A CHANGE is as good as a rest, they say.

And since a rest can be a hard thing to come by in the arb business, I hope you get a kick out of the changes in this issue of essentialARB.

Our design team has introduced a new look for the mag, which we hope makes the content a little more engaging and pleasure of reading even greater. Do feel free to get in touch to let us know what you think.

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In other news, I’m overjoyed that, after two years of drought, we’re finally on the cusp of an actual show season. I’m particularly looking forward to this month’s Big Rescue Event on 24 June.

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I hope to see some of you there, while the rest can look forward to coverage in our August issue – followed, just a few weeks later, by the APF (incorporating the ARB Show) on 22-24 September.

A busy summer ahead, folks!