A good one for hirers with an interest in grounds and turfcare machinery - Lister Wilder has partnered with Novokraft AG to become the exclusive UK importer for 'airter' – the world's only continuous and homogenously operating pneumatic soil aerator.

Two brand new airter machines will be unveiled to the UK market at the BTME 2025 expo, with the airter neo and airter trike on displayed on stand 642.

After more than three years in development, the airter neo and airter trike utilise high compressed air to not only break through surface compaction, but provide 100% biological and effective control of pests, root-damaging grubs and Tipula larvae (AKA - Leather Jackets).

The new airter neo 12140 is equipped with 12 lances, making it ideal for large golf greens and football pitches, which can be covered in less than three and a half hours. One of the largest models in the airter range, it’s set to deliver high productivity without excess weight, preventing any further, compaction.

Designed for smaller areas, such as golf greens, the airter trike 8140 (pictured)  is an electrically-driven unit featuring eight lances. Work is also underway which will see the airter trike become the first autonomous model in the range. The working depth for both machines can be quickly adjusted, tool-free,  to suit operations between 8cm and 20cm in the ground.

Commenting on their appointment, Sales & Hire Director for Lister Wilder Phill Hughes said: “We’re delighted to be partnering with Novokraft to bring the airter to the UK. The benefits that the machines offer for aeration and water filtration are exceptional but add to that the reported reduction of Chafer grubs and Leather Jackets through regular use, we believe these machines will play a vital part for the future of sports turf management.”

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