Steve Bullman

We are pleased to announce Green Plant UK Ltd as the mainland UK Distributor of the LF750 Lifter and LF1000 Lifter from engineering innovators Dragon Equipment. Built entirely in the UK, the versatile and compact sister machines are designed to make transporting materials around site quicker, easier and safer - whether moving logs, bags of sand or pallets of slabs. Jeremy Smithers, Business Development Manager at Green Plant UK, said: “We are really pleased to be the mainland UK distributor for Dragon Equipment’s Lifters. We love the versatility of the machines and they really complement our portfolio of products.” The LF750 is capable of lifting up to 750kg, whereas it’s wider counterpart the LF1000 can transport up to 1,000kg. Both machines are available with the Vanguard© 400, 14HP petrol engine from Briggs & Stratton or the Hatz 1B50 Diesel engine, they are also available as a Hybrid machine. The lifting arm can quickly and easily have additional attachments added, such as a log grab or post hole borer etc. - with new attachments coming soon. Regardless of which attachment is being used, the simple, universal and robust controls make the machine easy to master. The machines are built with safety at the forefront of the design, both machines have a front stability foot, which doubles-up as a load stabiliser when tracking. They also both have a raised platform for the operator to stand on to ensure optimum operating visibility. All terrain tracks allow the Dragon Lifters to be used in all conditions on any building site or home-based project. For ease of transport both machines weigh under 630kg, and will fit in most trailers or vans. The LF750 is just 700mm wide so will fit through a standard doorway, even the LF1000 at just 840mm wide is perfect for jobs where access is narrow or restricted. For more information, and videos, visit www.greenplantuk.com/dragon-lifters Contact: For more details, please contact: Jeremy Smithers, Green Plant UK Business Development Manager - 07879 636705 Rosemary Brennan, Green Plant UK Managing Director – 07789 650008 About Dragon Equipment Dragon Equipment Ltd is a young company, started by Jeff Haines. Jeff was previously a partner and technical director at one of the leading woodchipper manufacturers in Europe for 22 years. His vision for Dragon Equipment is, through innovation, to create products to revolutionise how we recycle, move and use materials on site.

Reflecting the growth in the company and scope of the projects undertaken, Maidstone-based Day Tree Fellers have just purchased their 4th GreenMech woodchipper – going from the pedestrian CS100 unit up to the mighty 45hp EVO 165D-45LE unit in the space of just six years! Delivering powerful, yet surprisingly quiet, performance the EVO 165D-45LE hasn’t missed a beat since Owner Les Day took delivery of the unit in December 2020. Les, along with one of his sons, started Day Tree Fellers in 2015 before another two sons came on board to complete the current line-up. “When we first started out, we looked at a couple of different chipper manufacturers and were instantly impressed by GreenMech’s willingness to help and their general service level” explains Les. “At the time we went for the 4” CS100 pedestrian unit, and quickly followed that up with two turntable QuadChip 160’s.” As the nature of their work evolved to span both domestic and commercial projects, it became evident that they needed even more productivity and the ability to process even larger timber. “What the EVO 165D-45LE lacks by way of a turntable, it more than makes up for in other areas! It works so quickly offering fantastic throughput rates but I particularly like that you can manually slow the feed rollers down to process any particularly large diameter timbers. The higher horsepower Kubota diesel engine handles this with ease and will hopefully give us years of reliable service.” “Along with the No-Stress control system, another thing that’s impressed me is how quiet this machine is which is excellent, particularly for work in domestic areas.” As standard, the entire EVO range features an all-steel bonnet and additional fan to help reduce overall sound power and sound pressure. This, combined with GreenMech’s disc-blade chipping system, means the EVO is one of the quietest chipper collections available. “It’s also been great that the experience we’ve had with GreenMech and their dealer network throughout the latest purchase was just as good as we enjoyed all those years ago - the factory were even able to accommodate fitting my machine with a bespoke folding output chute to suit my available storage. Nothing is too much trouble and it’s that level of service, and the reliable performance, that keeps me coming back every time.”