Don’t settle for less, settle for more

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Don’t settle for less, settle for more: Toro and its UK distributor Reesink Turfcare have announced two new industry-first cashflow friendly finance schemes specifically designed to support customers in 2020-2021 and beyond.

The two companies have combined to offer a ‘buy now pay later’ at zero percent interest finance option and also a lease hire option, both of which include welcome lengthy payment holidays.

Don't settle for less, settle for more

Don’t settle for less, settle for more

Alastair Rowell, national accounts manager – grounds for Reesink Turfcare, says: “These two finance deals react to the current times. Together with Toro, we wanted to show support to our customers. We understand that cashflow is, and perhaps will be for some time, uncertain, yet machines are still needed now to maintain courses to the best possible standards. Now, more than ever, the focus has to be on retaining and increasing memberships.”

These two industry-leading options both offer a six-month payment holiday, one requiring a single payment and the other offering reduced payments to reflect industry leading residual values.

The ‘buy now pay later’ option is a familiar product but is an embellished deal in response to the COVID-19 landscape. Customers can order any time between July and December 2020 with the deal at zero percent interest, with a single payment required 7 May 2021.

The second option is a lease hire option with a six month pause period followed by either 60 monthly payments or five annual payments, according to each individual customer’s cashflow requirements.

Alastair says: “This option provides longer term financing in conjunction with very competitive finance terms. There is a six-month payment ‘holiday’ and the residual value of the machines are maintained at a strong level to the original cost. It provides a big benefit at the beginning of the term and leverages strong residual values to keep payments down.”

“What’s new is that these two plans provide clubs with options to suit their likely financial position from the middle part of 2021”, Alastair explains. “The point we kept coming back to when thinking about how best we could support our customers during this time was how uncertain it all is.

“Offering these two repayment plans will enable clubs to then focus on maintaining their courses so they look beautiful and play great, and to keep existing members happy while attracting new ones”.

In addition to these two plans, there are many other repayment options that clubs can consider, including the popular three, four or five year monthly or annual options.

Let’s look at how this would work on an investment of £50,000.00 plus VAT, for a club looking to opt for the lease hire scheme with 60 monthly payments. This would result in repayments of £814 plus VAT per month, commencing six months after inception of the lease. Under the terms of the lease hire option, the assets would be returned at the end of month 66.

Trevor Chard, national accounts manager – golf for Reesink Turfcare, continues: “There has never been such a cashflow friendly finance offer like this before and what we hope we’ve done by introducing these two options is provide customers with a welcome choice taking into account the current situation. It will hopefully remove an element of financial pressure and allow clubs to benefit from buying quality machinery in a hugely cost-effective way so they can focus on what matters most – keeping players happy.”

Both deals are available on all Toro fine turf and grounds machinery, and also includes TYM tractors when bought as part of a Toro fleet deal. Finance is subject to credit acceptance.

To talk to someone about the finance options available and how the Toro range would suit your club, call 01480 226800.

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Get a free second battery worth up to £199

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Get a free second battery worth up to £199: ECHO’s 58V range is an interchangeable battery system whereby one battery fits multiple power tools. When you’re on the go and busy it’s useful to have a spare battery all charged up and ready. Now you can while saving money at the same time.

ECHO is offering a free second battery worth up to £199 when you buy a selected ECHO 58V kit of power tool, battery and charger. With ECHO 58V tools already competitively priced this is ideal if you’re looking for a set of outdoor power equipment at an even greater reduced cost. The offer is available on the ECHO 58V chainsaw (CS-58V4AH) where you get a free 4Ah second battery, and power blower (PLB-58V2AH), double-sided hedgetrimmer (HT-58V2AH) or trimmer (DST-58V2AH) with free second 2Ah battery when purchased with a battery and charger.

Get a free second battery worth up to £199

Get a free second battery worth up to £199

There are lots of benefits with battery products, namely low noise, low vibration and low running costs combined with zero emissions when in use, plus they are easy to use, with no fuel and no electrical plugs or leads. ECHO has been building outdoor power tools to professional standards for over 70 years and this can be seen in the 58V range. You get maintenance-free brushless motors for long-lasting performance and minimal maintenance costs with a host of other features and benefits.

The hedgetrimmer boasts an ergonomic front handle design and 61cm double-sided reciprocating blades. The chainsaw has a wraparound handle for easy use, a side action tensioner and 0.043 gauge bar and chain. The trimmer features a Speed-Feed 400 trimmer head, hi-lo speed switch and an ergonomic over-mould grip for less fatigue, while the power blower has cruise control, a turbo boost button and an anti-wear ring.

The offer runs from 1st July 2020 to 30th June 2021 but only while stocks last and it can’t be combined with any other deal, so it’s worth getting in now to avoid disappointment. ECHO 58V tools come with a 2-year domestic or 1-year professional warranty and there is a 2-year warranty on the battery. Find out more from your local authorised ECHO dealer. You can also visit www.echo-tools.co.uk/echo58v-promotion or call 01844 278800 for more information.

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Dealer network ‘under construction’

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Dealer network ‘under construction’: Due to the continued expansion of sales and operations, a network of established dealers is being constructed for the distribution of the INFINICUT® and TMSystem™ ranges. To that end, several well-known industry names have signed up to offer sales and support on the cutting-edge collections.

