Professional Power Equipment

ALLEN POWER EQUIPMENT is a family owned company and its roots have been firmly entrenched in Oxfordshire since 1868.

Originally called the Oxford Steam Plough Company and later renamed John Allen & Sons (Oxford) Ltd., the business was formed and operated from Cowley for over 100 years before moving, in 1973, to its present site in the Broadway, Didcot.

Throughout their history, Allen have had a tradition of innovation and producing "Firsts":

• The first Self Propelled Motor Scythe (1934)
• The first Garden Sweeper (1954)
• The first Garden Tractor introduced at Smithfield (1967)
• The first Nylon Line Trimmer (1973)
• The first small garden Triple Mower (1987)
• The first All Terrain Tractor to be fitted with a mid mounted rotary mower (1992)
• The first pedestrian controlled mulching mower (1993)
• The first 3 Wheeled Ride On Rotary with mulching deck (1996)
• The first commercial front mounted mulching mower (1997)
• The first independent 4 wheel drive, self propelled sprayer (1998)
• The first UK manufacturer of wheeltrims (1998)
• The first UK supplier of Long Handled Hedgecutters (1998)

The foresight shown by the Allen company has allowed it to prosper. Allen have a strong product line and are intent on increasing it, the manufacturing side of the company being based in the North of England.

Since the move to Didcot in 1973, Allen have continued to introduce new products. They continue to bring a common design to all sales and promotional literature and together with a progressive sales policy, have formed themselves into a major professional grass machinery business. The acquisition of Walkover Sprayers in 1991 and Bob Andrews in 1999 continues the Allen tradition of innovation into the specialised market places both at home and in the world market.

The Allen garden machinery supplied by MowDIRECT is of the highest quality, for use by gardeners around the World. Built to the strictest specifications with leading edge design, Allen provide machines that fulfil the gardener's needs, bringing power and performance into the garden.