Steve Gibbs
CUTTING COSTS OR INVESTING IN THE BUSINESS?
How are you working smarter?
by Service Dealer Editor, Steve Gibbs

Has the start of the season given you confidence to look at expanding certain areas of your dealership or is cutting costs still the order of the day? 

 

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TRACTOR SALES RISE SHARPLY IN APRIL
Reversing trend of first 3 months

According to figures released by the AEA, at 1,606 machines, the total was up by more than a third on April 2018 and was the highest April figure since 2012.

 

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UK registrations of agricultural tractors (over 50hp) in April were up sharply
MKM AGRICULTURE EXPANDS BUSINESS EASTWARDS
Beds ATV and UTV specialist opens new Suffolk branch
by Martin Rickatson, Service Dealer agricultural machinery editor

MKM Agriculture this week officially opened its second branch in Suffolk, following the firm’s establishment of new premises at Ixworth Thorpe, near Bury St Edmunds, back in March.

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DEERE PAYS $1M FOR AIR QUALITY VIOLATION
In Iowa

This week's WEB ONLY story is that it has been reported that Deere & Co. has agreed to pay $1 million to Iowa for violating air quality standards at its Cedar Falls, USA facility.

 

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Deere & Co. has agreed to pay $1 million for violating air quality standards at its Cedar Falls, USA facility
IAGRE APPOINT NEW CEO
With effect from 1st September 2019

The Institution of Agricultural Engineers has announced the appointment of Edward Hansom, BEng CEng MIMechE, as their next CEO.

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Edward Hansom speaking at the 2019 AGM and Awards yesterday (May 2nd)
TOUGH NEW APPRENTICESHIP STANDARDS PASSED
By AGCO apprentices

Agricultural engineers from the AGCO Apprenticeship Academy at Moreton Morrell College are celebrating being the first in the UK to pass through the tough new national apprenticeship standards.

 

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One of the qualfiying apprentices, Jacques Marshall, who works at Thurlow Nunn Standen Ltd in East Anglia
SALTEX ADDS ECO VILLAGE
New for this year

The organisers of October's exhibition are promising to showcase the latest green technology in groundscare in a new area, dedicated to environmentally-friendly products.

 

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SALTEX Eco Village
EDINBURGH TO LONDON BY MOWER - 60 YEARS ON
Event celebrated recently

Five former students who drove a Ransomes Matador non-stop from Edinburgh to London in 1959, were reunited recently to commemorate their epic journey at the University of Hertfordshire.

 

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Mike Smith, Mike Savage, Tom Hudson, Hugh Tansley and John Wilson 60 years on from their epic journey
ANOTHER AWARD FOR EGO'S POWERLOAD
Independent newspaper bestows

The Ego Power+ ST1510E loop handled line trimmer featuring Powerload has been voted a Best Buy in IndyBest, coming out on top in a test of nine manufacturers.

 

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Ego Power+ ST1510E loop handled line trimmer featuring Powerload
MTD APPOINT FOR SOUTH-EAST
Scott Hawkins joins as territory sales manager

Role will see him providing additional sales support on both the Cub Cadet TMSystem and Infinicut.

 

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Scott Hawkins
CUB CADET SUPPORTING BADMINTON HORSE TRIALS
Taking place this week

Company has sent its XZ3 122 machine to cut the trade area before and during the event, which is taking place in Gloucestershire until this Sunday, 5th May.

 

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Cub Cadet at Badminton
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