Service Dealer Newsletter - Strong Feb tractor sales; UK exports of Ag & OPE rise; rebated fuel review; dealer's new premises; Doe host Trilo day

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FEELING THE CHARGE?
How are you seeing the battery market?
by Service Dealer Editor, Steve Gibbs

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NEWS

STRONG FEBRUARY TRACTOR SALES
Highest February figures since 2014

Tractor sales in February were encouraging

Registrations of agricultural tractors (over 50 hp) in the UK in the month of February totalled 620 units, a +10.7% change compared with February 2016.

EXPORTS OF AG & OPE UP IN 2016
UK figures rise by 3%

UK exports of agricultural and outdoor power products rose by 3.1% in 2016 to £1.76 billion, based on AEA analysis of data from Her Majesty's Revenue & Customs.

HMRC TO REVIEW REBATED FUEL
NAAC to respond

The spring Budget has announced that the government will be asking for evidence to support the use of rebated gas oil (often called red diesel) to improve its understanding of eligible industries and current use.

NEW PREMISES FOR F.R JONES
And owner Bob Jones to retire

F.R Jones new premises is due to be open mid-late March

In response to the continued growth of the business, Dealer of the Year winner FR Jones and Son have taken the opportunity to secure significantly larger premises.

ERNEST DOE TO HOST TRILO DAY
Field demo event

Free to attend day is scheduled for Wednesday 5th April 2017 at the East of England Showground in Peterborough to cover a wide range of Trilo machinery in action.

STIHL BOOSTS THE PRESSURE
Spring promotion on washers

STIHL say they are helping dealers boost pressure washer sales with a promotion that will give customers up to £70 worth of free accessories.

JD AMONGST WORLD'S MOST ADMIRED
Top 50 companies

Deere & Company has again been included in Fortune Magazine’s ranking of the World’s Top 50 Most Admired Companies.

TOP CLAAS TECHNOLOGY AWARDED
Jaguar with Shredlage

At the Machine of the Year 2017 awards ceremony held at SIMA recently, CLAAS won the Special Jury Prize for their crop processing technology.

JCB PARTNER WILLIAMS MARTINI
For the 2017 racing season

JCB Chairman Lord Bamford (centre left) and JCB CEO Graeme Macdonald pictured with JCB apprentices (l-r) Kyle Hare , Charlie Trotter, Jade Holmes, Chelsea Saunders, James Mohan and Daniel Malbon at the announcement of the new partnership agreement between JCB and Williams Martini Racing

As part of the partnership agreement, JCB branding will appear on the Williams Mercedes FW40 chassis and rear wing end plate from the start of the 2017 season.

£6K CHIPPED IN FOR CHARITY
GreenMech, T H White and Wiltshire College team up

The Level 3 Horticulture students with Course Lecturer Chris Roberts (left) and Bill Johnston of T H White (right)

A Christmas tree ‘chipping’ scheme raised over £6K for a worthy cause, helped by a GreenMech QuadChip 160.