Steve Gibbs
DYNAMIC NEW INDUSTRY AMBASSADORS
Hope for the future
by Service Dealer Editor, Steve Gibbs

Three videos by new industry recruits, prove that land-based engineering can engender enthusiasm amongst younger people - but there's no doubt that the oxygen of publicity is required to turn this spark into a flame.

 

 

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NEWS
TECHNICIANS FOR 2021 WINNERS ANNOUNCED
LE-TEC name their top three

In our WEB ONLY story this week, designed to celebrate and find the UK’s best technicians in the land-based engineering sector, entrants were asked to submit a short video explaining three aspects of themselves.

 

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Laura Bassnet was named in first place
AG ENGINEERING IN SCHOOLS
Getting a taste of the life in the classroom
by Chris Biddle

The Royal Academy of Engineering is supporting an NFU project to enable children to get a taste of life as an agricultural engineer.

 

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Ag engineering in schools
AWARD FOR CHRIS BIDDLE
IAgrE recognises 60 years in the industry

Chris Biddle, who founded Service Dealer magazine in 1988, has been awarded the Institution of Agricultural Engineers (IAgrE) 2020 Award for Contribution to the Landbased Industry.

 

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RESEARCH INTO ROBOTIC MOWERS' IMPACT ON HEDGEHOGS PUBLISHED
'Dr Hedgehog' reveals results

Dr Sophie Lund Rasmussen and colleagues from Oxford University find that different models of robotic mowers vary substantially in their capability to detect and avoid hurting hedgehogs.

 

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Dr Rasmussen has released a video where she explains that pivoting blades can help hedgehog safety
NEW HOLLAND ANNOUNCE THEIR DEALERS OF THE YEAR
In the UK and Ireland

Due to the current Covid-19 UK restrictions the awards were announced during an online presentation on Thursday 22nd April.

 

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New Holland dealers of the year have been announced
STIGA MAKE CHARITABLE DONATION
To The Joshua Tree

Mower and garden tools presented to Cheshire-based children’s cancer charity who support families across the North West and North Wales.

 

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Sam Fletcher, business development manager for Stiga (left) hands over the machines to The Joshua Tree charity
HAYTER PARTNER WITH COMMONWEALTH WAR GRAVES FOUNDATION
To find the 'Best in Bloom'

The partnership has launched a competition, inviting entrants to create their own wildflower memorial to remember those who died in the world wars. 

 

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Hayter has partnered the Commonwealth War Graves Foundation
CLAAS UK WIN TEAM ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Presented by IAgrE

The Institution Of Agricultural Engineers say the award is presented in recognition of successful teamwork and demonstrates what can be achieved with collaboration. 

 

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Claas UK has fully engaged with agricultural engineering education in the UK
LISTER WILDER SIGN KOCKERLING AGREEMENT
Supply from all ag depots

Kockerling's range of tillage, seeding and grassland management equipment will be available from Lister Wilder's Cirencester, Reading and Ashford branches from tomorrow (1st May).

 

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Kockerling Vario
RETURN OF KUBOTA'S PHOTO COMPETITION
#MyKubota is back

Running from the 3rd to the 31st of May, operators are invited to submit an image of their Kubota machine along with a few words on why it's their machine of choice.

 

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#MyKubota photo competition is back
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