Portable
generators and water pumps needed for everyday or emergency use can be
purchased with the renowned service back-up provided by direct sales specialist
Spaldings following the company’s appointment as a Honda Industrial dealer with
national reach.
Spaldings
will display selected products from the range upon its return to the Saltex
exhibition at the NEC Birmingham on 1-2 November.
As with
other products handled by Spaldings, Honda petrol engine powered pumps and
generators can be purchased online, via a telesales team or through a local
representative for next day delivery from the £11 million-worth of stock held
at the company’s warehouse in Lincoln.
“We have
60 years’ experience of efficiently picking, packing and dispatching, so we’re
well practiced at it,” says Stephen Constable, commercial director. “But in
addition to the convenience of ordering online, buyers can consult our
nationwide team of 50 agricultural and 14 groundscare representatives for
advice, and for expert hand-over of equipment and fault-finding if needed.”
Securing
the Honda Industrial dealership underscores the confidence that premium brand
manufacturers such as Honda, Husqvarna and Stihl have in Spaldings sales,
distribution and after-sales service.
“One thing
that attracted us is their pro-active approach, which gets the sales team on to
farms, local authorities and others to make them aware of the products
available,” says Steve Jeffcock of Honda Industrial. “They also have a good
after-sales reputation and it’s very positive that they’re willing to service
or repair products, regardless of whether they’ve supplied them.”
Spaldings
now stocks a number of core models from the Honda Industrial range, including
the EU10i 1.0kW and EU20i 2.0kW portable inverter generators, which are the
first sound-proofed models in the Spaldings catalogue.
Weighing
just 13kg and 21kg, respectively, these super-quiet models are designed for
home, boating, camping and other low-power demand uses, including hand tools
and lighting.
Professional
generators include the 3.6kW EC3600 from the Endurance range of up to 6.5kW
models, and the 2.3kW EM2300 from the Endurance High-Tech line, which features
an intelligent automatic voltage regulator to maintain output at a set value
regardless of varying load and operating temperature.
Among the
pumps available, the light-weight WX10 25mm (1in) clean water transfer and
irrigation pump can be used at virtually any angle thanks to a purpose-designed
lubrication system.
This
120-litre/min pump is the smallest of four high-pressure models delivering up
to 450-litre/min and suited to a number of general-purpose applications. The
two ‘WH’ models feature an extra-durable cast iron impeller assembly.
Spaldings
also stocks the Honda WB20 from a six-model range equipped to handle trashy
water and chemicals, as well as clean water.
The WB20
is a 50mm (2in) pump capable of delivering up to 620-litre/min and operating
with a total head of 32m. Like all models in this professional range, the WB20
is housed within a robust steel frame for easy handling, as well as for
stability and impact protection on-site and during transit.
“These are
ideal pumps for filling crop sprayers, handling liquid fertilisers and pumping
dirty water,” notes Stephen Constable. “They all come with a strainer, hose
bands and couplers, and our extensive after-care service – local owners can
call in with items needing attention or we can arrange to collect them
nationwide, whether or not they were bought from us in the first place.”
