JCB has been granted a preliminary injunction by a French court against Manitou which orders the company to stop producing telehandlers featuring a patented JCB productivity device - but Manitou has hit back against "misleading" statement.

According to Patrick Hanley, director of grounds care sales and service at JF Hanley Groundcare which is based at Ballydooley, Co. Roscommon, the dealership has taken on some new utility vehicle brands.

Dealership will be showcasing its professional range of groundcare equipment on Wednesday, March 6, from 9.30am to 4pm, at the National Sports Campus (NSC) in Blanchardstown, Dublin 15.

The run will start at Dublin Port and travel to Longford before finishing in Kilkelly, Co. Mayo, on Easter Saturday evening.

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.

Challenging “baptism of fire" for new recruit as she joined as company prepared to stage its most ambitious presence at the LAMMA show.

Company says strength of new products across the portfolio drove positive performance for the quarter.