Saltex Review
Mighty shredder devours waste
Seen for the first time at Saltex, the Commercial
Buyers Rain Down On
IOG Saltex Exhibitors Despite the inclement weather during this year’s three-day IOG SALTEX turf and open space management show, exhibitors were reporting a high number of serious enquiries – and sales leads – starting right from the first few hours of the exhibition. D J Turfcare was among a number of companies that reported sales almost as soon as the show opened. David Jenkins, Managing Director, announced that he had sold a Plugger PL855 Pro HD aerator which was being launched at the show. And Gary Mumby of BLEC Global reported the sale of a BLEC Laser Grader. Gary said that “despite the heavy rain during day one, I still took lots of serious enquiries”, which will be followed up after the show. As the show closed, Gary added: “IOG SALTEX was a terrific show; we sold eight machines from the stand (including our new Shakervator, Stumpgrinder and Blecavator) and took dozens of enquiries.”…It is no surprise, therefore, that DJ Turfcare, BLEC Global and The Grass Group were first among the almost 70 per cent of exhibitors which have already re-booked for next year’s event.
The 9,500 visitors (unaudited) from across the open space management sector had plenty to see on the 360 stands that housed a total of 429 companies: the showground was dominated by new products, details of many being shrouded in secrecy until the show opened. Etesia, for example, unveiled no less than 15 new products – including the Bahia M2E, the world’s first fully electric ride-on cut and collect mower.
Numbers aside, it was clear that many exhibitors were, of course, focused as much on the quality of visitors who attended – and IOG SALTEX did not let them down.
Nick Darking, Sales Manager at Charterhouse Turf Machinery, led the
plaudits: “We’ve seen a good quality of visitors, ranging from local authorities, schools and colleges to golf clubs. There’s been a lot of interest in our new products, and we’ve seen an increase in the level of enquiries for our synthetic surface maintenance equipment.”
Greenmech was celebrating the success of its new Quad-Chip/-Trak wood
chipper, which was pronounced as the winner of the EDGE (Expo Demo Green Europe) Product Innovation Award. This will now go forward to be judged internationally with the overall winners.
New Compact Stumpgrinder
Launched At Windsor Show BLEC launched a new Compact Stumpgrinder at IOG SALTEX designed for use with small tractors from 20-45hp.
Under a metre wide, the Compact Stumpgrinder is pto-driven and has been manufactured to the highest standards for long life and ease of use. It is fitted with a twin spool valve block to operate a side shift cylinder that moves the grinding head 1100mm from side to side, and the cutting depth is controlled by a second cylinder cutting down to 300mm below the ground. Carbide teeth on the wheel are easily replaced and are relatively low cost. “The Compact Stumpgrinder has been designed for simplicity of use, making things much more user-friendly for the operator,” says Gary Mumby, managing director of BLEC Global.
“Because of its size it is ideal for contractors, local authorities and hire companies.”
The Compact Stumpgrinder is manufactured to highest specifications at BLEC’s Peterborough factory.
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multi waste shredding machine joined the Hardmet Landforce line-up for the show. Built to devour anything from rigid waste plastics such as window frames and old guttering to timber, pallets, glass, green waste and cardboard it swallows, shreds and deposits waste recycled material via its elevator into a waiting truck or trailer. A wide range of materials can be reduced by as much as 8:1 by volume. Built on twin axles it’s easily towed to the site and is ideal for building and landscape site clearance. The Commercial was seen alongside the HL 100/27 4 inch towed wood chipper, Duo 235 chipper shredder, the HL 150T PTO wood chipper, shown mounted on a TYM tractor from TYM UK, and F450 stump grinder.
The Hardmet Landforce HL 100/27 compact towed wood chipper was also shown for the first time at Saltex. This is compact and light enough to be easily hitched to a car or van for towing. The chassis is homologated automotive standard for compliance, durability and to ensure a long working life. The chipper accepts branches for chipping up to 4” (100mm) and the cutting wheel has four blades, with a cutting speed of 43m/s. Weighing in at just 620kg this is the ideal machine for the arboricultural professional or landscaper who needs a lighter weight and easily manoeuvrable machine.
The powerful F450 Stump Grinder range features a number of models with
Kohler Command 18hp, 25hp and 27hp engines, electric start, 60mm cutting width and a cutting range of 200mm above and below ground, making them ideal for tree surgeons, contractors, Local Authorities and the Hire market. Hardmet Landforce is the exclusive UK distributor of Laski machines and offer keen pricing and versatility with high quality and excellent reliability.
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