Steve Gibbs
FUTURE FLAGGED
Acquisitions point to machinery trends
by Service Dealer Editor, Steve Gibbs

With another big boy buying up a robotic start-up, it's clear where manufacturers see the future for outdoor powered machinery.

 

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NEWS
STANLEY BLACK & DECKER TO ACQUIRE REMAINING 80% OF MTD
For $1.6 billion in cash

In our WEB ONLY story it was announced this week that Stanley Black & Decker has agreed to acquire the remaining 80 percent ownership stake in MTD Holdings Inc, the manufacturer of brands including Cub Cadet and Troy-Bilt.

 

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MTD manufacture brands including Cub Cadet
BAGMA ANNOUNCED AS A NETWORKING SPONSOR
Of 2021's Service Dealer Conference & Awards

Service Dealer are pleased to announce BAGMA as a Networking Sponsor of the 2021 Service Dealer Conference & Awards which returns to the Double Tree by Hilton Oxford Belfry this November.

 

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BAGMA's Keith Christian, Brian Sangster and Richard Jenkins at the 2019 Service Dealer Conference & Awards
NEWS
DAVID COLE TO STEP DOWN FROM REESINK LEADERSHIP
Leaving md role in April 2022

David Cole has overseen the company’s turfcare, agriculture, used machinery and electric vehicles business since 2014, and had previously worked for the former Lely business between 1990-1999.

 

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David Cole
JOHN DEERE ACQUIRES BEAR FLAG ROBOTICS
To "accelerate autonomous technology on the farm"

Deere & Company has signed a definitive agreement to acquire the Silicon Valley-based Bear Flag Robotics for $250 million USD.

 

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Deere and Company has acquired Bear Flag Robotics
FIRST CORVUS DEALER IN WALES
Appointed by Boss ORV

Based in Llanbedr, Gwynedd, D G Thomas Agri has been announced as the first dealer for Corvus utility vehicles in Wales.

 

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Phil Everett of Boss OHV has welcomed Will Ellis, md of D G Thomas Agri, to their dealer network
HANSA OFFERING DEALERS CHANCE TO WIN £1,000
New promotion launched

Chipper manufacturer Hansa Products has launched a new initiative that they say offers garden machinery dealers the chance to win £1000 to invest in their business.

 

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Hansa have launched a new initiative
DEALERS ENCOURAGED TO TAKE UP KICKSTART SCHEME
BAGMA remind business owners

BAGMA have said if you are an employer looking to create jobs for young people, you can apply for funding as part of the government's Kickstart Scheme.

 

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Dealers can apply for the Kickstart Scheme
DEALER HELPS DUDSBURY GC STAY IN TRIM
Replaces ageing fleet

Southampton-based dealer, D.J. Scott Garden Machinery, facilitated the recent sale of a Ventrac 4500 all-terrain compact tractor and Contour mowing deck to Dudsbury Golf Club, Hotel & Spa near Bournemouth.

 

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