The
SWZ is the model name for the SCAG pedestrian mower supplied in the UK and
parts of Europe by STM Co Ltd – and few people know these machines better than
the grounds maintenance company Hortech Ltd.
They
have been users of SCAGs for 25 years; these are machines that work hard for
their living, and this has led Hortech to select SCAG as the machine of choice
for their work.
We
spoke to their Commercial Director Duncan Jones, who has just taken delivery of
four SCAG SWZs and he explained about several aspects of the range that keep
SCAG so high on their specification list for their work for sites such as
industrial, gas and water utility sites.
Water
utility sites are a good example of SWZs being ideal – the steeply angled sides
on domestic reservoirs always present a challenge, and the SWZ with the
twin-wheel option is a very well established and respected solution. This
option effectively lowers the centre of gravity of the machine to keep it well
placed on angles.
Duncan
explained also about a brand-new contract they have recently been awarded that
involves a very large number of sites – and to help with this work the new
machines have been supplied with spark limiters because of the working
environment involved.
Their
whole fleet amounts to over forty SCAGs, and another example of keeping these
useful machines in operation over the whole year is winter use of their use of
their machines fitted with the STM snow blades.
Quotes
from a large water utilities customer featuring reservoir work come from the
operators themselves, “Happy to use the machines all day long”, and “We like
SCAG best”.
STM
are very proud to have someone say that of their products – and proud to have
Hortech Ltd as a customer.
