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13, June 2014
Polaris acquire; Deere dealers train; Cereals winners; worst pitch; Viking results
IN THIS ISSUE
POLARIS ACQUIRE KOLPIN
DEERE DEALERS GET TO GRIPS WITH GREENKEEPING
MACHINERY WINNERS AT CEREALS
BRITAIN'S WORST PITCH NAMED
RECORD RESULTS FOR VIKING
DESIGN AWARD FOR AGROTRON
CUB CADET TRIALED
CARNIVAL TIME FOR KUBOTA
AG TRACTOR REGISTRATIONS
DIXIE CHOPPER APPOINT GM
TEST LATEST COMMERCIAL VEHICLES
MAIDEN SPEECH FOR LORD BAMFORD
FARM CYCLE CHALLENGE
MARK BARTRAM COMPLETES RUN
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FROM THE EDITOR'S DESK
WHAT GOES AROUND . .
Parallels with summer of 2004

 
Chris Biddle
It seems that some things never change . .

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NEWS
POLARIS ACQUIRE KOLPIN
Powersports accessories manufacturer

 
Polaris has acquired Kolpin
Polaris. has acquired Kolpin Outdoors to enhance their offerings in the powersports accessories market, it has been announced in Minneapolis.

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DEERE DEALERS GET TO GRIPS WITH GREENKEEPING
New training programme

 
An indoor training session on John Deere's Quick Adjust (QA) cutting units
John Deere dealers from across Europe are brushing up on their greenkeeping skills at Morley Hayes Golf Club in Derbyshire this summer.

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MACHINERY WINNERS AT CEREALS
New awards launched at show this week

 
McHale's Fusion 3 Plus baler-wrapper

A tractor transmission, bale wrapper, seedbed cultivator and a weed imaging spot sprayer have each won a prestigious award introduced at Cereals this week.

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BRITAIN'S WORST PITCH NAMED
Briggs & Stratton sponsor competition

 
Briggs & Stratton's Ian Small presents the £3000 cheque to South Newton & Wishford FC's Harry and Paul Russell
The worst amateur football pitch in the UK was presented with its prize of £3000 towards a pitch makeover and a new kit by Pitch To Win this week.

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RECORD RESULTS FOR VIKING
2013 sales grew by 10%

 
Viking MB 448 TC
Viking has reported a record 2013 with global sales reaching £130.6 million, with Great Britain turnover increasing by 15% year-on-year.

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DESIGN AWARD FOR AGROTRON
7250 TTV wins Compasso D'Oro

 
DEUTZ-FAHR 7250 TTV Agrotron
The DEUTZ-FAHR 7250 TTV Agrotron tractor has won the 2014 Compasso D'Oro, one of the most prestigious design awards in the world.

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CUB CADET TRIALED
By British Eventing course builders

 
Richard Taylor
Cub Cadet’s involvement in Eventing has taken another step forward with David Evans and Richard Taylor, two of the most successful course builders in Britain today.

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CARNIVAL TIME FOR KUBOTA
Taking part in Thame celebrations

 
Kubota RTVs will be joining in with the fun

Thame based, Kubota UK, will continue its 35-year celebrations tomorrow (Saturday 14th June) by taking part in the Thame Carnival.

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AG TRACTOR REGISTRATIONS
Up in May

 
UK agricultural tractor registrations
UK agricultural tractor registrations saw a change of + 6.1% in May 2014 say AEA.

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DIXIE CHOPPER APPOINT GM
And expands sales staff

 
Dixie Chopper general manager. Chris Vernon
U.S. mower manufacturer Dixie Chopper, which has been acquired by Jacobsen, has appointed a new general manager and hired staff for its sales and marketing divisions.

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TEST LATEST COMMERCIAL VEHICLES
At DRIVEIt@Bruntingthorpe event

 
DRIVEIt@Bruntingthorpe
DRIVEIt@Bruntingthorpe is a major new event taking place on July 10th, 11th & 12th, which will allow professionals to view and test drive the latest commercial vehicles.

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MAIDEN SPEECH FOR LORD BAMFORD
In House of Lords

 
Lord Bamford
JCB Chairman Lord Bamford delivered his maiden speech in the House of Lords this week, championing the cause of engineering and British manufacturing.

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FARM CYCLE CHALLENGE
Raising money for worthy causes

 
Farm Cycle Challenge
Former NFU President Peter Kendal is about to attempt a cycling challenge, covering more than 1,000 miles in 12 days for charity.

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MARK BARTRAM COMPLETES RUN
Norwich to London for charity

 
Mark and Matt Bartram and friend Jackson
Mark Bartram of Bartram Mowers, along with his brother Matt and their friend raised over £5K for Cardiac Risk in the Young and the Teenage Cancer Trust.

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