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Great service at the grass roots<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The trend of devolving local services from county and district councils to grass roots authorities has become increasingly popular over recent years, and there are many who say their village and towns are looking better as a result.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For authorities like Devizes Town Council, it puts ultimate control over the quality of \u2018feel good\u2019 ingredients like playing fields, verges, trees and other key amenities back in the hands of the community that loves them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As Cemetery and Open Spaces Supervisor in the beautiful Wiltshire town and a man who has lived there all his life, Mike Aiston believes that the local pride felt by his team of 16 operatives makes a big difference. He is quick to give credit also to Lister Wilder for the part the dealership has played in helping him choose the right equipment to do the job. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe work closely with Toby Bennett (Area Sales Manager) \u2013 he has known us for a long time so he knows what we need and advises on what will work best for us,\u201d says Mike. \u201cHe has always been very helpful and even when we had a tractor that they didn\u2019t supply he loaned us one to get us out of trouble.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A big part of the Devizes challenge involves grass, with large areas of parks, open spaces and playing fields as well as housing estates. When the time came to replace several machines, Mike sought two quotes and was very happy with the solutions that Lister Wilder offered, not least because they involved Kubotas, which he has always regarded as being robust and reliable.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

At the heart of much of the work the maintenance team does is a 66hp Kubota M4062 tractor, notably in providing the traction for a Trimax ProCut rotary mower. \u201cThat combination does the cutting on all our big areas and leaves it looking very nice,\u201d says Mike. \u201cWe also use the tractor with a 2.5 tonne trailer and a wood chipper – it\u2019s ideal on all fronts. We looked at another brand as well but we felt that the Kubota was more solid and that the service we were getting from Lister Wilder locally was so good.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

At the same time, the council also invested in several other Kubota machines:<\/p>\n\n\n\n