At first the company concentrated on the development and manufacture of Slurry Pump Agitators.  These were particularly well received by the marketplace and the business grew at a substantial rate in the early days resulting in the need to move location and increase plant size to the current premises.

It was in 1988, after months of research, that Cross Agricultural Engineering developed the Folding Ring Roller.  The folding ring roller was huge hit.  Cross had a stand at almost every show in the country demonstrating their machinery, the response to this innovative product was favorable.  

Continuing research and development led to the arrival of the Furrow Press.  Being part of the One-Pass-System, the Furrow Press really took off and is yet another of the firms success stories.

The biggest venture embarked upon by Cross Agricultural Engineering to date is the mobile Beet Washer & Chopping Plant.  This machine won the Prototype Award at the Spring Show in the RDS in May 1992 and Armer Salmon took a keen interest in the machine.  Cross sold many machines to Armer Salmon.