Leveraging the brand's German engineering and design heritage, Kress will introduce commercial grade OPE in Southern Africa.
The Kress brand, with its deep-rooted heritage in German engineering and design, is coming to South Africa with commercial outdoor power equipment (OPE) for lawn care and landscape professionals. As a part of the well-established Positec family of leading brands, Kress is introducing advances that will, for the first time, offer commercial OPE professionals in Southern Africa the opportunity to transition away from petrol-powered products, a transformation that will change the OPE industry forever.
Don Gao, CEO of Positec Group, said, "For decades, Kress has demonstrated its quality, durability and innovation in the European markets. It is extremely exciting to bring this storied brand to the Southern African professional landscaper, gardener, and homeowner.” In addition, Kress will introduce the full range of professional cordless power tools that will also certainly make an impact on the power tool industry.
Built upon a reputation for innovation and pushing the boundaries in engineering and manufacturing excellence, Kress is well-established throughout Europe as a top-tier, professional-grade equipment manufacturer. As early as 1928, Kress introduced to the European craftsmen clean, quiet, professional-grade tools. Today, with the brand's introduction to North America, Kress's proprietary technologies will now be available to commercial landscapers in the US, Canada and Southern Africa and will dramatically impact on the petrol-dependent lawn care and electric power tool industry with their enormous range of cordless power tools.
Kress will launch in South Africa in 2023. Kress is positioned to become a powerhouse in professional-grade outdoor equipment and power tools in partnership with leading equipment dealers in Southern Africa. South African based dealers interested in learning more about the Kress brand launch should contact Greg de Villiers at Positec on 081 030 8944 or e mail him on Greg.deVilliers@positecgroup.com
About Kress
In 1966, Kress launched a quiet revolution. While others were focused on loud, smelly combustion engines, Kress perfected clean, quiet, tough-as-nails electric tools with zero emissions. Positec Group has acquired the Kress brand and is further positioning Kress as a powerhouse in producing professional-grade outdoor power equipment (OPE) valued by lawn care and landscape professionals. Many benefits of Kress's technologies have never been available in OPE in Southern Africa. Kress will sell its products at select dealer locations in Southern Africa in the beginning of the 2023 season.
