Steve Gibbs
BIGGER & BUZZIER
Glee felt vibrant this week
by Service Dealer Editor, Steve Gibbs
Is a sold out show, which has plans to expand and develop next year, a sign that the gardening industry is experiencing an upswing?
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Chris Biddle
WHEN THE INDUSTRY GETS ANGRY
Tale of tenacity brings results
by Chris Biddle Consultant Editor
What happened when bureacracy got in the way of a common sense industry approach.

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NEWS
STIHL PARTNER WITH DOBBIES GARDEN CENTRES
Five store pilot across Scotland
STIHL cordless and electric products and accessories will be available from Dobbies in Edinburgh (Melville), Aberdeen, Dundee, Ayr and Glasgow (Braehead).

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Dobbies Garden Centres
APPRENTICESHIP RULING REVERSED
Level 2 now on approved list
A previous Government ruling not to support Level 2 Apprenticeships has been overturned following industry pressure

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AL-KO BUY MASPORT
German company take over New Zealand mower maker
Masport will continue to function as an independent company and operate under the AL-KO umbrella - with no changes to UK distribution.

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Steve Hughes, Managing Director of Masport and Dr. Wolfgang Hergeth, Managing Director of AL-KO Gardentech
TRACTOR SALES DIP IN AUGUST
But still ahead year-to-date on 2016
UK registrations of agricultural tractors (over 50hp) in August were down year-on-year for the first time since last December, falling by 7.9% to 878 units.

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Tractor sales dip in August compared to last year
HONDA CELEBRATE 25th WITH MIIMO PROTOTYPES
Robot mimics Type R & Fireblade
Miimo Honda’s robotic lawnmower Miimo has joined the special year of 25th anniversaries with two fully functioning, special-edition prototypes.

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Miimo Fireblade and Type R
AEA LAUNCH NEW TRAINING FOR BUSINESS PROSPECTUS
Bespoke courses for the landbased & agricultural industries
Association says pricing structure has once again been held at introduction season levels.

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AEA Training for Business prospectus
BARRUS' 100th ANNIVERSARY
Monday 18th September is official date
Company's centennial strapline states, “We are celebrating our first 100-years, gearing up for the next.”

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An early MTD Lawn Tractor
KUBOTA TACKLE RURAL CRIME
Adopts Cesar for M Series Tractors
Manufacturer says it's their responsibility to do all they can to make products as appealing as possible to customers and less attractive to criminals.

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Kubota M Series
LET CUB CADET KNOW LAST MOW DATE
Company carrying out mowing survey
Earlier this year the company asked gardeners to inform them the date of their lawnmower's first outing - now they want to know when it's being put away.

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Cub Cadet Series
NEW TORO FINANCE SCHEMES ANNOUNCED
By Reesink Turfcare

Reesink Turfcare has announced four new Toro finance schemes offering six ways to pay. 

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IOG SALTEX
SALTEX 2017 ‘YOUR INDUSTRY YOUR SHOW’
Visitor registration now open
The countdown to Europe’s largest annual turf management event has officially begun, marked by the opening of online visitor registration.

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