Farms and Farm Machinery

Golden watch

Tony McVilly reckons Claas Harvest Centre Swayn & McCabe “has never been better” as he prepares for retirement after almost half a century with the business.

The Colac-based managing director has spent 48 years – his entire career – with the company and admits there is also a hint of trepidation about life without the only professional routine he has known.

Joining as a 16-year-old, McVilly has seen plenty of change within the business and the wider industry, none more influential than the ever-growing impact of technology

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