Trimax Mowing Systems

The company was founded by the former GM Production Engineer Bob Sievwright. After he graduated General Motors Institute in Flint, Michigan 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 roller mower.{{cite web |url=http://www.trimaxmowers.com/index.php/9-articles/224-history.html |title=History - Trimax Mowers |accessdate=2014-11-03 |url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20141119182233/http://www.trimaxmowers.com/index.php/9-articles/224-history.html |archivedate=2014-11-19 }}NZ Business;Feb95, Vol. 9 Issue 1, p24

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 awarded "Best Engineering" in 1991 and, following the start of exports to the United Kingdom 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". This company is based in Griffin, Georgia, near Atlanta, and provides warehouses, logistics, and fulfillment for other importers.{{cite web |url=http://exportermagazine.co.nz/articles/sourcing-logistics-solutions |title=Sourcing logistics solutions — Exporter Magazine |website=exportermagazine.co.nz |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130205122458/http://exportermagazine.co.nz/articles/sourcing-logistics-solutions |archive-date=2013-02-05}} {{Cite web|url=http://www.base3usa.com/home.php?id=265|title=18禁无遮挡肉动漫在线播放下载_两女互摸自慰出水_日本三级本道在线播放_强破了清纯校花的处视频}}

In 1997 Windsor Castle and the surrounding Windsor Great Park 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.NZ Management, Issue March 2002; http://www.management.co.nz/articles/kindest-cut

In 2008 Trimax’s Pegasus S3 mower was awarded bronze at the 2008 New Zealand Best Design Awards. Two years later the Trimax Merlin mower, the predecessor of Snake, was awarded silver at the 2010 New Zealand Best Design Awards.{{cite web |url=http://bestawards.co.nz/entries/product/category/non-consumer/merlin/ |title=Best Awards - Trimax Mowing Systems. / Merlin |website=bestawards.co.nz |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121109081923/http://bestawards.co.nz/entries/product/category/non-consumer/merlin/ |archive-date=2012-11-09}}

In 2010 the company won the Bay of Plenty Export Awards for the second time and is regarded as the most prominent company of the region.{{Cite web|url=http://www.nzherald.co.nz/bay-of-plenty-times/news/article.cfm?c_id=1503343&objectid=10997687|title=Top Bay business tastes double success}}

In early 2012 Trimax began manufacturing products in the UK.{{Cite web|url=http://www.pitchcare.com/magazine/debut-for-second-uk-built-trimax-mower.html|title = Debut for second UK built Trimax Mower | Pitchcare}} The company now builds its Striker, Procut, Snake, Pegasus and Flaildek at its UK facility in Northampton, Northamptonshire.

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:

• Guards Polo Club uses Trimax Stealth S2 and the new Trimax Snake Mowers in their maintenance.Wildlife Groundcare News & Offers Summer 2014 page 19; http://www.listerwilder.co.uk/groundcare/testimonials.php
• Old Course at St Andrews uses Trimax Merlin mowers for its fairways and rough.Greenkeeping, Issue 81, December 2012
• The Waikato Stadium in Hamilton, New Zealand, uses Trimax ProCut S3 for their grass maintenance. The Stadium hosts the Chiefs, a Super Rugby team.{{Cite web|url=http://gmlsport.se/produkter/trimax-procut-s3/|title = Trimax ProCut S3}}
• Raglan Parc Golf Club at the Raglan Castle uses Trimax Snake mower for its semi-rough.Greenkeeping, Issue 100, July 2014
• Silverstone Circuit has used Trimax Stealth mowers since 1999 for the turf around the track.NZ Management, Issue March 2002
• Atlanta Motor Speedway has used Trimax Pegasus mowers since 2009 for the infield.{{cite web |url=http://www.v8.co.nz/tag/trimax |title=Trimax « V8 – drag racing, hot rods, muscle cars, car shows – NZV8 magazine |accessdate=2014-10-31 |url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141101163330/http://www.v8.co.nz/tag/trimax |archivedate=2014-11-01 }}

All Trimax roller mowers are tractor powered and have either flail or rotary blade systems.{{Cite web|url=http://www.golfbusinessnews.com/news/corporate/trimax-issues-reminder-about-three-year-warranty/|title=Trimax Issues Reminder About Three Year Warranty}}

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