We are delighted to annouce that we have been awarded the 2024 Forestry Equipment Dealer of the Year award by Service Dealer, completing an unprecidented hat-trick of wins across 2022, 2023 and 2024! 

The annual event includes various seminars and workshops from industry leaders across the Garden Machinery world, and is always a great event for us to catch up and network with global manufactures and other dealers from across the UK. This year, we were delighted to be joined by Milwaukee Tools, and we believe our drive alongside Milwaukee to push a new range of Outdoor Power Equipment into the market, contributed to our 2024 award. 

The judges also stated that our exceptional support to our customers, our presence at both The Arb Show & The APF, and our drive to always find practical, cost-effective new products from the best brands in the industry, pushes us above our competitors. 

For the full Press Release from Service Dealer, please see below: 

 

FOREST & ARB ARE WINNERS OF FORESTRY EQUIPMENT DEALER OF THE YEAR 2024

Winchester-based forestry machinery specialist wins top industry award!

SPONSOR: Societe Generale Equipment Finance

Forest & Arb, the arboricultural machinery dealership based in Winchester, Hampshire have won the 2024 Forest Equipment Dealer of the Year Award. 

The Award was announced and presented to Richard Thomas, Amy Nocetti and Jason Nettle at the Service Dealer Conference and Awards on 28 November by James Dalke, Head of Agriculture from sponsors Societe Generale Equipment Finance.

The Awards, organised by the leading business magazine Service Dealer, are now in their 20^th year and recognise outstanding sales, service advice and support by dealers in the garden machinery, professional turfcare machinery, farm machinery, ATV and forestry equipment industry.

Awards are also given for New Technician of the Year, Best New Initiative, Star of the Dealership and Leadership.

The judges said, “Forest and Arb are always striving to improve and are committed to delivering exceptional value and support to their customers.

 

“With a strong presence in the industry, this year they took significant stands at both the Arb Show and the APF event. Constantly innovating and evolving, they recently introduced new first aid kits and portable defibrillators for forestry professionals. Their comprehensive support to customers includes next-day service and support for major brands.”

 

Steve Gibbs, editor of Service Dealer magazine, added, " Every year, Service Dealer takes great pride in honouring the finest examples of specialist, local dealer expertise. Our award-winning businesses and individuals embody a commitment to consistently surpassing customer expectations in their daily work. At a time when the consumer experience often feels impersonal, our Dealer of the Year recipients demonstrate the importance of personalised, friendly, and highly skilled one-on-one service - a cornerstone of excellence that deserves celebration.” ENDS 

Picture: Richard Thomas, Amy Nocetti and Jason Nettle are presented with the Award by James Dalke, Head of Agriculture from sponsors Societe Generale Equipment Finance with Service Dealer owner Duncan Murray-Clarke, left and comedian Charlie Baker, right

Further information:
Steve Gibbs, editor, Service Dealer, steve@servicedealer.co.uk or 07929 438213 

Martin Collins, martin.collins@wgmltd.co.uk, 01962 601361