DEALER CELEBRATES 30 YEARS

PICTURED ABOVE: Sandy Armit, managing director, with a Groundsman 345HD and John Deere 2775 E-Cut

Double A are celebrating 30 years of supplying equipment to the Scottish groundcare industry this summer.

The dealership says the first franchise they acquired was the Groundsman Aerator range, and Sandy Armit, now Double A Managing Director, says he spent many days demonstrating this pedestrian machine to golf courses and bowling clubs across Scotland.

The company grew steadily in the late ’90s, adding Lastec mowers and Timberwolf woodchippers to its range before being appointed as John Deere turf equipment dealers for Fife, Clackmannanshire and Tayside in 1999.

The company built its headquarters in Cupar, Fife, in 2001 and, from there, has steadily grown to become John Deere’s largest independent turf equipment dealer in the UK, employing 56 staff across three outlets in Scotland.

Double A are also main dealers for some of the top brands in the groundcare industry, still selling Groundsman, Lastec and Timberwolf - but say they are very much looking to the future at the same time.

Sandy Armit explained, "As technology becomes increasingly integrated into machinery, Double A continues to evolve. Technological advances help greenkeepers and grounds teams manage their facilities more effectively, maximising the efficiency of people, machines and chemicals, while Double A’s sales, support and technical teams continually develop our expertise to ensure customers get the most output from their machinery and technology."