Service Dealer Newsletter - Adamsons open £500k premises; Husqvarna's Automower Challenge; RVT accredited; Ariens appoint; Tractor registrations down

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SPARKING A GARDENING REVOLUTION
Where are the next generation coming from?
by Service Dealer Editor, Steve Gibbs

A panel debate with leading gardening experts this week asked where the next generation of gardeners and horticulture industry members will be found?

NEWS

ADAMSONS OPEN NEW £500K BRANCH
New outlet based in Langworth, nr Lincoln

(Left to right): Dealer principal John Adamson (Snr), Steve Blanchard (sales), Fran Firth and Tim Holden (service), Darren Lunn (sales), Carl Dannatt (parts) and Gillian Jenkins (accounts) at the new F G Adamson & Son dealership outlet in Langworth, near Lincoln

East Yorkshire based dealer F G Adamson & Son has opened a new outlet in Langworth, near Lincoln after a £500,000 investment.

HUSQVARNA'S AUTOMOWER CHALLENGE
Giving away £300,000 worth of gardening equipment

Husqvarna's exciting robotic lawnmowing project aims to recruit 100 participants from across the UK to trial the Automower in their garden this summer.

RVT GAIN BAGMA ACCREDITATION
Thorough Examination Centre

Rea Valley Tractors have now been accredited as a BAGMA Thorough Examination Centre across its four depots in Shrewsbury, Welshpool, Newport and Sudbury.

ARIENS STRENGTHEN NI PRESENCE
Cyril Johnston Retail appointed in Belfast

Cyril Johnston's Retail Manager Brian Mitchell

The Ariens Company has recently confirmed the appointment of Cyril Johnston Retail as approved dealers for Ariens lawnmowers and Countax lawn tractors.

TRACTOR REGISTRATIONS DOWN
Decrease of 10.7% in January

Tractor sales fell in January and overall this year to date.

DEALERS GET 'A' RATED TRAINING
Reform dealers visit Austria

Recently a number of delegates from the Reform Werk dealer network attended a training session at the company's Wels, Austria factory.

KUBOTA STARTS NEW PROMOTION
Across M60 and MGX-II Series tractors

For a limited time only, buyers can take advantage of a range of added value services when purchasing a new Kubota tractor.

BACK TO HIS WROOTS
Richard moves to Amazone-Groundcare

Following the retirement of Joe Weston, Richard Wroot has moved to Amazone Groundcare from Customer Service.

GATORS GET ON TRACK
John Deere gives European approval

John Deere Gator on Camso UTV T4S tracks

John Deere has approved the use of Camso rubber tracks on its Gator utility vehicles in Europe, following their availability in the US for several years.

TRACTOR-MOUNTED MOWER OF THE YEAR
Won by Wessex ProLine CRX MultiCut

Horticulture Week What Kit has awarded their tractor-mounted mower of the year prize to Wessex International.