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On the Housing Estate Etesia’s Smallest Pedestrian Rotary is a Real Pro

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The upkeep of amenity turf within hundreds of housing estates up and down the country is a huge source of business for contractors. Reliability of mowing equipment is essential for this work. A contractor based at Battle in East Sussex, the FGS Group, chose the Etesia Pro 46 to handle the month-by-month cutting routine as part of its work for the Amicus Horizon housing association in the Hastings area.

 

FGS, which was set up 22 years ago, specialises in landscaping and grounds maintenance in the south east of England. Social housing like that provided by Sittingbourne-based Amicus is vital part of its service. It bought four of the rotary walk-behinds from another Sussex firm, South East Groundcare of Polegate, East Sussex. These are now in their second season of work trimming the amenity grass areas in over 30 estates and FGS has twelve operatives using them.

 

According to Jenny Waterfield, Contract Manager at FGS, the principal requirement for the grass cutting aspect of the Amicus estates work is that it hasfgs_group to be cut and collect. For so much of this type of amenity grass upkeep ‘cut and fly’ is often all that is wanted, but increasingly housing associations are asking for a neater, cleaner finish for residents’ amenities. Etesia’s pedestrian machine is designed specifically for speedy, efficient cut and collect operation.

 

“When we talked to Matt Clark at South East Groundcare about which mower would be best suited for this type of work we stressed the importance of ability to cope with cutting on quite steep slopes,” said Allen Welch, Contract Supervisor at FGS. “Much of the amenity area on the estates in Hastings is pretty undulating, so we needed a machine that could handle it. It also needed to be light enough for staff to lift on/off of commercial vehicles.”

 

“These Pro 46s are certainly light and easy to manoeuvre. We just bag up the cuttings and when each job is finished take for green waste. The grass areas are always left free of unsightly mowing debris, so the contract spec is fully met month after month.”

 

FGS has had the contract with Amicus – which also includes border maintenance and hedge trimming – for eleven years and when it comes up for tender again next January Jenny Waterfield is confident the contractor will be successful once more, thanks in no small part to the consistency of its mowing.

 

As well as the cut and collect virtues of the Pro 46, Jenny spoke of their business benefits.

“There is hardly any downtime,” she said. “The mowers are worked really hard over eight months of the year and just routine servicing is all we ever need. They were a sound investment and more than earn their keep.”

The single blade Etesia Pro 46 has a 5hp 160cc Honda petrol engine. Cutting width is 46cm, the detachable grass box with ‘full’ indicator has a capacity of 52 litres, and overall weight is just 37kg. Low vibration and noise levels meet all EU legislation and individual wheel height can be adjusted from 25mm to 88mm. There are six models in the range, with options including mulching facility. For more information or details of your nearest dealer visit www.etesia.com/uk or email sales@etesia.co.uk

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The Pro 46 is being used here by contract supervisor Allen Welch on the Thomas Brassey Estate in St Leonards.

 

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Etesia Announce New Product Introduction Promotion

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Etesia have long been recognised as producing machines for the commercial operator, and over the course of six years have worked with the UK’s largest grass cutting local authority to produce a machine capable of meeting their demanding workload. Now, Etesia has taken the decision to launch this model as a full production unit, available to the wider audience.

 

To mark this introduction, Etesia has launched a promotional offer. The offer, open until the end of October 2011 gives customer’s huge savings of over 25% on Etesia’s new Pro46 PHG2 bringing the RRP price of £740 down to £532 + vat.

 

As a result of demand from local authorities, this 46cm walk-behind mower has a large capacity 2.5 litre petrol tank designed to allow the operator to pro46complete a full day’s work without the need to re-fuel.

 

In addition to the large capacity fuel tank, there are important Health & Safety benefits – the need for less frequent refuelling which reduces the risk of spillage when working on site and, in turn, operator-exposure to petrol fumes is therefore minimised. The hazards associated with transporting petrol cans can also be eliminated, and, with once-a-day fill-up at the depot, consumption can be cost effectively monitored.

 

Built to withstand the rigours of commercial use, the Pro 46 PHG2 has a tough Xenoy cutting deck, making it lightweight and easy to transport. As with all rotary mowers in Etesia’s Pro 46 range, it offers low vibrations combined with high performance, quality cut and reliability – features which make many of the UK’s top councils and local authorities as well as landscapers and groundsmen come back year after year with large repeat orders. A mulching kit is also available.

 

To be the first to take advantage of the new Pro46 PHG2, or for further information on the Promotion and participating dealers, please contact Etesia UK on 01295 680120 or visit www.etesia.co.uk

 

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Etesia UK has launched their 2011 ‘Summer Sizzler’ sales promotion giving gives customer’s huge savings of over 25% on Etesia’s latest specification Pro46 PHG2 rotary mower.

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Pellenc Powers Ahead of the Competition

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French manufacturer Pellenc has announced, with immediate effect, that all Lixion and Treelion pruning shears will now come with a three year battery and motor guarantee as standard, further powering the products ahead of the competition who remain to give a maximum two year guaranty as standard.news6

 

The Lixion are ergonomic pruning shears that combine power and speed whilst being the most compact and the lightest currently available on the market.

The primary characteristic of larger Treelion pruning shears is the ability to operate in continuous controlled mode, for precision work, or in pulsed mode for quicker cutting which has been described by many professionals as being years ahead of traditional electric pruning shears.

 

The fast, powerful Lixion and Treelion shears ensure exceptional cutting quality with the latest-generation interchangeable blades by Pradines, a world leader in professional pruning equipment known for its ‘slicing’ cutting technology.

 

Both models are the result of six years of research and development work conducted by a full-time, ten-person team at the Pellenc R&D centre in Pertuis, France. Both are light, robust and fantastically efficient having been designed for intensive cutting work, whether it be for vineyard work, arboriculture, the upkeep of parks and gardens or forests. Unlike traditional electric pruning shears, which can run for up to half-a-day or a full day, the shears also offers extended running time of up to three days (Lixion).

 

Pellenc is the world’s first manufacturer to offer a whole range of professional tools which operate with the use of a high capacity lithium-ion battery, totally removing CO2 emissions and noise pollution.

 

The full range of Pellenc products are exclusively distributed in the UK by Etesia UK. For further information, please contact Etesia UK on 01295 680120 or visit www.etesia.co.uk

 

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French manufacturer Pellenc has announced, with immediate effect, that all Lixion and Treelion pruning shears will now come with a three year battery and motor guarantee as standard