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Blowers, vacuums & sweepers

What Kit? Professional blowers and vacuums, blower-vacs and sweepers & collectors for use in parks, gardens, grounds, playgrounds, and other landscapes for grounds maintenance.

How to buy - blowers, vacs and sweepers

Handheld, walk-behind, ride-on, mounted and trailed machines with different power options are available for all jobs across a range of sites, Sally Drury explains.

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Leaf-clearance work: Ventrac 4500 compact tractor in use with blower attachment - image: Price Turfcare

Market report - how to extend use of blowers

Finding more jobs for these machines on top of autumn clearance will mean better value from maintenance spending, Sally Drury explains.

Kit test: petrol blowers reviewed

These backpack and handheld machines can do more than just blow leaves but how do they perform in action at Sir Harold Hillier Gardens? Sally Drury reports.

Little Wonder: ProVac SP litter and leaf vacuum has capacity to bag 180 litres of debris - image: Schiller Grounds Care UK

Blowers, Vacs and Sweepers: pedestrian and tractor-mounted kit

These machines offer a step up in power for those tackling bigger clean-up jobs and can help to keep costs down, Sally Drury explains.

EGO backpack blower: can run for two hours and features padded adjustable harness - image: EGOPower+

Blowers, Vacs and Sweepers: handheld and backpack machines

Battery technology is widening choice and petrol models are also improving, Sally Drury reports.

Trilo BL960: airflow direction can be changed to reduce need for turning the tractor - image: Vanmac

Blowers: the options

These machines offer busy grounds staff far more uses than just simply tidying up leaves, Sally Drury explains

Saltex: move to National Exhibition Centre delivered fresh feel and new dynamism - image: IoG Saltex

IoG Saltex 2016 - show preview

This year's Saltex will be looking to build on the success of last year by packing in a multitude of exhibitors and sessions over the two days, Sally Drury reports.

Wiedenmann: firm offers Vario Flex snow blade for heavy-duty winter operations - image: Wiedenmann

Winter maintenance - spreaders, mowers and vacuums to get through a freeze

Those in charge of grounds, estates and sports facilities have a vast range of kit available to cope with the worst that winter can throw at them, Sally Drury reports.

Bosch: company launched cordless garden tools for professional gardeners last year - image: HW

Battery tools

Advances in battery technological mean the latest kit offers ­serious options for professional gardeners, says Sally Drury.

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