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Segway Navimow Reaches 1 Million Units

May 6, 2026/in News, Press Release/by Admin

Segway Navimow Reaches 1 Million Units Global robotic lawn mower leader Segway Navimow has produced it’s one millionth unit. The organization held a ceremony at its research and development and manufacturing base in China to celebrate the milestone. The announcement comes as Navimow launches its new production line in Malaysia, providing a solid foundation for […]

Integrating biostimulants to mitigate drought stress

May 6, 2026/in News, Press Release/by Admin

Integrating biostimulants to mitigate drought stress The 2025 drought left many turf managers seeking solutions to a problem when it was inevitably too late. Months without rain led to a common sight of dry, scorched and yellow playing fields and golf courses throughout the UK. Kate Finlayson, research and development agronomist at Orion Future Technologies, […]

Segway Navimow Reaches 1 Million Units

May 6, 2026/in News, Press Release/by Admin

Integrating biostimulants to mitigate drought stress

May 6, 2026/in News, Press Release/by Admin

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Segway Navimow Reaches 1 Million Units

May 6, 2026/in News, Press Release/by Admin

Segway Navimow Reaches 1 Million Units

Global robotic lawn mower leader Segway Navimow has produced it’s one millionth unit. The organization held a ceremony at its research and development and manufacturing base in China to celebrate the milestone. The announcement comes as Navimow launches its new production line in Malaysia, providing a solid foundation for global supply chain stability and delivery efficiency.

Segway Navimow Reaches 1 Million Units

Commenting on the achievement, Segway Navimow CEO George Ren said: “This milestone is just the beginning. We hope to become a model for ‘new quality productivity’ going global, making ‘made in China’ synonymous with efficiency, reliability, and sustainability in the home.”

Behind the cumulative mass production of 1 million units lies real market demand and a testament to supply chain management capabilities. Riding this momentum, Navimow has also been named “the World’s No. 1 brand in wire-free robotic lawn mower retail volume sales for two consecutive years”*.

Breaking through the 1-million-unit milestone marks Navimow’s official transition from category pioneer to global leader in wire-free robotic lawn mowers.

From “World’s First” to “World’s No.1”: A Global Product Portfolio with Two Consecutive Years of Sales Leadership

To date, as a leading brand in wire-free robotic lawn mowers, Navimow’s sales network covers more than 40 countries and regions, with over 5,000 offline retail stores worldwide, creating smarter, more efficient, and more sustainable yard-living for families around the globe.

Thanks to sustained investment in technology, channels, and service delivery, the brand has reaped the dual rewards of reputation and sales. During Amazon Prime Day and Black Friday in 2025, it ranked No.1 in its sub-category across six European countries.

From “Thousands of Units” to “One Million Units”: Dual-Base Collaboration and Fully Validated Mass Delivery Capability

Behind the mass production of 1 million units lies Navimow’s supply chain and

manufacturing capabilities covering the entire chain from R&D and production to delivery. Today, Navimow’s two major manufacturing bases in Changzhou and Nantong are equipped with intelligent, large-scale engineering and manufacturing capabilities. The newly launched Malaysia production line ensures stable delivery to European and American markets while preparing production capacity for further global expansion.

From the initial delivery of thousands of units in 2022, to steadily increasing sales year by year, and now to the cumulative mass production of 1 million units, Navimow has maintained continuous growth momentum, with its supply chain and manufacturing capabilities fully validated through mass delivery.

Facing the vast global market for wire-free robotic lawn mowers, Navimow will continue to be driven by technological innovation, centered on user needs, and leverage its unique R&D efficiency and supply chain capabilities to respond quickly to the real needs of global users.

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Integrating biostimulants to mitigate drought stress

May 6, 2026/in News, Press Release/by Admin

Integrating biostimulants to mitigate drought stress

The 2025 drought left many turf managers seeking solutions to a problem when it was inevitably too late. Months without rain led to a common sight of dry, scorched and yellow playing fields and golf courses throughout the UK. Kate Finlayson, research and development agronomist at Orion Future Technologies, suggests that prevention is better than cure when it comes to mitigating drought stress.

Integrating biostimulants to mitigate drought stress

“Conditions can change quickly, but a trend for prolonged dry spells is being seen ever more frequently. Concentrating on plant resilience is an approach that has seen some turf managers withstand such conditions better than others, especially when the focus has been on grass health,” she says.

The use of silicon based biostimulants is not new. However, further research has shown that silicon can help grass to prepare for, and withstand, abiotic stress more successfully.

“Taking measures to deal with the difficulties of drought has often been reactive and unfortunately for some, too little too late. The principle of using silicon biostimulants is that turf grasses are being made ready for the stress that drought brings. With irrigation supplies being challenged in the worst droughts and fertilisers only able to provide a modicum of soft growth, the use of silicon can help bolster turf health during dry spells,” she adds.

Opting for a biological solution is more sustainable than a reliance on purely chemical solutions and can also offer cost savings. However, it is most likely to be effective in instances where it forms part of an integrated turf management system.

Silicon helps to stimulate turf grasses to grow deeper seeking roots. This enables the plant to find moisture deeper in the soil structure where it is both more available and easier to obtain.

“Minimising unnecessary disturbance, encouraging microbial activity, and gradually building organic matter all contribute to a more functional rootzone. The objective is not simply to hold water, but to create a system where water can be stored and accessed effectively,” says Kate.

Combining silicon with phosphite is one method that has seen the biostimulant Fossil become a go to for many seeking to strengthen turf and make it more resilient to drought stress. The combination supports plant structure and root function by reinforcing cell walls, improving turgor retention and sustaining root activity when moisture is hard to find.

“Efficiency of water use has become more important than simply considering volume. This is why preparing plants to deal with abiotic stresses is potentially more important than trying to find ways to keep up water application. Encouraging deeper rooting, avoiding shallow irrigation patterns, and making more informed decisions based on monitored soil moisture all contribute to better outcomes,” she adds.

Kate concludes that inevitably conditions are forcing a change of culture and that turf management will come with environmental stresses that can adversely affect the visual appearance of grass, but that there needs to be a change in mindset to overcome this.

“The opportunity now is to build systems that are designed to cope with stress, rather than look at ways to recover. Healthier soils, deeper rooting, and stronger plant physiology all play a role in that transition. There is no single solution, and no input that replaces good agronomy. But, there is a clear rationale for futureproofing and using new tools to endure perpetual problems.”

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