Ilincic will ‘bring valuable commerical and retail skillset’ after appointment to British Wool board
FARMING BRITISH Wool has appointed a new non-executive director, Marko Ilincic, to its board.
Mr Ilincic has most recently been an executive board member for The LEGO Group, responsible for setting global strategy and leadership direction for the company, whilst concurrently serving as senior vice-president for the Asia Pacific region.
Commenting on the new appointment, Trevor Richards, chairman, said “I’m delighted to welcome Marko to the British Wool team. He has worked for a very successful global brand at leadership level for over 20 years, and brings a valuable commercial and retail skillset to our team, along with considerable strategic experience. Marko has also been personally responsible for driving international growth in Asia – a key target market for British Wool.”
Market round-up
MESSRS Craig Wilson Ltd sold 14 prime heifers at Ayr on Tuesday to a top of £1,316.70 per head and 231p/kg to average £1163.82 and 213p, while one prime bullock sold for £1,055.45 and 209p. One young bull sold for £914.50 and 155p.
In the rough ring 48 beef cows sold to £1,260 and 152.7p to average 114.6p, while 54 dairy cows peaked at £900 and 108.4p to level at 86.7p. Two bulls sold to £1,280 and 130p to average 103p, while four clean OTM cattle peaked at £860 and 144.5p to level at 124.5p. The only dairy animal forward was a Holstein Friesian heifer which sold for £1,700.
Harrison and Hetherington Ltd sold 26 store heifers in Lockerbie on Tuesday to a top of £1,110 and 217.4p/ kg and an average of 175p (-14p), while 108 store bullocks peaked at £1,050 and 275.9p to level at 174.8p (-1.5p), while a single young bull sold for £900 and 214p.
C&D Auction Marts Ltd had forward an entry of 2,680 store hoggs and feeding ewes at Longtown on Tuesday. Best Beltex and Texel hoggs all sold to over £80 to a top of £90 for a single Beltex. Texels sold to £86; Suffolks to £73.50, Greyfaces to £72.50, Blackfaces to £67.50,
North Cheviots to £78, Hill Cheviots to £70 and Swaledales to £47. The 290 Feeding ewes sold to a top of £71 for a Texel.
Messrs Craig Wilson Ltd had 838 prime hoggs forward at their weekly sale in Newton Stewart yesterday. Top prices on the day were £95 for a pair of heavyweight Beltexs and 204 p/kg for Texel crosses with the overall average levelling at 180.4p (-5p on the week). The 405 Blackface prime hoggs in the sale averaged 178.4 p/ kg and peaked at £90 per head for heavyweights and 191.4 p/kg for lightweights.
A smaller show of cast sheep this week saw 112 heavy ewes sell to £102 for Texels and average £56.56, while 155 light/export-type ewes peaked at £54 for Blackfaces and levelled at £37.94.