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COUNTAX: BEGINNING AND END OF A BRAND with Chris Biddle and Harry Handkammer
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AriensCo, the US parent company of British lawn tractor maker, Countax have announced that the production of both Countax and Westwood tractors at Great Haseley in Oxfordshire will cease by the end of 2023 –the Great Haseley site will be used as a sales and service operation for the home market only.
The Ariens statement suggests that there is no future for Countax or Westwood garden tractors made in the UK, or anywhere else - and have confirmed that there are no plans to use the Countax or Westwood brand names in the future.
In this episode I look back over the extraordinary + 30 year history of Countax which started in 1990, and includes extracts from an interview I recorded in October 2021 with the founder Harry Handkammer
Episode produced and edited by Chris Biddle
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