Steve Gibbs
HOW'S BUSINESS?
How much of impact has this summer had?
by Service Dealer Editor, Steve Gibbs

We would very much appreciate your feedback today as we're running our annual Autumn Dealer Survey, to try to get a sense of how the network feels about business in 2018.

 

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Take our Autumn Dealer Survey
ANNUAL DEALER SURVEY
Let us know how your business has fared this year

We are running our annual Autumn Dealer Survey today - and we'd appreciate your feedback to let us know how your dealership has fared compared with 2017.

 

We'll publish the results and a selection of your comments in the next issue of Service Dealer magazine.

 

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NEWS
MERGER FOR DEERE DEALERS
Hunt & New Forest in agreement

The family owners of John Deere dealerships R Hunt Ltd and New Forest Farm Machinery Ltd have signed an agreement to merge their two businesses under the new name Hunt Forest Group.

 

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Tim Hunt (left), managing director of R Hunt Ltd and Ed Smales, managing director of New Forest Farm Machinery Ltd
FAROL APPOINTED BY KUHN
Additional dealer for central & southern England

The appointment sees all six of Farol’s depots become official stockists and service support dealers of KUHN’s full range of agricultural and amenity equipment.

 

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Farol will stockUHN’s full range of agricultural and amenity equipment
LEMKEN ACQUIRE STEKETEE
Hoeing technology specialist

This week's WEB ONLY story is that LEMKEN has acquired the Dutch manufacturer of mechanical weed control implements to expand its own crop care product portfolio.

 

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(L-R): Klaas Veerman, MD Steketee (former owner); Anthony van der Ley, CEO LEMKEN GmbH & Co KG; Iljan Schouten, LEMKEN Head of Business Unit Crop Care
ROCHFORD / AL-KO DEALER MEETINGS KICK-OFF ON MONDAY
Taking place at 10 locations

Rochford's have announced it's dealers' last chance to book their places at one of the 2018 Roadshows which start next week, where they promise some "big surprises".

 

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Rochford's Roadshows 2018
TRACTOR SALES 'TAKE A BREATHER' IN AUGUST
2% fewer sold than same month last year

According to figures released by the AEA, UK agricultural tractor registrations for August 2018 totaled 862 units - slightly down on the equivalent month in 2017.

 

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Agricultural tractor registrations for August 2018 totaled 862 units
ARIENS MAKE SENIOR APPOINTMENT
Director of Sales EMEAA

Jackie Williams is taking over the role of Director of Sales EMEAA, succeeding John Horn who is retiring from the Ariens Company at the end of 2018.

 

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Jackie Williams
NO SALTEX STAND FOR SCH AFTER 33 YEARS
Choosing to sponsor an IOG Award instead

SCH (Supplies) have explained why 2018 will be the first time for 33 years that they have not had a stand presence at a SALTEX exhibition.

 

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SCH's stand at the 2014 SALTEX in Windsor
GLEE TAKES PLACE NEXT WEEK
E.P Barrus to unveil 150 new products

Glee takes place at the Birmingham NEC from Monday to Wednesday next week and amongst the exhibitors E.P Barrus will be launching a plethora of new additions across their three main gardening brands.

 

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Glee
OVERTON APPOINT
Lewis Calvert joins company

Role will see Lewis promoting their range of machinery across Yorkshire, Lancashire, Manchester and the North and East Midlands.

 

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L-R: Lewis Calvert and Stuart Rose, Overton sales manager
IN CIDER TRADING!
Loxston supply Spider to Thatchers

Thatchers, the cider makers, based at Myrtle Farm in Sandford, Somerset, have purchased a Spider 1 remote controlled mower from supplying dealer, Loxston Groundcare.

 

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Groundscare and maintenance technician John Bryant operating the Spider 1 on a slope outside the Jubilee building
JOBS
 
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FGM CLAYMORE
Area manager - MIDLANDS / WALES / NORTH OF ENGLAND

Experienced sales representative required for leading distributor of outdoor power equipment with well established network of specialist dealers.

 

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SALTEX 2018 visitor registration now open.
SALTEX 2018 VISITOR REGISTRATION
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Event organisers have announced that visitor registration for SALTEX 2018 is now officially open at www.iogsaltex.com.

 

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The momentum is gathering pace as over 185 UK dealers have now subscribed.  Garden Trader is a product and dealer search website/directory only for specialist garden machinery dealers in the UK. It has been designed to support and promote our dealer industry to consumers who are specifically searching for garden machinery products and services.

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