofsupply for fertilisers, fuel andfeedingstuffs. The Group carried nostock, so it could source from thebest suppliers, at the best prices.That’s still true today, although priceshave changed somewhat. Backthen, Fisons 42 fertiliser(16.9.9) was sourcedfor £29.30/ton, a 22s6d/ton discount overmerchants’ prices and10s/ton better thaneven tough-negotiatingfarmers could achieve.

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effectivefarmers’cooperativelooks like? Thenlook no furtherthan AtlasFram,the UK’sforemost farmer-owned purchasing/marketingcooperative.

Operating to true cooperativeprinciples, we are forging ahead,delivering the best service andinformation to Members, supportedby the best value and advice.

Unsurprisingly, our achievementsare increasingly recognised byfarmers and the wider businesscommunity.

I never tire of explaining howAtlasFram differs from other so-calledfarmers’ cooperatives, most of whichare much like any other commercialsuppliers. What sets us apart is thatwe work solely in the best interests ofMembers, return all rebates in full anddo not look to make money out ofthem in volatile markets.

“Approaching the end of the financialyear we were significantly ahead ofbudget, having recorded a 5.7%increase in invoice volumes and a15% increase in livestock products,reflecting the great job that Tim Stylesand his team are doing in pricenegotiation, understanding marketsand delivering excellent service.”Richard AnscombeChief Executive

Due to its impeccable reputation,AtlasFram is attracting professionalarable and livestock farmers whorecognise the quantifiable benefits ofbelonging to a large, expertly-managed cooperative focusing solelyon their needs. We save arablefarmers £15 - £75/hectare on inputsand dairy farmers 1 – 1.5ppl in theircost of production. All Members alsosave on administration and benefitfrom access to our team of ProductSpecialists.

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Ateam from Suffolk-based AtlasFram Group, the UK’sforemost farmers’ co-operative, has raised almost£10,000 for charity this week by successfully

completing the Three Peaks Challenge. A grueling test ofendurance, it involves climbing the highest mountains inScotland, England and Wales, and travelling more than 260miles between them, within 24 hours.

The 11-strong team of Graham Aldrich, Tim Styles, BarryHoward, Ashley Gilman, Katya Wilkinson, Andrew Merton,Peter Waite, Tyrone Campbell-Twells, Abbie Lyon, Amy Peach,and Ed Thomson completed the challenge in just 23 hoursand four minutes.

Praising his team’s achievement Richard Anscombe,AtlasFram Group’s Chief Executive, said: “I am delighted foreveryone who took part in the Three Peaks Challenge and withwhat they have achieved. We pride ourselves on being a very

closely-knit, highly-motivated and professional team, workingsolely for the benefit of our farmer members throughout theUK. These qualities and same, selfless team spirit wereevident throughout the months of preparation which went intocompleting this tough event. The training was intensive, thepreparation exemplary and the camaraderie excellent. We arealready planning our next challenge, which will be different butprobably equally demanding and all in aid of good causes.”

Working to a carefully-scheduled itinerary which had beenplanned with military precision, the team left the AtlasFramoffice in Framlingham at 2pm on Friday and stopped overnightin Lancashire before pressing on to the West Coast ofScotland on Saturday morning. At 4.45pm they started out onthe first stage of the challenge, the 10.5-mile walk to the1343m summit of Ben Nevis and back down again, which wascompleted in five hours.

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On track to raise £10,000+ forcharity in Three Peaks Challenge


Driving through the night, the team reached Wasdale Headin Cumbria at 3.15am on Sunday and immediately began the5.6-mile, 977m ascent of Scafell Pike, the climb and descenttaking just four hours. Leaving Cumbria at 8am, the group thenheaded to the Pen-y-Pass in North Wales, starting the 6.5-mileclimb of Mount Snowdon at lunchtime on Sunday andreaching the 1085m summit in two and a half hours.

Leaving North Wales at 5pm on Sunday the team arrivedback in Framlingham at 11pm, having walked 22.6 miles,climbed 3405m and travelled 1342miles.

Having initially set out to raise £5000 for Cancer Researchand the Royal Agricultural Benevolent Institution the AtlasFramteam has almost doubled that figure, with donations from thecooperatives’ 1250 farmer.

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Farmers who are Members of the AtlasFram Group, the UK’sforemost inputs purchasing and grain marketing co-operative, can now benefit from two new oilseed rape

marketing contracts as part of the Group’s highly-successfulalliance with ADM Direct.

