Toro’s commercial lawn mower business plans to launch two battery-powered units — a stand-on unit and a zero-turn mower, both of which will go on sale next year. “We’re trying to build a (return-on-investment) model that will let commercial landscaping companies turn a profit on these units quickly,” said Jared Neussen, product marketing manager for the Revolution electric series. Neussen... read more
Startup Electric Sheep Robotics hopes to address green industry labor shortages with an autonomous robot that attaches to existing gas or electric mowers. read more
Textron Specialized Vehicles, a Textron company, will relocate all manufacturing of Jacobsen professional turf equipment to its facility in Ipswich, U.K. The move will begin this fall and be completed in stages over the next several months. This move will enable the company to focus its investments, skill and improvements in mower production on a single facility and leverage existing... read more
Lastec introduces the large zero-turn mower with the new WZ1000 flex deck commercial mower. Starting at $48,900 USD, the WZ1000 can cover up to 8.73 acres an hour. The mower features a 120-inch cutting width and five 25-inch flex decks. Lastec says the WZ1000 cuts with the accuracy of five small push mowers at the speed and production of... read more
A fleet of 22 Cub Cadet Infinicut mowers have recently been installed at Ciudad Real Madrid in Spain to maintain all of the natural pitches at the club’s training facility. In his new role as Director of Grounds and Environment, Paul Burgess is hoping to reduce carbon emissions. The electric Infinicut offers two unique benefits to the team at Real... read more
