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19, June 2015
Tractor sales slump; retail sales rise; Austin completes Jungle Ultra; Lely service agreement; Cobra meets demand
IN THIS ISSUE
TRACTOR SALES SLUMP
RETAIL SALES UNEXPECTEDLY RISE
AUSTIN COMPLETES JUNGLE ULTRA
LELY INTRODUCE SERVICE LEVEL AGREEMENT
COBRA CONTINUES MISSION
BOSCH BRING QUIET TO THE CAPITAL
'POSITIVE MOOD' AT CEREALS
ALLET EXTENDS MARKETING TEAM
LONG SERVICE AWARDS FOR DEALER STAFF
STIHL PUT SPOTLIGHT ON SAFETY
GRASS GROUP APPOINT SGM
LAWN WAY ROUND
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FROM THE EDITOR'S DESK
KNOW YOUR MARKET: 1
ALL garden owners are potential customers

 
Chris Biddle
Ignoring the younger age group can breed elitism . . .

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ASSET FINANCE SOLUTIONS & BAGMA SUPPORT CONFERENCE
Added to line up of sponsors for 2015 Service Dealer Conference and Awards

 
Service Dealer Conference & Awards 2015
Asset Finance Solutions and BAGMA are the latest to announce their sponsorship of the 2015 Service Dealer Conference and Awards.


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NEWS
TRACTOR SALES SLUMP
May sales down over 32%

 
Tractor sales slump
Just 845 tractors were registered in May, a drop of over 32% compared with last year.

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RETAIL SALES UNEXPECTEDLY RISE
Volume of sales rose 0.2% from April

 
Retail sales rose in May
Surprising economists who had predicted a fall, the Office for National Statistics this week announced a rise in sales which shows 4.6 percent growth on the year.

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AUSTIN COMPLETES JUNGLE ULTRA
Allett md comes third in Amazon ultra marathon

 
Austin in Peru
Austin Jarrett has returned from Peru with an interesting selection of insects bites, and thousands raised for charity!

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LELY INTRODUCE SERVICE LEVEL AGREEMENT
To ensure customer satisfaction nationwide

 
New Lely service van

Sole distributor of Toro Commercial Products and TYM in the UK has introduced a new Service Level Agreement between the company and its network of machinery dealers and service centres.

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COBRA CONTINUES MISSION
To fulfil customer demand

 
Cobra RM40C
Powered gardening product range, Cobra, has added more products to its range.

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BOSCH BRING QUIET TO THE CAPITAL
Demo day for professional range

 
Joao Barufi, Bosch's regional brand manager, Lawn & Garden with the new cordless brush cutter
Bosch held their first Professional Garden Tools event in Greenwich, yesterday (Thursday June 18th), demonstrating the extraordinarily quiet and smooth operation of their battery powered products.

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'POSITIVE MOOD' AT CEREALS
Farmers look to the future

 
Cereals 2015

Despite the squeeze on arable incomes, there was a positive mood at Cereals 2015 among farmers and exhibitors the organisers have reported.

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ALLET EXTENDS MARKETING TEAM
Laura Malkin joins the company

 
Laura Malkin
Allett Mowers Ltd. has extended its marketing team with the appointment of Laura Malkin as Digital Marketing Executive.

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LONG SERVICE AWARDS FOR DEALER STAFF
Peacock & Binnington employees honoured

 
Members of Peacock & Binnington staff at the Lincolnshire Show
Six members of staff to receive awards at the 117th Lincolnshire Show which the company has attended.

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STIHL PUT SPOTLIGHT ON SAFETY
Joining forces with Skanska and Cskills Awards

 
Cut-off saw safety will be addressed
Event taking place on 1st July at Leicester Tigers to raise awareness for the inaugural Cskills Awards training programme .

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GRASS GROUP APPOINT SGM
For Scottish east coast

 
Stephen McInroy (left) SGM md with Ewan Peddie SGM’s Sales Manager

Responsible from Stirling to Aberdeen, SGM will take on the full Grass Group range of brands including ATT, GKB, Trilo and the Progressive range of mowers.

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LAWN WAY ROUND
Taken by Briggs & Stratton

 
Members of the Lawn Way Round team
Briggs & Stratton has announced its involvement in a charity lawnmower event taking place in July.

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19th November 2015. Belfry Hotel, Oxfordshire

 
Service Dealer Conference & Awards 2015

DEALER 2020: Challenges facing the specialist dealer network over the next five years

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