Steve Gibbs
FOCUSING ON RECOVERY
Dealers and manufacturers alike
by Service Dealer Editor, Steve Gibbs

Speaking to our panels this week we heard about the surge in business many are experiencing, the concerns regarding what lies ahead and what might be in store for exhibitions and events.

 

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BUSINESS SUPPORT
 
SME Digest Special Feature
SEEKING ADVICE
Where to turn to
by Adam Bernstein, Service Dealer's SME Digest Editor

In the 16th of our special series, designed for you to download, print and keep, Service Dealer's SME Digest editor, Adam Bernstein looks at the avenues which can be explored for small business advice.

 

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VIEWPOINT
AN EVOLUTION IN INDUSTRY COLLABORATION
Heart-warming in recent months
by Duncan Murray-Clarke, Service Dealer owner

We are calling a hiatus for six weeks on our industry conference calls, which have proven to be so interesting and incredibly open.

 

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Duncan Murray-Clarke, Service Dealer owner
NEWS
JOHN DEERE TO EXIT WALK-BEHIND ROTARY MOWER BUSINESS
Selling SABO subsidiary

This week's WEB ONLY story is with sale of SABO to another German company, John Deere will also discontinue production of Tango robotic lawnmowers as well as the walk-behind rotary mowers.

 

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John Deere are to exit the walk-behind rotary lawnmower business
GAME CHANGER FOR U.S OPE MARKET
2,000 U.S dealers and counting . .

This week saw the U.S sister site of Garden Trader, MyMowerSpecialist.com, pass 2,000 listed dealers.

 

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Over 2,000 dealers acros the U.S are now listed on MyMowerSpecialist
BRIGGS & STRATTON MOVING PRODUCTION FROM WISCONSIN TO NEW YORK
According to reports in U.S

A report in the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel says that Briggs & Stratton plans to move some production from its Wauwatosa, Wisconsin facility to New York by the end of August.

 

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Lawn tractor production is moving to New York from Wisconsin
GLEE AT NEC POSTPONED
Virtual event planned

The garden and outdoor living trade show which was due to take place 14-16 September in Birmingham, yesterday announced changes to their 2020 event.

 

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Glee
SIGNS OF RECOVERY
For tractor registrations in June

The AEA have reported that UK agricultural tractor registrations (over 50hp) showed some signs of recovery in June, although they remained below the level seen last year.

 

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Tractor registrations showed signs of recovery in June
LATEST FREE ADVICE MODULE FOR DEALERS
Allocating budgets for digital activities

In this week’s Service Dealer Digital Toolkit instalment there is advice on how and why you should be putting some budget aside for your digital activity.

 

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Using Budget Wisely
GGM COMPLETE CHARITABLE CHALLENGE
Raised over £3000 so far

Final walk element of event last weekend saw the team take 80,000 steps through blistering temperatures and torrential rain.

 

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Chris, Hillary and Thomas Gibson with the rest of the team in family groups at St John’s Hospice
OPICO APPOINT NEW CORNWALL DEALER
For Maschio Gaspardo

Opico Ltd has announced the appointment of Truro Tractors to their Maschio Gaspardo dealer network.

 

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L-R: Jeremy Stephens, director & sales; Hilary King, sales; Dominic Burt, territory manager for Maschio Gaspardo, Jonathan Stephens, director and sales; James Stephens, grounds care
MST SECURE ISEKI FLEET DEAL FOR BLUNDELL'S
Range of machinery for school

Iseki UK & Ireland, alongside their local dealer MST based in Tiverton, recently sold a fleet of machinery into Blundell’s School in Devon.

 

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L-R: Scott Struthers (MST sales rep), Graham Cox (Blundells) and John Clifford (ISEKI sales manager)
GREEN CREDENTIALS PRAISED
Housing provider invests in battery equipment

Orbit has purchased a large fleet of Pellenc equipment, from dealer RT Machinery, to meet its low noise and carbon emissions requirements.

 

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Orbit have praised Pellenc
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