NEW YEAR, NEW START What does 2019 have in store? by Service Dealer Editor, Steve Gibbs
We kick off this year by looking back at what interested you, our readers, during 2018 and hope that 2019 will see a flurry of positive news stories for the UK dealer trade.
Ringwood based Penn Lawn Mowers, who suffered two break-ins and multiple credit-card frauds in 2017, were broken into again by thieves over the Christams break.
Clive Pinnock, Reesink’s training ambassador who worked for the company for 34 years before retiring in Spring 2018, has sadly passed away following a short battle with cancer.
With this week's WEB ONLY story find out what were the 10 most read stories in Service Dealer's Weekly Update during the tumultuous year that was 2018.
New Holland Agriculture will distribute the brand launched by CNH Industrial, focused exclusively on aftermarket precision farming technology solutions.
Taking place as an indoor show for the first time its history next week, amongst the attractions LAMMA '19 will see the return of the Farm Safety Zone.
With seven depots throughout Lincolnshire, Leicestershire & Bedfordshire, Chandlers Farm Equipment have recently been appointed dealers for Manitou telehandlers and lifting equipment.
Dennis and SISIS will be showcasing their equipment at the 2019 Sports Turf Managers Association Conference and Exhibition which takes place January 22 -25 in Phoenix, Arizona.
A greenkeeper who spends his spare time supporting the homeless and another who saved the life of a golfer who suffered a heart attack on the course are among the finalists.
A vast array of the latest machinery, equipment and services will be on show in a professional, comfortable indoor venue that enjoys great links with the rest of the UK.
Central Spares have launched two of their biggest pre-season campaigns to date, on pre-season orders for Briggs & Stratton parts and the very popular Gardencare machinery range.
With strong traffic numbers - the momentum continues. In our launch phase, on average Garden Trader delivered 560 users who were actively looking to make a purchase (product or service) to individual dealer profile pages. The majority of these also clicked through to individual dealer web sites - so very warm leads. Not bad in a tough year. All subscribed dealers can check their listing's analytics just by logging in. Garden Trader delivers amazing value for just £1.84 per week and we don't believe any other form of highly targeted digital promotion can rival this. Better still, it is promoting our highly skilled dealer network in the UK and helping fight discount based zero value online retailers and DIY stores.