New Aquatrols Team Structure

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New Aquatrols Team Structure: Aquatrols Europe, world leader in the development of cutting-edge water management products and bio nutritional solutions, is pleased to announce several new appointments within the Sales and Account Management team.

Alan Jack has assumed position of Account Manager covering Scotland from October 2018. Alan takes over from Graham O’Connor who has begun a 12-month sabbatical at Aquatrols Corporation of America, relishing his new role as a Product Manager. Alan has an established background in the golf and sports sector, including greenkeeping experience and more recently, Area Sales Manager for Fairways GM Ltd, working in the amenity market.

New Aquatrols Team Structure

Hamish Crichton, formerly Head of Sales at loyalty agency Stream Comms Ltd joined in September 2018, taking on the role of Account Manager in the Midlands. Hamish fills the shoes of Gerald Orme who retired at the age of 74 after 15 years in the business. Hamish brings extensive experience in commercial operations and sales and marketing. He has a keen interest in golf and intends to put that knowledge to good use whilst tackling the more intricate technical aspects of his new role.

The latest appointment from this innovative, fast-paced company is Alan Pierce. He will cover Eastern England as Account Manager and will join the team in January 2019. Alan takes over from Michael Fance, who assumed position as European Account Manager and technical support for AEL in September 2018.  Alan brings previous extensive experience from both commercial and technical parts of the turf industry. He is a BIGGA Master Greenkeeper and joins us having recently been working as Group Sales Manager for the well known John Deere dealer, Burden Bros Agri Ltd.

Aquatrols continues to invest in people, recognising and developing talent to realise future success. The team looking forward to working with you.  Innovate:Improve:Inspire

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New AQUA-AID Offices

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New AQUA-AID Offices: AQUA-AID EU BV has completed a move into new offices and recruited two new staff members as the Dutch company continues to grow in line with demand.

The desire for products in Europe, the United Kingdom, Ireland and internationally has led to the Breda based company scaling up its operation by moving into new offices and recruiting two management assistants.

New AQUA-AID Offices

Annemiek Ogbolu-Vonk brings a wealth of management experience to the company as well as being adept in a number of international languages. Michael van der Veeken brings vast knowledge of Enterprise Resource Planning and has worked in a similar role for a number of years and will work together with Annemiek to support the continued expansion of AQUA-AID EU.

With this core team in place, owner and director of AQUA-AID EU, Hans de Kort, hopes to continue providing exceptional customer service and instant support where required.

He said: “Welcoming Annemiek and Michael to the company is a very important step for us because it signals a significant step forward,” he said.

“To date, we have achieved a lot in the professional turf care, horticulture and agriculture markets because of the service we provide and industry-leading products we offer and moving into new offices with new additions to our team allows us to continue providing that service on a larger scale.”

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New Ifor Williams Sales Person

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New Ifor Williams Sales Person: Fraddon based machinery dealership, Vincent Tractors & Plant has appointed Tim Crewes-Hartland as their new Ifor Williams sales person.

With a background in sales and agriculture and a working knowledge of Ifor Williams Trailers, Tim brings a wide range of expertise to the company.  He will be responsible for sales of Ifor Williams Trailers from the Fraddon depot, as well as looking to expand sales of the well-known trailer manufacturer within the other depots.

New Ifor Williams Sales Person

Tim joins the company just as the current sales person for Ifor Williams Trailers, Trevor Readwin, will be moving to work at the new Holsworthy depot.

Paul Vincent, Managing Director of Vincent Tractors & Plant said “The company is currently going through an exciting and challenging period, with the opening of two new depots in Devon.  With Trevor transferring to Holsworthy to be responsible for Groundcare Sales in North and Mid Devon, we needed a new Ifor Williams sales person, with a strong background in sales, to join the team.  I am delighted to say that Tim is the person who will fill that role”.

Fraddon based Tim said “I am delighted to be joining Vincent Tractors & Plant as they are a well-known and respected company, going through an exciting expansion process at the moment”.

“Ifor Williams have announced the launch of two new horse boxes, the HBX and HBE, which will be arriving in the New Year, in conjunction with the opening of their new production facility in Flintshire.  All in all, it is exciting times ahead all round”.

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New Face In The North For DLF

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New Face In The North For DLF: To support their continued investment, growth and increase in sales, DLF Seeds have announced the appointment of Alistair Eccles. Joining the amenity team as Regional Technical Sales Manager for Scotland and the North, Alistair’s new role will see him working closely with both customers and distributors, providing advice and support on the Masterline and Johnsons Sports Seed ranges.

Alistair has a wealth of industry experience in many different areas of agronomy, grass seed and turf production. He joins DLF on the back of 12 years spent at Germinal Seeds where he worked closely with a range of customers including golf courses, sports stadia and landscapers. Prior to this, Alistair spent 18 years in several roles in the crop protection industry. He is a BASIS and FACTS qualified advisor and is now looking forward to putting his expertise to good use in his new role with DLF Seeds.

New Face in the North for DLF

“Over the years I have been fortunate enough to work alongside some fantastic turf managers and I look forward to furthering acquaintances old and new, delivering technical advice and support in my new role.  DLF are continually researching and developing exciting new breeding innovations which I’m excited to be working with in the golf and sports turf sectors.”

A keen golfer himself, Alistair can often be found out on the course in his spare time.

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Kubota Dealership Strengthens Sales Team

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Kubota Dealership Strengthens Sales Team: Cornwall and Devon Kubota Dealership, Vincent Tractors & Plant has strengthened its construction machinery sales team with the appointment of a new sales person, Dexter Ball.

Dexter is the new point of contact for construction sales in Cornwall for the Fraddon based machinery dealership.  He joins Nick Vincent, construction sales manager for Devon, and strengthens the company’s expanding construction section.

Kubota Dealership Strengthens Sales Team

Paul Vincent, Managing Director of Vincent Tractors & Plant said “Dexter joins the company at an exciting time.  The construction side of the business has steadily grown in recent years and is now an important part of the whole business.  With the opening of two new depots in Devon later this year at Holsworthy and Smithaleigh, we needed to strengthen the construction sales team.”

“Dexter’s appointment means that we will be able to continue to provide high levels of customer service to our existing client base in Cornwall whilst growing our construction sales in Devon.  With a background in customer service and sales in the hire industry, Dexter brings years of industry insight and knowledge with him.  We are delighted to have him join our team.  This new appointment will allow Nick to focus more on construction sales in Devon.”

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