The first offers AtlasFram Members an additional £15 per tonnepremium over and above normal quality premiums for standarddouble-zero oilseed rape, for the next five years. It is available toMembers whose farms are certified by Linking Environment AndFarming (LEAF), one of the leading organisations promotingsustainable food and farming. The launch of the new contract isparticularly well timed as LEAF has recently started working with

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ADM Direct on a new supply chain initiative, while AtlasFramGroup has joined LEAF and is encouraging its Members to gainLEAF Marque Certification.

Explaining the background to the new contract, Barry Howardof ADM Direct states: “ADM is one of the main suppliers of rape oilin the UK and one of our large customers is looking to source theirrapeseed oil from sustainable sources. The customer hasidentified that the standard ‘Red Tractor’ label does not provide allof the assurances it needs to meet this objective, but has agreedto accept products produced on farms which are LEAF-approvedunder the LEAF Marque scheme. Although LEAF Marque hastraditionally been associated with vegetable production itsinfluence is now extending to the combinable crop sector andbeyond. We believe that the five-year supply contract which ADMDirect has negotiated with the customer will provide AtlasFramMembers with the long-term reassurance they need to fulfil anexciting new opportunity.” >>>

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>>> Ashley Gilman (pictured right), GroupBusiness Manager for AtlasFram Group, adds:“LEAF Marque will provide our Members with agenuine commercial advantage in the demandingpremium and assured food markets. AtlasFram isa Corporate Member of LEAF and our Membersare able to join LEAF at a discounted rate. SuffolkFWAG, a registered LEAF advisor which joinedAtlasFram in January, will be able to help ourMembers to achieve LEAF Marque status.”

The second new contract offers AtlasFram Members apremium of up to £35 per tonne for High Oleic, Low Linolenic(HOLL) oilseed rape, in addition to standard oilseed rapequality bonuses. Bred specifically to meet the requirementsof the bulk frying industry, HOLL oilseed rape produces oilwhich enables food manufacturers to change from palm oiland reduce saturated fat levels in fried or processed foods,resulting in ‘healthier’ products. Until recently, yields fromHOLL varieties have fallen short of those produced byconventional double-zero varieties, which offset some of thequality premium and reduced their attractiveness to growers.This changed with the recent introduction of two new Vistive

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hybrid varieties, V275OL and V280OL. Theseprovide similar yield performance to conventionalhybrids but their valuable high oleic, low linolenicoil profile means that they generate a very highgross output.

V275OL was the first commercial Vistive hybridoilseed rape to bring yield performance in line withother winter oilseed rape varieties. Characterisedby its high oil content, this mid-early maturingwinter variety is suitable for all regions of the UK

and all situations. V280OL, a mid-early maturing variety, isslightly lower-yielding but has a very high (46.2%) oil content.Its Linolenic oil content is significantly lower than thethreshold required under contract specifications, making itvery attractive to end users.

Having more than doubled its Vistive contractrequirements for the coming season ADM Direct is looking tosecure a significant additional area of HOLL oilseed rapefrom AtlasFram Members, who will be able to gain premiumsfrom £25 per tonne over and above standard OSR qualitybonuses for harvest delivery and up to £35 per tonne fordelivery from September onwards.

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AtlasFram Group, the UK’sforemost farmer-ownedcooperative, has triumphed

at the 2012 Anglian BusinessAwards, winning the ‘Medium toLarge Business’ category. Open to any business with anannual turnover exceeding £5 million and which candemonstrate enterprise, commitment to staff and corporatesocial responsibility, the Award was presented at a galadinner attended by over 300 guests in Ipswich, Suffolk.

Established in 1960, the Suffolk-based AtlasFram Group isa highly-successful farmer-owned cooperative with an annualturnover of £168 million and an exceptionally strong balancesheet. The business provides its 1250 Members, whocollectively farm more than 300,000 hectares, with aprofessional, impartial and reliable farm inputs purchasingand crop marketing service. Due to its impeccable reputation,AtlasFram attracts professional arable and livestock farmersfrom all over the UK who recognise the value of belonging toa large, expertly-managed cooperative which operatesentirely on their behalf.

