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STAR EV launches lithium-powered utility
vehicle range in the UK strong and proven business relationships across a wide variety of sectors, and the company’s history and knowledge of turf and recreational outdoor products makes them the perfect partner to represent STAR. STAR looks forward to Reesink delivering to its customer base a fantastic range of ever evolving and world-renowned electrical vehicles, growing both our brands.” Electric-powered technology is a fundamental part of the transport future, already growing rapidly, with customers keen to switch, which means the market will demand choice too, which is what Reesink e-Vehicles plans to deliver. “Electric-powered vehicles and equipment is not a new business for us. Last year we launched the industry-leading all-electric greensmower for golf courses and sports stadiums and the fi rst all-electric
STAR EV launches in the UK with 28 lithium and sealed battery-powered utility vehicles. The fl eet consists of small, medium and
large-capacity electric UTVs for carrying materials or transporting people. The UTVs charge rapidly and off er a good mileage per charge, and have already taken the US by storm.
Some models are road-legal for city use, for say delivery applications, and the Capella series for example has six diff erent utility box upgrades, two bed lengths, optional doors and capacity for two or four passengers.
The range is brought to the UK by distributor Reesink e-Vehicles, a new division dedicated solely to electric vehicles for the award-winning turfcare distributor Reesink Turfcare, headquartered at St Neots in Cambridgeshire. “STAR EV Corporation is delighted to be partnering with Reesink under its new EV division, with an exclusive agreement for the UK and Ireland. Reesink has many
STAR EV’s fleet of UTVs
compact tractor into the agricultural and landscape sector. We could tell immediately there was a growing customer focus on reducing fuel consumption with an interest and need for greener, cleaner utility vehicle options,” said Reesink’s Managing Director, David Cole.“Wherever you are and whatever sector you’re in, the ability to work more quietly and for longer will be an advantage. There simply has to be the choice to buy electric and we identifi ed a choice gap in the market for a comprehensive range of UTVs.”
The most sought-after skills in the ‘new’ workplace
Recent research by digital coaching company Ezra has revealed that communication and emotional intelligence are the most sought-after skills among businesses in the post-pandemic workplace. Over 17% of businesses claim communication to be one of the most important skills in the workplace, and they plan to help employees improve in this area.
“Communication has always been a highly-valued skill in the world of business and beyond. The ability to communicate clearly and calmly is essential for teamwork, negotiation, sales, and so on. Communication is the ability to talk, listen and share information eff ectively, while emotional intelligence is the ability to read between the lines and understand a deeper, unspoken need or expectation. Both are going to be incredibly important as we return to the workplace after such a disruptive year and with the threat of Covid-19 remaining,” said Ezra’s founder, Nick Goldberg.
Emotional intelligence was listed as the second most important skill by nearly 7% of the global businesses that Ezra contacted for its survey.
6 September 2021 | Automation
important than infl uence, innovative thinking and accountability, which says an awful lot about how much we’ve learned about connecting with people emotionally, how it helps employees to better communicate, understand and appreciate one another, and how it helps them deliver better, more astute service to clients and customers,” said Goldberg. “In the past there was an assumption that business and emotion should be kept separate. We’re now learning that when dealing with fellow humans on any level emotion is not only unavoidable but also incredibly powerful and useful when harnessed correctly.” At the bottom of the most sought-after skills list came decision making, with only 3.8% of global businesses considering it to be the most important outcome of coaching in the current climate.
“In contrast to communication, emotional intelligence is a skill we’re seeing coming to the forefront – not so long ago it wasn’t something that business leaders knew about, let alone spent money on improving. Today, however, it ranks as being more
“The values of a good employee and a good leader have changed dramatically in recent years, and so careers coaching must be tailored to suit this modern business world. If you have good communication skills and good emotional intelligence, all of the other skills on the list, from infl uence to decision making, will naturally fall into place,” said Goldberg.
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