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,...
Next generation Vanguard engines are set to improve performance and user experience of Boels’ fleet while reducing its environmental impact and Total Cost of Ownership Freienbach Switzerland, 22nd January 2019 – Briggs & Stratton Corporation is pleased to announce that it has collaborated with leading European rental company Boels Rental to deliver meaningful user-driven innovation to the market....