Steve Gibbs
LIFE UNDER LOCKDOWN
Dealers making decisions for their businesses
by Service Dealer Editor, Steve Gibbs

Service Dealer heard via our Zoom meeting that perhaps there has been a little more clarity for agricultural machinery dealers this past week - but life for domestic, and especially commercial groundscare machinery dealers, is particularly tough.

 

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BUSINESS SUPPORT
 
SME Digest Special Feature
NEGOTIATING WITH LANDLORDS AFTER CORONAVIRUS
Business advice for tenants
by Adam Bernstein, Service Dealer's SME Digest Editor

Every week, Service Dealer's SME Digest editor, Adam Bernstein will be providing our dealer readers with a Business Support article, designed to offer help and guidance for small business owners during these testing times.

 

On SERVICE DEALER'S WEBSITE this week, Adam looks at one of the key issues and concerns facing commercial tenants - paying rent.

 

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NEWS
SECOND INDUSTRY THINK TANK TAKES PLACE
And next week a dealer one is scheduled

Service Dealer held another Zoom meeting this week, convening manufacturers, suppliers, business support services and trade associations - with a similar event planned for dealers next week.

 

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Wednesday's Zoom meeting
JCB JOINS NATIONAL CALL TO ACTION
Over ventilator shortage

This week's WEB ONLY story is JCB is poised to re-start production at a factory closed as a result of the Coronavirus crisis in order to join the national effort to manufacture ventilators, the company announced this week.

 

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The JCB ventilator housings
NEWS
STIHL DONATES PPE
Supports local NHS

STIHL GB, with its head office in Camberley, Surrey, has supported its local NHS Trust by donating essential PPE to key workers.

 

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STIHL has donated PPR to its local NHS
SHINING A LIGHT ON CHAMPION TECHNICIANS
LE-TEC announce the winners of their Technicians For 2020 competition

Designed to celebrate and find the UK’s best Technicians in the Land-based Engineering sector, entrants submitted a short video explaining three aspects of themselves.

 

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Technicians For 2020 winner Will Twigg from Ripon Farm Services
HONEY BROTHERS OPEN NEW PREMISES
Held Open Day to celebrate in early March

Honey Brothers, the dealership established in 1955 who specialise in forestry and arboricultural equipment, have opened a new, purpose-built premises in Peasmarsh near Guildford, Surrey.

 

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Honey Brothers' new premises
CLAAS BRINGS FORWARD LAUNCH OF ONLINE PARTS DOC CATALOGUE
In response to Coronavirus pandemic

In order to minimise human contact and still provide a high level of service to customers, Claas UK has launched its Parts Doc electronic parts catalogue on its website for customers.

 

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Claas UK has launched its Parts Doc electronic parts catalogue
OPICO APPOINT LOUTH TRACTORS
For Maschio Gaspardo in North Lincolnshire

Louth believe the addition of the full tillage line-up of ploughs, cultivators, drills, combination drills and rotovators, as well as the range of Maschio flail mowers, strengthens their offering.

 

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L-R: David Day, product manager for Maschio Gaspardo in UK ‘elbow bumping’ with Philip Stephenson, agricultural sales manager, Louth Tractors
USEFUL LINKS
Government guidelines & more

Here are some useful links regarding businesses to close and the furloughing of staff - plus BAGMA's Cornoavirus Hub and how to volunteer.

 

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Useful links
LAWNMOWERS
New book illustrates the development of a quintessentially great British invention
by Chris Biddle, Service Dealer Founder

Which came first “lawns or lawnmowers?” asks Brian Radam in a newly published book chronicling the history of grass-cutting from before 1830 to the present day.

 

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Lawnmowers by Brian Radam
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