Abergele Golf Club, in North Wales, has taken advantage of a flexible finance offer from Lely UK in a deal that's seen the coastal course benefit from two new mowers.

Investing £80,000 while drawing on a buy-now-pay-later finance scheme, the club has worked with UK Toro distributor Lely and local Toro dealer Major Owen to bring in the all new Toro Greensmaster Triflex Hybrid 3420 and a Toro Reelmaster 5610-D with cab.


Course Manager Darren Anderson sat on the club's new Toro Greensmaster Triflex Hybrid 3420, with Nigel Lovatt, Lely UK, left and Glyn Hughes, Major Owen, right.

Replacing older models, Abergele's course manager and master greenkeeper Darren Anderson says the easy-payment plan allows the club to upgrade machines without compromising cash flow.

"We opted to take advantage of Lely's flexible finance offer, which allows us greater financial flexibility and enables us to get the new machines we need now as we edge close to the height of the season.

"With our USGA greens, we strive to be one of the best courses in Wales, which means we need the best equipment," says Darren.

"I've been here for 23 years and we've always had Toro - we wouldn't use anything else."

Darren adds: "The new hybrid mower is great. We really like the new way the cutting units handle contours and undulations of the green and find we're getting a better quality of cut and after-cut appearance because of that."

Happy with his two new Toro mowers, Darren says he's now looking to expand the club's fleet further, and has just placed an order for a new Toro Workman HDX 4WD utility vehicle.