SKILLS GAP WIDENING Are apprenticeships the answer? by Service Dealer Editor, Steve Gibbs
Apprentices are vital to the on-going health of the dealer sector - but we are aware of the frustrations that businesses can face when trying to source and retain candidates.
In our WEB ONLY story, an effective succession plan that will safeguard the future of the dealership, will see the company continue under the guidance of a new management team.
The dealer trade has been able to get a good handle on the desire among potential customers for investing in new and used agricultural and groundscare equipment over the coming months.
Now available to order from British garden equipment manufacturer Webb, is the Supreme Rear Roller range of electric corded lawnmowers, which come with a host of features and resilient design for ease of use at an excellent price point.
That’s the philosophy of Garden Trader and we have maintained our affordable annual subscription at £96 for the whole year. This equates to 26p per day and an average of just 83p for every potential customer the site delivers to dealers. Garden Trader has 160 skilled dealers subscribed up and down the UK and they are all benefiting from the 1m+ dealer search impressions the site generates each year. People want to buy from people and this highly targeted website is delivering quality leads to subscribed dealers for just 26p per day.
We are currently offering an exciting Technician opportunity for someone with experience in mechanical maintenance to join our Technical Services team, based at our new purpose-built workshop at our new Camberley site.
