Service Dealer Newsletter - STIHL acquire stake in Globe Tools; Lely open Scottish service centre; Ransomes apprenticeships; Vanmac build network

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SIMILAR INDUSTRY - COMPLETELY DIFFERENT VIEW
Garden centre trade votes to Remain
by Service Dealer Editor, Steve Gibbs

Garden Trade News, the magazine for the garden centre trade, ran the exact same EU Referendum survey as we did and came out with a completely different result.

NEWS

STIHL ACQUIRES MINORITY STAKE IN GLOBE TOOLS
Company behind Greenworks Tools

STIHL has announced a long term partnership with the Chinese manufacturer of cordless and corded electric power tools.

LELY TURFCARE TO OPEN FIRST SCOTTISH SERVICE CENTRE
Part of "direct route to market strategy"

A new van for Toro distributor Lely Turfcare’s first service centre in Scotland

Toro distributor is opening its first service centre in Scotland on 1 June, following the ending of three dealers' contracts.

RANSOMES TO PROMOTE APPRENTICESHIPS
At Suffolk Show next month

Some of the current apprentices at Ransomes Jacobsen pictured in the East Anglian Daily Times

A number of current Ransomes apprentices will be present on the company’s stand and will be available to discuss the programme with visitors.

VANMAC BUILDING DEALER NETWORK
For their Trilo brand

Jon Proffitt, UK Factory Support Manager of Vanmac bv

First dealers announced who have taken on the Trilo range of Blowers, Vacuum Collectors and Verticutters.

DEUTZ FAHR APPOINT
Established deaer in arable heartland

Mark Weatherhead Ltd will be responsible for Deutz Fahr's range of medium to large horsepower tractors, combines and telehandlers

Deutz Fahr have appointed Royston-based agricultural dealership Mark Weatherhead Ltd to cover Cambridgeshire, Bedfordshire and North Hertfordshire.

CHIPPERS & SHREDDERS FOR LLOYD
From TS Industrie & Eliet

Lloyd Ltd have taken on the Eliet & TS Industrie products

PSD Groundscare have secured another major multi-depot dealer, this time based in the North West.

MARK TAKES ON THE CHALLENGE
Bartram Mowers md in coast-to-coast run

Mark and his brother Matt to run from the Lancashire coast at Workington across to Newcastle in aid of The Big C Appeal and the Norfolk Heart Trust.

SPEARHEAD FORGE LINKS WITH RAU
Multicut provided to Rural Innovation Centre

Spearhead Machinery have provided a new rotary mower to be used at the Royal Agricultural University to form part of their land management courses.

IAGRE 2016 CONFERENCE SET
'Concepts to Cash'

Dr Robert Merrall, the newly appointed President of IAgrE

How to turn a bright idea into a finished product is this year's theme, due to take place 16 November at Harper Adams University.

JIM GREEN
A View from the Edge

Jim Green reflects on blindfold mowing, lawnmowers enter EU debate and music to mow by.