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08, August 2014
Ken Salt; motor insurance for mowers?; Etesia promote; Burdens take on Polaris; PSD appoint
IN THIS ISSUE
KEN SALT
MOTOR INSURANCE FOR MOWERS?
LES MALIN PROMOTED BY ETESIA UK
BURDENS BECOME POLARIS DEALERS
PSD ANNOUNCE NEW APPOINTMENTS
TORO CELEBRATE CENTENNIAL
SISIS SUCCESS DOWN UNDER
UK AG EQUIP MARKET REMAINS STATIC
SALTEX ANNOUNCE SCHEDULE
GARDENING TO HIT FESTIVALS
PAN PUBLICITY CELEBRATE
AND FINALLY . . .
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FROM THE EDITOR'S DESK
CHANCERS AND SWEET FA
The incredible goings-on at my home town football club

 
Chris Biddle
Not everyone is looking forward to the new football season . . .

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AND THE WINNERS ARE . . . . ?
Clear winners in all the Service Awards categories

 
Service Dealer Awards 2014
Nominations have now closed for the 2014 Dealer of the Year Awards, and clear winners have emerged - with limited tickets still available for the ceremony.

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ATTRACTIVE DISCOUNT ON SALTEX ACCOMMODATION
Save with special offer on hotel accommodation during SALTEX

 
Beaumont Estate
Service Dealer has negotiated a very attractive accommodation package for the duration of the SALTEX show.

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NEWS
KEN SALT
Death of well-known garden machinery innovator and salesman

 
Ken Salt
Ken Salt, formerly of Robert H Andrews and Bob Andrews Ltd, has died at the age of 88.

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MOTOR INSURANCE FOR MOWERS?
EU ruling after Slovenian accident claim

 
Motor insurance for mowers?
EU to rule on compulsory motor insurance for ride-on mowers.

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LES MALIN PROMOTED BY ETESIA UK
Becomes operations director

 
Les Malin
Former general manager, Les Malin, has been promoted by Etesia UK to operations director - the first directorship for the UK company.

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BURDENS BECOME POLARIS DEALERS
Join the rapidly expanding network

 
Burdens Group are now Polaris dealers
Lincolnshire's Burdens Group are now selling the full Polaris range.

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PSD ANNOUNCE NEW APPOINTMENTS
Sales & marketing growth

 
Left – Scott Grieve (Marketing Manager), Middle - Stuart Mercer (Sales Director), Right – Russ Tomlinson (Area Sales Manager)
Russ Tomlinson becomes South Eastern Area Manager and Scott Grieve takes up the role of Marketing Manager.

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TORO CELEBRATE CENTENNIAL
Commemorated in US and UK

 
Toro centennial celebrations at Bloomington, Minnesota
July was a month of celebration for the Toro Company, as it celebrated its 100th anniversary on 10 July 2014.

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SISIS SUCCESS DOWN UNDER
Attended show held at Gold Coast

 
SISIS Veemo tractor mounted scarifier on the stand at the Australian Turfgrass Conference and Trade Exhibition
SISIS, together with Dennis mowers, have reported a successful show at the recent Australian Turfgrass Conference and Trade Exhibition.

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UK AG EQUIP MARKET REMAINS STATIC
2014 on course to match 2013

 
A similar level is expected to be spent on agriculutral equipment in the UK in 2014 as in 2013
British farmers are estimated to have spent of the order of £1.9 billion on farm equipment in 2013 and a similar level of expenditure in 2014 looks likely say AEA.

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SALTEX ANNOUNCE SCHEDULE
For one-on-one advice

 
IOG Saltex
The schedule has been announced for the Institute of Groundsmanship’s Ask the Expert advice centre at this year’s SALTEX.

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GARDENING TO HIT FESTIVALS
Music and food events to be targeted

 
Garden Industry Marketing Board
Garden Industry Marketing Board say they intend to attract under-45s into the sector, starting next Spring.

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PAN PUBLICITY CELEBRATE
With a day at the races

 
The PAN Team from L to R: Fiona Gebbett, Poppy Ingleson, Steven Jones (Front), Neil Davidson, Jill Hepburn, Tony Evans and Louise Prettyman
Well known industry PR company, Pan Publicity, celebrated their 32nd anniversary in style this week with a day at the races.

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AND FINALLY . . .
Let's hope he doesn't bend them!

 
Uri Geller
Uri Geller takes delivery of two Hayter Harrier mowers from Berkshire Garden Machinery.

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