RESOURCES ploughed into a broadband scheme has reaped benefits for a local tractor firm.

A leading supplier of equipment to the agriculture sector in north Wales is benefiting from superfast broadband at its depot on the Llyn Peninsula, and is seeing a difference to the business as a result.

Leader of the house with responsibility for digital, Julie James, visited Mona Tractors’ depot in Llanystumdwy to find out more about the impact superfast broadband has made on the business.

The company adopted superfast broadband in late 2016 and now benefits from download speeds of around 70Mbps, compared with one or two Mbps previously.

The Llanystumdwy depot has access to superfast broadband as result of the Welsh Government’s Superfast Cymru programme which has brought faster internet speeds to areas which would otherwise not receive them.

Benefits for Mona Tractors have included helping improve the efficiency of its operations by using cloud-based technologies.

It has also helped ensure customer satisfaction, through improvements to the speed and reliability of the connection.

It has allowed the company to make full use of an advanced process control system, which integrates sales, promotion, HR and finance processes into one central platform, which can also be accessed remotely by employees.

The company also use mobile broadband technology, known as MiFi devices, to ensure remote access while out visiting clients.

These are increasingly gaining superfast 4G capacity, further speeding up the process.

Susan Jones, director Mona Tractor Company, said: “Superfast broadband not only helps us run the business, it’s essential for us to do business. Before we had superfast broadband we had speeds of between one or two Mbps, but now it’s around 70. This is has made a huge difference for us and our customers as we can provide a faster more reliable service.”

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