A 30-year milestone for PMR: from the left, Neil Davies (former general manager); Mary Rees (general manager); John Phillips (chairman);
Charles Rees (member); and Joanne Davies (lead member co-ordinator)

An initiative founded on the principle of matching a shortage of machinery on one farm with a surplus on another is celebrating 30 years of operating.

PMR, then known as the Pembrokeshire Machinery Ring, was founded at a farmers’ meeting in October 1991 as a conduit for farmers to contract in equipment used only occasionally to minimise their own investment, or to contract out machinery to better justify ownership.

In the intervening 30 years its growth has been significant and 800 members and farmers can now find the best deals on straw, fuel, seeds, animal health products, even machinery spare parts.

PMR general manager Mary Rees says the organisation is continually evolving to meet the needs of its members.

Read more: Celebrating 30 years of PMR