Oldham Council were one of the first local authorities to purchase Mean Green Mowers to work in their cemeteries and have now purchased additional units.

The council say the SK-48 stand-on mowers were initially purchased for their health benefits to the operators by reducing the hand arm vibrations and fumes and for the wider benefits to the environment of low noise and zero emissions.

A further consideration they say were the low running costs - during the course of a 12-month period the only cost to the council was electricity to charge the mowers, there were no replacement parts needed.

As a result, Oldham Council say they had no hesitation in purchasing another two identical mowers from groundscare dealers Stuart Taylor International to increase their battery powered fleet, to ensure that the people of Oldham can visit their cemeteries in peace.