If Senwes Equipment Mechanisation Managing Executive, Ferdie Pieterse had any concerns about the turnout at the event, he did not have to worry. More than 1 200 producers, stakeholders and spouses attended the two-day event, which saw an impressive selection of John Deere and JCB products on display. The event also featured various presentations by companies like John Deere, JCB, Rovic Leers and others.
Here Marius Groenewald, Chairman of Agri-Hertzogville, and his wife Tania, receive their prize from Ferdie Pieterse and John Deere Territory Manager, Philip du Plessis. Marius said the prize was welcome and would be ploughed back into the union. Tania applauded Senwes Equipment’s first Expo saying it was “very interesting for the ladies, especially the motivational speech by actress Leandie du Randt and the performance by singer Irene-Louise van Wyk. Ferdie added that the success of the event meant that it could very well become an annual event.