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29, May 2015
Godfreys acquire Tylers; Deere sales fall; website warning; top-handled saws; Honda honour apprentice
IN THIS ISSUE
GODFREYS ACQUIRE TYLERS
DEERE SALES FALL, STOCK RISES
SUSPECTED FRAUDULENT WEBSITE
TOP HANDLED SAWS WARNING
YORK ATV TECHNICIAN HONOURED
B&S ANNOUNCE SHORTLIST
THREE NEW DISTRIBUTORS
IAGRE MAINTAIN PROFESSIONAL STATUS
LIGHT COMMERCIAL VEHICLE SHOW SET
NI DEAL FOR SHIBAURA SLOPE MOWERS
ETESIA OFFER 3 YEAR WARRANTY
POLARIS HELP POLICE SCOTLAND
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Chris Biddle
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NEWS
GODFREYS ACQUIRE TYLERS
Business will continue to operate under the Tylers name

 
L-R: Andy Woodhams (Tylers), Ann Gutheridge (Tylers), David Sturges (Godfreys)
Godfreys (Sevenoaks) Ltd has announced the transfer of the assets of Tylers, the Sussex based garden machinery distributor.

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DEERE SALES FALL, STOCK RISES
Poor outlook for ag machinery offset by construction and forestry

 
John Deere
Despite a poor outlook for farm machinery, Deere is forecasting one of the 'strongest years' for 2015.

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SUSPECTED FRAUDULENT WEBSITE
For garden machinery

 
The suspected fraudulent
GGP UK have alerted us to another suspected fraudulent website purporting to sell garden machinery online.

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TOP HANDLED SAWS WARNING
Cracks appear in directive through online sales

 
Top handled saw
AEA remind manufacturers and dealers over the sale of top-handled saws only to bona-fide tree professionals.

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YORK ATV TECHNICIAN HONOURED
Honda 'Apprentice of the Year'

 
Honda (UK) ‘ATV Apprentice of the Year’ John Staveley with Tom Taylor of Taylor ATV
John Staveley of Taylor ATV in York has won the prestigious title of Honda (UK) ‘ATV Apprentice of the Year’ 2015.

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B&S ANNOUNCE SHORTLIST
Of Pitch To Win competition

 
Pitch To Win

Briggs & Stratton and the IOG have been on a mission to find the amateur sports teams whose pitches are most in need of help.

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THREE NEW DISTRIBUTORS
Appointed by Grégoire Besson

 
L-R: Robin Immink, Managing Director, Grégoire Besson; Peter Swales, Managing Director, Brockhills of Yorkshire Ltd
Lincolnshire-based Grégoire Besson UK has announced the appointment of three new distributors to sell its range of cultivation machinery.

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IAGRE MAINTAIN PROFESSIONAL STATUS
Licences extended for a further 5 years.

 
L-R: Dr Steve Parkin – Chair of the Membership Committee, Alison Chapman – Membership Secretary and Alastair Taylor - CEO
To qualify for renewal IAgrE was re-assessed by the EC and SocEnv to ensure continuing compliance.

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LIGHT COMMERCIAL VEHICLE SHOW SET
DRIVEit@Bruntingthorpe July 7-9

 
DRIVEit@Bruntingthorpe
The UK's first and only dedicated Light Commercial vehicle show is set to return this summer and orgainsiers promise it to be even better than last year.

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NI DEAL FOR SHIBAURA SLOPE MOWERS
Cyril Johnston supply

 
Hugh McCallan with the new SG280 slopemowers
 The Northern Ireland Western Education & Library Board has now taken delivery of a further two 28hp diesel powered Shibaura compact SG280 slope mowers.

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ETESIA OFFER 3 YEAR WARRANTY
On all machines as standard

 
Etesia warranty
Covers all pedestrian, ride-on and brushcutter models for domestic use, and a two year warranty for commercial use.

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POLARIS HELP POLICE SCOTLAND
Keeping shores safe

 
John Yuille of ATV Services Scotland with Inspector Alister Kelly
This year Police Scotland will, for the first time, use a Polaris Ranger ATV to patrol the shores of South Ayrshire, provided by ATV Services Scotland.

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EVENTS
2015 SERVICE DEALER CONFERENCE & AWARDS
19th November 2015. Belfry Hotel, Oxfordshire

 
Service Dealer Conference & Awards 2015

DEALER 2020: Challenges facing the specialist dealer network over the next five years

Service Dealer is delighted to announce this unique, new dealer event, combining our annual Dealer of the Year Awards with a Dealer Conference, the like of which has not been staged in the UK for many years.

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