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“The greatest challenge facing machinery manufacturers is Health & Safety”


dressing and therefore the time needed for that operation. As a company we have been involved in deep aeration products, but the evidence shows that compaction is mostly in the top 4” of the ground, thus reducing the need to go in too deep. For a healthy root zone, able to support root growth and therefore healthy vigorous plants, there must be air. The ability to fracture compacted ground just below the surface using compressed air delivered by micro tines, without disturbing the surface levels, is a great step forward.” To quote Martyn Jones, “Standard solid tining can help increase surface drainage, but will more often than not, destroy the macropores surrounding the tine penetration. This in turn decreases the soil aeration potential. The Aer-Aid actually increases the surrounding macropores allowing oxygen to be readily taken up by the plant roots and soil microbes. When this is achieved, rooting can be more extensive, beneficial soil microbes will become more active and organic matter decomposition can be rapid. Consequently nutrients bound within the organic complexes are released and turfgrass plants are healthier. Irrigation becomes more efficient and ‘black layer’ is avoided.” William continued “We are also proud to say that once all the testing is complete, and we are happy with a new product, we endeavour to source all our main parts through British companies, in most cases local concerns. We have an excellent buying department that maintains quality throughout. We listen carefully to the end user, which is absolutely essential to ensure continual product improvement. Over the last twenty years, we have revisited every machine we produce, making improvements wherever possible.” Many of the SISIS products have stood the test of time - a large number of Groundsmen are still using 20 year old spikers and Rotorakes. In fact the first Rotorake was built way back in 1957. The company is always looking to modify its existing products to meet the needs of industry. (Designs can be changed to be more efficient but why change a sound concept?). The company now sells the MK V Auto-Rotorake. With 50 years of experience on just this one machine, it has developed into an extremely robust and effective machine. Interestingly, it was capable of deep linear aeration down


Rotorake TM1000


to 2” depth in 1970, but at the time the market only wanted surface scarification! Across the Rotorake range, blades and tines have since been modified for improved performance, and removing debris into collection boxes more efficiently.


SISIS produce more than 60 items of machinery for most turf maintenance tasks, including a dozen different aerators; 7 brushes; 6 scarifiers and 3 top-dressers. Without doubt their most popular and best selling machines have been: -


The Hydromain, which was introduced in 1981 (a complete turf maintenance system on a specially designed tractor unit)


The Rotorake


The Veemo tractor mounted scarifier - The Veemo Mk2 has been refined to go deeper, and comes with tipped blades, locks at a required depth and has increased speed. This machine has had a resurgence in the American marketplace.


EXAMPLES of close cooperation with the customer include the development of the ‘Truplay’ system, which came about from working with Cheshire County Council who had a number of Redgra all weather pitches to maintain. They wanted something that could tilth, level, and consolidate the surface in one pass. From the original Truplay design came the Twin and Quadra play systems, where multiple operations again can be performed in one pass.


The Litamisa was developed from the original design of a Groundsman and has become a very popular tractor mounted sweeper.


Even now with the new Aer-Aid, the tines have been modified to suit the needs of the Millennium Stadium and their modular pitch.


TO survive in a competitive world, it is essential that companies look at long- term strategies and invest in developing future products that the industry needs. A good example of this has been the growth in the provision of artificial playing surface care in recent years, particularly the new 3rd generation synthetic carpets that require effective maintenance regimes to prolong the life of the carpet. This has led to the


Modern premises in deepest macclesfield


Roger and William Hargreaves


development of a range of brushes , sweepers and top-dressers for maintaining these surfaces. One of the greatest challenges facing all manufacturers is the Health & Safety (H&S) legislation. SISIS have modified and developed their machinery products over the years to accommodate H&S requirements such as: -


Reduction of vibration and noise Improved manual handling Reduced emissions Improved operator safety


The company has also been innovative and resourceful in developing products to suit the users. This can be seen in some of the bowling green equipment, where for example, they have tailored the weight, size and manoeuvrability of the Dart vertical aerator to be more user friendly to operators, who are often, more mature in their years. The Auto- Outfield Spiker now has a spring-assisted system (cantilever) to make the operation of turning much easier. Joint Managing Director Roger


Hargreaves said “We are a product led company. Getting paid is important, but product efficiency and reliability is more important. Quality products and after sales service is something we believe in strongly. There is no point in making a sale and moving on. We want to retain that customer for years to come. One of the ways to do that is to provide excellent customer service. Our backup service includes offering extended warranties and guarantees on all our products, providing an efficient spares and servicing department and encouraging end user education and training needs. A fifth of our turnover is from spare parts and service, and with around 90% of spare parts sent out on next day delivery, we aim to keep our customers happy. We hold all major parts in stock, and for 10 years after any machine has ceased production spares remain available. “We believe that having happy customers is the key to achieving long- term success.”


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