Freienbach Switzerland, 10 May 2021 – Briggs & Stratton launched its Vanguard® V-Twin 40 gross HP* (29.9 gross kW) petrol engine, expanding its EFI range. Featuring Electronic Fuel Injection (EFI) and Electronic Throttle Control (ETC) technologies, it delivers maximum power with increased torque; easy, all-weather starting; and optimal load acceptance. The result is a quieter and more...
Windracers Powers Aid Distribution UAV with Vanguard Small Block Engines Freienbach Switzerland, 17 March 2021–To date, the most reliable and inexpensive means for delivering aid relief is by truck. Windracers, an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) company, intends to change that. “We realized we could use emerging UAV technologies to help solve several key world issues, starting with medical and food...
Freienbach Switzerland, 2 February 2021 – As part of its new growth strategy, Briggs & Stratton EMEA has appointed new staff: Guillaume Baronnet as Sales Executive for France and Benelux. Baronnet started as of 1 February and brings substantial and relative experience to his respective functions. Guillaume Baronnet will be responsible for engine and battery sales in France and the Benelux,...
Freienbach Switzerland, 10 December 2020 – Calculating Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) savings is essential to making informed business decisions. The free-to-use online TCO calculator from Vanguard provides rental fleet managers with a quick and easy way to estimate their lifetime TCO savings for petrol engines powering their fleet. Lowering TCO improves bottom line profitability In the rental...
Freienbach Switzerland, 12 October 2020 – Vanguard’s new 200 and 400 engines are known to require significantly less maintenance than their equivalent predecessors, resulting in a lower TCO. Now, a recent analysis by Dutch Climate Neutral Group (CNG) and Vanguard shows that they also boast a ~53% reduced environmental impact during their lifetime. The results are based on an independent lifecycle...
Freienbach Switzerland, 1 October 2020 – From 1st October 2020 Vanguard Europe is extending the warranty on its Vanguard 160, 200 and 400 engines with one extra year to 3+1. The extension will help fleet managers ensure their rental equipment continues to run optimally and more economically. Vanguard 160, 200 and 400 single-cylinder engines come with a 3-year commercial limited warranty as...
The Acquired Business Exits Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Proceeding Steve Andrews Named President and Chief Executive Officer MILWAUKEE, WI (September 23, 2020) – Briggs & Stratton, a recognized global leader in providing power to get work done, announced today that KPS Capital Partners, LP (“KPS”), through a newly formed affiliate, has acquired substantially all of the assets of Briggs & Stratton...
Freienbach Switzerland, 19 February 2020 – Boels Rental is introducing a new brand of compactors in its construction rental fleet: the Ammann APF 15/40 forward-moving vibratory plate compactor. On Boels’ request, Ammann replaced the unit’s standard engine with a Vanguard® 200 single-cylinder, 4.9 Gross kW*, generating more power and halving service intervals, resulting in reduced oil wastage and...
We are living in a world where change is happening at an ever-increasing rate. Equipment which empowered professionals just 5 or 10 years ago would not be dreamed of being used today. Look at the technological developments which have occurred over the past 20–30 years, and you will agree we live in a totally different world today. We live in a world where old products are pushed aside, and where...
Freienbach Switzerland, 9 September 2019 – The Billy Goat PL1802V lawn aerator is the latest garden tool to be fitted with the Vanguard 200 6.5 gross hp* engine specially for Netherlands-based Boels Rental. Boels’ request to replace the standard engine with the Vanguard 200 supports its ongoing commitment to deliver its end customers optimal performance and ease of use. User-friendly. Low...
Freienbach Switzerland, 23 August 2019 – Netherlands-based Boels Rental has placed an order for Paclite Master900 trowels, specially fitted with Vanguard 200 6.5hp engines, for its rental fleet. This is the first time Boels, the largest equipment and tool rental company in the Benelux, has specified the new Vanguard engines in equipment intended for the construction industry. Low vibration...
Freienbach Switzerland, 6 June 2019 – Hand-arm-vibration (HAV) exposure is a rising concern within the construction industry. Operators being exposed to excessive and unhealthy vibration for extended periods of time is a huge concern for leading industry contractors and rental companies alike. A study conducted in Britain by the Building Safety Group (BSG) which included 42,000 independent site...
Freienbach Switzerland, 15 May 2019 – Following positive feedback from its customers on 16HP Vanguard V-Twin powered Barreto 1620B tillers, Netherlands-based Boels Rental is now adding to its fleet the Barreto 30SGB stump grinder, powered by the 31-HP V-Twin engine. Boels Rental have ordered new Barreto 30SGB stump grinders to introduce across their European rental network. The new additions...
Freienbach Switzerland, 5th February 2019 – Netherlands based Boels Rental has added 510 Vanguard® 200 powered Benassi turf-cutters and tillers to its fleet which will be distributed throughout its 450 European depots. This deal reinforces the company’s commitment to the newly formed partnership with Briggs & Stratton Corporation having recently added 30 Eliet Super Prof shredders to its fleet...
Freienbach, Switzerland (28 January, 2019) – Vanguard displays the new Vanguard 200 and Vanguard 400 single-cylinder engines, the first two models in an all-new single-cylinder horizontal shaft commercial engine line, at BAUMA Münich in hall A2 booth A2.349. The new engine line was developed around key areas of performance critical to improving overall productivity — including starting, noise,...