Steve Gibbs
SALES SCORCHED?
Is the industry suffering from the prolonged dry spell?
by Service Dealer Editor, Steve Gibbs

Has this period of hot weather, plus the distraction of the World Cup, had an adverse impact on dealerships lately? Let us know your experiences.

 

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NEWS
TRAILBLAZER APPRENTICESHIPS
Industry standards explained at special workshop
by Chris Biddle, Consultant Editor

Over 50 dealers and industry representatives attended a full day workshop outlining the new Trailblazer Apprenticeship standards at Pershore College on Tuesday this week (10 July 2018).

 

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Glen Nash, Service Support Manager at the Turney Group spoke at the event
CITY & GUILDS MEDALS FOR EXCELLENCE AWARDED TO INDUSTRY MEMBERS
One industry, one college – two medals
by Chris Biddle, Consultant Editor

Two representatives of the landbased engineering sector, Luke Hill of Ernest Doe and Matt Davis of Kubota UK, have been awarded Medals of Excellence from City & Guilds.

 

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Luke Hill (second left) pictured with Sally Green (City & Guilds) and Mark Eden (Warwickshire Colleges)
2018 MOWING SEASON STARTS 3 WEEKS LATER THAN 2017
According to Cub Cadet's survey

Today's WEB ONLY story is that the wettest March in a decade, followed by mini-heat wave, has delayed the 2018 mowing season by over three weeks later than 2017's say Cub Cadet.

 

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Cub Cadet are conducting a lawnmowing season survey campaign
CATALYST COMPUTER SYSTEMS ANNOUNCED AS A SPONSOR
Of the Service Dealer Conference & Awards

Service Dealer are delighted to announce that once again Catalyst Computer Systems will be a Gold Sponsor of November's Conference & Awards.

 

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Catalyst Computer System's Mike Cameron (left) presents the ATV/Quad Dealer Of the Year award to Craig Wainwright-Fisher of Stratton ATV at the 2017 ceremony
'MONTY' RETIRES FROM MAJOR OWEN
After serving almost 30 years

Gordon ‘Monty’ Davies retired from Gwynedd-based dealership Major Owen Ltd. last month, having begun working for them in October 1989.

 

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Gordon ‘Monty’ Davies
DEALERS ATTEND YAK LAUNCH
AS Motor's new ride-on flail mower introduced

Dealers from throughout the UK were recently invited to a multi-location specialist event where they got to be part of a new product launch from AS Motor.

 

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Wolfgang Klaiver, AS Motor Product Manager, presenting the new AS 1040 Yak
BARTRAM MOWERS TAKE ON GRASSHOPPER
Latest dealer appointment

Scamblers of Bourn, Cambridge. have welcomed on board Bartram Mowers as their latest dealer to take on the Grasshopper franchise, covering the Suffolk area.

 

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Adrian Kersey and Martyn Keeling of Bartram Mowers
SALES DIRECTOR APPOINTMENT AT IBCOS
To grow customer base

Ibcos Computers Ltd has announced that James Buchanan will be taking charge of its sales team as the new sales director.

 

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James Buchanan
PRODUCTION OF LELY BRANDED GREEN HARVEST MACHINERY TO END
Ceasing in March 2020

AGCO have announced the strategic decision that the production of Lely branded green harvest machinery will come to an end in March 2020, in the German factories Wolfenbüttel and Waldstetten.

 

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Lely round baler
WOODHALL SPA SIGNS WITH TORO AGAIN
Relationship with local dealer is key

An important factor in the fourth five-year exclusivity agreement  was the Home of England Golf's relationship with Fineturf Machinery.

 

 

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L-R: Reesink’s Nigel Lovatt and Trevor Chard, Woodhall Spa’s general manager Richard Latham, sales manager for Fineturf Machinery Tom Moor and Woodhall Spa’s courses manager Sam Rhodes.
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