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BM Tech recycles uPVC waste from cooling towers and water treatment works to produce pellets which can be recycled for the manufacture of new goods. This is an exciting opportunity for me to use my leadership and management skills in a different industry and outside my comfort zone!

Recognising that selling Service helps to sell Parts, my job title was changed and the job upgraded. I was involved with the launch of the regional version of PowerGard, John Deere's extended warranty scheme. This was the start of a change in the way of working with the regional head office based in Germany which ultimately became virtual groups working on projects with MS Teams.PowerGard was one of the first "Services" that we asked the dealers to sell. I've been involved with seminars, training and workshops over a period of many years as the range of FarmSight services grew into Connected Support and Precision Ag. Helping dealers to implement changes to sell and support these new services has been fascinating.I was involved in setting up and ongoing promotion of the management training programme for dealer senior management for the Aftermarket.In 2010 I gained a "dotted line" responsibility for the UK based parts warehouse and expediting functions.I was part of a project team set up in 2017 to prepare for Brexit.To help improve communications to dealers we tried various ideas in addition to the regular bulletins. Most recent was the use of Skype and then MS Teams meetings during the Covid-19 lockdown.

The move back to an office based job was driven by a desire to be closer for our young family. But I quickly realised that Aftermarket business was something I loved. During this time we went from me and an assistant to gain a team of 3 field based Area Managers to cover the UK and Ireland. We were active to promote Parts support at shows and to take dealers to Expo events in USA every other year. In addition, running regional dealer meetings around the UK and Ireland. We started the "Parts Tech" apprentice scheme for dealer parts counter apprentices. I was responsible for budget setting and achieving growth goals.Communication was a big part of this job. As well as the meetings described above, the regular channel used was written bulletins. Developing a style to engage and inform whilst avoiding ambiguity is something I have been able to practise until I left John Deere in Nov 2020.

This role was focused on the Turf side of the business, so an opportunity to learn about a different customer base to Ag. Good lessons about the importance of business relationships and time management. Many more opportunities to present training courses and product launches. A period of strong growth for John Deere in the Turf business. Lasting memories that helped me in the rest of my JD career - the importance of out of season servicing and recycling machines when they become used, selling the same machine again and again.

A lot of learning about an office environment, the dealer organisation, presenting training and doing presentations. An exciting time as PC's started to appear in the office. I had bought a PC when doing my Degree and was able to bring word processing, spreadsheet and DTP skills to update many tasks during this time.

Through my teenage years I worked on the 135Ha arable family farm during school holidays. I worked for a 150Ha livestock farm with contracting business in the Scottish Borders for 12 months after A levels and before going to Agricultural College. I did 9 months internship on a 1,766Ha CWS estate in Gloucestershire (arable and dairy) in 1987 - my first experience with a large workforce. All of this gave me a lot of practical experience and a strong work ethic.