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24, October 2014
AGCO join LTA; Steve Mitchell awarded; petrol can regulations; Husqvarna boost; first ETMower dealer
IN THIS ISSUE
AGCO JOIN LTA SCHEME
STEVE MITCHELL WINS AWARD
WEIGHT INCREASE MUST GO FURTHER
CHANGE IN UK PETROL CAN REGULATIONS
HUSQVARNA BOOST
FIRST ETMOWER DEALER APPOINTED
HOMEBASE TO CLOSE 25% OF STORES
BUSY 'COPING WITH SLOPES' EVENT
PAYMENT SCHEME LAUNCHED
UNI-POWER APPOINT
DICKIES MOVE INTO SUPERBIKES
AND FINALLY . . .
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FROM THE EDITOR'S DESK
BULLYING IS NO ANSWER
The woes at leading retailers are not an accident

 
Chris Biddle
Smaller retailers can learn the lessons from this week's news from the retail sector.

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NEWS
AGCO JOIN LTA SCHEME
Will apply across Massey-Ferguson, Valtra, Fendt and Challenger brands

 
AGCO have joined the LTA Scheme
AGCO's dealer technicians will now follow the four-tier LTA progression.

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STEVE MITCHELL WINS AWARD
Deere's PR 'guru' wins writers award

 
Steve Mitchell receives trophy from BGAJ chairman Jane Craigie
Instead of writing the news, Steve Mitchell made news himself at the recent British Guild of Agricultural Journalists lunch.


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WEIGHT INCREASE MUST GO FURTHER
Tractor & trailer limits still not enough says NFU

 
Tractor and trailer on road

The NFU says that weight increases proposed by Department for Transport are a step in the right direction but need to go further.

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CHANGE IN UK PETROL CAN REGULATIONS
Requirement for anti-spill spouts

 
A compliant can from Fill & Stop
The Health and Safety Executive has included the use of anti-spill spout adaptors in revised Petrol Container Storage Regulations that came into force on 1st October.

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HUSQVARNA BOOST
Report a bigger than expected rise in Q3 earnings

 
Husqvarna
Cost savings and higher sales volumes impact across all business areas.

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FIRST ETMOWER DEALER APPOINTED
Etesia UK announce Green Choice Limited

 
Etesia UK announce Green Choice as their first ETMower dealer
Bury St. Edmunds dealer to handle Etesia's robitic mowers and other equipment from the Green Technology range in East Anglia.

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HOMEBASE TO CLOSE 25% OF STORES
Decline in DIY cited

 
Homebase
It was widely reported this week that the Home Retail Group intends to close one in four of their Homebase stores by 2018.

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BUSY 'COPING WITH SLOPES' EVENT
Day put together by BALI and NCF

 
Simon Richard's SG280 rated to 30 degrees
Educational day organised in response to high profile groundscare machinery accident court cases, took place yesterday at Draycote Water.

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PAYMENT SCHEME LAUNCHED
For compliance with EU Water Framework Directive

 
Self installation of ClearWater at Filey GC UK
Highspeed Group offering their ClearWater system at half price now with the balance due in 6 months’ time.

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UNI-POWER APPOINT
Sales and service roles

 
Uni-Power
Universal Engine Power have recently added two new staff members to their team.

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DICKIES MOVE INTO SUPERBIKES
With Be Wiser Kawasaki team

 
Dickies
Workwear brand is the new 'associate sponsor' of the new MCE British Superbike team - Be Wiser Kawasaki.

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AND FINALLY . . .
Watch video of New Holland's world record

 
The 653hp CR10.90 combine
You may remember last week's story about New Holland setting a world record for harvesting the most wheat in 8 hours - well now you can watch a video of the event.

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