Cheshire Turf Machinery
The company started life more than 60 years ago when it was formed to sell garden
machinery and turf equipment trading as Cheshire Light Tractors.
In 1980 the business was bought by Electrolux (owners of Flymo) and became a
major distributor for Flymo products in the North of England. In June 1996, however,
Electrolux declared it's intention to sell or close the business, preferring to
concentrate on it's "core activities" i.e. manufacturing.
Steve Halley (who had been with CLT since 1978) along with Mark Woodward (Service Manager) and
Peter McGreevy (Sales Manager) formed a new company "Cheshire Turf Machinery Ltd" which began
trading from CLT's former premises in 1996. The emphasis was now on supply and servicing of
professional turf equipment.
In August 1997 Cheshire Turf Machinery moved to their permanent premises in Brent Road, Stockport
(next to the M60 motorway).
As a result of continued sales growth Toro awarded CTM with extra sales and service territory, primarily to
cover South Yorkshire and Derbyshire, culminating in the formation of Yorkshire Turf Machinery.
Due to further growth it became apparent larger premises would be needed, and in February 2007 we
identified a building that would suit our requirements. After seven months of frustrating negotiations we
finally moved lock stock and barrel over a weekend to our present location on the 27th September 2007.
Peter, Mark & Steve
Main Agents
Cheshire Turf Machinery Ltd
Weybourne House, Weybourne Drive
Bredbury, Stockport, Cheshire SK6 2DN
Tel 0161 494 5673
Fax 0161 494 6915
