Auburn Consolidated Industries, Inc. to Manufacture Stand-on Commercial Mowers for Gravely

(AUBURN, Neb.) Auburn Consolidated Industries, Inc. (ACI) and Ariens Company have recently formed a long term strategic alliance under which ACI has agreed to manufacture several models of stand-on commercial mowers for Ariens' Gravely line.

"We are pleased that our new stand-on rider product line will be sold under the Gravely brand name worldwide," says Jeff Hallgren, Vice President of Sales and Marketing for Auburn Consolidated Industries. "Gravely has a long history of quality as a premium product and is well-known in the commercial mowing equipment industry among landscape professionals. With Gravely's participation, we hope to increase the rate of growth for stand-on riding mowers in the marketplace."

Dealers of the new Gravely stand-on units will join Great Dane^® and EverRide^® dealers in promoting the stand-on and educating landscapers of the many advantages these mowers have over commercial zero-turn riding mowers. Such advantages include lower cost, better visibility, lighter unit weight, increased efficiency and no ROPS.

"The stand-on models from ACI will round out our current Gravely offering," says Dan Ariens, President of Ariens Company. "This arrangement provides our dealers with a chance to pursue the growing interest in stand-on mowers among landscape contractors."

Located in Auburn, Neb., Auburn Consolidated Industries, Inc. (ACI) manufactures EverRide^® and Great Dane^® commercial lawnmowers, which are currently sold by more than 1,000 dealers in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom and Australia. ACI is a vertically integrated manufacturer with a rich 80 year history of producing agriculture, construction and turf equipment.

Established in 1933 in Brillion, Wis., Ariens Company is a leading manufacturer of outdoor power equipment for both consumer and commercial use. The company's premium brands include Ariens Sno-Thro^® and Ariens zero-turn mowers for consumers, Gravely^® commercial lawn equipment for professional landscape contractors and Locke^® reel mowers for the golf and turf industries. Ariens' affiliates, Stens Corporation and its Australian counterpart, Bynorm Group, supply replacement parts to the outdoor power equipment industry.