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24, April 2015
David Withers unveils Blue Plaque; David Scott retires; Nick Rosam; Schiller and Kubota appoint; new showroom for Richmonds
IN THIS ISSUE
DAVID WITHERS UNVEILS BUDDING PLAQUE
DAVID SCOTT RETIRES
NICK ROSAM BOWS OUT
MALCOLM MULLENDER JOINS SCHILLER
KUBOTA APPOINT KEY ACCOUNT MANAGER
RICHMONDS OPEN NEW SHOWROOM
POLARIS SPONSOR NGO
JCB'S DAN DOES THE DOUBLE
BOMFORD CONTINUE DANISH GROWTH
AND FINALLY . . .
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FROM THE EDITOR'S DESK
BACK TO OUR ROOTS
Budding, beer and Blue Plaque

 
Chris-Biddle-sml
Wednesday was a special day . . . not only for a book signing in a brewery!

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IMPORTANT DATE FOR YOUR DIARY
19 November Service Dealer Conference and Awards

 
Service Dealer Conference & Awards 2015
Next week we will be announcing full details of an exciting new dealer conference, incorporating our annual Dealer of the Year Awards to be held at the Oxford Belfry Hotel on Thursday 19 November 2015.

Watch your email box next Wednesday for a special Event newsletter!

NEWS
DAVID WITHERS UNVEILS BUDDING PLAQUE
Specially commissioned tribute to lawnmower inventor

 
David Withers unveils the Budding plaque in Stroud
David Withers, President of Ransomes Jacobsen formally unveiled Blue Plaque to Edwin Budding on Wednesday.

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DAVID SCOTT RETIRES
After 39 years at TH Whites

 
David Scott
David Scott, managing director and CEO of dealers TH White, has stepped down from the company with his son Alexander taking over as md.

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NICK ROSAM BOWS OUT
Long serving Briggs & Stratton service manager

 
Nick Rosam
Briggs & Stratton's service manager Nick Rosam retired at the end of March.

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MALCOLM MULLENDER JOINS SCHILLER
As Regional Sales Manager-South

 
Malcolm Mullender
Takes over from Richard Jackson who, though retiring, will retain a part-time role with the company.

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KUBOTA APPOINT KEY ACCOUNT MANAGER
Sales team strengthened

 
Leana Horton
Leana Horton joins the company from construction plant hire specialist Hewden.

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RICHMONDS OPEN NEW SHOWROOM
Expansion for dealership

 
Richmonds Groundcare
Richmonds Groundcare has opened a new showroom and offices in Haslemere, Surrey, and has expanded its workshop facilities.

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POLARIS SPONSOR NGO
National Gamekeepers Association

 
Polaris

NGO members will have Polaris expertise on tap at a variety of shows, open days, and other NGO events across England and Wales.

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JCB'S DAN DOES THE DOUBLE
At engineering awards ceremony

 
Daniel Biggs
JCB apprentice Daniel Biggs honoured twice at the EEF Future Manufacturing Awards held in London.

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BOMFORD CONTINUE DANISH GROWTH
New dealer appointed

 
Svenningsens Maskinforretning A/S
Bomford Turner have announced Svenningsens Maskinforretning A/S as their new dealer based near Copenhagen.

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AND FINALLY . . .
Women fantasise most about seducing their gardeners!

 
Eva Longoria and Jesse Metcalfe in Desperate Housewives
Survey claims its all down to the uniform of choice for a gardener which is apparently, topless, mowing lawns in the sunshine!

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SPONSORED ANNOUNCEMENTS
4 MEN WENT TO MOW
Briggs & Stratton's amazing InStart video

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Toro offer British Grand Prix tickets with test drives of new Zero Turn range

 
SW ZT Timecutter SW 3200
Toro recently announced a competition to launch its range of nine new Zero Turn mowers.

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STM ANNOUNCE NEW HIGH END DOMESTIC RIDE ON
From Scag

 
SCAG Liberty Z in use
To tap into an additional market in the grasscutting world, SCAG have introduced  the "LIBERTY Z" Zero-Turn ride-on mower.

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EVENTS
IAGRE CONFERENCE 2015
Wednesday 20th May

 
'Too much or too little water?: Engineering innovation for agricultural water management in a changing climate’
This year’s IAgrE Conference is entitled 'Too much or too little water?: Engineering innovation for agricultural water management in a changing climate’.

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