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In this issue..... Dear Reader,


Stability & change Well, at last and following seemingly endless days of political


horse trading, we have a new government heralded as one that will deliver the much needed stability and change we so badly need. Stability and change could be seen by many as strange bed fellows but for the nation and our industry, reliant on both in equal measure, let us all hope that they can work together to the benefit of all.


In this issue we also find ourselves relying heavily on change in


the form of a host of new products and innovations across the whole sector and stability in the form of a look at the wide range of Pedestrian Mowers currently available for the Groundcare professional.We also look at hard landscaping, shelters and covered walkways, drainage and water management and there is also the latest issue of our quarterly Play & Activity Today supplement reporting on play policy, products and strategy. So enjoy the issue and lets all hope that the obviously


necessary economic measures, we are all about to endure, to reduce the deficit, result in the stability our industry needs and prove to be the basis for future growth.


Changing times indeed!! Enjoy the issue Regards


Neil Hancock Editor


01952 234000 neilh@tspltd.co.uk


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becki@tspltd.co.uk PRINTED BY BUXTON PRESS LTD Peter Leech, has been


appointed the new President of the Institution of Agricultural Engineers.


Peter has been


Manager, Customer Support for John Deere in the UK & Ireland for many years and has just recently


been promoted to the position of Regional Training Manager for Deere & Company,


covering


training within the region of Europe, CIS, North Africa and the Near & Middle East. Peter’s Presidency will last for two years.


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Ray has left the (Rubb) Building after


Colleagues have said goodbye to a Sales Manager who helped lay the foundations for Rubb Buildings Ltd’s success. Ray Colby retired from Rubb’s UK plant in March, after 32 years of service.


32years of service Ray began working for Rubb in 1978 and has been instrumental in helping turn Rubb into a world leader in the design and manufacture of relocatable fabric structures.


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King for President


At its recent AGM the AEA


membership elected Gary King of Bosch Lawn and Garden Ltd as its President for 2010/11 Gary has been a member of the Association’s Outdoor Power Equipment Council for six years and has been its Chairman for the last two.


Gary is UK Marketing


Manager of Bosch Lawn and Garden Ltd which also encompasses Atco, Qualcast and Suffolk Punch brands.


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Marshalls appoint two directors


Marshalls has appointed


two new non-executive directors, Alan Coppin and Mark Edwards, effective from 12 May.


Alan Coppin is a non-


executive director of Berkeley Group Holdings and Capital and Regional, and was previously chairman of Redstone and a director of Carillion.


Mark Edwards is a


chartered accountant with extensive experience in the manufacturing sector, most recently as chief executive of Baxi Group.


MAY 2010 TGA welcomes new members as


The Turfgrass Growers Association has welcomed three new members. Family-run South Yorkshire Turf Supplies who have grown turf since 1945 and Northallerton-based C&K Farnaby have joined the association which comprises more than 60 members and affiliated companies collectively responsible for producing approximately 70% of the cultivated turf grown in the British Isles. Northwest Turf have also rejoined after a short absence. During the recent members


key council member bows out David


Davies


meeting, TGA Chairman Tim Fell presented a decanter to David Davies who has stood down from council after 13 years’ service. David, who retired from turf production last year, now runs Early


Turf Systems, a


distributor of Conwed turf netting and will continue his involvement with the association as an affiliate member.


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New Regional Sales Manager for Ransomes John Quinton has been


appointed Regional Sales Manager at Ransomes Jacobsen. He will be responsible for business development, equipment sales and dealer support across his territory which includes the southwest and northwest of England and all of Wales. For the past four years he held the position of Territory Manager West with Hayter Ltd. Prior to this he spent a year as Sales Manager with RS Bird, Ransomes Jacobsen’s former turf dealer in south Wales.


Ransomes Jacobsen Click here to request literature (IAgrE) appoint new President


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