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Kubota Agriculture expands into Kent with Lister Machinery

New £1.6m flagship depot to open in Spring 2017 Lister Machinery is investing over £1.6m to open a new depot in Ashford, Kent, which will become a flagship dealer for Kubota UK’s complete range of market leading machinery solutions. The partnership, between two major players in the sector, will now mean that Kubota’s agricultural range […]

Iseki Tractors ‘Behind-the-Scenes’ at Olympia Horse Show

Ransomes Jacobsen, the European distributors of Iseki tractors and mowers, recently loaned several Iseki tractors to the Olympia Horse show for the second year running. The show was held at The Grand Hall in Hammersmith, London. The tractors on loan included the new TLE3400 with loader attachment, a TH4335, a TG6370 IQ, and both the […]

Parting thoughts from David Withers

Following his recent departure from the position of President of Jacobsen, David Withers offers some final thoughts. I think you probably know my history that I joined Jacobsen in the UK in 1992 as a Regional Sales manager, and then had a variety of increasingly senior roles within the organization became Managing Director of Ransomes […]

GROUNDSMAN ON A MISSION

In a Turf Matters exclusive, Leicester City FC grounds manager John Ledwidge, speaks openly about his iconic pitch designs, raising the profile of the industry and hits back against the criticism. In one of the greatest sporting stories of all time, Leicester City were crowned champions of the 2015/16 Premier League title. However it was […]

THE SWISS ARMY KNIVES OF STADIUMS

We look at the development of the all-purpose, multi-use stadium, and how they have become part of the fabric of modern day society. The vast majority of stadiums in this country were built for football clubs to enable spectators to watch the country’s most popular game. The football calendar wasn’t quite so crowded in days […]