Steve Gibbs
DO YOU WELCOME OUR NEW ROBOT OVERLORDS?
Or is it wishful-thinking on behalf of the manufacturers?
by Service Dealer Editor, Steve Gibbs

With more evidence this week that that robot mowers are becoming ever more accepted by consumers we would like to hear from our readers about your experiences with the products.

 

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NEWS
TRACTOR SALES SHARPLY DOWN IN FEBRUARY
On levels from a year ago

According to figures released by the AEA, for the second month in a row, UK registrations of agricultural tractors (over 50hp) were sharply down on a year earlier in February.

 

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UK registrations of agricultural tractors (over 50hp) were sharply down on a year earlier in February
GARDEN TRADER ADDS ROBOTIC MOWER CATEGORY
Reflecting consumer demand

Site is already well populated with robotic products from Ambrogio, Husqvarna, Robomow, Honda, Stihl and John Deere.

 

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Robotic mowers featured on Garden Trader
STIHL INTRODUCE DIGITAL MARKETING WEBINARS
Training offered to dealers

This week's WEB ONLY story is that the manufacturer is introducing a webinar series which is split in to three 60-minute sessions and covers three key areas of marketing communications.

 

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STIHL
ETESIA RETURN AS GOLD SPONSOR
Of 2019's Service Dealer Conference & Awards

Service Dealer are pleased to announce Etesia as a Gold Sponsor of the 2019 Service Dealer Conference & Awards which returns to the DoubleTree by Hilton Oxford Belfry this November.

 

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Les Malin, managing director of Etesia UK presenting the Professional Turfcare Dealer of the Year award to Richard Taylor, Tom Bailey and Scott Reynolds of RT Machinery with Service Dealer owner Duncan Murray-Clarke (l) and comedian Charlie Baker (r) at 2018's ceremony
AL-KO GARDENTECH UK APPOINT NEW ASM
For the north of England

AL-KO Gardentech UK (Rochford Garden Machinery) say Amanda Shepherdson is an experienced area sales manager used to working with specialist dealer networks.

 

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COMPANY FORMED TO DELIVER AUTOMATED MOWER STEERING
For use on Toro mowers

Royal Reesink has formed a partnership with Vincent Achten to create TurfTroniq, a company that will develop and deliver the technology for automated steering of Toro mowers to the UK and Ireland.

 

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Royal Reesink has formed a partnership with Vincent Achten to create TurfTroniq
WALKER U.S EXECUTIVES VISIT UK DEALERS
Making good on SALTEX promise

Among the counties visited during the week long trip were Kent, Buckinghamshire, Hampshire, Coventry, Gloucestershire, Leicestershire, Cheshire and the Channel Islands.

 

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L-R: Will Merrick (Walker sales manager, Sean Woodger (owner S.W Mowers), Tim Cromley (Walker marketing manager)
DEALER'S OPEN DAY TO FEATURE LATEST LANDINIS
Cornish Tractors set for March 19

The latest agricultural tractors for livestock, mixed enterprise and arable farms will be ready for inspection at an open day being held by west-country machinery dealership.

 

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Tim Ward of Cornish Tractors (right) with farmer David Mallett receiving the keys to his new Landini 7-160 tractor
PRODUCT SPECIALIST APPOINTED BY HE-VA
Additional role for Glen Bootman

Opico Territory manager for East Anglia, Leicestershire, Northamptonshire and Oxfordshire has taken on the additional role for the HE-VA brand.

 

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Glenn Bootman
DOUBLE A ON COURSE AT DUMBARNIE LINKS
Supplying grow-in & maintenance machinery

John Deere dealer Sandy Armit of Double A has signed a partnership deal for the £11 million project with OB Sports Golf Management, the US firm hired to manage Dumbarnie.

 

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John Deere ProGator with spreader at work during the grow-in phase at Dumbarnie Links
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PUTTING PEOPLE FIRST
Challenging Zero Value Retailers in 2019

 

It is important that the public understand the true value of product knowledge and customer service provided by our dealer network.  That is why we have been introducing video clips of real dealers in the UK to humanise decision making online and physically direct customers to dealers.  Thanks to all of you who have helped us with filming and we will be adding more soon.  We would also like to thank those who re-subscribed for 2019 and indeed those new dealers who have joined the online success of Garden Trader.  By doing so, you have joined a truly national network of skilled independent dealers offering excellent customer service. All subscribed dealers can easily check their listing's analytics just by logging in to see for themselves just how Garden Trader is helping their business. In the launch phase Garden Trader delivered on average 550 users who were actively looking to make a purchase (product or service)  to individual dealer's pages. At £1.84 per week, we don't believe any other form of highly targeted digital promotion can get anywhere close to this value.  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. If you do wish to re-subscribe or indeed register you are still well in time to catch the season. 

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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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