Leading UK farmers’ cooperativewins Anglian Business Award

Membership of AtlasFram saves arable farmers £15 -£75/hectare on their input costs, while dairy farmers benefitfrom a saving of 1–1.5 pence per litre in production costs. Inaddition, Members save time and money on administrationbecause all farm requirements can be sourced with a single‘phone call or email to AtlasFram, which issues a singlemonthly invoice showing all transactions. >>>

>>> In addition to financial savings on a widerange of farm inputs, Members also benefitfrom access to AtlasFram’s Product Specialists.Working solely in the best interests of thefarmer shareholders, they provide expertadvice on a wide range of farming-related issues,suggest when to place orders toobtain the best prices involatile markets and ensure that products are deliveredon time, to the right location.

AtlasFram Group has demonstrated real innovation indeveloping a range of new ahliances, products andservices. Two years ago, for example, it took a majorstep forward by establishing a unique marketing alliancewith ADM Direct, the purchasing arm of Archer DanielsMidland (ADM), one of the world’s major millers an`oilseed rape crushers.

BenefitedMembers have already benefited from the bestmarketing information, new initiatives such as theTargeted Marketing Scheme and various variety-relatedpremiums, while AtlasFram pools have providedprotection against extreme price movements anddelivered significantly higher returns than manycompetitors.

The Group’s pool tonnage commitment hassubsequently increased from 80,000 to 150,000 tonnesdue an excellent track record and a committed

marketing strategy. Members have alsobenefited from two new oilseed rapemarketing contracts with ADM Direct. The firstoffers an additional £15/tonne premium overnormal quality premiums for standard double-

zero oilseed rape, for the next five years and is available toMembers whose farms are certified by Linking EnvironmentAnd Farming (LEAF), of which AtlasFram Group is acorporate member. The second offers a premium of up to£35/tonne for High Oleic, Low Linolenic (HOLL) oilseedrape, in addition to standard oilseed rape quality bonuses.>>>


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>>> AtlasFram Group operates a uniqueMachinery Purchasing Scheme which is themost successful of its type in the UK, enablingfarm businesses to enjoy significant rebates ona wide range of agricultural equipment, overand above the discounts they negotiate with an official UKdealer. AtlasFram is the only organisation able to offeraccess to the most preferential terms on Case IH equipmentas part of the largest fleet deal in Europe. Following thedemise of the Farming & Wildlife Advisory Group (FWAG), anational organisation which promoted environmentally-responsible farming, Suffolk FWAG became part of theAtlasFram Group at the start of 2012. Operating as anindependent farmer-led, not-for-profit organisation, Suffolk

FWAG employs six staff and delivers a valuableservice to 440 farmers, including 133 AtlasFramMembers.

AtlasFram Group, which recently launched anew website that is the most advanced of its

type, is a keen supporter of the local community andcharities. It sponsors a number of Young Farmer eventsthroughout the year, including the Suffolk Farms Competitionin conjunction with the Suffolk Agricultural Association, aswell as working very closely with Young Farmer Clubs tosupport the next generation of farmers. On 14th July 2012AtlasFram staff will raise money for the Royal AgriculturalBenevolent Institution and Cancer Research by undertakingthe grueling Three Peaks Challenge. >>>

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>>> Commenting on the Anglian Business Award, AtlasFramGroup’s Chief Executive Richard Anscombe (pictured right)states: “We are delighted that our vision and strategy of beingthe UK’s foremost farmer-owned purchasing and marketingcooperative, delivering the best service and information,supported by the best value and advice, has been recognisedby the wider business community. It demonstrates what can beachieved by a highly committed, talented, professional andflexible team of individuals who work closely together.Operating within a very enterprising corporate environment,they are empowered and invested in to take the businessforward for the benefit of our farmer shareholder Members, whoregard us an extension of their own business.

“We believe that the AtlasFram Group will fulfil an expandingrole within the agricultural industry and become ever moreimportant to its Members. The UK is now just a small part of aglobal marketplace and our domestic agricultural sector isbecoming less important to increasingly-large internationalsuppliers and end-customers. To remain competitive, farmerswill increasingly have to work together through a strong, stablecooperative which purchases the inputs they require, achievesthe best returns for their combinable crops and provides theimpartial advice they need to operate profitably.”

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Members who marketed their combinable crops throughthe AtlasFram Group’s April to June 2012 poolsachieved substantially higher returns compared to the

competition. For a 1000-acre arable farm following a typicalrotation of winter wheat, beans, two winter wheats and oilseedrape, the difference was worth £35.59 per acre, representing atotal additional income of £35,587.

