KUBOTA Q&A WITH
DAVID HART
1. The Kubota Dealer Apprenticeship opportunities, whilst the on-the-job One example of where Kubota has
great opportunity for apprentices experience allows for the apprentices needed to adapt to this rapid change
to climb the ladder and find their is with emissions regulations. Last
niche. year we introduced the L2602, an
Programme is fantastic and is a
looking to work in the agriculture,
construction or groundcare
machinery sectors. Could you give Due to the flexibility of the
why Kubota have invested in this change focus during their placement.
us a little bit of an insight into programme, apprentices are able to
programme? They may choose to start within the
The Kubota Dealer Apprenticeship sales, parts or management, giving
Programme is an excellent way to get them exposure to the many different
a feel for the groundcare industry, functions of the business.
which is growing rapidly. We have seen
some exciting developments in the
industry over the past few years, due
to the increasing use and integration
of technology being used and deployed
across our full range of machinery.
This is not only increasing product
performance and efficiencies, but is
also playing its part in reducing the
operating costs for our customers and
service department before moving into
You can find out more about our
Apprenticeship Programme on our
website.
2. Over the past few years
technology has really come to
the forefront in any company
manufacturing or supplying goods
to the trade or end user. Have you
businesses. found that the use of technology has
The Apprenticeship Programme product or has it been hard to adapt
enables the individual to earn whilst
learning and more importantly,
become a key member of a dealership.
Those who enter the programme must
remember that although it represents
a starting point of their career, it
has the potential to open up many
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helped you to create a better end
with things rapidly changing?
In order to stay ahead of the
competition, new technology is
continuously reviewed by Kubota to
ensure the business is keeping up
to speed with the rapidly changing
technology and demands of today.
innovative model which offers a
premium specification designed to
provide users with unrivalled levels
of power, safety and comfort. This
was the first of our groundcare, 60hp
tractors to be fitted with a diesel
particulate filter (DPF) in order to
meet the new emission regulations.
The technology needed to do this
transformed our tractors from
being mechanically governed into
electronically governed machines,
which enabled us to meet the
emissions regulations but does come
with the need for new investment.
New service tooling is then required
and more importantly, so is a new set
of skills for our dealer engineers. The
level of service training is a huge focus
for Kubota in order for us to aim for
‘first time fix’ and dealer excellence, to
make sure that our machinery keeps
the outstanding reputation it has
always had.
3. In a lot of successful companies
there tends to be one specific product
that people always remember and