I was privileged to attend Husqvarna's fourth edition of their Silent City conferences in Hamburg this week.

Billed as "an ongoing project about the future of sustainable landscaping", this week's event continued the discussion which the previous ones in Antwerp, Stockholm and Edinburgh had raised - namely how can the maintenance of parks and open green spaces be maintained in greener, healthier and more ecologically sound ways in the future.

In Hamburg this week particular emphasis was placed on the value of trees in an urban environment and on the effects of noise from green space management.

The agenda was set by Sascha Menges, president of Husqvarna division, who said the company was "solidifying our commitment to the environment, but also to health." He said this wasn't just an intent, but rather this commitment has been "validated and calibrated" with external agencies, with very specific carbon reduction targets set by the manufacturer.

Sascha explained that for Husqvarna the most significant impact they as a company have in terms of both carbon footprint and noise emissions, is not through the manufacturing process or component delivery, it's through customer use of their machines. In order to mitigate this, the company are continually working on technological solutions.

"Robotics and automated systems are a fantastic opportunity to reduce emissions and become environmentally friendly, but also healthy," said Sascha. "Also battery products, an emission-free solution, are much better from a noise perspective but also from a carbon footprint perspective. Digital solutions can also reduce the carbon footprint of the products in use."

Sascha concluded that the message had to be strongly conveyed and shared that there can be much smarter ways we think about green maintenance.

An unhealthy noise

One of the great aspects of the Silent City conferences is that the audiences there, who are predominately made up of custodians of green spaces from across Europe and the wider world, are not simply sold to for the duration. Thought provoking expert speakers are invited to give their take on how they believe the future of professional landscaping in public places should be shaped. Hence this time around we heard from representatives from the WWF, from an organisation who quantify the value of trees called Treeconomics, from a landscape architect, and academics. 

One speaker who provided quite a powerful message and one which for me, summed up what the entire conference was about, was Dr Jamie Banks from a non-profit organisation based in the U.S called Quiet Communities. Dr Banks explained that the organisation she represented has as their mission to "transition landscape maintenance to low noise, zero emissions practices with positive solutions to protect the health of workers, children, the public and the environment."

A fact which she discussed, which frankly I had no idea about, is that quite simply "noise makes you sick."

Rather than just hearing loss, prolonged exposure to noise from say, a petrol powered leaf blower, can lead to various health problems, most significantly cardiovascular disease. This article from Time magazine from February this year explains how "noise disrupts the body on the cellular level. Specifically, researchers say, it induces stress responses and activates the sympathetic “fight or flight” nervous system. This causes a spike in stress hormones, which can eventually lead to vascular damage."

Dr Banks believed that so far, in the U.S at least, legislation against noise levels from outdoor powered equipment had been largely ineffectual - mostly because the rules are not enforced stringently enough and are therefore widely flouted. She argued that with technological developments in battery-powered machines manufacturers were in a wonderful position with a real opportunity to actually improve the health of users.

With this in mind, the conference allowed Husqvarna the opportunity to launch several new products which have at the forefront of their development, this desire to keep noise and emissions at a minimum.

Quiet launches

Launched with an impressive practical demonstration of its abilities was a new all-wheel drive robotic mower, the Automower® 535 AWD. The unit is designed for professional use and manages 70% inclines and rough terrain, with zero direct emissions. It operates at 62 dB and manages lawn sizes of up to 3,500 square meters. The machine is also equipped with a remote object detection feature, Ultrasonic, which means it reduces its speed as soon as it senses a nearby object. Wheel brushes and a rubber bumper have also been added to the body.

Conference delegates were bussed out Baaken Hafen Park in Hamburg to watch the new machine at work on a very steep man-made grassed slope. The unit's all-wheel drive system and articulated steering coped with the conditions admirably.

Sascha Menges described the mower as "a game changer for professional lawn care." He said it enabled landscaping teams to work safer and smarter, whilst contributing to city health by reducing noise and carbon emission to minimum levels. The unit will be available in spring 2019.

Also demo-ed in the park was a new backpack battery blower, the 550iBTX. Described by the company as one of the first professional battery backpack blowers in the industry, it has close to zero vibrations due to an embedded fan system.

Pierre Lanquist, product manager electric at Husqvarna, said, "The performance of the 550iBTX is comparable to a 50cc petrol blower, but with benefits such as lower emissions, vibrations and sound levels. Compared to a petrol blower, it also reduces operational costs.”

