Kildare man gets top job in machinery firm

Kildare native John Cahill has been appointed Sales Representative with farm and construction machinery distributors, McHale Plant Sales of Birdhill and Rathcoole with responsibility for Merlo telehandler and Komatsu mini digger sales countrywide.

From Coill Dubh, near Timahoe, he takes up his new role at McHale Plant Sales having previously worked as a service engineer with the company following earlier connections with Merlo and the plant sector that date back to the mid-1990s.

Operating from the company’s Rathcoole premises, John’s new role will see him focused on expanding Merlo’s market share in both construction and agricultural sectors, and in identifying new opportunities for the brand in other areas.

A parallel responsibility will include sales of Komatsu mini diggers, a role that will see him engage with utilities contractors and plant rental outlets.