Fred Whyte of STIHL dies; Reesink Service Branch recruits five; Husqvarna take on two; dealer supports tournament

FEELING CONFIDENT?
Has Brexit and the election taken its toll?
by Service Dealer Editor, Steve Gibbs

According to a survey of small business owners, confidence is down by 9 percentage points compared with the start of the year - but how do our readers feel?

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Dealer Confidence - one year on

Over 12 months on since the Brexit decision was taken, and post 2017's general election, please take a few moments to let us know how confident you are feeling for your business's prospects.

We shall publish the results and a selection of your comments in the next edition of Service Dealer magazine.

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NEWS

FRED WHYTE, FORMER PRESIDENT OF STIHL INC, DIES
45 years of service

STIHL have sadly reported that Fred Whyte passed away at the age of 70 on July 7th, after a battle with an aggressive form of cancer.

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Fred Whyte served STIHL for 45 years, including 23 as president of STIHL Inc

FIVE NEW RECRUITS FOR REESINK'S SERVICE BRANCH
New members join the team in St Neots

Service manager, parts supervisor and technician roles filled at Reesink Turfcare's East Anglia depot.

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From left: Reesink East Anglian branch new team members, Matt Thomas, Liam Pindred, Stuart Hall, Andy Carpenter and Keith Knight on the far right. Second from right stands existing team member Matt Ragus

HUSQVARNA RECRUITS TWO
New Area Business Managers

David Turner will be covering the Wales and North-West region and David Ryden will be responsible for the East and higher Northern England regions.

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DEALER PARTNERS BARONESS FOR MAJOR QUALIFIER
Platts Harris offers expert support

Recently appointed local dealer provided support machinery to Notts Golf Club recently when they hosted the final qualifier for a major tournament.

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Course Manager Phil Stain (3rd from left) and the Hollinwell team with the Baroness support fleet

COLLEGE CUP RETURNS TO SALTEX
Even bigger at November's event

The student-led sports turf challenge, which saw last year's winning team join the Wembley grounds crew for the FA Cup Final, will go from five to a potential of nine teams this year.

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SALTEX College Cup 2016 winners CAFRE College at Wembley Stadium

KUBOTA STRENGTHEN MARKETING TEAM
Four new appointments

Caroline Brown, Shannon O’Connor, Sophie Sprowell and Victoria Nemar have bolstered the team.

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L-R: Victoria Nemar, Sophie Sprowell, Karen Tipping, Shannon O'Connor, Caroline Brown

DEALERS GORDONS TAKE ON DOOSAN RANGE
For Southern Scotland and Cumbria

Doosan has appointed James Gordon Ltd (Gordons), based at Castle Douglas in Dumfries and Galloway, as their new Authorised Dealer.

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Left to right - Les Aitchison (sales); Kyle Amos (service); Alasdair Kaye (service) and Darren Nicholson (sales)

NI FARMER WINS EURO TRACTOR DRIVER CROWN
In John Deere organised competition

Sam Graham, a farmer from Killinchy in County Down, beat off tough competition from farmers and contractors representing 13 European countries.

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The European Drivers’ Champion for 2017 Sam Graham is congratulated by Bibendum, better known as the Michelin Man.

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A retirement creates this opportunity for an experienced General Manager to join EP Barrus to lead the Lawn and Garden division.

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SUPPORTING THE 2017 SERVICE DEALER CONFERENCE & AWARDS
Thanks to our sponsors

The following companies are kindly sponsoring the 2017 Service Dealer Conference & Awards which takes place at the Oxford Belfry Hotel on Thursday November 16th

PRINCIPAL SPONSOR:
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PLANTINUM SPONSOR:
STIHL GB

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Husqvarna

SPONSORS:
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