Also previewed in Hamburg was a new Carbon Footprint Calculator addition to Fleet Services, the company's data-driven software system. Via machine sensors or built-in connectivity, the new calculator works out the carbon footprint from a landscaper's entire machinery fleet and gives them the tools to analyse trends over time and identify improvement areas. The carbon footprint is broken down into application area, product category, engine type and location.

“The new feature is developed for municipalities as well as landscaping teams, as the Carbon Footprint Calculator can help commercial users identify possibilities to further cut carbon emissions,”, said Jonas Willaredt, the company's sustainability director.

Finally, a vision of the future was presented with the delegates getting to see Husqvarna's design concept known as ZERO. Described as an "autonomous and sustainable green space solution", the concept combines robotic mowers with solar power, artificial intelligence, induction charging, virtual boundaries, and multiple sensors.

The idea of the system is that during the daytime, the solar-powered charging hub generates electricity from sunshine through photovoltaic cells. When low on energy, the robotic mowers automatically return to the charging hub, where they can be sealed in by sliding doors and recharged via induction charging plates. The LED light tubes on top of the solar hub provide by-passers with information about energy levels as well as creating an atmospheric glow during the night.

Rajinder Mehra, design director, at Husqvarna brand said, “To reduce cities’ carbon footprint, we have to explore new and untested ideas. Design concepts like Husqvarna concept ZERO, is a great catalyst that energises us to develop new people and planet friendly solutions."

Silent City proved once again to be an incredibly thought-provoking and fascinating two days for all who attended. Husqvarna should be applauded for organising a conference which is so much more than simply a vehicle to sell machinery. With their programme of speakers they have genuine intent to ignite a dialogue regarding how the future of green space management will need to evolve.

I'm sure the decision-makers who were in attendance, who have responsibility for the upkeep of our parks, will have left with some serious food-for-thought running through their minds - which will most likely influence their machinery purchasing decisions in the years to come.

Following the purchase of Southern Harvesters at Reading in 2015, CLAAS UK Ltd and Oliver Agriculture Ltd (OLIVERS) have agreed to further extend their partnership, allowing the continued long-term growth of OLIVERS and the CLAAS brand from the Home Counties to the south coast.

On 1st October 2018, OLIVERS purchased the business activities of SOUTHERN Petworth in West Sussex and WESTERN Winchester in Hampshire, including the transfer of all 26 staff members in sales, service, parts, administration and management. This acquisition expands the OLIVERS business from 3 to 5 branches.

“We are delighted to continue to grow our business with CLAAS,” said David Jarman, MD of OLIVERS, “and we hope that our new customers in Sussex and Hampshire will appreciate the long term view we take to our service-focused business.

"OLIVERS have been serving farmers for nearly 200 years, and we intend to continue doing so for many years to come. This acquisition is a key part of our plan for continued growth.”

At the same time, SOUTHERN Ashford was acquired by CLAAS Manns Ltd and will be rebranded as MANNS Kent. CLAAS says the synergies of MANNS Kent with the six other MANNS locations, particularly MANNS Essex, and the Used Machinery Centre at Saxham will help and support the further growth of the Kent operation.

CLAAS Western will continue its successful growth from the four remaining locations in the company’s historical trading area, where it commands excellent market shares together with high customer respect for its service levels.

Service Dealer has announced that stand-up comic, singer and actor Charlie Baker will host the evening Awards dinner at the upcoming Dealer of the Year Awards.

The Awards take place on the evening of Thursday 15th November at the Oxford Belfry Hotel, following on from the Service Dealer Conference which takes place during the day.

As well as being well-known on the stand-up circuit, Charlie has been seen on TV as himself on Never Mind The Buzzcocks, The Rob Brydon Show, Let's Dance For Sport Relief and The Great British Bake Off: An Extra Slice amongst many other things.

He has also acted in The I.T Crowd, Miranda, Doctor Who and Eastenders - plus appeared in the film The Boy In The Striped Pyjamas.

For more information about the Service Dealer Conference & Awards, including booking details, please visit the Service Dealer website.

A total of 48 young service technicians have formally graduated from the latest John Deere Ag Tech, Parts Tech and Turf Tech advanced apprenticeship programmes, run in partnership with national training provider ProVQ.

