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New Kubota Distributor

February 15, 2018/in News, Press Release/by Katja Benischke

New Kubota Distributor: Kubota UK Engine Division has gone into a strategic partnership with Machinery OY, who are located in Vantaa, which will see the business represent Kubota’s full range of oil and water cooled diesel and dual fuel engines throughout Finland. Established in 1911, Machinery OY is Finland’s largest supplier of new machine tools to […]

Council Makes First Toro Purchase

February 15, 2018/in Machinery, Press Release/by Rosie Duckworth

Council Makes First Toro Purchase: North East Lincolnshire Council has purchased Toro for the first time, due to to its competitive price in the tender process, and having received recommendations from other local authorities. Chris Whitfield, assistant fleet manager who co-ordinated the purchase, says: “We were in the market for two cylinder mowers, replacing like-for-like. […]

New Kubota Distributor

February 15, 2018/in News, Press Release/by Katja Benischke

Council Makes First Toro Purchase

February 15, 2018/in Machinery, Press Release/by Rosie Duckworth

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New Kubota Distributor

February 15, 2018/in News, Press Release/by Katja Benischke

Established in 1911, Machinery OY is Finland’s largest supplier of new machine tools to the engineering and construction industry. In addition to the distribution of Kubota engines, the family run business will also provide full customer support services and spare parts to end users, dealers and Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) across a range of industry sectors.

Daniel Grant, Business Development Manager for Kubota UK’s Engines Division, said: “We are very excited to be working with Machinery OY, a new relationship that brings together two leading players in the industrial engine market. With the ever expanding Kubota Engine portfolio, we recognise the strength and stability of the service offering and aftersales support the new business partnership can provide and believe our product and service expectations will complement their existing premium brands and company ethos.

“With the substantial changes coming into force in 2019 with EU Stage V, it’s vitally important that we utilise the highest levels of expertise and knowledge. The dedicated team at Machinery OY has vast experience with Non Road Mobile Machinery (NRMM) engines, providing an excellent platform for Kubota to grow in sales, technical support and aftersales service throughout Finland.”

Kubota’s latest announcement means that the company has concluded its relationship with Koneskesko in Finland.

Arto Orjo, Sales Manager at Machinery OY, commented: “This is the start of a long and fruitful relationship between Kubota and Machinery OY. There is a lot to learn, develop and expand throughout Finland and we’re very happy to be working with such a well respected engine manufacturer like Kubota to achieve this. Our development programme will provide the necessary product and technical knowledge to offer Finland nothing short of customer service excellence.”

For more information on Kubota’s extensive engine solutions visit www.kubota.co.uk or call 01844 268000.

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Council Makes First Toro Purchase

February 15, 2018/in Machinery, Press Release/by Rosie Duckworth

Chris Whitfield, assistant fleet manager who co-ordinated the purchase, says: “We were in the market for two cylinder mowers, replacing like-for-like. Recently we’ve been purchasing more flail mowers in response to the longer periods we have between cuts, but these cylinder mowers are intended for roadways, parks and open spaces; areas that require cutting more often, for which a cylinder mower is perfect.

“We followed the usual procedure by putting the request onto ‘Yotender’ and the Toro LT3340 cylinder mower met our specification and came in with the most competitive price.”

A good start, but North East Lincolnshire Council had never owned a Toro machine before so Chris needed a bit more to go on: “Jon Wright from Russell Group arranged for us to have the LT3340 on demo for a week. It looked great, performed well and the team confirmed it would be a good choice.”

It was at this point that Chris decided to refer to colleagues from the ‘Yorlincs’ regional fleet forum, a group of fleet managers from over 17 local authorities and councils sharing best practice, advice and experiences.

“I wanted to see if anyone had experience of using Toro and specifically this machine,” says Chris. “Very quickly I had positive reviews. East Riding of Yorkshire Council in particular stood out, they had a regional fleet of 17 Toros, including 12 LT3340 mowers. The fleet has been in use for a couple of years and the team using them gave good feedback – they had no issues, in fact they had nothing but praise for the brand.”

This is certainly feedback with which Reesink Turfcare, the UK distributor of Toro, is familiar. The heavy-duty, four-wheel-drive triple LT3340 mower is one of Toro’s hardest working grounds mowers, with Nigel Lovatt, Reesink regional manager, saying it is a machine councils and contractors appreciate for its durability, strength and performance.

With all that in mind, Chris confirms that there was no reason not to go with Toro!

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