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New Reesink depot launches in Lossiemouth

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New Reesink depot launches in Lossiemouth: Reesink UK expanded its presence in Scotland with the opening of a new depot in Lossiemouth this January, enhancing sales and aftersales support for customers in the area north of Aberdeen.

Operational since February, the Lossiemouth depot is now receiving daily deliveries and is fully staffed with Jim McKay, Area Sales Manager North, and Gordon Rodgers, a full-time engineer/mechanic.

New Reesink depot launches in Lossiemouth

New Reesink depot launches in Lossiemouth

Matching the product range of the Reesink Scotland Livingston branch, the depot sells leases primarily for Toro machinery. ReeAssure maintenance plans are available through the satellite branch, too.

Reesink Scotland Branch Manager Mike Turnbull runs the depot, drawing on over 25 years’ industry experience at Reesink UK and Toro Spellbrook. “I’m setting a clear trajectory for growth with the new depot, closely modelled on the operations down in Livingston,” Mike says. “This is a really exciting venture – I’m pleased Reesink UK and Toro let us expand our business to support the growing customer base.”

With Scotland hailed as the birthplace of golf and housing the world’s most prestigious clubs today, the core customers for the Lossiemouth depot certainly reflect this. It already services many of the country’s leading golf clubs, such as Cabot Highlands, Royal Dornoch Golf Club, and Nairn Golf Club, three long-term Toro machinery customers. The depot also works with a wide range of grounds clients, from municipalities and councils to contractors and sports fields.

Rather than a standard walk-in depot, customers can continue to contact Reesink Scotland in Livingston to enquire about prices or demos, buy a lease, or book a service, who will then connect them to the appropriate branch depending on their location.

The Lossiemouth depot currently stocks all the fast-moving genuine parts, and in most instances, when needed, can courier other parts from Livingston so they reach Lossiemouth by the next morning.

One of the main advantages of the new branch opening is reducing customer downtime. “We want to offer the same service we do at Livingston to customers further north, prioritising quicker call-out times,” Mike shares. “We can now have qualified people on the ground to help with equipment maintenance and repairs, cutting response time down from days to hours.”

The depot will be instrumental in broadening Reesink UK’s customer reach, Mike says: “Opening this depot is not only a business move – it’s a vital investment in our customers, as we can now more efficiently offer genuine parts, leases, maintenance service and support packages to our more northerly customers.”

To get in touch with the new depot, call 01506 300880, or email service.scotland@reesinkturfcare.co.uk for service, parts.scotland@reesinkturfcare.co.uk for genuine parts, and mike.turnbull@reesinkuk.co.uk for sales and other enquiries.

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Green-tech’s Londonderry Depot Fully Stocked

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Green-tech’s Londonderry Depot Fully Stocked: Green-tech has confirmed that its Irish depot in Londonderry is now fully stocked with 75L bags of composted bark and chip bark, ready for immediate dispatch to landscapers and contractors across Ireland.

The Londonderry depot was opened three years ago to strengthen Green-tech’s service offering in Ireland, providing trade customers with direct access to an extensive range of landscaping materials, eliminating the delays associated with cross-sea delivery. The depot ensures faster turnaround times, improved stock availability and local support for professional landscapers, foresters and landowners.

Green-tech’s Londonderry Depot Fully Stocked

Green-tech’s Londonderry Depot Fully Stocked

Composted and chip bark remains one of Green-tech’s most sought-after products among landscape professionals. It provides practical and environmental benefits, including weed suppression, moisture retention, temperature regulation and long-term soil improvement. When used as part of a sustainable landscaping scheme, bark also supports biodiversity and helps to reduce ongoing maintenance requirements, which is being increasingly requested across Ireland’s growing landscape and horticultural industries.

Green-tech reports that it has witnessed a shift towards sustainable and multifunctional landscaping in Ireland, with urban projects placing a greater emphasis on eco-conscious design and resilient green infrastructure. High-quality barks and mulches are essential components of these developments, helping to achieve both visual impact and environmental performance.

Gavin Saunders, Green-tech’s Business Development Manager for Ireland, commented, “Landscaping professionals in Ireland want quality materials delivered on time and at the right price. By holding composted bark and chip bark in stock locally, we are helping contractors plan more efficiently and complete projects without unnecessary delays. It is all about giving our customers the products they need, when they need them.”

The Londonderry depot holds a comprehensive range of landscaping essentials, including bark, composts, topsoil, tree planting materials and ground protection products. All are backed by Green-tech’s technical expertise, sustainable sourcing, and commitment to supporting the professional landscaping sector across the UK and Ireland.