John Deere hosted its annual apprentice graduation ceremony earlier this year in Germany, with the apprentices visiting the company’s cab factory and European Parts Distribution Centre in Bruchsal before being presented with their awards at the John Deere Forum in Mannheim.

Allan Cochran presents their awards to (clockwise from top left) John Deere Ag Tech Apprentice of the Year Ewan Edwards of dealer RBM Agricultural Ltd; Turf Tech Apprentice of the Year Sean Murphy of Charlies Groundcare; joint Parts Tech Apprentices of the Year Max Evans of Tallis Amos Group and Jack Norman of Masons Kings.

Four of the company’s apprentices won overall awards for the 2017 graduation year. Ewan Edwards of dealer RBM Agricultural Ltd, Louth was named Ag Tech Apprentice of the Year, for which he received a crystal plaque, a certificate and vouchers for workshop tools worth £250.

Sean Murphy of Charlies Groundcare in Newtown was awarded Turf Tech Apprentice of the Year and joint Parts Tech Apprentices of the Year were Max Evans of Tallis Amos Group in Bristol and Jack Norman of Masons Kings in Exebridge. All three also received a crystal plaque and certificate, and the same value vouchers.

The presentations were made by Deere & Company’s Region 2 training delivery manager Dr Lutz Schueppenhauer and John Deere Limited’s newly appointed branch training manager Allan Cochran.

John Deere’s three-year Ag Tech and Turf Tech and two-year Parts Tech apprenticeships lead to IMI Level 2 & 3 Diplomas in Landbased Engineering and Vehicle Parts Competence, and registration at LTA Intermediate level in the industry’s Landbased Training Accreditation scheme. In subsequent years qualified technicians undergo further education and adult training within the John Deere University programme, on a career path that can ultimately lead to the highest possible LTA Master Technician accreditation.

Now in its 26th year, Ag Tech was the first such scheme to be introduced in the UK and won a National Training Award at the end of 1997, the only one ever made to an agricultural machinery apprenticeship programme. Since the first programme started in 1992, well over 700 apprentices have graduated through the three main schemes and are now working in the company’s nationwide dealer network.

Allan Cochran took over the role of John Deere Limited branch training manager for the UK & Ireland from his predecessor Richard Halsall at the beginning of March, and works closely with training partner ProVQ on the John Deere apprenticeship programmes.

Allan joined the company in 1997 as a management trainee after completing an HND in mechanisation, planning and business management at SAC Auchincruive. His subsequent responsibilities have included sales demonstrator instructor for tractors, service training instructor, area manager product support for Scotland and then Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland, and product specialist for tractors and loaders.

In 2005 Allan was promoted to technical services manager and then senior product support specialist, and from 2009 he was technical support specialist for the tractor dealer technical assistance centre (DTAC) system and a harvesting customer support specialist.

John Deere’s 2017 Ag Tech, Parts Tech and Turf Tech graduate apprentices at the John Deere Forum in Mannheim, Germany (in alphabetical order by sponsoring dealer):

Ag Tech
Luke Bryant, Ben Burgess, Beeston; Samuel Coote & Callum Luker, Ben Burgess, Newmarket; Reece Crowe, Dean Revell, Mark Southgate & Benjamin Swallow, Ben Burgess, Norwich; Ben Anderson, Burden Bros Agri, Framfield; Josh Green, Doubleday Group, Kings Lynn; Ronnie Gardner, Farol, Byfield; Marcus Lewis & Jack Meeks, Farol, Hinckley; Ross Leathley, HRN Tractors, Balbeggie; Steven Scott, HRN Tractors, Insch; Liam Butt, Masons Kings, Chudleigh; Anton Pettitt, P Tuckwell, Ardleigh; Robert Wallbank, P Tuckwell, Cromer; Jack Waterfield, P Tuckwell, Great Dunmow; Oliver Bradshaw & Daniel Stearn, P Tuckwell, Worlingworth; Samuel McGee & Daniel Watson, RBM Agricultural, Brigg; Ewan Edwards, RBM Agricultural, Louth; William Harper, RBM Agricultural, Malton; William Hill, RBM Agricultural, Retford; Daniel Evans, Rea Valley Tractors, Welshpool; Robert Newsam, Ripon Farm Services, Ottringham; Ben Ellis & Curtis Radford, Sharmans Agricultural, Grantham; Reece Stanbury, Smallridge Bros, Barnstaple; Matthew Morley, Tallis Amos Group, Evesham; Struan Stevenson, Thomas Sherriff, Coldstream; Callum Banks, Thomas Sherriff, Jedburgh.

