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08, January 2016
Lowest tractor sales for a decade; Lely introduce MST; Kubota, Honda & Kuhn appoint; Ariens launch online resource
IN THIS ISSUE
2015 TRACTOR SALES DOWN 14.8%
LELY INTRODUCE MST PROGRAMME
NEW DEALER MANAGER FOR KUBOTA
HONDA POWER APPOINT
KNOWLEDGEBASE LAUNCHED BY ARIENS
DEALER OPTS FOR SUZUKI
TECHNICAL SUPPORT AT KUHN
ENGINEERING COMPETITION LAUNCHED
LORD BAMFORD HONOURED
NFU APPOINT NEW DG
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by Service Dealer Editor, Steve Gibbs


 
Steve Gibbs
Welcome to the first Service Dealer Update of 2016 - which may have a difference face at the top, but is still committed to bringing you all the industry news and comment each and every week.

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NEWS
2015 TRACTOR SALES DOWN 14.8%
Lowest unit total for over a decade

 
Registrations of agricultural tractors were down 14.8% in 2015
The AEA say registrations of agricultural tractors (over 50hp) reached 10,598 units in 2015, a drop of 14.8% on the level of the previous year.

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LELY INTRODUCE MST PROGRAMME
For dealers and service centres

 
Mike Taylor Machinery technician Lucy Naylor plans to move on to the Master Service Technician programmewhen she finishes college
Lely UK has anounced a new Master Service Technician programme which will be introduced this year.

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NEW DEALER MANAGER FOR KUBOTA
Andy Southerton joins

 
Andy Southerton
Kubota UK makes appointment to support the dealer network across the UK on products, parts, industry trends, sales and training.

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HONDA POWER APPOINT
New Sales Operations Manager

 
Andrew Parr

Stephen Morris, Head of Honda Power Products has announced the appointment of Andrew Parr as Sales Operations Manager for Honda UK.

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KNOWLEDGEBASE LAUNCHED BY ARIENS
New online support

 
Knowledgebase
Using specially designed software the company is able to provide both dealers and end-users with 24-hour access to support materials. 

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DEALER OPTS FOR SUZUKI
Formally multi-franchise

 
L-R: Guthrie James, Andrew James, Adam James, Selwyn James, Alan Bates of E.T. James & Sons
A Suzuki dealer since 1963 E.T. James & Sons in Rhayader, Wales have now chosen the manufacturer as their sole ATV supplier.

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TECHNICAL SUPPORT AT KUHN
Appointment in Scotland

 
Callum Lawrie
Kuhn Farm Machinery has appointed Callum Lawrie in a Technical Support role to provide specialised aftersales help for its customers in Scotland.

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ENGINEERING COMPETITION LAUNCHED
For university students

 
One challenge involves developments in autonomous agricultural vehicles, drones and robots

IAgrE in partnership with the IET have launched a suite of competitions designed to test the engineering and technical know-how of university students.

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LORD BAMFORD HONOURED
For 'huge impact' on UK manufacturing

 
IMechE President Professor Richard Folkson presents Lord Bamford with his Honorary Fellowship
JCB Chairman appointed an Honorary Fellow of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers (IMechE) after more than 50 years in the industry. 

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NFU APPOINT NEW DG
Terry Jones to take on role

 
Terry Jones

The NFU has appointed Terry Jones as its new Director General, who will take up the position from April.

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Denis Bullen, Evopos md
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