LESCO Expands Mower Offering to Include Great Dane

October 18, 2005

Great Dane® stand-on mowers to be available nationwide at LESCO Service Center® locations.

(Cleveland, Ohio) LESCO and Great Dane Power Equipment have announced an exciting new partnership that will give landscape professionals increased access to the innovative Great Dane stand-on mowers. Starting in spring 2007, every LESCO Service Center location across the United States will carry all three models of the Great Dane Super Surfer as well as the new Surfer mower.

"We are excited to expand our mower offering in this way to better serve our customers," stated Curtis Goettel, LESCO's equipment merchant. "Everybody knows that LESCO is the place for quality fertilizer, grass seed and control products, and we are committed to being the equipment solution for our customers as well."

The Great Dane stand-on units are available in the following configurations:

Great Dane Super Surfer with a floating deck:

• 48-inch deck with an 18-hp engine
• 52-inch deck with a 23-hp engine
• 61-inch deck with a 25-hp engine

Great Dane Surfer with a fixed deck:

• 52-inch deck with a 19-hp engine

"Stand-on mowers are clearly one of the hottest trends in the industry right now, and we are confident that the Surfer and Super Surfer are the best options available to landscape contractors," noted Sean Skaggs, OEM Sales Manager for Great Dane. "We recognize the power of the LESCO distribution network and LESCO's commitment to bringing productivity and value to their customers, so we are excited about the growth opportunities this new partnership offers both companies."

LESCO will offer the Great Dane Surfer and Super Surfer mowers in conjunction with its lineup of LESCO Z-Two™ riding mowers and walk-behind units.

"Customers have always recognized our spreaders and sprayers as the best in the industry," observed Goettel. "And we continue enhancing our mower lineup as well. Featuring the Great Dane stand-on units in our Service Centers gives our customers a complete selection of mowers to choose from under one roof."

Great Dane and EverRide® commercial lawnmowers are manufactured by Auburn Consolidated Industries, Inc. (ACI) and 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.

LESCO provides products and expertise through more than 330 LESCO Service Center locations, 114 LESCO Stores-On-Wheels vehicles and other direct sales efforts. To locate the nearest Service Center, visit www.LESCOdirect.com or call 1-800-321-5325.