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10, January 2014
Ransomes Jacobsen MD; JCB CEO; Farm machinery sales; new McCormick dealer; Terry Beadell
IN THIS ISSUE
RANSOMES JACOBSEN APPOINT MD
JCB CEO BOWS OUT
AND NEW CHIEF FOR JCB IN US
2013 FARM EQUIPMENT SALES DOWN
TRACTOR REGISTRATIONS FALL
NEW SOMERSET MCCORMICK DEALER
TERRY BEADELL
HENTON & CHATTELL PROVIDE PORTABLE POWER
BTME 2014 GETS SET
PROPANE MOWERS
0% OFFER FROM POLARIS
GOLF CENTRE GOES COMPLETELY GREEN
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SLOPPING AND SHOPPING
Weather and the economy - once again

 
Chris Biddle
A new era of 'brick and clicks' beckons for retailers . . .

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DATE FOR YOUR DIARY
2014 DEALER OF THE YEAR AWARDS

 
Dealer of the Year Awards
September will see a return to the usual venue for the 2014 Dealer of the Year Awards.

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NEWS
RANSOMES JACOBSEN APPOINT MD
Alan Prickett returns to the UK

 
Alan Prickett, who has been appointed Managing Director at Ransomes Jacobsen
Alan Prickett, until recently Managing Director of Jacobsen Asia Pacific, has returned to the UK to take up the role of Managing Director at Ransomes Jacobsen.

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JCB CEO BOWS OUT
After almost 25 years service

 
Retired JCB CEO Alan Blake
JCB Chief Executive Officer Alan Blake has retired from the company after almost a quarter of a century of service.

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AND NEW CHIEF FOR JCB IN US
John Patterson CBE retires

 
John Patterson CBE
Arjun Mirdha has taken up the position of President and CEO of JCB in North America, where John Patterson CBE has led operations since 2008.

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2013 FARM EQUIPMENT SALES DOWN
Drop of 4% on previous year

 
Farm equipment sales dropped by 4% on the previous year
British farmers are provisionally estimated to have spent in the order of £1.9 billion on farm equipment in 2013, a drop of 4% on a year earlier.

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TRACTOR REGISTRATIONS FALL
12,498 units last year say AEA

 
UK Tractor Registrations were 12,498 in 2013
Registrations for road use of agricultural tractors (over 50hp) in the UK for 2013 was 12,498 units - a decrease of 10.4% on 2012.

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NEW SOMERSET MCCORMICK DEALER
M Baker Engineering moves into sales

 
Mark Baker
New sales, service and parts support dealer for McCormick tractors based at Ashwell near Ilminster.

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TERRY BEADELL
Grasshopper Horticultural

 
Terry Beadell
Terry Beadell of Essex dealership Grasshopper Horticultural passed away on 21 December.

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HENTON & CHATTELL PROVIDE PORTABLE POWER
With Briggs & Stratton generators

 
Briggs & Stratton P2000
Henton & Chattell are providing for the first time Briggs & Stratton portable generators through their network of dealers.

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BTME 2014 GETS SET
To be one of the biggest yet

 
BTME 2013

BTME 2014 is set to be one of the biggest yet with pre-registration topping 1,500 and a sold-out exhibition.

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PROPANE MOWERS
10% market share predicted over coming years

 
Propane mower
Steady growth of propane powered mowers forecast in the States.

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0% OFFER FROM POLARIS
Limited period

 
Polaris is offering 0% finance for a limited period
Polaris is offering a limited period 0% finance offer on all new Polaris utility ATVs and UTVs.

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GOLF CENTRE GOES COMPLETELY GREEN
Ben Burgess provides John Deere fleet

 
Thorney Lakes Golf Centre course manager Sid Matthews (right) and owner Jane Hind with Ben Burgess dealer salesman Chris Pateman
Thorney Lakes Golf Centre in Cambridgeshire has switched entirely to John Deere equipment, with help from dealers Ben Burgess.

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