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Power Equipment crosses the bridge!
THE AUCKLAND HARBOUR
Bridge, that is. After 25 years at the
same Beaumont Street premises in Westhaven, Power Equipment is moving operations to larger, more modern premises on Auckland’s North Shore.
Power Equipment is the New Zealand distributor and service agent for Yanmar and John Deere marine and industrial engines, OXE and DTorque diesel outboards, Northern Lights and Mase generators, Torqeedo electric outboards, Hundested and Gori propellers and a large and diverse range of marine equipment.
The new premises in Vega Place bring more warehousing and workshop space so Power Equipment can now not only keep everything under one roof but also greatly streamline operations.
For example, a new racking system now allows the company to stock more models, a new spare parts storage system makes picking parts far more efficient and the layout of the new building makes for safer and quicker despatch.
The full address is: 10A Vega Place, Rosedale, Auckland 0632.
www.powerequipment.co.nz
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A vacancy has become available with the Christchurch based national distributor of parts and accessories for the Outdoor Power Equipment Industry.
The position involves the sales and promotion of the company’s products to specialist dealers, and Mitre 10 outlets, in the South Island. Ideally, the candidate will reside in the Christchurch area.
Extensive travel is involved for which a late model vehicle is provided.
Significant renumeration is on offer for the successful applicant, comprising of a base salary and generous commissions.
Industry and/or product knowledge are valuable prerequisites for the position, along with a flare for sales.
The previous operative in the position was a long term employee with the Company.
Applicants please send your CV, covering letter and supporting documents to:-
Email: brett@powerparts.co.nz 04 NZOUTDOORPOWEREQUIPMENT NOVEMBER2019
Autonomous mowers go upscale
SALES REPRESENTATIVE SOUTH ISLAND
OUTDOOR POWER EQUIPMENT INDUSTRY
ADDRESSING A CLEAR rise in
interest from professional users interested in saving man hours and/or making up for a skills shortage, Mean Green unveiled a line of commercial-scale autonomous electric mowers at the recent Green Industry & Equipment Expo in the US.
Mean Green’s flagship model is the EVO 74-inch ZTR mower, which is designed for autonomous large-area mowing and with applications in viticulture and horticulture.
Development partner The Kobi Company has brought to the party computer vision technology and Artificial Intelligence which means there are no issues operating under vines or close to buildings. The built-in computer also maps people, pets – anything that moves – to ensure a safe operating environment.
Fast charging and quiet operation lay the foundations for an 18- to 20-hour mowing day, with mowing status monitored via a smartphone app, which sends updates on progress, and other data on battery capacity, or when blades need sharpening.
The machines will go through final testing during 2020 and be ready for full production in 2021 with certification to the new ANSI/OPEI 60335-2-107-2019
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robotics standards.
Mean Green New Zealand’s Bruce
Scott is upbeat about local interest in autonomous mowing: “I’ve heard a lot of requests for autonomous machines over the past two years. I get a lot of ‘electric good, autonomous even better’, so the release
of this technology has created a lot of interest in the viticulture and horticultural industries.”
Bruce believes potential savings in terms of diesel and maintenance costs, and the ability to reallocate labour to more efficient tasks, could be “truly transformational”.
Plus, carbon emissions will “drop significantly”, he says, adding that the new machinery could be a “game-changer for operator health”.
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