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AriensCo Wows Professionals at SALTEX

AriensCo Wows Professionals at SALTEX: AriensCo, an industry leader in outdoor power equipment, is delighted with its presence at this year’s SALTEX. On display was its range of commercial petrol and electric zero-turns as well as its new stand-on mower, the ARROW and the latest range of AS-Motor products for high grass, slopes and mulching.

This was the first UK trade show bringing Ariens and AS-Motor together. For the second year running, AriensCo hosted the Lawn Care Legends booth takeover.

AriensCo Wows Professionals at SALTEX

AriensCo Wows Professionals at SALTEX

Across the two-days, turf professionals, landscapers and local authority representatives got to experience both Ariens’ fully commercial, heavy-duty line-up of zero turns and AS-Motor’s speciality machinery and understand how AriensCo can support them. No matter the size of their business, AriensCo’s new line-up have the right combination of mowers and tools to complement their needs.

Products on display included Ariens’ industry leading APEX, available in 48” and 52” decks, the fully commercial ZENITH, coming in 60” and 52” decks and the battery powered ZENITH E, now available in 48”, 52” and 60” decks. All machines are now available with side and rear discharge deck configurations.

Ariens also exhibited its new stand-on mower, ARROW. This low-profile mower offers professionals both speed and accuracy, giving them the ability to mow large areas of grass and manoeuvre easily around flower beds, trees and other obstacles.

Additionally, AriensCo showcased its AS-Motor line-up following its 2021 acquisition. Products shown included the latest SHERPA and YAK ride-on mowers, which combine strength, performance and comfort. A range of AS-Motor battery and petrol-powered walk-behind mulching mowers and the specialist battery powered WeedHex tool were also on display.

Back by popular demand, the AriensCo stand was also taken over by the Lawn Care Legends, a community of professional landscapers. More than 100 Legends took in the AriensCo buzz and heard from Brad Stiles as he presented on ARROW, ZENITH E and the rest of the Ariens and AS-Motor line-ups.

Brad Stiles, VP Sales, EMEAA said, “We couldn’t have asked for anything more from this year’s Saltex. We got an unbelievable reception for our commercial line-up of Ariens zero-turns and feedback on the latest AS-Motor line-up was positive. ARROW and ZENITH E were also big hits, not only with the distinguished Lawn Care Legends but with new and existing customers.”

John Ryan, Head of Lawn Care Legends said, “Taking over Ariens’ booth this year was legendary. Not only did we get to see and hear more about Ariens’ awesome commercial line-up of battery and petrol powered zero-turns, but we got hands on with the latest AS-Motor gear and the new ARROW. AriensCo’s commercial offering gives professionals like us the tools to get the job done and done well.”

To find out more about Ariens’ commercial line-up of battery and petrol powered zero-turn mowers and speciality AS-Motor products visit ariens.eu or as-motor.uk. If you’d like to join the growing network of AriensCo dealers, email: bturvey@ariensco.com.

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Colour Splash Wows At Burnham

Colour Splash Wows At Burnham: Lee Bishop, Course Manager at Burnham Beeches Golf Club in South Buckinghamshire, has said that Limagrain UK’s range of Colour Splash flower mixtures have helped him to transform an unsightly area into a stunning display of vibrant flowers – much to the delight of the members.

Situated in the Thames Valley in South Buckinghamshire, Burnham Beeches measures 6,458 yards, has a Par 70 and offers a true and challenging test of golf. Founded in 1891, it is the oldest club in Buckinghamshire after it was founded by a group of locals who called a public meeting in the village school.

Colour Splash Wows At Burnham

Over the years the course has gained a great reputation and has been graced with players such as James Braid, J H Taylor and Harry Vardon who, between them, won the British Open no less than 16 times, as well as other golfing legends such as Seve Ballesteros and Bernhard Langer.

Lee has been working at Burnham Beeches for an impressive 20 years and has been the Course Manager for the last 10. Along with six other members of staff Lee tends to the course, which is located in a beautiful setting on the edge of the historic Burnham Beeches woodland and is framed by a large number of mature trees.

Surrounded, mostly, by natural beauty there was however one particular area of the course which Lee felt needed improving.

“There was a bit of a wasteland area around our nets and the clubhouse directly overlooked it,” he says. “To be honest it was very scruffy and it wasn’t a great view for our members. It definitely needed a makeover and that is why we thought we would try the Colour Splash mixtures from Limagrain.”

Limagrain UK’s range of Colour Splash flower mixtures are used in a broad range of landscape and amenity areas throughout the UK. The much loved brand was first established over ten years ago where the development of the mixtures were created in the beautiful county of Loir-et-Cher, in the centre of France. With nine mixtures in the Colour Splash range there is a floral arrangement for every requirement – whether it be a golf course, a local authority green space or any other establishment that has an area which needs brightening up.

For Burnham Beeches, Lee initially chose Aurora – a medium height mixture which grows to around a half-metre tall. It contains Sunbow Zinnia and Trianon Cosmos which provide more effective and long-lasting flowering. After using this mixture for two years running and receiving huge praise from club members, Lee decided to add the Festival mixture this year.

“The Aurora mixture was really successful and I wanted to enhance the area with another mixture. I used the Festival seed this year because it will add a bit more height and can be seen even more so from a distance. The area is visible from quite a few areas on the golf course so it will be there for everybody to see.

Colour Splash Wows At Burnham

“The members absolutely love it and have been really supportive. Once they saw the stunning array of flowers, and the potential it had, they started pushing for us to do more areas – hence why we are going to do even more areas with the Colour Splash next year.”

The Colour Splash range of mixtures are extremely easy to sow and the resulting vigorous plants are more than capable of competing with weeds. Their vigour is equally matched by robustness; resisting long periods of drought. According to Lee they are also a low cost option for those wanting an abundance of colour in fairly quick time.

“It is such a simple process. All I do is hire a rotorvator, use a small bit of weed killer and that is it. The seed mixtures are not expensive whatsoever – you get good, quick germination and I would encourage people to do it.

“I’ve also introduced bees to the area and have installed a couple of hives. There is a lot of press about bees and how scarce they are now so I think it is a great thing to do. We’ve got information boards about the bees on how we need to look after them and how the Colour Splash mixtures will help protect and make them flourish.

“My decision in choosing the Colour Splash was both because of the environmental benefits and the great aesthetics they provide – so if we can give something back to nature at the same time as the course looking great, then I think that is a job well done.”

For further information, please contact Limagrain UK on 01472 371471 or visit the company’s website www.lgseeds.co.uk/mm

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