The Etesia and Pellenc brands have had monumental success over the past twelve months and in recognition of this achievement, dealers from across the UK gathered at the ‘Partners in Excellence’ awards.

Over 60 dealers made the trip to the Heart of England Conference & Events Centre in Warwickshire, where they were invited to participate in a day of activities including blindfold driving, rifle shooting, quad-biking, off-road karting and 4×4 off-road driving.

Later that evening, the guests returned to the Heart of England for a short presentation on new products which will be launched in 2015, and three-course-meal before Les Malin, UK Operations Director for Etesia, took centre stage to thank the dealers for their continued support. He then proceeded to announce the award winners. The awards were presented to the top performing dealerships; not solely in terms of sales but also in backup, sales and service support and the marketing of both brands.

The most prestigious award – Overall Partner in Excellence – went to Buckinghamshire based RT Machinery. Their phenomenal achievements over recent years, has seen them regular award winners at Etesia’s ‘Partners in Excellence’ awards.

“Over the last few years, I’ve had to find something new to say about RT Machinery. Each time I think that they have reached their pinnacle – they seem to come back stronger and sell more.

“The effort that this company puts into selling both Etesia and Pellenc products driven by the managing director and rest of his family is truly outstanding,” said Les.

In concluding the award ceremony, Les pinpointed the company’s success in the UK market down to the hard work and commitment from all of the dealerships.

“Without the dealer network we have successfully built up, the Etesia and Pellenc brands wouldn’t be the success that they are today. These awards have been designed to not only recognise the achievements of the award winners but all of our dealers,” he said.
The complete list of winners were:

• Overall Partner in Excellence award winner: RT Machinery
• Category one Partner in Excellence award winner: Balmers Garden Machinery
• Category two Partner in Excellence award winner: Turner Groundscare
• Category three Partner in Excellence award winner: Leigh Park Garden Machinery
• Pellenc Partner in Excellence award winner: RT Machinery
• Green Technology Partner in Excellence winner: Angus Chainsaws

To round off a successful event, the dealers enjoyed the rest of the evening with live music from band Vagablond, whilst others tried their luck at the casino tables.

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Etesia UK has confirmed its attendance at the ‘Coping with Slopes’ event which is being held on 22nd October. The company say recent reports of operators losing their lives in bank mowing accidents have triggered a high demand for demonstrations of their Attila range of ride-on and pedestrian brushcutters and this event will highlight the benefits of purpose-built machinery.

The event, which is being organised by British Association of Landscape Industries (BALI) and the National Contractors Forum (NCF), takes place at the Seven Trent Draycote Water site in Warwickshire and will be a health and safety led event investigating the risks and different methods involved in vegetated embankment management.

Severn Trent has granted BALI access to the large reservoir embankments at Draycote Water, one of the largest reservoirs in the Midlands. The picturesque site boasts some considerable grass embankments and will be a testing ground for the range of Attila machines.

Etesia’s UK Operations Director, Les Malin, says, “It is tragic that fatal accidents of this kind can occur in an age when purpose-built bank mowers are so readily available. The big mistake is to use a standard ride-on mower for maintaining steep slopes – they can easily become unstable on gradients, putting the operator at great risk.

“A very large number of commercial users are realising that employing the wrong machine for the job is a costly exercise, especially in cases where charges of corporate manslaughter could be raised against the company in question. This will be a great opportunity for grounds maintenance and landscape contractors to benchmark a range of machinery.”IMG_7055

The tremendous traction and performance of the Etesia Attila 180 and Etesia Attila SKD, fitted with an optional dual wheel kit, are effective brushcutters on uneven terrain and steep slopes of up to 27°. These machines allow you to safely tackle steep slopes and hillside verges with ease.

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The Landscape Group has again added to its impressive collection of Etesia pedestrian mowers by recently purchasing a range of PRO 46 PBE push and PBTS self-propelled models. The mowers, which are specifically designed for commercial use, are ideal for any contractor.

The Pro 46 mowing deck has a distinctive shape which produces a powerful suction and blowing effect ensuring a quality cut with maximum collection. With a 52 litre Xenoy grass box, all collections can be quickly emptied and cleaned with a hose. The Pro 46 rotary mowers are also lightweight and compact, making them ideal for mobile grass cutting units. No tools are required to fold the handlebars which makes transportation and storage extremely easy, and as an option, a PR46E mulching kit and PZ46M mulching blade convert Pro 46 mowers into formidable a mulcher.

For nearly two decades, The Landscape Group, who are one of the UK’s leading suppliers of grounds maintenance services to the public sector, have turned to Etesia to use a variety of pedestrian and ride-on models to carry out its mowing operations on housing estates and verge work. Etesia mowers are renowned for being able to cut and collect in all weather – even the wet; which sees The Landscape Group being able to utilise them all year round – not just for grass collection but also for leaf collection in the autumn.

