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We had a fabulous time at the Service Dealer Awards last week. It's an event we look forward to every year. This year, we were delighted that the hard work of our own Sophie and Kelly, was recognised & they won the Star of the Dealership award for 2022. They go above and beyond in their time in & out the office, working on the website, social platforms and planning of shows, as well as volunteering in charity work for those affected by the war in Ukraine, rescuing & re-homing ex-commercial hens for Fresh Start for Hens, & arranging personalised care packages for those less fortunate at Christmas.

The Award was announced and presented to

The UK’s largest forestry, woodland, arboriculture, fencing, and biomass show, APF Exhibition, brings together the forestry, tree care, & woodland industries. The APF started in 1960, over 42 years ago, since the beginning they have worked to connect professionals with some of the best suppliers & manufacturers in the industry. The APF Exhibition is the place for those in tree care to talk with both worldwide brands like Husqvarna, STIHL, and Arbortec, as well as up-and-coming startups bringing innovative new concepts to the industry.

Buxtons have been going to the APF show for over 25 years. Neale, our Managing Director, hasn’t missed one since our first in 1996. He’s amazed by the growth of the show and is keen to continue to support it as it continues to develop.

Word renowned for their 27 years experience in robotic mowers, Husqvarna CEORA™ is the next generation of commercial turf care. One of these game changing robotic lawnmowers allows for autonomous turf care for areas up to 50,000m2, the equivalent to 12 professional football grounds​​, with the option to add more machines for larger areas.

The CEORA™ takes the industry into a new era, designed specifically for professional grounds, it’s able to deliver first class results in a safe & cost-efficient way. Using this robotic solution land owners, golf course operators, & sports field managers can automate lawn mowing while staff can be redeployed to focus on

STIHL's new ADVANCE PROCOM system marks a huge step forward in the arborist communication space. This innovative mesh intercom system allows up to 16 headsets to communicate comfortably & efficiently while working, even in noisy, wet, dirty conditions. While ear defender intercoms have existed for years now, no headset has had such a rich feature set at a competitive price.

Kelly Burgess, Buxtons Key Accounts Manager, has won the 2021 Star Of The Dealership Award. The award was announced and presented to Kelly at the Service Dealer Conference and Awards on 25 November by James Buchanan, Ibcos / Catalyst Sales Director. The Awards, organised by Service Dealer, the industry's leading business magazine, are now in their 17th year. Aimed to recognise independent dealers in the garden machinery, professional turf-care machinery, farm machinery, forestry equipment and ATV/quad industry. In 2021, instead of focusing on sales & service performance, to better reflect the extraordinary circumstances that dealers & their teams have endured these past two years, this year's award categories were changed to reflect the hard work everyone has put in during this time - both within their businesses but also in their communities.

Whether you're concerned about your Lawnmower, Chainsaw, Hedgecutter, or Stimmer, we're here to tell you the facts on using E10 fuel in your petrol garden machines.

When it comes to E10 petrol in your tools, there are 3 key things you need to know; Compatibility, Lifespan, & Alternatives.

Compatibility
95% of carburettor & fuel-injected machines will run fine with fuels with up to 10% ethanol, like E10, without any adjustments. Most of the remaining 5% can be adjusted to work with the fuel by a qualified professional.

Lifespan
E10 petrol has a shorter lifespan than E5, which is why it's more important than ever to store it no longer than 30 days, to prevent running issues. E10's higher ethanol content makes it very susceptible to water contamination & fuel separation during storage. This is a particular problem when the container isn't airtight or is left open and the ethanol is allowed to absorb moisture from the

Marlow Ropes first introduced their Eco-Conscious 100% Recycled Blue Ocean rope as a Dockline back in November 2018 at the METS Trade Exhibition in 2018.

As world leaders in the Leisure Marine industry Marlow were the first to produce a ‘technically better’ environmentally conscious innovation which is the BLUE OCEAN DOCKLINE made using 100% recycled waste plastic bottles.

Every day more than 16 million plastic bottles end up in landfills in the UK alone, and this latest innovation from Marlow uses their engineering expertise to make an environmental difference; through the development of a high-quality premium rope.

Reusing, repurposing and recycling are key areas of Marlow’s environmental policy, and this latest product development aims to highlight the importance of these actions to help reduce marine plastic pollution. As a man

The highly anticipated Arborflex trousers are out now and available to buy. They were first introduced in 2018 at the APF Show.

Arborflex has been designed to give you a multitude of trouser options to suit a variety of applications. Combine your choice of skin with the base to suit the required level of protection and performance.

What is the problem with current trousers on the market?

Some segments of the market work in different working conditions (weather variations, or safety requirements) which require them to have multiple pairs of trousers, leading to unnecessary expenses.

The objective of this product launch is to be a solution to the market that will allow every chainsaw user to have the correct trousers for any job.

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Here at Buxton's, we make charitable donations throughout the year to help others in need. Special events we have done to help charities include: Save the Children Christmas jumper day, an open day supporting B.A.C.A (Bikers against child abuse), bake sale for Abbie’s Army, and many more. However, we want to do more for our environment and the wildlife that lives in it.

Our managing director Neale is passionate about how we can help the environment and wanted to do more for it. We researched charities around the UK and we found The Woodland Trust. We decided this was the perfect charity for us to support this year. So we decided for every 2-Stroke machine we sell on our website and in-store we will donate a percentage of that to The Woodland Trust. At the end of each month, we will make that donation.

For 2020 we raised a total of £1311.00

The event, supported by the Arbor Day Foundation (US) and the Mersey Forest, was a huge celebration of trees, those that work with trees (arborists), and recognition of a hugely important global industry. Although there is a UK National Tree Week, focusing specifically on planting initiatives, no official day celebrates all things arboriculture.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width="2/3"][vc_column_text]The day featured a number of VIP guests from as far afield as Gibraltar and Italy, major industry guest speakers, a tree climbing demonstration, as well as an official tree planting event at the centre of the College campus to mark the occasion. Work is already well underway on a new woodland area which is being created on campus, called ‘Arbor Day Wood’.

It’s hoped that the day will now become an annual event.

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