Trimax Mowing Systems

Trimax Mowing Systems
Private
Industry Turf maintenance
Founded 1981 (1981)
Headquarters Tauranga, New Zealand
Key people
 Bob Sievwright, Founder and CEO
Products Professional turf maintenance equipment
Website www.trimaxmowers.com

Trimax Mowing Systems is a New Zealand-based manufacturer of professional turf maintenance equipment. Trimax designs, develops, builds and markets high quality roller mowers with flail or rotary blade systems. The company's headquarters are located in Tauranga, New Zealand.

History

The Company was founded by the former GM Production Engineer Bob Sievwright. After he graduated General Motors Institute in Flint, Michigan he designed, manufactured and sold special flails for flail mowers and eventually started his own mowing company. The first mowers were flail mowers and flail mulchers for kiwifruit cultivation, Trimax was soon recognised for its high quality of cut and strong build roller mower.[1][2]

In 1981 the company, then named Trimax Industries Ltd., began the production of their first flail mowers Ezeemow, Mowcraft and Mulchmasta. In 1985, the company started its own dedicated research and development department and exported their first products to Australia.

The Company was awarded "Best Engineering" in 1991 and "Exporter of the Year" in 1993 by the BNZ Bay of Plenty Export Awards.[3][4]

To support Trimax's early exports to the USA, Sievwright started the company "Base3USA" in the early 90's. The company is based in Griffin, Georgia near Atlanta and provides warehouses, logistics and fulfillment for other importers.[5][6]

In 1997 Windsor Castle and the surrounding Windsor Great Park began using Trimax ProCut mowers for their maintenance.[7]

In 1998 the company opened their first UK office and warehouse in Little Addington, Northamptonshire to supply local dealers and in 2005 they opened their own distribution warehouse in Griffin, Georgia, USA.

In 2008 the Pegasus S3 mower was awarded bronze at the 2008 New Zealand Best Design Awards. And 2 years later the Trimax Merlin mower, the predecessor of Snake, was awarded silver at the 2010 New Zealand Best Design Awards.[8]

The company won the Bay of Plenty Export Awards for the second time in 2010 and is regarded as the most prominent company of the region.[9]

Since early 2012 some parts for their FlailDek FX and Pegasus S3 mowers are manufactured in Great Britain.[10] In late 2014 Trimax moved their UK offices and warehouse to Northampton, Northamptonshire.

Trimax manufactures at its headquarters in New Zealand and some parts in the UK and has corporate offices and warehouses in the UK, Australia and the USA and export their products to South Africa, France, Sweden, Norway, Denmark, the Netherlands and Germany.

Notable grounds maintained with Trimax Mowers include:

Products

All Trimax roller mowers are tractor powered and have either flail or rotary blade systems.[17]

References

  1. ↑ http://www.trimaxmowers.com/index.php/9-articles/224-history.html
  2. ↑ NZ Business;Feb95, Vol. 9 Issue 1, p24
  3. ↑ NZ Business;Sep2008, Vol. 22 Issue 8, p4
  4. ↑ http://www.bopexportnzawards.org.nz/assets/Previous-Awards-Winners-Handout-2013.pdf
  5. ↑ http://exportermagazine.co.nz/articles/sourcing-logistics-solutions
  6. ↑ http://www.base3usa.com/home.php?id=265
  7. ↑ NZ Management, Issue March 2002; http://www.management.co.nz/articles/kindest-cut
  8. ↑ http://bestawards.co.nz/entries/product/category/non-consumer/merlin/
  9. ↑ http://www.nzherald.co.nz/bay-of-plenty-times/news/article.cfm?c_id=1503343&objectid=10997687
  10. ↑ http://www.pitchcare.com/magazine/debut-for-second-uk-built-trimax-mower.html
  11. ↑ Wildlife Groundcare News & Offers Summer 2014 page 19; http://www.listerwilder.co.uk/groundcare/testimonials.php
  12. ↑ Greenkeeping, Issue 81, December 2012
  13. ↑ http://gmlsport.se/produkter/trimax-procut-s3/
  14. ↑ Greenkeeping, Issue 100, July 2014
  15. ↑ NZ Management, Issue March 2002
  16. ↑ http://www.v8.co.nz/tag/trimax
  17. ↑ http://www.golfbusinessnews.com/news/corporate/trimax-issues-reminder-about-three-year-warranty/
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