Company:Trimax Mowing Systems
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| Type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Turf maintenance |
| Founded | 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[clarification needed] "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:
- Guards Polo Club uses Trimax Stealth S2 and the new Trimax Snake Mowers in their maintenance.[11]
- Old Course at St Andrews uses Trimax Merlin mowers for its fairways and rough.[12]
- The Waikato Stadium in Hamilton, New Zealand, uses Trimax ProCut S3 for their grass maintenance. The Stadium hosts the Chiefs, a Super Rugby team.[13]
- Raglan Parc Golf Club at the Raglan Castle uses Trimax Snake mower for its semi-rough.[14]
- Silverstone Circuit has used Trimax Stealth mowers since 1999 for the turf around the track.[15]
- Atlanta Motor Speedway has used Trimax Pegasus mowers since 2009 for the infield.[16]
Products
All Trimax roller mowers are tractor powered and have either flail or rotary blade systems.[17]
References
- ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2014-11-19. https://archive.is/20141119182233/http://www.trimaxmowers.com/index.php/9-articles/224-history.html. Retrieved 2014-11-03.
- ↑ NZ Business;Feb95, Vol. 9 Issue 1, p24
- ↑ NZ Business;Sep2008, Vol. 22 Issue 8, p4
- ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2015-01-13. https://web.archive.org/web/20150113014624/http://bopexportnzawards.org.nz/assets/Previous-Awards-Winners-Handout-2013.pdf. Retrieved 2014-11-26.
- ↑ http://exportermagazine.co.nz/articles/sourcing-logistics-solutions
- ↑ http://www.base3usa.com/home.php?id=265
- ↑ NZ Management, Issue March 2002; http://www.management.co.nz/articles/kindest-cut
- ↑ http://bestawards.co.nz/entries/product/category/non-consumer/merlin/
- ↑ http://www.nzherald.co.nz/bay-of-plenty-times/news/article.cfm?c_id=1503343&objectid=10997687
- ↑ http://www.pitchcare.com/magazine/debut-for-second-uk-built-trimax-mower.html
- ↑ Wildlife Groundcare News & Offers Summer 2014 page 19; http://www.listerwilder.co.uk/groundcare/testimonials.php
- ↑ Greenkeeping, Issue 81, December 2012
- ↑ http://gmlsport.se/produkter/trimax-procut-s3/
- ↑ Greenkeeping, Issue 100, July 2014
- ↑ NZ Management, Issue March 2002
- ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2014-11-01. https://web.archive.org/web/20141101163330/http://www.v8.co.nz/tag/trimax. Retrieved 2014-10-31.
- ↑ http://www.golfbusinessnews.com/news/corporate/trimax-issues-reminder-about-three-year-warranty/
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