Blowers, vacuums & sweepers
Professional blowers and vacuums, blower-vacs and sweepers & collectors for use in parks, gardens, grounds, playgrounds, and other landscapes for grounds maintenance.
How to buy - blowers, vacs and sweepers
Handheld, walk-behind, ride-on, mounted and trailed machines with different power options are available for all jobs across a range of sites, Sally Drury explains.
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Market report - how to extend use of blowers
Finding more jobs for these machines on top of autumn clearance will mean better value from maintenance spending, Sally Drury explains.
Kit test: petrol blowers reviewed
These backpack and handheld machines can do more than just blow leaves but how do they perform in action at Sir Harold Hillier Gardens? Sally Drury reports.
Blowers, Vacs and Sweepers: pedestrian and tractor-mounted kit
These machines offer a step up in power for those tackling bigger clean-up jobs and can help to keep costs down, Sally Drury explains.
Blowers, Vacs and Sweepers: handheld and backpack machines
Battery technology is widening choice and petrol models are also improving, Sally Drury reports.
Blowers: the options
These machines offer busy grounds staff far more uses than just simply tidying up leaves, Sally Drury explains
IoG Saltex 2016 - show preview
This year's Saltex will be looking to build on the success of last year by packing in a multitude of exhibitors and sessions over the two days, Sally Drury reports.
Winter maintenance - spreaders, mowers and vacuums to get through a freeze
Those in charge of grounds, estates and sports facilities have a vast range of kit available to cope with the worst that winter can throw at them, Sally Drury reports.
Battery tools
Advances in battery technological mean the latest kit offers serious options for professional gardeners, says Sally Drury.
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