Since the beginning of the year, a number of dealerships have come on board including Turner Groundscare and Balmers GM in the North of England, and Scamblers and P Tuckwells covering the Central and Eastern regions. On their appointment, Gareth Baker, General Manager of Turner Groundscare said, “We’re absolutely delighted to be able to supply the INFINICUT® range of battery powered mowers. They’re an exciting product that are in high demand, offering both accuracy and precision in their build and performance. We have found that our turf professionals love the flexibility of the changeable cassettes and impressive battery life.  Add all of this to their ‘green credentials’ and quiet operation and it’s easy to see why they are fast becoming the cylinder mower of choice by the top, innovative sporting venues.”

Dealer network ‘under construction’

Dealer network ‘under construction’

With the aim of achieving coverage across the United Kingdom, Sales Manager Vinny Tarbox says the job of building the network is not finished yet. “It is testament to the quality of the product and its reputation in the market that we have signed up the sales outlets we have in such a short period of time, and we are delighted to have some well-respected and well-established partners working together with us. But we’re not stopping there! We will be making further appointments in the not too distant future which will help us to bring our ranges to even more venues around the country.”

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KUHN upgrades hedge cutter range

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KUHN upgrades hedge cutter range: KUHN Farm Machinery has added the Agri-Longer GII to its range of hedge and grass cutting equipment.

Positioned as a compact ‘go-anywhere’ farmer-owned and amenity sector machine, the Agri-Longer GII has a straight arm format with the main boom structure welded from ultra-high strength steel to guarantee the best flexibility-to-robustness ratio. It is available in two models offering a horizontal reach of 4.3m (4345 ML) or 4.8m (4845 ML).

KUHN upgrades hedge cutter range

KUHN upgrades hedge cutter range

In addition to the new feature of pendulum link mechanical safety, the key differences between the GII models and earlier Agri-Longer machines include increased hydraulic rotor circuit power (up from 34hp to 40hp) and electric joystick control as standard.

As with earlier models, the Agri-Longer GII hedge cutters have a 1.2m direct drive flail head with 220-degree flail head rotation. The cutting head, which can work directly behind the tractor wheel, has a removable wear plate and a reversible rotor that can be turned around to optimise lug wear. The rotor has 24 boot flails mounted on 12mm shackles.

The Agri-Longer GII has an oil cooling system as standard, offering constant power and protection of all hydraulic components.

Vertical reach for the two models is 5.21 and 5.74m respectively, while maximum hedge height is 3.59 and 3.98m respectively.

The electrically operated joystick is compact in design and the control unit includes the oil-pneumatic lift float, the oil temperature display and the hour counter for ergonomic efficiency.

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Kiveton Park take pitches to the next level

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Kiveton Park take pitches to the next level: Kiveton Park Football Club’s team of volunteer grounds people are aiming to take their pitches to the next level following the arrival of a New Holland Boomer 40 and Trimax Striker from Campey Turf Care Systems.  

The Yorkshire based club restructured three years ago and moved from their previous site to Wales High School. When they arrived, there was one football pitch on the school’s front field with burnt in lines and plenty of work to do. But now, led by the enthusiasm and growing knowledge of club secretary Gordon Johnson, the club is being recognised for the quality of their eight pitches.

Kiveton Park take pitches to the next level

Kiveton Park take pitches to the next level

“I’ve got a passion for groundsmanship which I found when we moved to the school,” Gordon explained. “The Sheffield FA pointed us towards the Grounds Management Association, and we became members and signed up to the FA’s Pitch Improvement Programme. From there, I got really into it and did a level one course, and I’ve progressed from what I learnt on my level one with more maintenance techniques to try and get more games on. This year I did my level two at Stockport County FC, which was brilliant, and I absolutely loved it.

“It was through a coaching course that I got involved with Campey. One of the FA Tutors told me we could apply for an equipment grant from the Football Foundation and the amount was significantly higher than before so as a grassroots club we didn’t have to put as much money in.

“I applied for it, and the guys at the Sheffield FA were brilliant and guided me through it. I did a lot of homework based on the Pitch Improvement Programme because it tells you what equipment you might need. I Googled searched it and found an article that explained how Campey had done a similar thing with another grassroots club and the guy from that club was sitting in his tractor and I thought we could have that.

“Campey was absolutely brilliant with us. I got talking to Simon Holland, who was absolutely superb. He was asking me all the right questions like do we want turf tyres – which we would have probably missed – and other little questions like that. We spoke about whether we were planning to just cut or do other things with the tractor and we are, so he suggested a manual gear system rather than a foot pedal which is better for the volunteers.  It was advice like that which really helped us.

“With the money we saved in those areas, we were able to get a better quality cutting deck with the Trimax Striker, which again Simon suggested, and it’s a brilliant bit of kit. We were ready to get it just before COVID-19, so the machines were sat in their yard until they could complete the installation safely. But when we did get them, they were absolutely brilliant. They came out and showed us the machines and went through all the care aspects as well. They didn’t want to just deliver it, they wanted to give us that bit extra customer care and go that extra mile, and I was really impressed with that.”

The quality of pitches has gone full circle at Kiveton Park FC from burnt in lines to hosting League Cup Finals, and with the new machinery, Gordon hopes to take them even further. With their own tractor, the club can now look at hiring in other machinery to save on contracting costs which allows them to redistribute funds into their other community projects.

Campey offers detailed help and advice before, during and after purchasing to grassroots clubs who are looking to invest in their own machinery. For more information, contact your local Campey product specialist, dealer or email info@campeyturfcare.com.

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