UK & Ireland News

Polaris Britain is pleased to confirm new media contact details for its UK off-road vehicle products, now utilising the same team that look after the European PR initiatives. Run from the UK, the Polaris ORV Media Office will support all UK-based media for all off-road vehicle products – agriculture and recreational. The team based in Buckinghamshire have extensive media experience and have been responsible for hosting Polaris launches in Europe for over five years. UK…

Polaris Britain is now offering a free model upgrade to a Sportsman 570 EPS Agri Pro on any new Sportsman purchased during February and March 2020. With all the great features of a Sportsman Agri Pro which, as the name suggests, has been specifically designed for agricultural use, includes carbon-fibre and metal heat shields, durable steel racks, new rear shock springs, electronic power steering, engine braking system and a sealed battery; making your new Agri Pro…

With a host of new models available in the 2020 Polaris lineup, purchasing a new Polaris vehicle has never been easier with the 0% finance option from Polaris Britain. Amy Cahill, Polaris Britain Marketing Manager explains: “Following the success of previous years and positive customer feedback, we will be continuing interest-free financing on new Polaris vehicles; allowing customers to get the right vehicle, when they need it.” The Sportsman range now includes the Agri Pro…

66 years ago, the founders of Polaris created an early snowmobile to better travel through northern Minnesota winters. Ever since that same ingenuity and ability to Think Outside has driven Polaris forward as a global Powersports brand. Now, for 2020, Polaris has introduced all-new off-road vehicles to enrich experiences that help its customers work and play outside. Öhlins Special Edition Combining Polaris’ years of experience in the ATV market with Öhlins’ advanced suspension technology innovation,…

Jason Thompson, the owner of Silverthorne Farm on the Somerset-Dorset border, provides fresh eggs for local markets in the South West.  Utilising the power from 200 solar panels which provide an environmentally-friendly relationship between commercial and farming reality, Silverthorne has recently acquired a new Polaris Ranger EV to maximise its efficiency whilst working to reduce its carbon footprint. Polaris Britain spoke to Jason Thompson about his new vehicle… “As a poultry farmer, I am not…

Situated in the northeast and western area of Northern Ireland renowned for its agricultural ties, Polaris dealership Stewart McElheran Co serves lowland dairy farmers, as well as hill sheep and beef farmers. Owners Bryce and Clare Stewart pride themselves on their honest reputation, matching Polaris products to the individual customer and farm requirements; a reputation which is taking the business from strength to strength. Branching out from the family’s traditional stationery, books and fancy goods…

ACE ATV in Bromsgrove has provided the Gloucestershire Rural Crime Unit with a Polaris Ranger 570 to assist in the force’s regular operations against organised rural crime. PC Ashley Weller from the Rural Crime Unit explains, “The Ranger 570 has been met with a great response from the public when seen around the County, and these loan vehicles are now an essential tool for the Rural Crime Unit and have been invaluable in keeping crime…

Petrolhead Dai Evans has certainly spent a lot of time with his sleeves rolled up servicing, maintaining, and repairing engines and utility vehicles over the last 40 years. Whilst motorcycles were his main business by choice for 25 years, Polaris quad bikes and utility vehicles overtook his love of motorcycles to become his family’s main revenue stream. Now with his son Llewellyn and additional fully-trained technical support staff, Dai’s business Usk and Wye Valley ATV…

The Safe Shores campaign covers the areas of Scotland’s South Ayrshire shoreline at Troon, Prestwick and Ayr beaches. Its purpose is to safeguard members of the public and families that visit the area during the spring and summer months, and to ensure that these groups of people are safe from crime, disorder and road safety issues. In previous years as many as 25,000 persons are known to have visited these areas in one day during…

“We have quite a charming beach to ourselves,” wrote Queen Victoria, on the beach at Osborne House on the Isle of Wight. The Italianate style house, originally built to provide the Queen and Prince Albert with a private home, is surrounded by grounds and parkland that were developed by the Prince himself.  Covering 354 acres, it displays his liking for poplars and the Italian style of lined drives and walks with evergreens. Today, Osborne House,…