OUT NOW – EPISODE 4 – FROM SERVICE TO SERVICE

Check out the latest Episode of The HFG Podcast!

From Service to Service: Career Opportunities in the World of Service, Military Hiring, Apprenticeships and Internal Progression.

This episode of the HFG podcast hits the road! Martin heads to Hunt Forest Group’s most westerly branch at Nether Stowey, to speak to some members of the team down in Somerset.

Joined by Nick Hill, HFG’s Group Service Manager, they explore career options for Agricultural and Turf service technicians. Nick explains John Deere’s military hiring program, designed to help ex and transitioning military personnel gain valuable qualifications and experience for a career outside of the armed forces.

The conversation then shifts to apprenticeships, specifically the John Deere ProVQ scheme. They chat with first-year apprentice Toby and recent graduate John about their experiences, daily routines, and whether they recommend the apprenticeship path to future school leavers.

Finally, Nether Stowey Service Manager Andy Scott joins the discussion. Andy shares his background, how he progressed within the company, and the challenges of managing a team he was once part of.

Nick also highlights some of Hunt Forest Group’s current vacancies for listeners, who may be interested in a career change into the agriculture or grounds care service industries.

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As the research and development of John Deeres Precision Technologies increases year on year, the integration of Telematics and Guidance systems into Professional Turf and Golf equipment is key for businesses and operators to develop efficient, cost-effective, streamlined working practices where small margins can make all the difference.

John Deere turf machines now arrive technology-ready and fitted with various ‘Precision’ components. Having members of our team who are knowledgeable not only in the Fine turf industry but have also undertaken extensive product training is crucial for us as a dealership to be able to offer our customers the best possible support and advice. Be it with demonstrations, utilising the technology at hand from the products we offer, or fault-finding if there are queries or questions.

With this in mind, we would like to introduce Craig Woodman to the team at Hunt Forest Group. Craig has many years of experience with Golf Courses and greenkeeping and will now be the first port of call for anything precision-related as our Precision Turf Specialist. With a few early adopters of John Deere’s precision technology already running connected machines, Craig will be actively monitoring connected Operations Center accounts and utilising this knowledge with customers new and old, encouraging users to come on board and benefit from this data-driven platform with their new machinery.

Craig is based out of our Blashford branch near Ringwood but will be covering our entire trading area with Product demonstrations, support, and Precision technology. Look out for our new John Deere 4066R demonstrator tractor equipped with AutoTrac steering and RTK Guidance. We have already had a lot of interest in seeing this machine in action and look forward to showcasing the technology it offers throughout 2024.

Please join us in welcoming Craig to the team here at Hunt Forest Group, if you require any product or technical support or have any questions for Craig, please feel free to contact him on 07483 963383 or email at craigwoodman@huntforest.com.

Enter our Turf, Garden and Construction Photo Competition. The winning photograph will feature on the Front Cover of our 2024 Hunt Forest Group Turf Calendar. Runners up will also feature inside the calendar. We are looking for photos of any Hunt Forest Group supplied machinery be it John Deere gators on a Golf Course, Husqvarna automowers in a Garden or a Yanmar digger on a Construction site.

The winning entrant will receive a copy of the 2024 Calendar and a Luxury HFG Hamper. Runners up will also receive a copy of the 2024 Calendar and a HFG Goody bag.

Please email the High Resolution (Full quality) photograph to marketing@huntforest.com by the 31st October 2023 to be entered into the competition. Full T&C’s can be found online at
www.huntforest.com/competitions

Luke Donald and Zach Johnson in their Captains’ Cars at the Year to Go event at Marco Simone Golf and Country Club

Club Car becomes worldwide supplier for 2023 Ryder Cup

Club Car, a global leader in golf, consumer and utility vehicles, has become a Worldwide Supplier of the 2023 Ryder Cup, extending its long-term association with golf’s greatest team competition.

Club Car has supplied team cars and support vehicles for the last 15 Ryder Cups and has been an Official Supplier of Ryder Cup Europe since 1997, when the event was held at Valderrama..

It will now take on an elevated designation as a Worldwide Supplier to the 2023 edition of the iconic biennial contest, which takes place in September at Marco Simone Golf & Country Club in Rome, Italy.

Furthermore, Club Car has also become the Official Golf Car of the PGA of America, continuing more than 30 years of collaboration in support of the golf industry and the association’s nearly 29,000 PGA professionals.

“The PGA of America is very excited that Club Car, a tremendous friend to the PGA Professional and the game of golf, will continue as presenting sponsor of the PGA Professional Championships and the 41 PGA Section Championships,” said PGA of America President John Lindert.

Club Car President Mark Wagner said: “The game of golf doesn’t exist without PGA Professionals, and we are thankful for our long-standing relationship with the PGA of America.
We have also enjoyed a long, successful association with The Ryder Cup, and we are proud to have been part of its growth into one of the biggest sporting events in the world. Not many brands have Worldwide Supplier status so this is a fantastic honour for Club Car. It is set to be another spectacular Ryder Cup later this year and we are excited to once again assist with its delivery.”

This September, Club Car will send nearly 600 cars to Rome, providing transport solutions for many different areas of the event including television, rules officials, catering and the captains and support teams.

Club Car is the official supplier of buggies and on-site transportation to the DP World Tour

Club Car extends partnership with DP World Tour

The DP World Tour has announced an extension to its long-standing agreement with Club Car, which will see the world’s largest manufacturer of small-wheel, zero-emission electric vehicles retain its Official Supplier status.

The new agreement will extend the current relationship, which began in 1999, through to the end of the 2023 season. Club Car’s vehicles are crucial to the staging of DP World Tour events around the globe, assisting numerous aspects of tournament logistics from rules to television production.

As well as supplying golf cars to the DP World Tour, Club Car has also been an Official Supplier at every Ryder Cup staged on European soil since 1997 – a role it will continue at the 2023 Ryder Cup at Marco Simone Golf and Country Club in Rome, Italy.

Speaking about the announcement, Kevin Hart, Sales Director Golf EMEA at Club Car, said: “Club Car is very proud of its long, successful relationship with the DP World Tour and is delighted to continue as an Official Supplier this season, providing 113 vehicles to support the 39 events.”

Max Hamilton, Consumer and Commercial Director of the DP World Tour, added: “Club Car have been a trusted partner for 23 years. Their products, support service and reliability are excellent and their unrivalled distribution network is vital for the smooth operation of our tournaments around the globe. We look forward to working together throughout the 2023 season.”