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Service Dealer Magazine February 2010
February’s Service Dealer asks whether trade shows need re-inventing and reports from BIGGA’s Harrogate Week turfcare show and the LAMMA agricultural machinery exhibition – both of which reported brisk business. Elsewhere we pay tribute to industry stalwarts who have sadly passed away recently.
FEATURE
FOCUS ON SANLI – Sanli UK puts formidable team in place
More than 150 years’ combined sales, service and technical experience is now in place at Sanli UK to support dealers and end-users of Sanli garden machinery and outdoor power equipment.
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LATEST NEWS
- Reco buy Strautmann UK
- Deere’s first LTA Masters
- UK tractor registrations break 15,000 in 2009
- Gardenex to support Glee and Garden Expo
- Oakley’s named Allett Dealer of the Year ‘09
- AGCO award techniciains
Reco buy Strautmann UK
Reco have announced that they have reached an agreement to purchase all rights to the business Strautmann UK. This acquisition means that from January 2010, Reco has become the sole importer of Strautmann machinery into the UK.
Deere’s first LTA Masters
The first six John Deere service technicians in the UK to achieve LTA4 Master Technician accreditation were presented with their certificates and registration cards on the John Deere stand at the LAMMA 2010 show at Newark in January. Introduced as the top tier of the industry's Landbased Technician Accreditation (LTA) scheme, the Master Technician designation recognises individuals as having a proven and professionally assessed track record as the very best technicians, with the highest level of diagnostic skills and specialist product knowledge.
UK tractor registrations break 15,000 in 2009
The AEA reports that the final count of registration for road use of agricultural tractors (over 50hp) in the UK for 2009 was 15,013 which represents a decline of 12.2% on the recent-record 2008 levels. AEA Economist, Chris Evans said, “The industry had largely anticipated this level of activity as it was widely accepted that the 2008 results represented the peak of the cycle when investment was made in response especially to the high volumes and prices from the 2007 cereal harvest.”
Gardenex to support Glee and Garden Expo
Following the announcement by Glee that The Federation of Garden & Leisure Manufacturers Ltd (Gardenex), had signed a non-exclusive agreement to support Glee again in 2010, the federation issued an extended statement. “Over the past three months Gardenex has polled its members on their preferred timing for trade exhibiting and the results showed that some were attracted to the September dates and others opted for the earlier June dates when the Federation will also be supporting Garden Expo on a non-exclusive basis,” said the federation’s director general, Amanda Sizer Barrett.
Oakley’s named Allett Dealer of the Year ‘09
The groundcare division of Shrewsbury-based Oakley’s Ltd has been named Allett Mower’s Dealer of the Year for 2009. The award was made at the recent BTME exhibition by Allett’s parent company, Turfmech, in recognition of the sales achievements and high level of service provided by Oakley’s in 2009 to owners and users of Allett pedestrian mowers and turf maintenance equipment.
AGCO award techniciains
Some of the best dealer technicians and product support engineers in the UK and Ireland were among guests invited to the presentation of AGCO’s Technician of the Year Awards for 2009. The three brand champions for 2009, each of whom wins a trophy and £400 of tool vouchers, courtesy of Drapers Tools, are:- Challenger, John Harvey, Chandlers, Lincolnshire; Massey Ferguson, Mark Noon, RVW Pugh, Cheshire; and Valtra, David Henderson of David Henderson Tractors Ltd, Northumberland. A special Brand Ambassador award for Fendt was given to Dave Baverstock.
NEXT MONTH'S ISSUE
March 2010’s Service Dealer will include a feature on Profitable Parts – maximising revenue from spares.
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