Contractors can order for collection or delivery directly from the Londonderry depot, ensuring dependable supply, professional advice and industry-leading service from one of the most trusted names in landscaping.

For further information, to check current stock levels, or make bulk loose enquiries, contact Gavin Saunders on 07594 514012 or visit www.green-tech.co.uk

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Green-tech opens depot in Ireland

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Green-tech opens depot in Ireland: The UKs Leading landscape supplier Green-tech has announced the opening of an Irish depot in Derry, Ireland.

The UK landscaping supplier is owned by Origin Enterprises PLC and will be working with their business partner Origin NI and operating out of their premises in Derry.

Green-tech opens depot in Ireland

Green-tech opens depot in Ireland

Green-tech will be providing a next-day delivery service across the whole of Ireland on a wide range of professional landscaping essentials.

Green-tech’s Sales Director Richard Gill comments, “I am thrilled to open up our first depot in Ireland. It’s a strategic move for Green-tech which will support our ambitious future growth plans. We have traded in Ireland and Northern Ireland for many years with success, the time is now right to increase our reach and offer speed of delivery and levels of customer service provided to the rest of the UK. We have allocated several experienced members of the Green-tech team who will be dedicated to our Irish customers, enabling them to build relationships and guarantee consistency of service and customer care.”

Green-tech will be holding stock for all manner of landscaping, forestry and construction projects and will include.

  • Tree planting – Tree Stakes, Belting, Blocks and Weld Mesh
  • Urban tree planting – Tree anchor systems, Tree Parker tree planting cell system, tree grilles and Rootbarrier products
  • Mona Irrigation and Tree Irrigator bags
  • Seed – Grass Seed and John Chambers Wildflower seed
  • Ground protection – Grass Protector, Terram and Bodpave
  • Grounds Maintenance – Professional Fertilisers and Herbicides, Rite Edge, Rite L Edge and Ground Cover
  • Bark mulch and compost

Richard continues, “This is a really exciting time for us. It’s a big step and we already have our Derry warehouse stocked and we’re ready to start making deliveries. Our turnaround time is quick, often delivering within 24 hours. We are renowned for being able to send everything a company is likely to need for their landscaping, tree planting or ground stabilisation project in one delivery. We’d love to quote for your next landscaping, forestry or construction project so please get in touch with us.”

To download or request a printed free catalogue visit the website at www.green-tech.co.uk or speak to a member of the Irish Green-tech team on 01423 332 167.

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ISEKI Dealer opens new Depot

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ISEKI Dealer opens new Depot: ABA Groundcare based in the South West of England have expanded once again with another new depot opened recently on Woodward Road, Tiverton. 

Following the closure of MST, former Devon Agricultural dealership, in 2022 due to cash flow issues, Jamie Hutchings, the owner of ABA Groundcare seized the opportunity to expand his business and opened up a branch in Tiverton.

ISEKI Dealer opens new Depot

ISEKI Dealer opens new Depot

Jamie Hutchings said: “We established the business in 2014 in Dorchester. We built up in that region and then looked to expand. I got to know Scott Struthers from MST and dealt and traded with him regularly. I offered him a job many times, but he always said no. Then we heard what was happening with MST and stepped in and offered five former members of the staff including Scott, a job at our new premises in Tiverton, totalling over 200 years experience.”

He said that employing skilled staff was an issue in every trade, and he was thankful that he could find five skilled new members willing to carry on working together.

“It was an easy decision to make,” he said. “They wanted to stay together working and very quickly decided they were happy to join my company.”

The Tiverton branch offers servicing and parts, supply garden machinery, agricultural vehicles, and quad bikes from the likes of Stihl, Yamaha, Husqvarna and Stiga to name a few, alongside the specialist ISEKI ground care unit.

“We are continuing to offer a service which customers of MST now miss here in Tiverton,” Jamie said. “It’s also a great central location as you can get anywhere reasonably quickly in Devon from here.

“It’s a service-led business, but we sell as well,” Jamie explained. “We are here to look out for our customers; any sales are a bonus. Scott Struthers, previous sales rep for MST, has built up excellent relationships with customers in the area, it is great to have him on board to continue offering the same service.”

“I come from an engineer’s background, so every product we sell has been chosen because it’s a good quality product, easy to work on and reliable. It’s not just about selling product; it’s about selling decent products, and that’s why we partnered with ISEKI because there’s nothing better.”

