During the same period there were a number of major changes, there was a spate of merges and takeovers which reduced the number of marques and farmers started to buy fewer large tractors instead of more small tractors. The net result was a significant reduction in the volume of coupling devices required and this had a negative impact on the production economies.
Concurrently ARM designed, developed, manufactured and sold a range of buildings for livestock (primarily pigs) throughout the UK.