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12, December 2014
Husqvarna sell Bluebird; dealers partner up; Budding plaque unveiling; Deere training; GreenMech event
IN THIS ISSUE
HUSQVARNA SELL OFF BLUEBIRD
NORTH YORKS DEALERS PARTNER
MOWN THROUGHOUT THE WORLD
ANOTHER RECORD INTAKE
GREENMECH WELCOMES THE PRESS
SLURRYKAT EXPAND NETWORK
CLAAS AWARD STUDENTS
NEW HOME FOR ATT
UK DEALERS ATTEND EIMA
JOHN DEERE SCORES A HAT-TRICK
SIMA GOLD FOR CLAAS
AND FINALLY . . .
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FROM THE EDITOR'S DESK
THE RELATIONSHIP ROUTE
A nugget of support from the pages of the Daily Mail

 
Chris Biddle
Brands aren't what they used to be according a Daily Mail columnist . . .

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CHRISTMAS BREAK
Publishing schedule

Details of our publishing plans over the Christmas and New Year holidays.

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THANKS TO ALL SURVEY RESPONDENTS
Excellent response to our year end Dealer Survey

 
Survey
Our 2014 Dealer Survey got an excellent response, thank you and we had a winner of a nice bottle of Malt Whisky


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NEWS
HUSQVARNA SELL OFF BLUEBIRD
Turf equipment brand taken by TEC International

 
Bluebird Power Rake

Transaction transfers the BlueBird International brand, sales and manufacturing to TEC.

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NORTH YORKS DEALERS PARTNER
For Bobcat in farming

 
MTS Group and J Wood & Son (Bilsdale Ploughs) Ltd have formed a strategic partnership
MTS Group and J Wood & Son (Bilsdale Ploughs) Ltd have formed a strategic partnership to provide sales, service and parts support for the Bobcat range in North Yorks.

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MOWN THROUGHOUT THE WORLD
Formal unveiling of Budding plaque in April

 
Chris Biddle with Edwin Budding Plaque
There will be a formal unveiling of the plaque commemorating the life of Edwin Budding in April.

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ANOTHER RECORD INTAKE
For John Deere and Babcock training

 
Some of the new 2014/2015 intake of John Deere Ag, Parts and Turf Tech apprentices at Langar during their autumn induction, with John Deere and Babcock training managers.
John Deere's apprenticeship programme has set another record for the new training season's intake for the fourth year running since Babcock took over delivery of the courses in 2010.

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GREENMECH WELCOMES THE PRESS
Opens its factory doors and stages demo

 
GreenMech Sales Director Martin Lucas demonstrates the Quad Trak 160
GreenMech opened their Alcester factory doors to the trade press this week, and alongside dealers Orange Plant, staged a demonstration of their latest equipment.

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SLURRYKAT EXPAND NETWORK
New dealer appointed in North of England

 
SlurryKat Slurry Tanker with Dribble Bar
Exclusive distribution agreement confirmed with Lancashire based Guy Machinery Ltd.

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CLAAS AWARD STUDENTS
Presentation of scholarships and prizes

 
Prize winners, Board of Trustees and Jury at the Claas Foundation ceremony

The CLAAS Foundation has awarded international students with the Helmut Claas-Scholarship, bonus prizes and the International Student Prize.

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NEW HOME FOR ATT
Move into newly refurbished premises

 
ATT md, John Coleman
Manufacturers of the TMSystem and INFiNiSystem, Advanced Turf Technology, have taken over newly refurbished accommodation at their base in Sheffield.

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UK DEALERS ATTEND EIMA
Joined Gianni Ferrari at Italian show

 
Turbo Z 322 Diesel
Several UK dealers for Gianni Ferrari joined them at the recent EIMA show in Bologna, Italy.

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JOHN DEERE SCORES A HAT-TRICK
At the 2015 SIMA show in France

 
John Deere's ExactEmerge high performance planter

Three John Deere concepts will receive gold and silver innovation awards plus a special mention at the 2015 SIMA show in Paris (February 22-26).

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SIMA GOLD FOR CLAAS
And a Special Mention

 
The new PANORAMIC cab
The new Panoramic cab concept on the Arion 400 tractor and the Vario cutterbar for combine harvesters honoured.

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AND FINALLY . . .
MF tractor driven to the South Pole

 
It was a dream come true for Manon Ossevoort, Antarctica2 Expedition Ambassador and Lead Driver when she reached the South Pole with the Massey Ferguson MF 5610 tractor and her experienced polar crew.
A team has completed their mission successfully of driving a Massey Ferguson MF 5610 agricultural tractor from the coast of Antarctica to the South Pole.

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