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21, October 2016
Bob Corbin dies aged 101; changes at Central Spares; Perennial chosen as SD Awards charity; dealer wins local radio award
IN THIS ISSUE
BOB CORBIN DIES AGED 101
CHANGES AT CENTRAL SPARES
PERENNIAL CHOSEN AS SERVICE DEALER AWARDS CHARITY
RADIO AWARD FOR CONGLETON GM
FENDT EXPANDS INTO HAY TOOLS
ETESIA CELEBRATE 25YRS IN UK
AGCO APPOINTS A.M.PHILLIP AGRITECH
KRONE UK AWARD THEIR DEALERS
KVERNELAND & AGRICON PARTNER
APPRENTICES HELPED BY MAKITA
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ROBOTS IN A FIELD OF THEIR OWN
Project aims to farm a field entirely autonomously
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Harper Adams University engineering staff are aiming to grow and harvest a hectare of crops, only using robots - but where will this leave us puny humans? 

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BOB CORBIN DIES AGED 101
IOG founder member and former president

 
Bob Corbin
Bob Corbin enjoyed a lifetime of achievement in groundscare and horticulture including being a founder member, Fellow and life member of the IOG and president for 10 years.

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CHANGES AT CENTRAL SPARES
Relocation of warehousing and offices

 
Central Spares
Company says changes will allow for an extended next day order time frame by at least three hours.

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PERENNIAL CHOSEN AS SERVICE DEALER AWARDS CHARITY
Raising money at the event

 
Perennial
Service Dealer have confirmed that horticulture industry charity Perennial, will be the benefitting charity at this year's ceremony.

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RADIO AWARD FOR CONGLETON GM
Ongoing quality service

 
L-R: The Congleton team: Tony Sardinha, Gill Bayley, Andrew Cooke, Dan Shore, Andrew Meek.
Dealers Congleton Garden Machinery were recently presented with an award from local radio station Silk FM in recognition of their ongoing quality service.

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FENDT EXPANDS INTO HAY TOOLS
Starting with the Fendt Cutter drum mower

 
Fendt Cutter drum mower
Fendt has announced they have further extended their machinery range to embrace hay & forage equipment.

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ETESIA CELEBRATE 25YRS IN UK
And award dealers

 
The winning Etesia dealers
Etesia UK’s recent ‘Partners in Excellence’ event saw over 60 dealers make the trip to the Heart of England Conference & Events Centre in Warwickshire.

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AGCO APPOINTS A.M.PHILLIP AGRITECH
For Massey Ferguson serving NE Scotland

 
AGCO have appointed A.M Phillip Agritech Ltd
Dealer will sell and support Massey Ferguson products through branches in Forfar, Huntly and Fraserburgh.

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KRONE UK AWARD THEIR DEALERS
At annual conference

 
Winning Krone UK dealers
Krone dealers recently met in Harrogate to gain an overview of the company's current position, hear future plans and celebrate dealer success.

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KVERNELAND & AGRICON PARTNER
Integrated digital cropping solutions

 
Kverneland and Aricon have formed a strategic partnership
Strategic partnership of two companies designed to make digital farming solutions easier to use and give more benefit to the farming operation. 

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APPRENTICES HELPED BY MAKITA
Supporting rural Lake District scheme

 
Makita supports apprentices
Makita is providing support for an innovative apprenticeship scheme that will provide a comprehensive grounding in rural maintenance techniques to six young people.

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