Barlo Motor Group

It all started in 1944... Barlo Engineering trading as Clonmel Engineering Works was started by Matt Barlow in 1944 (father of Sean Barlow) .The original premises was in Emmet Street, Clonmel which is where Superquinn Shopping Centre is now located. The companys first major achievement came in 1948 when we were appointed Main Distributors for David Brown tractors and Claas combine harvesters. This contract meant we were the sole distributors for counties Tipperary, Kilkenny and Waterford for David Brown and Class. Business kept going from strength to strength during the 1960s and 1970s, and in 1978 , the newly named Barlo Farm Machinery moved its Clonmel premises to a brand new facility which was opened by Mr Jim Gibbons, the then Minister for Agriculture. Barlo Farm Machinery served the farming community with great pride from its 5 branches, namely Clonmel, Kilkenny, Thurles, Tipperary Town and Dungarvan right up to the early 2000s. A new generation of the Barlow family were ...