Makita Adds Pin Nailer, Multi-Cutter And Fan To 10.8V CXT Range

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Makita Adds Pin Nailer, Multi-Cutter And Fan To 10.8V CXT Range

  • Pin Nailer fires 23 gauge, 15, 18, 25, 30 and 35mm nails
  • Rotary Multi Cutter for use on carpet, cardboard and some plastics
  • 180mm Fan that runs for 10 hours on 4.0Ah Li-ion battery

Makita has added three new tools to the increasingly popular 10.8v CXT range in which the compact size of these high performance tools is proving valuable for confined space operations.

Makita Adds Pin Nailer, Multi-Cutter And Fan To 10.8V CXT Range

The new Makita PT354 CXT Pin Nailer can fire five alternative lengths of 23 gauge (0.6mm) nails.  The magazine will hold 100 pieces of either 15, 18, 25, 30 or 35mm long nails. Key features included in this compact and lightweight 2kg nailer include simple depth adjustment, anti-dry-fire mechanism, high visibility nose tip, low rebound mechanism for easier long pin nailing, trigger lock and LED job light.  The PT354 is available as a body only machine.

The Makita CP100D CXT Multi Cutter has an automatic self-sharpening rotary blade that runs up to 300 rpm and has a 6mm cutting capacity. Suitable for cutting a range of materials including: carpet, cardboard, vinyl and lino flooring, artificial grass, roofing felt, fibre-glass rendering mesh, damp-proof course, weed control membrane, tarpaulin, pallet strapping, various plastics and more.  The slim, ergonomic soft-grip handle gives very accurate machine control and the steel base plate slides smoothly over the material.  The CP100D CXT Multi Cutter is available as body only or comes complete with a 4.0Ah battery, charger and tool bag.

The new Makita CF100D CXT portable, 180mm fan has three speed settings, giving a maximum air speed of 180 m/min in the highest setting, then 150 m/min and 120 m/min in the medium and low settings respectively, with corresponding run times when powered by the Makita 4.0Ah 10.8v Li-ion battery of 275 mins, 380 mins and 630 mins.  The fan head can be adjusted up and down, and to left and right.  This unit has a wall hanging hook, tripod mounting and wall mounting fitting.  An AC adaptor is included to enable mains operation.  This high performance fan is available as a body only model.

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Mulchrone Brothers Makes Impact With Kubota UK

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Mulchrone Brothers makes impact in groundcare market with Kubota UK: Mulchrone Brothers Ltd is gaining significant traction in the West Ireland groundcare market following the recent extension of its partnership with industry-leading manufacturer, Kubota UK.

Over the last 40 years, the family dealership has been an established name throughout the mid-western counties of Ireland, renowned for providing first-class machinery and aftersales support to both the domestic and professional markets. Having supplied Kubota’s agricultural solutions for 14 years, it was an obvious step for the dealership to start offering groundcare machinery following an increase in customer demand.

Mulchrone Brothers Makes Impact With Kubota UK

Speaking of the partnership, Dominic Mulchrone, Co-Owner of Mulchrone Brothers Ltd, said: “Continuously adapting to the ever-changing requirements of our customers, whether they may be local authority or private farmers, is crucial to our success. Having supplied Kubota’s wide range of agricultural machinery for many years, we know first hand the durability, reliability and sustainability that its vehicles offer.”

Regional customers can now purchase a range of Kubota’s groundcare machinery including the L Series, B Series and STW Series compact tractors, along with the RTV range.

Kubota’s high-powered GR1600 ride-on mower has already become a best seller for the dealership due to its manoeuvrability and reliability, along with its G2120 counterpart, together with the professional G/F Series range.

Adrian Langmead, Groundcare Business Development Manager for Kubota UK, said: “This announcement is all about strengthening our product and service offering in this key region. Kubota’s partnership with Mulchrone Brothers goes back nearly 14 years based on the quality and performance of our machines and the first class service Dominic, Joe and their staff provide. It’s an exciting development and one which we are delighted to announce to the market.”

For more information on Kubota and its extensive range of solutions visit www.kubota.co.uk or call 01844 268000.

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First Toro Fleet For Crondon Park As It Seeks Perfection

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First Toro Fleet For Crondon Park As It Seeks Perfection: Toro’s reputation as the best for quality precedes itself at Crondon Park Golf Club in Essex. And as the club continues to strive for perfection, it has brought in its first fleet of Toro greens, tees and grounds mowers to assist in its quest. 

Crondon Park is a relative newcomer to the golf course scene, opening its 18-hole Championship course and the nine-hole Willows par three course to the public just 23 years ago. Since then, the greens, which are USGA sand constructed, have undergone annual improvements, says Steve Thorn, estate manager.

First Toro Fleet For Crondon Park As It Seeks Perfection

“We do our best to improve the surfaces year-on-year. The courses have improved beyond recognition and the fact that we have one of the largest memberships in Essex, with all categories virtually full, illustrates our success.