Parts Tech
Leslie Cletheroe, Ben Burgess, Aylsham; Jack Watkin, Charlies Groundcare, Newtown; Callum Reilly, Macgregor Industrial Supplies, Inverness; Jack Norman, Masons Kings, Exebridge; Campbell Moir, Netherton Tractors, Forfar; Kieran Simpson, Netherton Tractors, Glenrothes; Dustin Edwards, Sharmans Agricultural, Stamford; Matthew Smith, Tallis Amos Group, Bibury; Max Evans, Tallis Amos Group, Bristol; Tyler Moorhouse, Tallis Amos Group, Narberth.

Turf Tech
Sean Murphy, Charlies Groundcare, Newtown; Ryan Parsonson, P Tuckwell, Ardleigh; Thomas Breeds, P Tuckwell, Cromer; Polat Sadrazam, Tallis Amos Group, Evesham; Robbie Weir, Thomas Sherriff, Haddington.

Ariens Company, now referred to as AriensCo, has launched refreshed corporate branding.

In a statement the company said the new identity "celebrates its portfolio of global brands, building upon and protecting the company’s reputation, while separating its corporate efforts from its product brands." They go on to say of the logo that it personifies their "premium global presence while establishing the corporate enterprise with an identity of its own."

The re-branding also helps to differentiate between the corporate brand and product brands, specifically the Ariens® brand. Sometimes confused due to their shared name, colour palette and iconography, the new identity will prevent future confusion by establishing a "neutral, versatile and high-end feel with the company’s core values as the focus". The updated styling also uses textural images of distressed copper, concrete and steel that symbolise the company’s manufacturing heritage.

In operation since 1933, AriensCo began in rural Wisconsin when Henry Ariens and his three sons developed the first American-made rotary tiller. In 1960, the company manufactured its first snow blower, the Ariens Sno-Thro®.

Since then, AriensCo has ceated a portfolio of brands including Ariens®, Gravely®, Countax® and Westwood®. AriensCo has its UK and EMEAA headquarters based in Oxfordshire.

SDF has appointed Haverfordwest based Phillips Bros Engineering as its sole distributor for its DEUTZ-FAHR and SAME brands covering Pembrokeshire in south west Wales.

Tom and James Phillips started their dealership four years ago having worked for Riverlea Tractors and Brodyr Evans Bros after both brothers achieved BSc (Hons) Degrees in Agricultural Engineering from Harper Adams University.

L-R: Steve Griffith, Tom Phillips, James Phillips, Gerwyn Richard

“Having grown up and worked on a family dairy farm, we know farming doesn't stop after hours or at weekends and that's why we offer a 24/7 service,“ says Tom. “Our father instilled into us a farmers work ethic and we have now brought this into the engineering sector. Providing a quality service has been the key to growing our business.”

Phillip Bros Engineering has established itself as a strong and professional aftersales business specialising in engine and gearbox rebuilds, hydraulic and electrical diagnosis, metal fabrication, and on site repairs. The company also supply a variety of parts, oils and consumables for all makes and models as well as pocess all the tools and diagnostics to ensure any problem on any machine can be resolved.

“The time is now right for our company to move into new tractor and machinery sales and the profile and heritage of both the SAME and DEUTZ-FAHR brands fit well with our own aspirations to grow our business,” says Tom.

“Our business and customer base has grown significantly over the past four years and we are constantly investing in the tools, technology and top quality engineers to keep up to

date with the requirements of todays agricultural tractors and farm machinery.”

Phillip Bros Engineering now employs four fully mobile engineers who cover the whole of Pembrokeshire.

Toro has discovered that a SGR-13 Stump Grinder, model 22619, was stolen from its premises in Spellbrook between the night of Tuesday 2nd and morning of Wednesday 3rd October.

SGR-13 Stump Grinder

The machine, with serial number 401385037, was reported stolen to the police on Wednesday morning.

The Toro Company is urging anyone who might know anything in relation to the theft or the whereabouts of the machine to contact them at the following email address sales@hayter.co.uk

The STIHL chainsaw promotion is back where users can receive STIHL accessories worth up to £87 when purchasing selected cordless and petrol chainsaws.