On running the business during the pandemic and cost of living crisis, he added: “The ground care business hasn’t been too badly affected, other than the supply of goods.

“People still need the machinery; they still want to be in their gardens, so other than the cost of everything going up, we’re in a fairly strong place.

“If customers are not buying from you, they’re going to want what they’ve got repaired and serviced. I don’t think we will see too much problem, but we will try and keep the costs down and try and weather the storm.”

Commenting on the change Scott Struthers said: “it’s the best outcome for me and my customers, I have built up such good relationships with so many in the Devon area and to be able to continue to build on this with such good support and service from ABA Groundcare is the ideal outcome for me.”

David Withers, managing director of ISEKI, added: “It’s exciting for us. We’ve been trading with Jamie, ABA Groundcare for many years and have a great relationship, which makes it easier. We know Jamie; we know he is really customer focused and dedicated to the service side of the business, which is what customers really want.

“As well as that, you’ve got a group of people who we would’ve lost all of that industry knowledge if Jamie hadn’t stepped in to do what he’s done. It’s great for the customers in the area who will get great backup support, and we’ll get more exposure going forward. It’s excellent for Jamie to be able to expand his business.

“It’s a win for Jamie, a win for us as a manufacturer and great for the staff there who could have ended up without roles or having to do something that they’re not experienced in, it would have been a shame to have lost that.”

Andrew Parr, a former MST staff member, now working at ABA Groundcare, said: “I worked for MST from the year dot, with almost 40 years of employment. It was such a shock when MST announced it was closing. It was a great shock to everybody because MST has been a part of Tiverton for many years. The old depot was built in 1962 and started as Twose in Halberton.

“I saw a lot of changes over the years, and now it’s just lovely to continue providing a service in Tiverton with our customers, working with five former MST staff, and being around familiar faces.

“Jamie is a good boss, he is driven, and we have the backing of ISEKI, which is a great product.”

Another former MST staff member, Sue Westlake, is now ABA Groundcare’s officer administrator. She said: “Having been made redundant at MST, we were lucky enough to know Jamie, who was looking for new staff, so it fitted in nicely with us.

“The end of MST happened very quickly, although it didn’t surprise me. In a way, it was a relief that it happened, but sad. I worked for MST for over 40 years, so seeing what was happening was a shock.

“It’s lovely to be able to come and work here now. We have a great camaraderie, and we look forward to doing well here and the company succeeding.”

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TAG confirms new Shropshire depot

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TAG confirms new Shropshire depot: Tallis Amos Group (TAG) has confirmed plans for a new depot in Shropshire at Allscott between Shrewsbury and Telford. The announcement follows TAG’s confirmation in July that it had been appointed as the John Deere dealer to cover Shrewsbury and Newport in Shropshire. The new depot is due to open in October 2022. 

TAG was formed in 2012 when two long standing John Deere dealerships, Alexander & Duncan and Chris Tallis Farm Machinery joined forces. The company traces its roots back to 1912 and has been supporting farming businesses in the West Midlands for over 100 years, with 56 years as John Deere agents. Currently operating four depots in the West Midlands and Wales at Evesham, Kemble, Leominster and Narberth, TAG already has plans to open an additional site near Lampeter in October this year. Employing a team of 130, including skilled after-sales teams and experienced sales representatives, TAG has a comprehensive range of other machinery partners including Kramer, Pottinger, Sumo, Pichon, Shelbourne Reynolds, Sulky, AW & Bailey Trailers and many more.

TAG confirms new Shropshire depot

TAG confirms new Shropshire depot

To ensure that the company can deliver outstanding support to customers throughout the Shrewsbury and Newport area, TAG is now actively recruiting Sales, Parts, Service, Precision Ag and Administration staff. Rea Valley Tractors (RVT) continue to be authorised dealers until 31st October 2022.

Simon Amos, TAG Agricultural Sales Director, said: “The new depot in Allscott is perfectly positioned to support farming and contracting businesses throughout Shropshire. Although there will be some work required to get the site ready, we’re confident we can be up and running within a few months. We are also investing heavily in Parts and Service capacity at Leominster to further support customers from South and West Shropshire.”

Eve Tubb, TAG Group HR Manager, said: “At 40,000 sq. ft, the Allscott site will become the biggest in group. Anyone interested in a career at TAG can contact me directly in confidence at eve.tubb@tallisamos.co.uk.

“With a current team of over 130 we are looking to recruit an additional 30 people to help fully support Shropshire customers. The company offers attractive rewards and outstanding long term career opportunities.”

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