DUTCH dairy equipment developer Hanskamp has appointed Lars van Gaalen as its sales manager for the United Kingdom, Irish Republic and northern Germany.

A graduate from the AOC Agricultural Centre, Montfoort, in his home province of Utrecht, Lars has since gained valuable farming experience on a 1200ha unit in Western Australia and with a 300,000ha outback station.

Prior to joining Hanskamp, which specialises in accurate and easily managed feeding systems for dairy cows, he spent two years with a German equipment supplier.