AtlasFram Members who marketed wheat through theGroup’s feed wheat pool benefited from a return of £166.05 pertonne, £12.05/t higher than a leading competitor, while Group 3soft wheat achieved £169.05/t, a £10.05/t advantage, andGroup 1 milling wheat returned £182.05/t, an additional£12.05/t. Oilseed rape achieved £375.38/t plus individualquality bonuses, £15.38/t more, while beans returned£212.83/t, .an extra £12.83/t.

Figures compiled by farm management company Strutt &Parker show that a typical 1000-acre farm growing 200 acres ofGroup 1 wheat, 200 acres of Group 3, 200 acres of feed wheat,

together with 250 acres of oilseed rape and 150 acres of beans,would have received a total income of £600,387 from these cropswhere AtlasFram pools were used, compared with £564,800 forthe local competitor.

Richard Anscombe, Chief Executive of the AtlasFram Group,commented: “We are delighted with these results, which highlightthe advantages of marketing through a cooperative which operatesentirely in the best interests of its Members. Our pools generatesubstantial additional profits for our Members and the financialadvantages which we have generated for them are substantial,providing a valuable addition to overall farm profitability.

“Farmers are understandably reluctant to change sometimeslong-standing marketing arrangements, but this is such a largefinancial difference that it really should make them think verycarefully about where they can achieve the best returns.AtlasFram pools provide a simple, safe method of marketinggrain and generate consistently above-average returns, butwithout the considerable risks of selling on the ‘spot’ market.”

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>>> “Input cost volatility is a constant factor which we have toconsider and have learned to work with. Our strategy is to use thevery best genetics to produce pig meat as efficiently as possible,maximise production so that we dilute our fixed costs and purchaseraw materials to produce feed at the best-possible prices to minimiseinputs costs.

“With the exception of creep diets and sow rolls we produce all thefeed used on our units. During the last 12 months we have milled andmixed 15,000 tonnes, of which David Black & Son farms produced4500 tonnes of raw materials. The balance was purchased asefficiently as possible through AtlasFram and where possible we havereduced the impact of volatile commodity markets by securing ourrequirements at the most favourable times using forward contractsand futures to fix prices.

“AtlasFram Membership has become increasingly important to ourbusiness, as they do an excellent job of purchasing a wide range ofraw materials, including wheat, barley, soybean meal, biscuit meal,pulses and fishmeal at the best possible prices. By closely monitoringmarkets and recommending the best time to take a position they havesaved us a great deal of money. Tim Styles, the Group’s LivestockProducts Manager, has an in-depth knowledge of our business and

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An innovative purchasing initiative which enabledMembers of the AtlasFram Group farmers’ cooperativeto forward-order red diesel (gas oil) for delivery during

the harvest period has saved those who participated almost10% on their fuel costs.

Graham Aldrich, Energy Specialist for the AtlasFram Group,which purchases 45 million litres of fuel annually on behalf ofits 1250 Members throughout the UK, states:

“Previously, farmers have had very few opportunities topurchase fuel on a forward, fixed-price basis. Therefore theyhave had to purchase fuel as and when they have needed it atthe prevailing ‘spot’ market price, whatever that might be onthe day of ordering. However, the recent high levels of fuelprice volatility have created a surge of interest from Memberslooking to forward-purchase their expected requirements at aknown cost and with guaranteed delivery. >>>


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>>> “AtlasFram evaluated a range of innovative optionsinvolving a number of large national and regional fuelsuppliers before contracting with one of the UK’s leading fueldistributors. The agreement allowed Members to order aspecific volume of fuel, at a specific price - 63.79 pence perlitre (ppl) - for delivery in July, August and September.

“Prices on the spot market have subsequently increasedby 6ppl due to a number of factors. Outages at refineries inthe United States, measures to boost China’s economy andincreased speculation have all contributed to a tightening ofthe balance between potential supply and demand, whichhas driven the market higher. The late start to this year’sharvest further increased the pressure on fuel distributorsduring an already very busy time. Members who participatedin this initiative therefore benefited from a significant savingon their fuel costs and guaranteed delivery during a criticalperiod in the farming year.

“Members rely on us to provide them with totally-impartialadvice, save money on farm inputs and reduce theiradministrative burden. AtlasFram believes that this method ofpurchasing fuel will be increasingly popular and will shortlyoffer a similar scheme for heating oil ahead of the winterperiod.”

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Moving on from just selling andmanufacturing hydraulic hoses,we now offer and stock a widerange of other hoses and tubingsuitable for many applications inmany different industries.

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