Established in 1919, it is fair to say that The Landscape Group have un-rivalled industry knowledge and to keep intact their excellent reputation it is essential that the company use only the finest machinery and products in the marketplace, as Angus Lindsay, group head of assets and fleet for The Landscape Group explains:

“I choose to work with Etesia and their range of pedestrian and ride-on machines because they are not only reliable but extremely robust mowers. My experience with Etesia dealers is extremely good – they deliver the mowers on time and offer dedicated support. The only trouble is that it is rarely needed because nothing ever goes wrong with them”.
The Landscape Group’s decision to use Etesia’s products is testament to the quality of the machines. With an ever growing customer base including many of the UK’s top councils, landscapers and groundsmen, Etesia is the number one choice for users due to their reliability and low maintenance.

Angus was first attracted to the Etesia brand nearly twenty years ago by the ‘novelty’ of the Xenoy deck, something which Angus believed wouldn’t stand up to the rigours of the industry.

“How wrong I was!” he admitted.

For further information, please contact Etesia UK on 01295 680120 or visit www.etesia.co.uk

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Due to the continued expansion of Etesia UK, Les Malin, who until recently was general manager of the company, has been promoted to operations director – a move which sees the company’s first UK director. The privately owned company is also celebrating its 25th anniversary this year.

Les started in the farming industry at the age of 16, and now has nearly 40 years within the agricultural and turfcare industry. He is highly respected not just amongst Etesia’s vast range of dealers but also across the industry and beyond. Les has gained extensive experience in both the retail and manufacturing sectors of the grounds care industry beginning his career in 1993 when he was appointed area manager at E P Barrus, before joining Etesia as Area Manager in 2000, and subsequently appointed general manager at Etesia UK in 2006.

Favoured by many of the UK’s top councils as well as landscapers and groundsmen, including National Trust gardens, both Etesia has gained a reputation for producing equipment that is highly reliable with low maintenance, making them the number one choice for many users.

Etesia became distributor of Pellenc battery-powered tools in 2010, further enhancing Etesia’s ‘green’ credentials. These products can now be seen in every major UK city, as well as the majority of national trust sites around the country.

Commenting on the promotion, Patrick Vives, managing director of Etesia UK said: “Les has done an excellent job for us in his time at Etesia. Over the past 14 years he and his team have significantly enhanced our reputation whilst growing our dealer network.

“The Promotion also reinforces Etesia’s ethos of identifying talent from within the business and providing long-term career opportunities. I’m absolutely delighted to see this promotion and I have total confidence that Les will take the business forward even further in the years to come.”

As part of Sherratt Landscapes commitment to reducing its carbon footprint, the commercial grounds maintenance company has purchased a range of Pellenc battery-powered equipment from local dealer Morris’s Stores.

The new machines, including a range of Airion blowers, long handle and telescopic handle Helion hedge cutters, Excelion 2000 ‘cow handle’ brushcutters and all powered by a range of Lithium-ion batteries are already showing significant savings in fuel expenditure and also considerable environmental advantages.

Choosing the Pellenc equipment for work on the numerous MOD, NHS and school sites which the company has recently won maintenance contracts for was another major reason for purchase, as Managing Director Craig Stockton explains:

“We chose Pellenc products because they fit in well with our ISO accreditations and minimise our carbon footprint, whilst also allowing our operators to work in noise sensitive areas. Normal petrol strimmers are very noisy and we were previously setting off fire alarms on one site in particular, so had to strim by hand, which was very labour intensive. Since, we’ve switched to Pellenc; we’ve been able to strim quickly, efficiently with virtually no noise and no smoke or fumes.

“I first came across Pellenc after reading what some other users were saying and decided Pellenc was the way to go after looking at other battery powered equipment. The other manufacturers did not offer the same battery life span that Pellenc had to offer – we can comfortable cut hedges all day long on a single charge, which would have been impossible with the other brands.”

In the last five years, Pellenc has gained market recognition by offering a unique range of ‘zero emission’ battery-powered handheld tools, thanks to the development of Lithium-ion ultra-high performance batteries. This technology, which is exclusive to Pellenc, allows for a drastic reduction in the production of greenhouse gases and noise pollution. It is also comfortable for users, meets new sustainable development demands and offers excellent economic profitability.

Another benefit Craig likes is the four speed power settings on the tools, which enable users to select the power to use depending on the work required: “I like the four power settings which means if we are out leaf blowing, for instance, you can select the power to use depending on the amount of leaves there are or if you are close to buildings or cars.

“Innovation wise we are always looking for the next big thing and I think Pellenc is definitely the next big thing.”

Pellenc is sold exclusively in the UK by Etesia UK.

For further information, please contact Etesia UK on 01295 680120 or visit www.etesia.co.uk