Service Dealer Newsletter - SDF appoint; machinery thefts; Royal visit to Harper Adams; Kramp Academy; Ransomes, Toro Open Days

2012 PRO AWARDS: Report and pictures of the glittering Industry Awards, incorporating Dealer of the Year Awards and Turf Pro Awards, held on the first evening of SALTEX

SALTEX 2012: Show review and new products on show at the leading turfcare exhibition

FEATURE: Compact Tractors: What's new in the compact tractor market

DEALER PROFILE: Winchester Garden Machinery, winner of the 2012 Garden Machinery Dealer of the Year Award

COURSE REVIEW: Sundridge Park Golf Club, a hidden gem seven miles from the centre of London

PRODUCT FEATURE: Wiedenmann launch a new line up of machines in Germany

PLUS: NEWS, VIEWS, COMMENT . . . AND JIM GREEN

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FROM THE EDITOR'S DESK

IN OUR ELEMENTS
Weather still at the core of our business

In Hertford, Hereford and Hampshire, hurricanes hardly happen . . .

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NEWS

PRINCESS ROYAL AT HARPER ADAMS
Attends presentation on precision agricultural engineering

HRH Princess Royal returned to Harper Adams this week to open new student accommodation and hear about agricultural engineering

SDF APPOINT BRUCE HOPKINS
Franchises at Shenington and Hinckley branches

SDF appoint Bruce Hopkins Ltd at two branches

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THEFTS FROM DEALERSHIPS

Garden machinery has been stolen from a Somerset dealer, and £40,000 of farm equipment from Leics dealer

US COURT RULING CLEARS DEERE
Failure to read instructions was a factor in toddler's accident

Oregon Court of Appeal upholds previous ruling that maker and seller were not liable for a toddler's accident

B&S SALES DROP 20% IN Q1
Results are 'in line with expectations'

Briggs and Stratton saw sales drop by over 20% in Q1 of current trading year

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MORE FLOODING FORECAST
South West England and Wales under greatest threat

Environment Agency warn that with rivers full, flooding may re-occur in coming months

RANSOMES OPEN DAYS
3-hole RJ National hosts golfing skills competition

Once again, the Ransomes Jacobsen Open Days at Ipswich proved a great success

KRAMP ACADEMY CELEBRATES ONE YEAR
Three centre training courses offered

Kramp marks anniversary of training academy

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ARE YOU MOVEMBER- ING?
A number of industry initiatives under way

A giant 'mowstache' cut into grass is one sign of this months Movember charity appeal

TORO TOUR WINDS UP
Cardiff is final venue in 2012 tour

Toro on Tour winds up in Cardiff after covering much of the country

ROMNEY LANDSLIDE IN LOUISVILLE
Pumpkin chuckers have their say

AT the Louisville GIE+EXPO last week, visitors to the Billy Goat stand cast their early Presidential vote - with pumpkins

2013 EVENT PLANNER

The 2013 Event Planner in a new, larger size, will once again contain dates of all the national and international industry shows and events. Published with the December issue of Turf Pro/Service Dealer
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