What Teagle Machinery does

Teagle Machinery Ltd is a third-generation, family-owned UK manufacturer of agricultural machinery, headquartered in Blackwater, Truro, Cornwall. Founded in 1937, the company designs and builds equipment for livestock farmers and agricultural operations, with a product portfolio organized around three core lines: bale processors (the Tomahawk and Telehawk series, including the 6100H, 6200H, 6200P, and C120 models), fertiliser spreaders, and swath conditioners (Super Ted 221). Application areas span feeding, bedding, maintaining butterfats, poultry bedding, and bioenergy, and the company also offers a Farming Simulator integration as a digital channel for brand exposure.

The company's products are specialized mechanical equipment — bale processors shred and distribute straw and bedding material, with documented efficiency outcomes such as reducing straw usage from 65 to 45 bales per week at Stonehall Farm. Teagle backs its hardware with a parts and warranty platform (Teagle Connect) and maintains a dedicated YouTube channel for product demonstrations. A £2.6m Double Powder Coat plant was commissioned in late 2023 to support future capacity and paint durability, signalling ongoing capital investment in manufacturing capability.

Teagle operates a hardware sales business model, distributing through an authorized dealer network spanning more than 100 countries, with localized websites for the UK, US, France, Germany, and CIS. Customers are primarily individual farmers and small agricultural businesses, with pricing handled via dealer quote rather than public list pricing. The company is privately held with no disclosed institutional or PE ownership, and in 2024 received the King's Award for Enterprise for International Trade in recognition of export growth.

Name

Teagle Machinery

Legal name

Teagle Machinery Ltd

Website

https://teagle.co.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

1937

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Teagle Machinery Ltd is a third-generation, family-owned UK manufacturer of agricultural machinery, producing bale processors (Tomahawk and Telehawk), fertiliser spreaders, and swath conditioners for livestock farmers and agricultural operations worldwide through a 100+ country dealer network.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Agricultural Machinery

NAICS

Farm Machinery and Equipment Manufacturing (333111), Agricultural Implement Manufacturing (33311)

SIC

Farm Machinery & Equipment (3523)

akta.pro primary industry

Hay & Bale Handling Equipment (IMAHACAF)

Keywords

• Agricultural machinery manufacturing
• Bale processing equipment
• Fertiliser spreaders
• Swath conditioners
• Farm equipment supply

Headquarters

HQ city

Truro

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Agricultural Machinery Sales: Teagle Machinery generates revenue through the manufacture and sale of agricultural equipment including bale processors, fertiliser spreaders, and swath conditioners. Products are sold through a global dealer network to farmers and agricultural operations worldwide.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Teagle Machinery manufactures and sells agricultural machinery, principally bale processors (the Tomahawk series and Telehawk), fertiliser spreaders, and swath conditioners (Super Ted 221), for livestock and arable farming operations worldwide. Products are sold through a global authorized dealer network and are designed for applications including straw feeding, loose-housing bedding, poultry bedding, maintaining butterfats, and bioenergy.

Product overview

Teagle Machinery is a third-generation family business established in 1937, manufacturing agricultural machinery primarily for the farming sector. The product portfolio is organized around three core product lines: Bale Processors (including Tomahawk models such as the 6200P, C120, and 6100H), Fertiliser Spreaders, and Swath Conditioners (Super Ted 221). The company also offers a Farming Simulator integration. Products are designed for applications including feeding, straw management, bedding for loose housing, maintaining butterfats, poultry bedding, and bioenergy. Teagle also provides support services including Teagle Connect, warranty registration, and replacement parts through their dealer network spanning over 100 countries.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Tomahawk: Bale processor product line including Tomahawk 6100H, Tomahawk 6200H, Tomahawk 6200P, and Tomahawk C120 models.
• Telehawk
• Super Ted

Products and services

• Tomahawk 6200P

Quantifiable outcome

• Reduced straw usage from 65 bales per week to 45 bales per week (30% reduction)

Named customers1 record

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• Strautmann: German manufacturer of loading wagons, bale processing, and feeding technology serving European livestock farms — directly comparable to Teagle's bale processor and feeding-equipment lines.
• McHale: Irish family-run agricultural machinery manufacturer specialising in balers, bale wrappers, and integrated bale-handling systems — a close peer to Teagle in size, family-owned status, and product focus on baled forage workflows.
• Krone Group: German agricultural machinery manufacturer with deep overlap in bale processing, swath conditioning, and self-loading trailers — directly competitive with Teagle's Tomahawk franchise in European livestock farms.
• Shelbourne Reynolds: UK-based agricultural equipment manufacturer with a heritage similar to Teagle's, specialising in strip-tillage, header trailers, and crop handling — a closely comparable domestic British agricultural machinery peer.
• Pöttinger: Austrian agricultural machinery firm with strong hay/forage, loader wagon, and swath equipment ranges; comparable to Teagle in swath conditioners (Super Ted) and bale processing adjacencies.
• Anderson Group: Canadian manufacturer of bale processors, bale wrappers, and bedding equipment — a focused direct peer of Teagle's Tomahawk bale processing line, particularly in North American markets.
• Kuhn Group: French-based global manufacturer of agricultural machinery with strong presence in hay/forage, fertiliser spreading, and livestock feeding equipment — competing across Teagle's three product categories.

Broad incumbents

• John Deere: Global agricultural machinery incumbent whose dealer network and broad product portfolio overlap with Teagle's farm equipment offerings, including adjacent baling and material-handling equipment.
• AGCO: Global agricultural equipment group (Massey Ferguson, Fendt, Valtra) competing across hay tools, baling, and livestock machinery — relevant incumbent comparator for Teagle's product categories and dealer-led GTM.
• Kverneland Group: Established European manufacturer of tillage, seeding, fertiliser spreading, and crop protection equipment; the fertiliser spreader line directly competes with Teagle's spreader products as part of a wider portfolio.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/@TeagleMachinery
• Xx.com/teaglemachinery
• Facebookfacebook.com/teaglemachinery

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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