Steve Gibbs
DIRECT SELLING
What's your view?
by Service Dealer Editor, Steve Gibbs

With STIHL's announcement today that they will be experimenting with a direct sales web-store for some of their products, we'd like to hear what our readers think of the practice.

 

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NEWS
STIHL ANNOUNCE DIRECT ONLINE SALES CHANNEL
For cordless garden tools

Today, STIHL Great Britain announced plans to launch a pilot direct online sales channel for its range of consumer cordless garden power tools in late February 2019.

 

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STIHL Compact Cordless System
MARK ROCHFORD LEAVES ROCHFORD GARDEN MACHINERY
Departed today

Mark Rochford has left the company that bears his family name, which leaves the business with no family members remaining following its sale to AL-KO Gardentech last summer.

 

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Mark Rochford pictured at SALTEX 2018
FARMERS FUEL £1.2 MILLION CROWDCUBE SUCCESS FOR SMALL ROBOT COMPANY
Initial £500,000 target reached within minutes of launch

This week's WEB ONLY story is the sustainable farming robotics company, who futurist Ed Gillespie discussed at November's Service Dealer Conference, has announced that it has raised £1.2 million on Crowdcube equity crowdfunding.

 

 

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Two robots - Tom monitoring prototypes
SUCCESSFUL CLASS ACTION AGAINST 8 LAWNMOWER MAKERS IN CANADA
Reaches $7.5m settlement

A settlement has been reached in a lawsuit against 8 major lawnmower makers that alleges they conspired to make their products sound more powerful in order to justify charging customers more money in Canada.

 

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An image from the class action website where consumers can make their claims - thought to be worth $15 to $55 per mower
DEERE TOP THE CHARTS (FROM THE PAST) ONCE AGAIN
Market shares for 2017 announced

John Deere maintained tractor registration market leadership in 2017, with AGCO overtaking CNH to move into second place.

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John Deere maintained tractor registration market leadership in 2017
MANITOU UK MAKE SEVERAL NEW DEALER APPOINTMENTS
Four changes announced

Manitou UK has announced new dealer appointments as part of its constant review of the dealer network.

 

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L-R: Peter Smyth, Sales Director Manitou UK; Tom Gaskin; Paul Roberts, Area Sales Manager Manitou UK; Rod Gaskin
JENSON CHIPS IN AGAIN
For chairty fundraising

For the second consecutive year Jensen woodchippers have offered their support to a charity Christmas tree collection run by Dorothy House Hospice Care which has raised over £26,000 this Christmas.

 

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Jensen UK business manager, Bill Johnston, with Lackham students taking part in the January 2018 woodchipping activity
SHARROCKS CONTINUES RANSOMES' AMBER VALLEY RELATIONSHIP
Customer for 18 years

Amber Valley Borough Council, located in Derbyshire, has continued its long relationship with the manufacturer, with its latest purchase of two MP493 rotary mowers from local dealer Sharrocks.

 

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Members of the Amber Valley Borough Council grounds maintenance team, with Steve Hanlon (right), sales manager at Sharrocks
EGO LAUNCH 'INDUSTRY FIRST'
Powerload now available

EGO say they have tackled the problem of reloading line with its new ST1510E - Power+ Line Trimmer featuring Powerload technology.

 

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WOLF-GARTEN LAUNCHES NEW CONSUMER-FACING WEBSITE
To support its range of products

Company says new features improve visitor experience and makes it easier to find local stockists.

 

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Wolf-Garten's new website
JOBS
 
Hamilton Brothers
HAMILTON BROTHERS
Parts Sales Assistant

An exciting opportunity exists in the Bishopton Depot for a Parts Sales Assistant who enjoys multi-tasking and working as part of a team.

 

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Hamilton Brothers
HAMILTON BROTHERS
Groundcare Workshop Service Adviser

An exciting opportunity exists in the Bishopton Depot for a Groundcare Service Adviser who can provide efficient admin and service support in a busy workshop office environment.

 

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P S Marsden (Lawnmower Services) Ltd
P S MARSDEN (LAWNMOWER SERVICES) LTD
Service Technician

P S Marsden (Lawnmower Services) Ltd are a family owned business based in Nottingham and are looking to appoint an experienced service technician.

 

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Sponsored Product Announcements
 
Map of dealerships registered with Garden Trader
DEADLINE FOR NON SUBSCRIBED DEALERS ANNOUNCED
Be Visible For £1.84 Per Week

Thank you to the majority of dealers who have now re-subscribed for 2019 and indeed those new dealers who have joined the online success of Garden Trader.  In fairness to them all, we will be taking down those listings who have not re-subscribed next Friday at midnight.  So if you wish to re-subscribe or indeed register for the first time then now is the time to do so.  In our launch phase, on average Garden Trader delivered 560 users who were actively looking to make a purchase (product or service)  to individual dealer profile pages.  The majority of these also clicked through to individual dealer web sites - so extremely warm leads.  Not bad in a tough year.  All subscribed dealers can easily check their listing's analytics just by logging in and see for themselves just how Garden Trader is helping their business. Garden Trader delivers amazing value for just £1.84 per week and we don't believe any other form of highly targeted digital promotion can rival this.  Better still, it is promoting our highly skilled dealer network in the UK and helping fight discount based zero value online retailers and DIY stores.

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545 Mark II and 550 XP® Mark II
NEW GENERATION 50CC CHAINSAWS FROM HUSQVARNA
Set a new standard for cutting capacity

In Huskvarna, Sweden on 17th January Husqvarna held a press event to launch the new generation of chainsaws in the professional 50cc segment: 545 Mark II and 550 XP® Mark II.

 

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Cobra HS23 spreader
HENTON SPREADS THE MESSAGE
With four new products

Whether it is fertilizers granules, grass seed or salt, Cobra has a range of four new walk-behind products that will take all the effort out of spreading and ensure accuracy of delivery and minimising expensive loss.

 

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Gardencare
CLOCK TICKING ON CENTRAL SPARES BIG PRE SEASON CAMPAIGNS
Offering some of the best terms in the industry

Central Spares have launched two of their biggest pre-season campaigns to date, on pre-season orders for Briggs & Stratton parts and the very popular Gardencare machinery range.

 

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Evopos video demo
EVOPOS - THE ALL-IN-ONE SERVICE DEALER MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
The dealer software that does more and costs less!

For a free demonstration contact Evopos on Tel: 01202 795900

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