Just a brief Update from us today as hopefully all our readers will be gearing up for a well-earned Christmas break.
It's been another challenging year for the dealer network with well-documented issues including supply, costs and recruitment ongoing. However, we know that despite all this, through hard work, determination and entrepreneurship many can chalk up another successful year for the dealership.
No doubt these obstacles, along with some fresh ones, will continue into 2023, with dealer resourcefulness tested once again. But for the time being, let's pause, raise a glass, take stock and look forward to working to resolve any problems faced as an industry together.
Service Dealer will be with you throughout the upcoming 12 months once again, documenting all the twists and turns. We'll be here each Friday with the Weekly Update, every other month with the magazine and all year round across our social media channels.
Speaking of the magazine, the latest edition should be with you during the first working week of the new year. An absolutely cracking issue, we have a full report from our recent Conference, including all the Dealer of the Year winners.
Elsewhere we hear from a dealership who are embarking on an ag-venture into a new market sector and we report from trade shows around the world - with correspondents at events in the UK, Europe and the U.S.
The issue also welcomes a new diarist of the season, with Jason Nettle of Winchester Garden Machinery taking over from Anthony Deacon from MKM.
And we also say a fond farewell to our great friend Chris Biddle, who is stepping down from his popular In My View column. Chris's wise words can still be heard on his regular podcasts and we're sure we'll hear from him in our pages from time to time.
Stepping into Chris's big shoes is a new mystery columnist! All will be revealed in due course, but for now we'll look forward to hearing the opinions of . . .The Sprocket!
All that's left for this year, is for me to thank all our readers for their loyalty and support once again. Also massive personal thanks to our wonderful editorial team of Martin, Laurence, Alan, Adam, Sara and Chris - and to the amazing production team at TAP (with a special fistbump to Nikki) for all their incredible work on Service Dealer, in all its forms, throughout 2022.
Have a great break when you get there - and we'll see you back here on Friday January 6th for our annual countdown of all the most read stories from this Weekly Briefing during these past, eventful, 12 months.
Have a brilliant Christmas and a marvellous New Year!
Cheers!
Steve
