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GGM Group Marks 50 Years with Kubota

August 10, 2026/in News, Press Release/by Admin

GGM Group Marks 50 Years with Kubota The GGM Group, together with its sister company, PSD Groundscare, is proud to announce donations totalling £2,025 to a range of employee-nominated charities, following a special fundraising initiative held to celebrate 50 years of partnership with Kubota. To mark this significant milestone, GGM launched its “£50, 50/50 for […]

Makita launches new 40VMax ground trimmer

August 10, 2026/in Machinery, News, Press Release/by Admin

Makita launches new 40VMax ground trimmer The new UG001G 40VMax XGT® Ground Trimmer from Makita makes grass cutting easy and effortless with a simple push. With a self-standing, three-wheel design to ensure stability, the tool provides an effective cutting width of 500mm. In addition, to help make the task as hassle-free as possible, the ground […]

GGM Group Marks 50 Years with Kubota

August 10, 2026/in News, Press Release/by Admin

Makita launches new 40VMax ground trimmer

August 10, 2026/in Machinery, News, Press Release/by Admin

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GGM Group Marks 50 Years with Kubota

August 10, 2026/in News, Press Release/by Admin

GGM Group Marks 50 Years with Kubota

The GGM Group, together with its sister company, PSD Groundscare, is proud to announce donations totalling £2,025 to a range of employee-nominated charities, following a special fundraising initiative held to celebrate 50 years of partnership with Kubota.

GGM Group Marks 50 Years with Kubota

To mark this significant milestone, GGM launched its “£50, 50/50 for 50” campaign, encouraging employees to raise £50 for a charity of their choice. In recognition of the anniversary, every contribution was supported through a 50/50 employee and employer funding approach, helping maximise the impact of the initiative while celebrating five decades of partnership with one of the industry’s leading manufacturers.

The campaign gave colleagues across both GGM and PSD the opportunity to nominate causes that are important to them, ensuring the funds raised would support charities with genuine personal meaning to our teams. Following employee nominations, donations were made to the following charities:

– Blood Cancer UK

– Cancer Research

– Mind

– Dementia UK

– Pendleside Hospice

Together, these donations will support organisations carrying out vital work in cancer research, mental health support, hospice care in the local area, dementia services and specialist support for individuals and families affected by blood cancers.

Celebrating 50 Years by Giving Back

While the initiative was launched as part of GGM’s celebrations of its longstanding relationship with Kubota, it also reflected the company’s commitment to supporting the communities in which it operates.

By placing employees at the centre of the process and allowing them to nominate deserving causes, the campaign created an opportunity to recognise an important business milestone while making a positive difference beyond the workplace.

Chris Gibson, Managing Director for GGM Group said:

“Reaching 50 years of partnership with Kubota is a milestone we’re incredibly proud of. We wanted to mark the occasion in a way that reflected our values as a business, and the £50, 50/50 for 50 initiative gave us the opportunity to celebrate while supporting causes that are important to our employees. We’re delighted that together we’ve been able to donate more than £2,000 to a number of fantastic charities.”

As GGM continues its anniversary celebrations throughout the year, the success of the initiative highlights the positive impact that can be achieved when colleagues, partners and businesses come together behind a shared goal.

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Makita launches new 40VMax ground trimmer

August 10, 2026/in Machinery, News, Press Release/by Admin

Makita launches new 40VMax ground trimmer

The new UG001G 40VMax XGT® Ground Trimmer from Makita makes grass cutting easy and effortless with a simple push. With a self-standing, three-wheel design to ensure stability, the tool provides an effective cutting width of 500mm. In addition, to help make the task as hassle-free as possible, the ground trimmer features tool-less cutting height adjustment from the minimum 25mm up to the maximum 105mm with a handy, one-touch locking lever.

Makita launches new 40VMax ground trimmer

The three-wheel ground trimmer stands on its own, which is crucial to help reduce holding effort and user fatigue during extended periods of work. The large rear tyre also ensures it can move smoothly on uneven ground as well as making it easier to turn. During operation, users will also benefit from tool-less cutting height and handle height adjustment.

With a soft start as well as constant speed control, the UG001G has been designed with a single sided, T-shaped hedge trimmer style blade, which sits at a 90-degree angle to the shaft. This makes effective cutting possible without having to swing a blade from side to side, simply by pushing the ground trimmer along with minimal effort. With an impressive performance – it achieves between 3000-4000 cutting strokes per minute.

Additional advantages include that the UG001G is cordless, having a significant impact on freedom of movement and removal of trip hazards. Powered by a 40V XGT® Li-Ion battery, it offers an approximate, continuous runtime on full charge of 2 hours 40 minutes on low mode, and 1 hour 30 minutes on high mode, making it an ideal option for tackling large areas of grass, sports fields, field ridges, roadsides and riverbanks. Finally, it also features a fold-away handle for easy and effective storage.

Kevin Brannigan, Marketing Manager for Makita UK commented: “We have addressed each design feature on the new UG001G 40VMax XGT® Ground Trimmer with the aim of making a physically demanding job as easy as possible on the individual, whilst helping to ensure exceptional performance and professional results.”

For further information about the IPX4 rated Makita 40VMax XGT® Ground Trimmer and other landscaping tools and machinery, visit: www.makitauk.com

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