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Sharrocks Expands Golf & Sports Turf Offering Through Strategic Partnership with GKB Machinery
Sharrocks, a leading supplier of groundcare machinery, is proud to announce a new partnership with GKB Machinery, becoming the official dealer for Staffordshire and Shropshire.
GKB Machinery, renowned for its high-performance, Dutchengineered turf equipment, offers an extensive portfolio of professional machines, including scarifiers, top dressers, aerators, and brushing systems. Trusted by turf professionals across Europe, GKB serves key sectors such as sports turf, golf, landscaping, and local authorities.
This new dealership agreement gives customers across the Midlands direct access to GKB’ s full product range, supported by Sharrocks’ established reputation for expert advice, technical support, and dependable aftersales care. The collaboration further strengthens Sharrocks’ expanding portfolio of premium turf brands and reinforces its commitment to delivering cutting-edge solutions for turf professionals.
“ We’ re delighted to be partnering with GKB Machinery,” said Adrian Dodd, Sales Director at Sharrocks.“ Their innovative and reliable equipment aligns perfectly with the needs of our customers and our dedication to supplying robust, highquality solutions for the professional groundcare sector.”
Founded in 1956, Sharrocks is a family-run business based in Wigan, known for delivering industry-leading groundcare equipment and support to contractors, sports clubs, estates, schools, and local authorities. With a strong heritage, deep
technical knowledge, and a reputation for responsive customer service, Sharrocks remains a trusted partner in the UK groundcare market.
GKB Machinery continues to lead through precision engineering, sustainability, and performance, with machines designed in collaboration with turf professionals and built to the highest standards in the Netherlands.
For more information, visit www. sharrock. co. uk or call 01477 500700.
The jewel in the crown – ECHO’ s DCS-3500T
ECHO have recently launched the DCS-3500T, a 56V battery top handlea chainsaw. It joins the much praised DCS-2500T in the extensive 56V professional line-up.
The DCS-3500T is capable of taking on bigger jobs than its smaller sibling, as a result of a longer 35cm( 14”) bar and, by swapping to the 252Wh battery, more power. But it is still lightweight and compact in design, making it highly manoeuvrable. Switching to the larger battery also means longer runtimes – very useful when climbing.
With safety in mind, ECHO have introduced a 2-step, single-finger throttle lockout safety system which prevents accidental activation. Additional safety and comfort comes in the form of the patented QuickDraw hook enabling hooking and unhooking with just one hand, while the reduced gap between the roller chain catcher and the sprocket guard prevents accidental climbing rope damage.
Other useful features include an air inlet filter that prevents dirt and dust from entering the cooling passage, electronics and motor compartment, providing less maintenance and longer lifetime. A drop prevention nut and side chain access tensioner come as standard for quick chain adjustment.
The ECHO DCS-3500T is available now from ECHO dealers nationwide and is priced at £ 499( inc-VAT) without battery and charger.
www. echo-tools. co. uk
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