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23, August 2013
Market report; Anglesey dealer; Polaris appoint; new faces at Ransomes; Drew Easton Award, farm safety workshop
IN THIS ISSUE
MARKET REPORT
SECOND BRANCH FOR ANGLESEY DEALER
POLARIS APPOINT ATV SERVICES
NEW FACES AT RANSOMES JACOBSEN
TOP SRUC AWARD FOR DREW EASTON
DANIEL JOINS MOWER MAGIC
CAMPEY CLEAR CONTAMINATED TURF
FARM SAFETY OPEN MEETING
ENGINEERING FOR AGRICULTURE
OPEN SUPPORT CAUGHT ON VIDEO
DRONE LAUNCHED ON GOLF COURSE
AND FINALLY . . .
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FROM THE EDITOR'S DESK
TIME TO TELL IT AS IT IS!
Educators should listen to the concerns of potential employers
by Chris Biddle


 
Chris Biddle
It's a good sign that exam pass rates have fallen this year . . .

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

 
Blades Industry Dinner 2013
An informal dinner for the grasscare and outdoor power equipment industry will be held on the first night of SALTEX 2013.

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NEWS
MARKET REPORT
Farm Machinery in first six months of 2013

 
Despite a drop in farm machinery sales to date in 2013, are we now at 'normal' levels?

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SECOND BRANCH FOR ANGLESEY DEALER
PGF Agri acquires ATV and groundscare dealership

 
Dylan and Amanda Williams of PGF Agri
Premises at Y Ffôr near Pwllhelli becomes second McCormick depot.

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POLARIS APPOINT ATV SERVICES
New dealer in Hollybush, Ayr

 
ATV Services
One of Scotland's largest ATV dealers has taken on the Polaris franchise.

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NEW FACES AT RANSOMES JACOBSEN
Expand sales & marketing team

 
Sam Cassidy
Samantha (Sam) Cassidy and Karen Proctor have joined the sales and marketing team at Ransomes Jacobsen.

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TOP SRUC AWARD FOR DREW EASTON
2013 Inverarity Award for business development

 
Drew Easton receives his award from Sandy Inverarity CBE
Drew Easton, Head of Engineering at the Barony campus of Scotland’s Rural College, has been presented with the 2013 Inverarity Award.

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DANIEL JOINS MOWER MAGIC
New Marketing Manager

 
Mower Magic
Lincoln based online dealership announces new Marketing Manager appointment


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CAMPEY CLEAR CONTAMINATED TURF
From Japanese nuclear disaster area

 
Koro FieldTopMaker being used for nuclear decontamination in Japan
Campey Turf Care Systems has supplied machines to help decontamination around Japanese cities affected by the devastated Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station.

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FARM SAFETY OPEN MEETING
Workshop to be held at NFU HQ at Stoneleigh

 
Farm Safety Open Meeting
An open meeting on farm safety issues and priorities will be held on 1 October.

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ENGINEERING FOR AGRICULTURE
Forum to encourage a new generation of engineers

 
Harper Adams
The Douglas Bomford Trust is staging a special day to encourage a new generation of engineers for agriculture on 7 November at Harper Adams.

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OPEN SUPPORT CAUGHT ON VIDEO
John Deere and Sherriff put through their paces

 
Watch John Deere's support of the Open
While golf fans around the world were watching Phil Mickelson win The 2013 Open Championship, John Deere was winning fans of its own at Muirfield.

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DRONE LAUNCHED ON GOLF COURSE
Fly-bys on website

 
One of the drone cameras used to record the holes at St Annes Old Links
St Annes Old Links gives everyone a bird’s eye view of the course.

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AND FINALLY . . .
Mind the grass!

 
Grass has been placed between platforms 2 and 3 at Euston station this week
Virgin Trains’ customers arriving at London Euston Station this week have been confronted by the unusual sight of a luscious swathe of real grass

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COUNTDOWN TO SALTEX
HANDY - 75 PRIZES FOR 75 YEARS
Distributor celebrates anniversary with 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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SALTEX PREVIEW
Low down on the major turfcare show

 
IOG Saltex
All you need to know about IOG SALTEX 2013.

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