Last week, Turney’s pro-Groundcare team had the pleasure of delivering two Dennis mowers to Oxford University’s college sports grounds to replace their retiring Ransomes Mastif machines. Both Magdalen College and Oriel College are tasked with maintaining professional football, cricket, rugby, and grass tennis pitches, so they require the best quality tools for the job.
Dennis is part of the Howardson group, an engineering business that prides itself on over 100 years of high-quality British design and manufacturing. The machines are built from start to finish at their facility in Derbyshire and benefit from a heritage of innovation. They are recognised worldwide for being reliable, precise, and one of the most trusted groundscare machinery suppliers on the market today.
Oriel College has opted for an ES-860 battery-powered turf maintenance system with interchangeable cassettes. The iconic Dennis green tubular steel frame is an attractive yet functional design and allows a trailer seat to be attached. The 111Ah/5.76kWh battery is British-made and will cut 3-4 pitches on a single charge to the highest standard; plenty of range for the work cut out for this machine. Recharging only takes 2 hours, costing approximately 80 pence, and will benefit the team with substantial money savings on fuel compared with a petrol or diesel engine. Fitted with a digital screen; speed selection, reverse setting for easy lining up, blade speed according to conditions, distance covered, and battery capacity can all be viewed and adjusted as necessary in one easy-to-use system.
 
Down the road at Oxford University’s Magdalen College sports ground, Turney’s Anthony Shepherd and Seb Cooke delivered a Premier 36’’ 8-bladed heavy-weight mower, complete with a suspension trailer seat. It is powered by a Honda petrol engine, world-renowned for long-life performance and reliability. These machines are engineered to deliver a perfect surface and are widely used for professional sports fields, benefitting from superb balance and strong modular construction they are an excellent choice for grounds people looking to achieve the envied stripe finish. It delivers an easily adjusted 9mm – 57mm height of cut and a 3-section rear roller for easy manoeurvrability without scuffing and steering brakes as standard for easy turning.
All Dennis mowers come with a 2-year warranty and they are low-maintenance, reliable, and exceptionally well-made machines. Turney group has a very strong relationship with Dennis and the Howardson group and has worked together for many years with numerous satisfied professional customers as a testament. If you would like to trial a Dennis mower this can be arranged and our pro-groundcare sales team, headed up by Anthony Shepherd, would be more than happy to advise you on choosing the best machine for your groundcare requirements. Call 01869 343292 or email groundcaresales@turneygroup.com.
  
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