Franchises

Lister Wilder - Groundcare Testimonials

A Passion for Trees at Beechwood

Beechwood Tree Care are an Arboricultural Association approved Contractor and have been trading for 12 years across the home counties.

Neil Wilson, Managing Director of Beechwood Tree Care commented ‘ We have been running Timberwolf 150DHB chippers for the past 12 years and tracked 190 chippers for the last 6 years. They are very reliable, hard working machines and are great value for money.”

Neil also added “We have been dealing with Lister Wilder for the past six years and they are good people to work with. We get a good price and great back up service from them and when we need spares they are delivered right on time.”
Beechwood Tree Care - Neil Wilson

Cottage Garden Services
Cottage Garden Services commenced trading around 12 years ago, originally as a small one-man band supplying good, friendly, knowledgeable service to large domestic properties, estate and some small contracts. In the last four years the business has grown massively now employing 3 full time staff and a further 2 on a casual basis. They undertake all the original work, hedge cutting and garden maintenance as well as Sports field maintenance and large parish council contracts.
Tony Williams commented “I have dealt with Lister Wilder right from day one and have enjoyed good service and back up at all times which is crucial when we are busy and the machines are under pressure. I know that Lister Wilder can supply the full package. From the initial advice and sales process to parts and service back up. With friendly customer service right the way through the ownership of the machines.”
“We run a number of machines purchased from Lister Wilder, from a Kubota M series pulling a set of Hayter gangs for the sports field work, to our most recent purchase a Toro 360. We bought the Toro, as we know they have an excellent name in the industry for quality and reliability. When tested it proved to be all that and more with excellent capabilities on banked ground and with an excellent turning circle, which improved productivity. Fitted with a rear discharge deck, it will cut through long grass with great results but is just at home on fine turf, which helps keep my varied customer base happy. I would have no hesitation in recommending the 360 to another user. It does everything it says on the tin and more.”
Cottage Garden Services - Tony Williams

Leeds Castle
Leeds Castle in Kent is one of the premier tourist attractions in the garden of England. The castle has a 1200 acre estate which is maintained by Grounds Manager, James McConkie who is responsible for grounds and garden maintenance as well as greenkeeping the 9 hole pay and play golf course.
James McConkie commented “I have dealt with Lister Wilder for over 20 years. I started using Walter Wilders in Reading whilst working on estates in Berkshire, then moved to Kent and had problems as at that time no Lister Wilder depot in the area. I was so pleased when the new branch opened at Ashford, it really made a difference to the demands that the machinery brings here at Leeds Castle. The Ashford branch has definately helped me out in supplying the machinery I require and in vehicle maintenance.”
“We use Kubota compact tractors, which are world leaders in performance and features. The new Kubota has extra power delivery, new features and extra horse-power for the same size as the old Kubota. I would recommend these machines without question."
"We like dealing with Lister Wilder because they provide a friendly, honest service, the staff are very knowledgeable, they know their products and will always go the extra mile to help us out of trouble.”
Leeds Castle - James McConkie

Countrywide Grounds Maintenance
Countrywide Grounds Maintenance has been trading in North Wiltshire and South Gloucestershire and the surrounding areas under the Countrywide franchise for the last 18 years.
Graham Burfoot, Franchisee, has dealt with Lister Wilder for the last 3½ years and runs Kubota and Hayter machinery for grass cutting and grounds maintenance on a wide range of businesses from hospitals lawns through to much rougher sewerage treatment works.
Graham commented “The reason we chose the Kubota G26 sit on mower was due to the following factors:
Versatility – ease of replacing the collector with the rear discharge chute
Power – the ability to collect long grass. Strong and powerful.
Design - Width of cut and overlap of deck giving close cut to fence lines.
I would definitely recommend Kubota machinery as it offers excellent value for money. I also like dealing with Lister Wilder because I get on well with Ian Davies who has a great sense of humour!”
Countrywide Grounds Maintenance - Graham Burfoot

Urban Planters
Reading based Urban Planters supply and maintain plants to local businesses, bars, restaurants, shopping centres and multinationals. They have dealt with Lister Wilder for over 30 years on the agricultural side and for just over a year in horticultural machinery. In addition to using Kubota G23 and G26 grasscutting machinery they use Stihl kit for blowing and hedgecutting. "Urban Planters selected Lister Wilder as their machinery partner for supporting the move into corporate exterior landscape maintenance due to the excellent customer service, high levels of responsiveness, and great after sales service.” Rory Waterer, Managing Director, Urban Planters.
Urban Planters - Rory Waterer

Winter Hill Golf Club
Winter Hill Golf Club in Cookham, Berkshire is owned and run by the John Lewis Partnership. Built in 1976 the course is 6,364 yards in length with a par of 72. The course is maintained using specialised grass cutting and turf maintenance equipment by Duncan Irvin and Chris Nunn. Duncan Irvin, Head Greenkeeper, commented "We have dealt with Lister Wilder since the days of Walter Wilder around 22 years ago. We choose to buy our machinery from Lister Wilder as the range they stock suits our needs and they also provide a great back up service. We use Baroness mowers which we find give great value for money and the quality of the cutting cylinders are superb. We also use the parts and service departments at Lister Wilder when needed and we find Stuart Venn-Dunn, our Lister Wilder Sales representative, very knowledgeable regarding the machinery. He could not do any more to help us than he already does, he’s a great rep!"
Winter Hill Golf Club - Duncan Irvin

Landscape Services (South West) Ltd
Landscape Services (South West) Ltd are a family run business based in Backwell, North Somerset. They have been using Kubota products very successfully for a number of years to carry out many aspects of commercial mowing. General Manager Peter Weston commented that the Kubota product is very reliable and produced a good quality finish. Peter added that he has had an excellent working relationship with Lister Wilder that goes back over 20 years. "We deal with Ian Davies our local area sales manager who has an excellent product knowledge and helpful manner and provides us with demonstrators and information to enable us to choose the correct product."
Landscape Services, Backwell, North Somerset

Bob Bailey Grounds Management
"In all my dealings with the Ockham branch since they opened in 2003 I have felt supported by their interest, knowledge and experience, whether it be in the supply of new equipment or in the effective maintenance of our existing fleet. Richard Ifoulds background and personal approach renders his advice and care much more valuable than sales alone. They understand our industry, the cost and time pressures involved and the value of responsiveness. Support is an often misused word – in this case it is accurately placed."
Bob Bailey - Bob Bailey Grounds Management, Surrey