With the promotion running until 14th December 2018, any customer purchasing either a cordless MSA 160 C-BQ or MSA 200 C-BQ chainsaw, as well as a petrol powered MS 180 or MS 181, before this date will receive a pair of clear contrast goggles, a filing kit and ADVANCE MS Ergo gloves free of charge.

For users looking for a bigger saw, purchasing the petrol powered MS 211, MS 231 or the MS 251 saws will gift customers with ADVANCE MS Ergo gloves, a filing kit, a forestry axe and a pair of clear contrast goggles.

All of the chainsaw models within the promotion are designed for domestic use.

Russell Group recently held a Groundcare Demo Day at Stocksbridge Golf Club in Sheffield.

Organised by Glen Sawyer, Russell’s equipment sales manager based at their Rotherham depot, the dedicated Ventrac Demo Day attracted in excess of 40 visitors from local landscape contractors, golf courses and a national hire company.

Trencher demo

Five Ventrac 4500 compact tractors with a total of 13 different attachments were assembled at four stations. Visitors rotated between each station and were able to see each implement demonstrated and, in some cases, ride and drive the machines.

Implements and attachments demonstrated included four different mowing decks, two blowers, trencher, edger, Aera-vator, Power Broom, Power Rake and stump grinder. Also on demonstration and makings its UK debut was the new Boom Mower, to be officially launched at SALTEX at the end of October.

Commenting after the event Glen Sawyer said, “This was an excellent day and it certainly surpassed our expectations, It was a great effort from my team, the guys from Price Turfcare and the staff at Stocksbridge. Head greenkeeper Jamie Hobson was most accommodating allowing us to dig trenches, clear bracken and reshape the edges of his fairways and the guys driving the machines did a great job. Anyone who has visited Stocksbridge knows that it has some very steep slopes and the demo team certainly put the equipment through its paces.

Rupert Price, Managing Director of Ventrac’s UK importer Price Turfcare added, “I’ve been in this business for over 20 years and this was the most successful demo day I have ever attended. I am extremely grateful to Glen and his team; these events take a lot of time and effort to organise - it was a great day.”

Bobcat has announced the opening of a new distribution and spare parts center for Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA) in Halle, Germany.

As a result of a multi-million euro investment and utilising the latest in warehousing and sorting technology, the new center will ensure the speedy delivery of spare parts and other components to dealers and customers throughout EMEA.

Over time, the Bobcat dealer and customer bases in EMEA have grown rapidly, resulting in a significant increase in their needs and expectations. Currently, Bobcat has around 180 dealers in 75 EMEA countries. By investing in the new state-of-the-art facility in Halle, Bobcat say they will ensure the fastest service for the company’s dealers and their customers.

Located close to Leipzig Airport, the new 43,000 m2 Bobcat Aftermarket Service Center covers an area equivalent to 14 full-sized football pitches. Over 150,000 different spare parts and components are stocked in the new center. These are delivered from Bobcat factories (in USA and Europe) and certified suppliers from around the world and made available directly to dealers and their customers in EMEA.

The center is also responsible for supplying aftermarket products to the Parts Distribution Center (PDC) in Dubai in the United Arab Emirates. The Dubai PDC supplies spare parts to Bobcat and Doosan Portable Power dealers in the Middle East and East Africa.

Paulo Florindo, EMEA Aftermarket Senior Director, Doosan Bobcat EMEA, comments: “With the high investment in the new distribution center, we are also very clearly committed to EMEA as a region. The new center will enable us to supply our customers even faster and more flexibly with everything they need. With 130 new jobs created, we are confident we will provide the best service.”

HAMILTON BROTHERS (Part of the Hamilton Ross Group) are leading suppliers and service contractors of Groundcare Machinery to numerous golf courses, Premier Division Football Clubs, local councils and sports arenas across West Central Scotland.

An exciting and challenging opportunity exists for a dynamic Groundcare Service Manager to effectively manage our Groundcare Workshop at Bishopton Headquarters and lead a team of highly qualified Groundcare Technicians to meet and supersede deadlines and achieve great customer satisfaction.

Requirements:

• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• Good management skills.
• Excellent IT, organisational and administrative abilities.
• Technical knowledge of grass cutting machinery and the groundcare and golf retail markets is not vital but would be beneficial.

