Paul Sansom becomes new Head of Sales for Audi UK
Paul Sansom will take up the role of Head of Sales for Audi UK, with responsibility for both new and used car sales with effect from Monday September 3. The remit for this newly created role includes overall control of both retail and fleet sales for the first time in order to foster more efficient […]
Sales Team strengthened at Elta Fans Applied Technology Division
Neil Jolliffe has been promoted to Sales Manager, having worked with Elta Fans for 27 years. Mike Ratcliff, having been with Elta Fans for 21 years, remains with the team four days a week. Joining the team are Philip Smaje and Catherine Murphy as Internal Sales Engineers. Both have completed Elta’s four week induction, which […]
August 03 PGRO/BEPA Pulse Market Update
These are very volatile times for prices of all commodities, as well as political fears for the consequent effects on food prices. We’re coming off a year of low grain stocks as well, which was not the case during the last similar production crisis in 1988. Feed Beans Soybean and corn prices were at record […]
Amanda Bryan appointed Forestry Commissioner
Ms Bryan is a self-employed rural development consultant working across the Highlands and Islands, with a background in sustainable marine, rural and community development. She specialises in community consultation and engagement on projects and initiatives championing woodland and biodiversity management, forestry, tourism and recreation. She has been a non-executive member of the board of Scottish […]
July 27 Gleadell grain market report
Jonathan Lane, Gleadell’s trading manager, comments on grain markets … WHEAT > USDA reports US wheat harvest 82% complete, 80% last week – SRW harvest complete with HRW harvest 93% complete. > Excess ethanol credits may dampen demand for corn – USDA may be overstating ethanol demand for 2012/13 by as much as 10%. > […]
The Countess of Wessex opens new Wool Board offices
Chairman, Malcolm Corbett was delighted to welcome the Countess of Wessex and provide a behind-the-scenes look at how wool is graded and selected for auction, “It was a tremendous day for all concerned and a great boost to raising the valuable role that wool plays not just in the local community but across the world.” […]
CLA arranges fact-finding farm visit for Midlands MEP
The visit was arranged by CLA Midlands and hosted by CLA Members Mr and Mrs Anthony Forsyth and their son William. Led by William, Miss McIntyre and a group including local CLA members, rural advisers and Public Affairs Adviser Louise Banbury enjoyed a tour of the farm where they learnt about the enterprise’s investment in […]
Sarah Sleight joins Ufac-UK’s Woolfox Mill team
Sarah Sleight has been appointed customer services assistant by specialists feed manufacturer, Ufac-UK. She joins the busy team at the company’s Woolfox Mill, Rutland, where her day-to-day duties will involve processing customers’ orders and dealing with enquiries. She has diverse spare-time interests including cake-making and taekwondo — the Korean martial arts sport. She is also […]
Huge Tax Liabilities on the Horizon
“One of the consequences of the tax system is that changes are often announced long before the effects make themselves felt; this is particularly pronounced for the self-employed,” said David. The reduction in Annual Investment Allowance (AIA) which was announced in the 2011 Budget will only really make itself felt in January 2014. At the […]