“Although we’re delighted with the progress, we strive for perfection, which is why we have brought in our first fleet of Toro machinery.”

Joining the club are two TriFlex 3400 greens mowers for the greens and tees, a Reelmaster 5510-D for fairway cutting and a Groundsmaster 4300-D and Groundsmaster 4000-D for the semi-roughs and roughs.

Richard Freeman from Toro distributor Reesink Turfcare says of these machinery choices: “I’ve been visiting Steve and the club for a few years now and over that time we’ve struck up an ongoing dialogue about what the course needed to get it to the next level. One of the main things we discussed was the best machines for cutting the roughs and semi-roughs. It was previously being done with cylinder mowers and really rotary mowers are going to deliver the best results for that environment. Hence why we showed Steve the GM4300-D and GM4000-D.”

For the rest of the course, Steve continues: “The greens have matured really well over time and while there are very few flat areas, it’s mostly undulating so it’s quite a challenging course to maintain. These were deciding factors when considering which greens, tees and fairway mowers to go for. But leading every decision was the fact that Toro is renowned for being the best quality and delivering a consistently good cut. We have no doubt they can stand up to the challenges of the course.”

There are many features that make Crondon deserving of notoriety and the ‘Crondon Crunch’ is one of them. The ‘Crondon Crunch’ is the longest closing golf hole in the world at 860 yards and is unofficially considered a par six. We have no doubt that when it comes to the crunch Toro will deliver a perfect cut for Crondon.

For more information, visit: reesinkturfcare.co.uk

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Major Investment Made By Origin Amenity Business

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Major Investment Made By Origin Amenity Business: Origin’s Amenity Business has announced its acquisition of Linemark UK, the country’s leading innovator and supplier of pitch line-marking paints, machines and accessories. 

Linemark UK joins Rigby Taylor and Headland in providing technically advanced and innovative solutions to turf management professionals.

Linemark UK has been the exclusive supplier of line-marking products to Rigby Taylor for 10 years, working closely with the company to bring to the industry Impact, the market-leading, ready-to-use paint, which has won many awards including the Queens Award for Innovation and the Queens Award for International trade (Export).

Major Investment Made By Origin Amenity Business

This paint is now sold to over 43 countries worldwide and used by international, national stadia, Premiership pitches and sports grounds across a range of sports surfaces.

Other paints include the Duraline range for both natural turf, synthetic and hard surfaces together with Preline, the only MAPP-approved paint for initial marking.

Commenting on the acquisition, Chris Clark, Rigby Taylor’s executive chairman, stated: “Pitch line-marking paint and its application is an important market sector for the company. With Linemark UK joining the Origin family, we consider that Rigby Taylor will consolidate its leading market position and continue the high level of innovation and development for the benefit of our customer’s both now and in the future.”

Tony Holt, managing director of Linemark UK, commented: “This is fantastic news for Linemark UK as it looks to build on its successes and create, alongside Rigby Taylor, an exciting future within the Origin organisation.”

Linemark UK and Rigby Taylor pioneered the introduction of an Integrated Paint Technology System to sports pitch line-marking, matching for the first time innovative paint formulation chemistry, advanced spray nozzle technology and application performance.

The result was the introduction of Impact paints, which brought to the industry the highest level of line-marking performance ever achieved.

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Blowing Petrol Power Out Of The Garden

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Blowing Petrol Power Out Of The Garden: Lithium-ion powered blowers from EGO Power+ feature ground-breaking technology that conquers leaves and debris in minutes.

The technology within EGO’s products place the blowers among the most powerful models on the market.  EGO blowers are the first battery powered models to deliver petrol matching power – without all the downsides!

Blowing Petrol Power Out Of The Garden

EGO’s industry leading Arc-Lithium 56volt battery technology delivers a new level of performance that surpasses all others and give today’s switched-on gardeners a smarter way to power through tidying the garden, whilst freeing users from musculoskeletal and hearing problems caused by exposure to vibrations and petrol fumes.

 

Designed like no other, the LB5750E blower features jet turbine technology so leaves won’t stand a chance! It features EGO’s supreme high-efficiency brushless motor that delivers more power and a greater runtime than others, alongside a lightweight, compact design; low vibrations and extended motor life.  The blower’s efficiency and power is further enhanced by the turbo fan engineering, and a large diameter blower tube for maximum airflow. The LB5750E has a maximum air volume of 977m3/h, and an air speed of 212 km/h that shifts even the most stubborn leaves and debris.

EGO’s intelligent battery is designed like no other, making it the industry’s highest energy capacity battery, giving the user all the power to get the job done. All EGO batteries are interchangeable across the entire EGO range and feature the brand’s ground-breaking patented Arc-Lithium design and “Keep Cool” cell technology.

The EGO Power+ range is available through Henton & Chattell’s nationwide dealer network.

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