Service Dealer Newsletter - Saltex team enhanced; Ag sales fall; Dolmar chainsaws; Frank Moore; Glee 68% sold

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FROM THE EDITOR'S DESK

MILKING THE MARKET
With milk cheaper than bottled water, have we lost our sense of values?

The milk price issue shows we can know the price of everything, but the value of nothing . .

NEWS

SALTEX ENHANCE TEAM
New behind the scenes staff

Matthew Knight and Caroline Barbour join in roles to coordinate and direct the organisation, marketing and promotion of the show.

AG EQUIPMENT SALES FALL IN 2014
Drop of 5% on previous year

British farmers are provisionally estimated to have spent in the order of £1.8 billion on farm equipment in 2014, which is 5% down on 2013.

DOLMAR CHAINSAWS AVAILABLE
For the British market

Dolmar chainsaws to be available through certain dedicated Makita garden machinery distributors.

FRANK MOORE
Death of industry innovator

Former Rotary Hoes sales director and mower inventor, Frank Moore has died.

GLEE 2015 IS 68% SOLD
Many brands making a return

Exhibiting space at Glee 2015 is already 68% booked up, putting the exhibition almost two months ahead of where they were this time last year.

ENGINEERING APPRENTICES NEEDED
Or it will cost UK £27bn a year

IAgrE supports the results of a study undertaken by Engineering UK that reports filling the demand for new engineering jobs will generate an additional £27 billion per year for the UK.

TRAINING MOMENTUM CONTINUES
For Kawasaki Engines

Kawasaki Engines’ latest stage in its on-going face-to-face support for OEM partners was a 4-stroke Engine training session for Global Garden Products (GGP) in Italy.

MICHELIN LOOKS FOR MORE DEALERS
For agricultural tyres