Responsibilities:

• Ensuring the workshop, surrounding areas and equipment are maintained regularly and kept tidy.
• Managing and supporting the Warranty Administrator.
• Ensuring Service staff are well trained to perform to the best of their abilities.
• Liaising with the Parts Department to ensure effective parts supply.
• Updating all job types, maintaining all relevant records and creating overtime rotas.
• Taking responsibility for the regular upkeep of the Service Department Health and Safety standards.

Benefits:

• The full support of an employer interested in your success and training.
• A competitive salary.
• 22 days holiday plus 8 public/bank holidays per annum.
• Long established, local and trusted employer.

An excellent remuneration package awaits the right candidate- is it you? Please send or email your CV with a covering letter to Kenneth Smyth at kens@hamiltonbros.co.uk

UK, Official Carlisle Distributor Tyre-Line, is pleased to announce a raft of new sizes and fitments to their extremely popular range of Carlisle AT489 ATV/UTV tyres.

New size markings which include 205/80-12, 255/65-12 and 280/60-12 for the popular Polaris Ranger series of utility vehicles and 240/75-10, 265/65-10 and 305/60-10 for the T / Work Series of John Deere Gator’s are just some of the newly available size markings in the AT489 range.

Not only do these new tyres have new size markings (all are designed to replace conventional marked tyres) but they also offer other benefits which include “E” marking, for vehicle road homologation and are MST (Multi Service Tyres) spec meaning that they are designed to be suitable replacements for both standard ATV/Quad and UTV spec machinery. They are fully compliant to new tyre marking legislation UNECE-106 (which deals with ECE Homologation of certain machinery sector specific tyres) therefore making the issue of supplying the correct spec tyres now a much simpler prospect.

Tyre-Line will be exhibiting the expanded range of Carlisle AT489 tyres at SALTEX 2018, 31st October – 1st November @ NEC Birmingham, stand D082. Their knowledgeable and friendly staff will be on hand to offer expert advice on all tyre options and fitments for the ATV/UTV machinery market and any questions you may have regarding the new ECE Homologation legislation.

They can also be contacted on 01458 250350 – aftermarket@tyreline.com

uni-power have released details of their annual special offer with Extra Discount, Extended Payment and Free Carriage.

For details of the Pre-Season offer click here

For the Briggs & Stratton Excel order form click here

For the Fuel Fit offer click here

For the Briggs & Stratton brochure click here

The full offer can also be downloaded via www.uni-power.co.uk (Account login details required), or requested via info@uni-power.co.uk .

Event organisers have reported a significant increase in pre-show visitor registration ahead of SALTEX 2018, which takes place at The NEC, Birmingham on 31 October – 01 November.

It certainly is encouraging times for the show which will be celebrating its 73rd anniversary. Since moving to the NEC, the show has grown steadily in terms of exhibitors, floor space and visitor numbers and current figures for this year appear to hint towards SALTEX 2018 continuing the trend.

Visitor pre-registration for 2018 is at an all-time high with current figures 11% up on last year which reflects not only the quality of the show but also how accessible the NEC is. In the post-show survey, SALTEX 2017 attendees said that the venue, and convenient dates were key reasons behind their decisions to attend the FREE event. Located in the centre of the UK, whether you are travelling from overseas or within the UK, the NEC is easy to get to by car, rail or air.

Visitors from 41 different countries have already registered for SALTEX 2018. The majority will be travelling to the NEC from various parts in Europe but according to pre-registration data there will also be a large proportion of visitors attending SALTEX from as far as the likes of Australia, the USA, Japan, Pakistan and Saudi Arabia – to name but a few.

Visitors will no doubt be looking forward to an impressive line-up of world-class innovation from over 300 exhibitors on the show floor. In addition to the wide range of innovative products on display within the indoor environment, visitors to SALTEX will have the chance to see many of these in action through the outdoor demonstrations which will be taking place on a grass area directly outside the SALTEX halls 6,7 and 8.

In fact, the outdoor demonstrations feature at SALTEX 2018 has completely sold out with a high number of exhibitors choosing to take outdoor plots.

This year, visitors can expect to see the latest line marking technology as demonstrated by Rigby Taylor, Intelligent Marking and Fleet Line Markers; Groundwater Dynamics will be showcasing equipment which helps deal with flooding and standing water issues; Skarper will be featuring their fabulous array of wood chippers and idverde will be constructing a mini football pitch consisting of Mixto reinforced natural hybrid turf.

SALTEX 2018 is free to attend. To register your attendance and beat the queues visit www.iogsaltex.com

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