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30, August 2013
Kramp merger; Makita skills support; Farol's speedy sale; Allett to unveil; SALTEX countdown
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KRAMP MERGER
MAKITA SUPPORT WORLDSKILLS TEAM
FAROL MAKE SPEEDY SALE!
MASTIFS AT WORK IN GEORGIA DOME
SCOTTISH BOWLS SEMINAR DATES
ALLETT TO UNVEIL COMPLETE LAWN CARE SYSTEM
BITTER SWEET WEEKEND
CLARE JOHNSON WEDDING
MR MOW-TIVATOR
AND FINALLY . . .
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FROM THE EDITOR'S DESK
FEEDING A BASIC PSYCHE
Shows go along way to filling a growning void

 
Chris Biddle
Not as much speculation as the tranfer market, but anticipation in the air . .

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BLADES DINNER AT SALTEX
Hans Peter Stihl to be guest of honour and speaker.

 
Blades Industry Dinner 2013
LAST CALL, over 110 people already booked for the inaugural Blades dinner

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NEWS
KRAMP MERGER
Joining forces with Danish parts specialist Grene

 
Kramp and Grene to target 1 billion euro sales by 2017
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MAKITA SUPPORT WORLDSKILLS TEAM
Landscape Gardening final at NEC

 
Students competing at RHS Tatton Park
Competition be held at the UK’s biggest skills and careers event: The Skills Show, 14-16 November.

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FAROL MAKE SPEEDY SALE!
A champion's choice

 
Sir Jackie Stewart OBE shakes hands on the new John Deere 4720 compact tractor deal with dealer Farol's groundcare sales manager Peter Helps
Sir Jackie Stewart OBE has invested in a new John Deere compact tractor supplied by local dealer Farol of Milton Common, near Thame in Oxfordshire.

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MASTIFS AT WORK IN GEORGIA DOME
On temporary natural pitch

 
Eric Holland of Precision Turf uses a Ransomes Mastiff to maintain the natural pitch his team installed in the Georgia Dome
British built Mastiff walk-behind mowers from Ransomes Jacobsen, recently played a key role at the CONCACAF Gold Cup quarterfinal matches held in Atlanta, Georgia.

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SCOTTISH BOWLS SEMINAR DATES
Announced by Dennis & Sisis

 
Bowling green maintenance seminars

Currie Bowling Club, Near Edinburgh on 1st October and Cardonald Bowling Club in Glasgow on 2nd October.

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ALLETT TO UNVEIL COMPLETE LAWN CARE SYSTEM
At September's spoga-gafa

 
Allett - Complete Lawn Care System
Allett Mowers will be unveiling its Complete Lawn Care System at this year’s Spoga + Gafa Garden Trade Fair in Cologne.

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BITTER SWEET WEEKEND
Cricket club win title - but machinery store cleaned out

 
South Wilts CC
Last weekend, South Wilts Cricket Club won the ECB Southern Electric Premier League but suffered the loss of all their mowing equipment.
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CLARE JOHNSON WEDDING
Marriage of MAP Live organiser

 
Clare Johnson wedding
MAP LIVE organiser, Clare Johnston, recently married James Pinniger
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MR MOW-TIVATOR
Mows his lawn six tmes a week

 
Stuart Grindle
Mad keen gardener reckons he has spent 40,000 hours creating the perfect lawn ...
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AND FINALLY . . .
Hay, that's my car!

 
No one was hurt in the accident
A tractor crashed into parked cars, sending hay bales flying this week in Morpeth.

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COUNTDOWN TO SALTEX
SALTEX IS HERE!
Major turfcare show opens Tuesday

 
IOG Saltex
Check out Service Dealer's preview of IOG SALTEX 2013 which takes place next week.

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HANDY - 75 PRIZES FOR 75 YEARS
Distributor announces full list of prize draw worth over £17,000

 
Handy Distribution - 75 Prizes For 75 Years - stand M25

To commemorate it's 75th Anniversary of Handy Distribution will be holding a ‘free to enter’ prize draw starting on the first day of SALTEX 2013.

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