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.

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.

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.

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

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

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

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.

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.

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.