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21, August 2015
Redexim buy Blec; Toro's record Q3 results; #farm24 success; GIE+EXPO offer benefits; FA deal for Charterhouse
IN THIS ISSUE
REDEXIM BUY BLEC
TORO REPORT RECORD Q3 RESULTS
FARMING TAKES TO SOCIAL MEDIA
GIE+EXPO TO PROVIDE BROAD-REACHING BENEFITS
CHARTERHOUSE IN DEAL WITH THE FA
KUBOTA SUPPORT AIR AMBULANCES
TORO APPOINTS NEW PRESIDENT AND COO
HONDA ATVS AT CARFEST SOUTH
RANSOMES CONTINUE ARBORETUM SUPPORT
WOLF AT THE WI'S DOOR
CAN YOU HELP? HORTAG MYSTERY
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FROM THE EDITOR'S DESK
PARISH NOTICES
Drones, diddums, mower racing and drugs . .

 
Chris Biddle
With so many SD 'parishioners' away on their hols, a round-up of news you may have missed . .

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NOMINATIONS NOW OPEN!
For our Dealer of the Year competition

 
Service Dealer Conference & Awards 2015
Nominations are now open for the Dealer of the Year competition - and for the first time dealers can nominate themselves as well as being nominated by manufacturers.

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NEWS
REDEXIM BUY BLEC
All assets purchased including name

 
Blec Power Box Rake
The parent company of Charterhouse Turf Machinery have reached an agreement to purchase the assets of BLEC Global Ltd. 

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TORO REPORT RECORD Q3 RESULTS
Driven by increased demand for professional products

 
Toro professional products have driven the increased sales
The Toro Company in the U.S have reported a third quarter sales increase of 7.4% to a record $609.6 million.

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FARMING TAKES TO SOCIAL MEDIA
Intitiative portrays round the clock activity of farmers and their suppliers

 
#farm24
Farming 24 hour showcase gets 23 million hits in 24 hours to a global audience

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GIE+EXPO TO PROVIDE BROAD-REACHING BENEFITS
HNA again co-locates at industry Mega Show

 
GIE-EXPO
GIE+EXPO (the Green Industry & Equipment Expo) and Hardscape North America (HNA) will co-locate in Louisville again, Wednesday through Friday, October 21-23, 2015.

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CHARTERHOUSE IN DEAL WITH THE FA
Partners the Pitch Improvement Programme

 
Herman de Bree, Redexim Charterhouse with Mark Pover, FA National Facilities & Investment Manager
The Football Association has announced the formal launch of the Pitch Improvement Programme (PIP) and a partnership between The FA and Charterhouse Turf Machinery.

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KUBOTA SUPPORT AIR AMBULANCES
National campaign underway

 
Kubota has teamed up with The Association of Air Ambulances
Kubota has teamed up with the 20 air ambulance charities across the UK to launch ‘Working Safely, Saving Lives’ - to raise £250,000.

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TORO APPOINTS NEW PRESIDENT AND COO
Richard Olson steps up

 
Richard Olson
The Toro Company has appointed a new President and Chief Operating Officer.

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HONDA ATVS AT CARFEST SOUTH
Robot mower will also appear

 
Honda ATVs will be at CarFest South
As well as their cars, Honda's stand at Chris Evans’ CarFest South which takes place at Laverstoke Park Farm, Hampshire (28-30 August), will feature ATVs and Miimo.

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RANSOMES CONTINUE ARBORETUM SUPPORT
Sponsor 'New Trees' supplement

 
Author, David Miller

Ransomes Jacobsen has provided further support to the Friends of Christchurch Park in Ipswich by sponsoring the cost of production of their latest 'New Trees' supplement.

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WOLF AT THE WI'S DOOR
Attending Centennial Fair

 
Wolf tree loppers
WOLF-Garten and Wilkinson Sword will be exhibiting at the WI's Centennial Fair in Harrogate in September, celebrating 100 years of the WI's achievements.

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CAN YOU HELP? HORTAG MYSTERY
Can you identify vintage garden tractor

 
Have you heard of Hortag?
We have been contacted by the Stroud Local History Society to see if any of our readers can identify a mysterious garden tractor company, advertised in a 1953 edition of The Smallholder.

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5 chances to win a Tanaka Blower at FGM Demo Day

 
Win a Tanaka Blower at FGM Demo Day
FGM Claymore are giving away 5 Tanaka Blowers at their Demo Day on 2nd September, the draw will take place in the afternoon after a demonstration from the European Timber Sports team.

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SUMMER FILTER OFFER
Runs to end of August

 
Uni-Power
Universal Engine Power are running their Annual Summer Filter Promotion, offering an additional 5% discount off all  filter orders over £250.00 rrp .

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EVENTS
GIE-EXPO, OCT 21-23, LOUISVILLE
Your No.1 Opportunity to Compare the Newest Products

 
GIE-EXPO
The Green Industry and Equipment Expo is the industry's largest buying and selling marketplace and your best chance to see and test the latest products from manufacturers large and small. 

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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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