MILWAUKEE, Feb. 28, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Traditionally best
known for its gasoline-powered engines for residential outdoor
power equipment, Briggs & Stratton Corporation is
transforming its business to focus more heavily on commercial and
rental products. This strategy is working: the Company recently
reported 18 percent growth within its commercial business in the
trailing twelve months; and the rental market plays an important
role in this growth. The momentum continued at the 2019 American
Rental Association (ARA) Show, where a number of innovations and
product enhancements from the Company's Vanguard®,
Allmand® and Billy Goat® brands* were
featured.
Vanguard
Vanguard continues to expand its lineup of single cylinder
horizontal engines, which were built from the ground up based on
feedback from more than 200 commercial dealers and contractors
worldwide. The Vanguard 200 (now available) and the
Vanguard 400 (available later this year) were featured at
the show. Both engines come equipped with
TransportGuard®, Vanguard's single ignition and fuel
shutoff designed to prevent oil dilution during transport; and in
the Vanguard 200, air filter and oil changes have been
significantly reduced. Show attendees had the opportunity to
experience the difference between these Vanguard engines and the
Honda GX200 in a head-to-head competition.
Allmand
One size doesn't fit all, especially when it comes to different
job sites. So this year, Allmand featured three extensions to its
Maxi-Air™ Compressor line and two extensions to
its Maxi-Power™ Generator line, including new
models and new engine tiers. With compressors ranging from 100 to
400 cfm and generators ranging from 63 to 150 kVa – all with Tier 4
Final Engines - businesses can right-size their equipment for their
job sites to help get the job done on time and on budget. Allmand
recently announced a plant expansion in Holdrege, Nebraska. This expansion will
increase production capacity and speed-to-market with new
innovations. The expansion will support further growth of the
Allmand business and build on its existing foundation for Allmand
of providing superior products, services and workmanship to the
market.
Billy Goat
Billy Goat continues to provide cutting edge performance and
productivity within its product range to the rental industry. The
new Billy Goat® hydro-drive self-propelled auger,
the only dedicated self-propelled auger on the market, as well as
the new Next Gen 25" PLUGR® Aerator, for
unprecedented aeration productivity featuring self-propelled
rear-wheel drive and in-ground turning for operator ease, launched
at this year's show. Rental businesses also had the opportunity to
view the newly enhanced 18" PLUGR® Aerator, ideal
for smaller properties with the ability to aerate up to 22,000 sq.
ft./hour, and Hurricane™ stand-on blowers powered by a
Vanguard® V-Twin engine, broadening Billy Goat's
world class blower line to now be the largest in the market.
"Our commercial and rental businesses are growing, and they're
growing fast," says Todd Teske,
Chairman, President & CEO of Briggs & Stratton Corporation.
"As we continue to make our mark within the rental industry, we
take pride in the opportunity to showcase the many innovative
products that will help our customers get tough jobs done more
efficiently, and ultimately help those within the rental industry
be more profitable."
For more information about the brands showcased at the Show,
visit www.vanguardengines.com, www.allmand.com and
www.billygoat.com. To see Briggs & Stratton's full brand
portfolio, visit www.basco.com.
*Allmand and Billy Goat are subsidiaries of Briggs &
Stratton Corporation.
About Briggs & Stratton Corporation:
Briggs & Stratton Corporation (NYSE: BGG), headquartered in
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, is focused
on providing power to get work done and make people's lives better.
Briggs & Stratton is the world's largest producer of gasoline
engines for outdoor power equipment, and is a leading designer,
manufacturer and marketer of power generation, pressure washer,
lawn and garden, turf care and job site products through its Briggs
& Stratton®, Simplicity®,
Snapper®, Ferris®,
Vanguard®, Allmand®, Billy Goat®,
Murray®, Branco® and Victa®
brands. Briggs & Stratton products are designed, manufactured,
marketed and serviced in over 100 countries on six continents. For
additional information, please visit www.basco.com
and www.briggsandstratton.com.
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