Trimax Mowing Systems is a New Zealand-based manufacturer of professional turf maintenance equipment. Trimax designs, develops, builds and markets high quality

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s with flail or rotary blade systems. The company's headquarters are located in Tauranga,

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History

The Company was founded by the former GM Production Engineer Bob Sievwright. After he graduated

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he designed, manufactured and sold special flails for flail mowers and eventually started his own mowing company. The first mowers he produced were flail mowers and flail mulchers for kiwifruit cultivation. Sievwright’s brand was soon recognised for its high quality of cut and strong build

. In 1981 the company, then named Trimax Industries Ltd., began the production of its first flail mowers - Ezeemow, Mowcraft and Mulchmasta. In 1985, the company started its own dedicated research and development department and exported its first products to Australia. Trimax was later awarded "Best Engineering" in 1991 and following the start of exports to the

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in 1992, Trimax was named "Exporter of the Year" in 1993 by the BNZ Bay of Plenty Export Awards. In 1995 Trimax began exporting to the United States and to support these exports, Sievwright started the company "Base3USA". The company is based in Griffin, Georgia near

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and provides warehouses, logistics and fulfillment for other importers. In 1997

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and the surrounding

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in the UK began using Trimax ProCut mowers for their maintenance. Further adoption by high profile customers led to the company opening its first UK office and warehouse in Little Addington, Northamptonshire in 1998, to supply local dealers. Following this success in the UK, in 2005 Trimax also opened its own distribution warehouse in Griffin, Georgia, USA. In 2008 Trimax’s Pegasus S3 mower was awarded bronze at the 2008 New Zealand Best Design Awards. And 2 years later the Trimax Merlin mower, the predecessor of Snake, was awarded silver at the 2010 New Zealand Best Design Awards. The company won the Bay of Plenty Export Awards for the second time in 2010 and is regarded as the most prominent company of the region. In early 2012 Trimax began manufacturing products in the UK. The company now builds its Striker, Procut, Snake, Pegasus and Flaildek at its UK facility in

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. In addition, Trimax also manufactures at its headquarters in New Zealand and the United States. It has corporate offices in Australia and exports their products to South Africa, France, Sweden, Norway, Denmark, the Netherlands and Germany. Notable grounds maintained with Trimax Mowers include: *

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uses Trimax Stealth S2 and the new Trimax Snake Mowers in their maintenance. * Old Course at St Andrews uses Trimax Merlin mowers for its fairways and rough. * The Waikato Stadium in

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, uses Trimax ProCut S3 for their grass maintenance. The Stadium hosts the Chiefs, a

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team. * Raglan Parc Golf Club at the

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uses Trimax Snake mower for its semi-rough. *

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has used Trimax Stealth mowers since 1999 for the turf around the track. *

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has used Trimax Pegasus mowers since 2009 for the infield.

Products

All Trimax roller mowers are tractor powered and have either flail or rotary blade systems.

References

External links

* {{Official website, http://www.trimaxmowers.com Companies of New Zealand Companies established in 1981