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Kress Announces Over 30 New Products
Kress, a company looking to lead the transition of professional landscapers from gas to battery, is adding more than 30 new products to its lineup, including new commercial-grade handheld tools, batteries and accessories.
“Our launch at Equip 2022 underscored Kress as a manufacturer in the commercial OPE industry, and many people wondered if we’d even exist at Equip 2023,” says Michael Jones, president and CEO of Kress North America. “This year we proved that Kress is here to stay and we are diligently expanding our product offering while continuing to innovate new and better solutions for professional landscapers.”
The expanded Kress Commercial lineup contains new 60 V commercial batteries, 60 V commercial equipment and accessories.
This includes:
- 41 N backpack blower
- Bike handle trimmer
- Curved shaft edger
- Lightweight front motor line trimmer
- Improved, lightweight, two-speed 25 in. hedge trimmer
- Articulating and fixed short shaft pole hedge trimmers with 22 in. blades
- Articulating long shaft pole hedge trimmer
- 19 ft. telescoping pole saw
- Top handle chain saw
- 16 in. commercial chain saw
- 16.5 in. ccommercial multi-tool with trimmer, curved and straight edger, adjustable hedge trimmer and pole saw attachments
Kress also introduced the new 4 Ah CyberPack Nano and 25 Ah CyberCapsule batteries as well as battery accessories such as:
- Battery belt for use with all commercial and prosumer batteries
- Improved 30A battery charger
- CyberTank Lite DC to DC charger
- CyberCabinet for added protection against the environment
- Portable 2000 W commercial power station for on-the-go CyberPack rapid charging
In addition to new Kress Commercial tools and accessories, Kress introduced remarkable additions to its already-impressive line of prosumer-grade products including multiple 40 V 21 in. mowers, 20 V titanium-plated 1 in. diameter lopper, 60 V dual-stage snow blower, and 60 V attachment-capable trimmer with coordinating bristle brush, paddle brush, cultivator, hedge trimmer, 10 in. pole saw and edger attachments.
All Kress tools are backed by a three-year warranty and Kress Commercial batteries and chargers are covered for six years. Since launching at Equip in 2022, more than 400 independent dealers across the U.S. and Canada have joined Kress.
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