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09, December 2016
Tractor sales fall; U.S farm equip exports fall; Efco training days; Pellenc launch; rugby club praise dealer
IN THIS ISSUE
TRACTOR SALES FALL AGAIN
U.S FARM EQUIP EXPORTS FALL 14%
EFCO TRAINING DAYS SUCCESS
PELLENC LAUNCH RASION EASY
T H WHITE PRAISED AFTER RUGBY CLUB SECURES RFF GRANT
MASSEY INNOVATION HONOURED
TOP MARKS FOR MIDLANDS DEALER
AGRI-DRIVE SAFE CAMPAIGN
QUALITY ADVICE AT CROPTEC 16
AND FINALLY . . .
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FROM THE EDITOR'S DESK
HOT CHIPPER
British manufacturer's international success
by Service Dealer Editor, Steve Gibbs


 
Steve Gibbs
I visited woodchipper maker GreenMech this week and was delighted to hear a story of homegrown manufacturing success.

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HSBC DON'T SELL MOWERS
. . and dealers don't offer mortgages
by CHRIS BIDDLE Consultant Editor


 
Chris Biddle
In my view, HSBC are running an irresponsible ad, but my complaint to the ASA got short shrift . .

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NEWS
TRACTOR SALES FALL AGAIN
Figures down for November

 
Tractor registrations were down 4.8% year on year in November
Registrations of agricultural tractors (over 50 hp) in the UK in the month of  November totalled 597 units according to figures issued by the AEA.

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U.S FARM EQUIP EXPORTS FALL 14%
But exports to Europe rise by 4%

 
US farm equipment exports fall
A new report by the Association of Equipment Manufacturers suggests overall exports of American-made farm equipment fell by 14% between January and September 2016.

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EFCO TRAINING DAYS SUCCESS
Dealer interest necessitates larger venue

 
Efco Service Training Days
Emak UK Ltd., the manufacturers of Efco & Bertolini garden machinery, recently held two Efco Service Training Days at Chasewater Country Park.

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PELLENC LAUNCH RASION EASY
New pedestrian mower

 
Pellenc Rasion Easy
New model is a combination of the Rasion Basic and Smart models which were launched in 2015.

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T H WHITE PRAISED AFTER RUGBY CLUB SECURES RFF GRANT
For purchase of Iseki tractor

 
L-R: Club Chairman Peter Holmes, T.H. White Sales Representative Lee Miles and Secretary and Operator Colin Gardner
Old Saltleians Rugby Club, located in Birmingham, has received a grant of £5,000 from the Rugby Football Foundation which they used to purchase a new Iseki from T H Whites.


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MASSEY INNOVATION HONOURED
SIMA praise Dynamic Top Link Control

 
Dynamic Top Link Control
Massey Ferguson has received a Citation in the SIMA Innovation Awards for its system which automatically maintains the correct working angle of mounted implements.

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TOP MARKS FOR MIDLANDS DEALER
Solihull School praise Hydro 124 DN

 
Karl Brotherhood on the Hydro 124 DN
Karl Brotherhood, head of grounds, has claimed that his new Etesia ride-on from Midlands Grounds Machinery is ‘perfect’ for helping him fulfil a number maintenance tasks.

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AGRI-DRIVE SAFE CAMPAIGN
To be launched by NAAC in 2017

 
Agri-Drive Safe’ campaign to launch
The National Association of Agricultural Contractors intends to focus on the safe use of agricultural contractor’s vehicles.

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QUALITY ADVICE AT CROPTEC 16
For 'go-ahead' farmers

 
CropTec 2016
CropTec 2016 proved particularly timely this year, living up to its rapidly growing reputation as the knowledge exchange event for progressive arable farmers and their advisers.

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AND FINALLY . . .
U.S dealer's amazing Christmas light show!

 
Messick Farm Equipment's Christmas lights
A Pennsylvania dealer has created an incredible Christmas light display incorporating Kubota machinery. Watch a video of the synchronised light show and then watch a behind scenes explanation of how they achieved the spectacle.


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