Turfland Find The Grass Is
Greener With Loadmac
When Turfland visited LAMMA, the UK’s largest farm machinery,
So in 1965, they took eight acres of prime land, improved
equipment and agricultural show, they couldn’t have imagined
it, sowed the very best seed, applied a weed treatment,
that less than 2 weeks after placing an order, they would take
fertilised it and mowed the new turf regularly prior to sale.
delivery of a brand new fleet of Loadmac Truck Mounted
The result was a high quality turf the like of which had never
Forklifts; and all to Turfland’s specification.
been seen before. Cultivated turf was born in the U.K.
From humble beginnings over 50 years ago, Turfland have
The company went from strength to strength, and in 1979
grown to become one of the UK’s leading turf suppliers and
the search for even better pastures led to the North West
growers, producing the finest quality turf for both commercial
of England and some of the most fertile land in the country,
and private use.
perfect for the purpose of producing top quality turf.
Chris Watmore, a Sussex lorry driver, and his wife Janet, a part-
The company was renamed and the Turfland brand was
time nurse realised the potential for ‘instant lawns’ and set up
born.
a small company named Sussex Turf Suppliers but in order to
succeed they realised they had to be better than the rest.
In January 2010 Turfland was purchased by Harrowden Farms Ltd who already
own another reputable turf business known as Q Lawns based in Norfolk. The
responsibility for the day to day management of Turfland remains in the hands
of the original owners’ daughter and son in law Angela and David Mackay; and
it was David who found his way onto the Loadmac stand at the LAMMA show.
“Turfland have an excellent reputation for quality and service but the
delivery process is critical to our success,” commented David. “Sites
are becoming busier and safety is paramount so more often than not
we need to park the vehicles off site, unload the turf and deliver it safely
and quickly to exactly where the customer needs it. So with a growing
business, but serviced with an aging fleet of truck mounted forklifts, we
decided to visit the LAMMA show and meet up with Loadmac.”
Designed and manufactured in Britain, the Loadmac has a reputation for being
the best. Light and short for improved payloads and HGV handling but with
excellent stability for maximum lifting capacities. With no complex or unreliable
electronics, the Loadmac is tough, easy to operate and simple to maintain, and
with an industry first – a “Loadmac fits most mounting kits on an existing trailers
or rigid HGV”, so Turfland could easily use their new Loamac’s on their existing
trailers.
For fast, efficient deliveries, and when tight on space, the patented Loadmac
iSR (integrated Second Reach) one side off-load system means that the Turfland
driver can quickly and easily off-load the turf all from one side and without the
need to turn the vehicle around half way through unloading.
With a friendly team of experts on hand to offer advice on specifications,
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applications and financial packages, the whole process from the initial
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discussions, to the demonstrations and delivery and commissioning of the new
fleet went exactly to plan.
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“From our first discussions at LAMMA, we have been very happy with
Ross-on-Wye,
Loadmac,” added David. “The fact that the forklifts are manufactured in
Herefordshire,
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the UK was always a plus point for us but more importantly it meant that
we were able to have a brand new fleet, to our exact requirements, and
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delivered in time for our busy period; and now with all the trucks in use,
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we have been delighted with the performance, ease of operation and
Fax: reliability.”
Email: info@loadmac.co.uk
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