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Paul Thomas joins Redexim

June 7, 2023/in News, Press Release/by Louise Challiss

Paul Thomas joins Redexim: Redexim UK are pleased to announce the appointment of Paul Thomas as their new Sales Manager for the Southern counties. With more than 10 years of area sales experience in the machinery sector already under his belt, Paul brings knowledge and a customer-orientated approach to the team in, what is, an […]

Deere dealers explore technology advances

June 6, 2023/in News, Press Release/by Louise Parratt

Deere dealers explore technology advances: More than 50 John Deere dealers have been given advanced training on how greenkeepers can make the most of the latest technological innovations developed by the company. Held at Golfpark Kurpfalz – a renowned German complex largely maintained using John Deere machinery – the event saw representatives from across Deere’s […]

Paul Thomas joins Redexim

June 7, 2023/in News, Press Release/by Louise Challiss

Deere dealers explore technology advances

June 6, 2023/in News, Press Release/by Louise Parratt

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Paul Thomas joins Redexim

June 7, 2023/in News, Press Release/by Louise Challiss

Paul Thomas joins Redexim: Redexim UK are pleased to announce the appointment of Paul Thomas as their new Sales Manager for the Southern counties.

With more than 10 years of area sales experience in the machinery sector already under his belt, Paul brings knowledge and a customer-orientated approach to the team in, what is, an exciting period of development and growth.

Paul Thomas joins Redexim

After obtaining sports turf maintenance qualifications at Milton College and Shuttleworth College, Paul began his career as an assistant greenkeeper for a leisure facilities maintenance company in Cambridgeshire before moving into sales, with his first sales role at a nearby groundcare dealership. An opportunity then arose to join Ben Burgess & Co in 2016 where he held the position of Area Sales Manager. Together with visiting and supporting existing and prospective customers throughout the purchase and after-sales process, here he also gained valuable hands-on experience with a range of machinery franchises – including the Redexim natural and synthetic portfolio.

Paul joined Redexim UK in June 2023, picking up the baton for sales and service support to customers across the south, in addition to working closely alongside Redexim Partners across the region. “I’m really looking forward to representing Redexim and having the opportunity to work with the excellent network of dealers throughout the South” comments Paul. “It’s exciting to join the company at this stage of my career and, having worked within a dealership, I feel I am well placed to support my customers – understanding the demands of their business while playing my part in Redexim’s future.”

Director of Commercial Operations Paul Langford added, “We are very excited to welcome someone with Paul’s level of knowledge, experience and enthusiasm to our technical team. With his in-depth understanding of the Redexim range, Paul is ready to hit the ground running in what promises to be a very busy summer ahead.”

Outside of work, Paul enjoys spending time with his children and socialising with friends and family. He also has a keen interest in motorsport, particularly British touring cars, and can often be found attending tractor runs or maintaining and using his own vintage tractor.

Paul Thomas can be contacted by phone on 07810 071218 or via email pthomas@redeximuk.com

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Deere dealers explore technology advances

June 6, 2023/in News, Press Release/by Louise Parratt

Deere dealers explore technology advances: More than 50 John Deere dealers have been given advanced training on how greenkeepers can make the most of the latest technological innovations developed by the company.

Held at Golfpark Kurpfalz – a renowned German complex largely maintained using John Deere machinery – the event saw representatives from across Deere’s European network of dealers trained by experts from across the golf and turf division.

Deere dealers explore technology advances

Chris Meacock, Division Sales Manager for Golf and Turf, said: “Our innovation pipeline looks to improve every aspect of a machine’s performance and that covers many facets of a product.

“What’s changing fast is the opportunity to use technology and data to make the process of using a John Deere product more efficient and productive for our customers.

“This event was a chance for the dealer network to see all our precision turf technology in action, working together to demonstrate the advantages of GPS-driven accuracy.”

The training centred on the direct impact precision applications can have on reducing inputs while increasing accuracy and productivity through efficiency gains.

Dealers were shown how mowers and compact tractors equipped with Deere’s satellite-steering AutoTrac technology can reduce overlaps and fuel consumption. HD200 Progator sprayers were demonstrating their ability to place fertilisers and herbicides in exactly the right place, avoiding spraying non-target areas and wastage.

The advantages of accurately mapping a course’s tees, greens, fairways, bunkers and paths was presented using Starfire GPS receivers and dealers were given further training in how the data produced could be accessed and tailored for course managers using the John Deere Operations Center.

Sessions were also run on how OnLink – the cloud-based golf course management software acquired by John Deere in 2019 – automatically synchronises any machine and operator working anywhere on the course, allowing course managers to remotely create and assign tasks and meticulously manage equipment and labour costs.

“This training sets up our dealer network to be able to work even closer with golf courses who are looking to take their maintenance and management to the next level,” Chris added.

CROSSHEAD: Satellite-steering with AutoTrac

One of John Deere’s key strengths is its ability to adapt technology from other areas of its global business and implement it in professional groundscare.

GPS steering in agriculture has been hugely popular for over 15 years, but its application on golf courses and sports pitches is now starting to develop.

The John Deere AutoTrac system used on fairway mowers and compact tractors has the potential to deliver huge benefits.

Assisted steering leads to less operator stress and reduced overlaps or gaps, which positively impacts fuel consumption and productivity.

Lazer-straight lines and cut patterns are also easier to achieve by removing operator inconsistencies, even in low-visibility conditions.

“Boundaries and guidance lines can be stored in the John Deere Operations Center too, allowing the next operator to follow the same pattern,” Chris adds.

CROSSHEAD: Spraying with more accuracy

The cost of protecting turf from pests and diseases, and nurturing it with sufficient fertiliser, is a significant cost for golf courses.

Clubs are also under increasing pressure to ensure that chemical applications do not have any detrimental impact on the environment.

It’s been 20 years since John Deere launched its HD200 sprayer, which works in tandem with a Progator utility vehicle, but its relevance to today’s turfcare profession has never been greater.

Equipped with a Starfire receiver the machine has the ability to automatically turn on or shut off individual sprayer nozzles across the boom according to its position on the course – spraying around watercourses or the fringe of a green, for example.

Accuracy can be measured down to 2.5cm.

CROSSHEAD: Remote management with OnLink

OnLink technology delivers two clever modules; OnEquip which provides a real-time feed on the machines activity, such as run time, servicing intervals and idle periods, while OnLabor schedules work and assigns it to members of the team.

OnLink connects to machines to the Operations Center so data gathered can be used to plan and improve operation efficiency – each machine’s working hours can be balanced across its life cycle to reduce the cost of ownership. Mowing patterns, reducing the time required to complete work, can also be managed.

Alerts flag when maintenance is required along with owners setting geofences and curfews to stop the machine working outside of set locations or hours, increasing its security profile.

In the future the app-based OnLink hub will offer the possibility to plan for weather conditions, track the speed of greens and monitor soil moisture while also creating accurate budget forecasts.

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Paul Thomas joins Redexim

Deere dealers explore technology advances

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Paul Thomas joins Redexim

Paul Thomas joins Redexim: Redexim UK are pleased to announce the appointment of Paul Thomas as their new Sales Manager for the Southern counties.

Deere dealers explore technology advances

Deere dealers explore technology advances: More than 50 John Deere dealers have been given advanced training on how greenkeepers can make the most of the latest technological innovations developed by the company.

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