Tractor of the Year 2015: A new challenge begins

Trelleborg and the Tractor of the Year awards have come together once again to further strengthen their strategic partnership for the co-marketed, “Tractor of the Year 2015: Let the challenge begin”. Following the success of last year’s event, the widely anticipated ‘Tractor of the Year 2015: Let the challenge begin’ will take place at Terre Blanche Resort, in Tourrettes, located in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France on May 6 to 7. The kick-off to the Tractor of the Year awards will be attended by representatives from 15 leading tractor manufacturers, along with an international judging panel of 23 journalists from across the European agricultural industry’s most influential publications.

Fabio Zammaretti, Chairman of the Tractor of the Year awards, commented: “The Tractor of the Year awards have unquestionably become one of the agricultural industry’s most anticipated events. And, with the ever increasing strength of our strategic partnership with Trelleborg, it’s safe to say that The Tractor of the Year awards will not only continue to grow, but be better placed to serve the needs of modern agriculture.”

The event will provide leading tractor manufacturers with a platform to showcase their candidates for the esteemed awards’ ‘Best of Specialized 2015’, ‘Golden Tractor for Design 2015’ and ‘Tractor of the Year 2015’ categories. After a stringent performance assessment of those nominated, the jury will then announce the finalists for the Tractor of the Year awards 2015 in June.

Paolo Pompei, Business Unit President Agricultural and Forestry Tires at Trelleborg Wheel Systems, commented: “Trelleborg has long lead the way when it comes to innovation for farming professionals. As such, we are delighted to further strengthen our long term partnership with the esteemed Tractor of the Year awards, demonstrating our commitment to fostering of the development of the agricultural industry.”