Steve Gibbs
GLEE FINDS ITS AUDIENCE
And it's not specialist dealers
by Service Dealer Editor, Steve Gibbs

Once a mainstay of dealers’ calendars, Glee is very much these days an event for garden centres and other domestic gardening retailers - but should dealers consider returning?

 

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NEWS
STANLEY BLACK & DECKER BUY STAKE IN MTD
20% being acquired - with option for further 80% in 2021

Stanley Black & Decker Inc has said it is buying a minor stake in MTD Products Inc for $234 million, expanding deeper into the outdoor garden equipment market.

 

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MTD makes brands including Cub Cadet
AGRI-ARGO APPOINTS NEW GENERAL MANAGER
Adrian Winnett joins from Amazone

Adrian Winnett, has been appointed general manager at AgriArgo UK Ltd, the distributor of Landini, McCormick and Valpadana tractors in the United Kingdom and Ireland.

 

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Adrian Winnett
GGM EXPAND BARONESS COVERAGE
Territory expanded across Yorkshire

This week's WEB ONLY story is GGM Groundscare have announced that they have recently signed an agreement to expand their existing Baroness sales area across Yorkshire.

 

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GGM's Baroness territory has been expanded
LINCS DEALER TAKES ON BAUER IRRIGATION PRODUCTS
Burdens Group Ltd to supply range

Dealership will handle the Bauer irrigator range for customers throughout Lincolnshire, east Nottinghamshire and north Cambridgeshire.

 

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Rob Jackson (right) welcomes Burdens Group commercial horticulture specialist Andy Wilson to the Bauer irrigation dealer network
WALKER MOWERS UK LAUNCH FINANCE SCHEME
Working with EFT Finance

Company says the scheme makes a purchase attractive and affordable with a weekly payment scheme across all the models in their range.

 

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Walker Mower
SCH TAKE ON THREE APPRENTICES
Due to a busy summer and increased orders

SCH Supplies say they feel that it’s only fair to give younger people an opportunity to get their careers started in engineering.

 

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L-R; Ian, Samuel, Harrison, Morgan, Debbie, Harrison, Andrew
2018 U.S LAWN & GARDEN TRACTOR PRODUCTION TO INCREASE
Estimated figure published

Power Systems Research has estimated that there will be 856,905 Lawn & Garden Tractors produced in the U.S. during 2018 - an increase of almost 10% from 2017-18.

 

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Husqvarna leads in production of Lawn & Garden Tractors in North America with 42% of total units produced
GRASSLAND & MUCK 2020 RELOCATES
To Ragley Estate

The triennial working machinery event is moving to a new location in 2020, which organisers say will give it a fresh new feel for exhibitors and visitors alike.

 

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Andrew Lazenby, Chief Executive, Royal Agricultural Society of England & Innovation for Agriculture; Alan Granger, Chief Executive and Resident Land Agent, Ragley Estates; Hamish Stewart, Farm Manager, Ragley Home Farms; Eva Ross, Strategic Marketing & PR Manager, Yara UK
DOUBLE A SPONSOR GREENKEEPER AWARD
Present prize jointly with John Deere

Scottish turf dealer Double A, alongside John Deere, has sponsored SRUC Elmwood’s annual John Deere HNC Student of the Year Award which was recently presented to Gregg Hood.

 

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Award winner Gregg Hood (left) with Sandy Armit, managing director of sponsoring John Deere dealer Double A
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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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