Our History Since opening the doors of its UK office in 1968, Reesink UK (formerly Lely UK) has striven to deliver local, expert and professional customer service through a strong network of dealers, branches and local representation for turf and groundscare management customers across the country. Forward-thinking and industry-leading, Reesink has continued to support the industry throughout the years in whatever way possible.
1968
Opening of UK office
Opening of UK office at St Neots
Lely appointment
Appointed as a sole Toro distributor in the UK for golf and sports fields equipment and irrigation products by The Toro Company
1983
1990
Student Greenkeeper of the Year Awards
Teamed up with Toro and BIGGA to form the prestigious annual Student Greenkeeper of the Year Awards
Newslines
Newslines — the publication for turfcare professionals — launched
1994
1996
Sole UK Otterbine Distributor
Appointed sole UK distributor for Otterbine lake and pond water management specialist
Wins Otterbine
Distributor Award
Won Otterbine’s International Distributor Award
2004
2012
TYM Sole Distributor
Appointed as an official distributor in the UK for TYM's groundscare machinery products
Highest EMEA Accolade
Won Toro’s highest accolade in EMEA awards and received prestigious Toro Partners in Excellence award
2013
2013
Green Spaces
Green Spaces — the publication for councils, contractors and landscapers — launched
Team up with GMA
Teamed up with the GMA to support its Young Board of Directors initiative
2015
2015
Acquired John Shaw Machinery
Acquired dealer John Shaw Machinery which becomes Reesink’s Sheffield Park branch, in the South East
Turfcare Technologies Limited purchase
Royal Reesink completes acquisition of Lely Turfcare, becoming Reesink Turfcare in the UK, and first service branch in Scotland opened
2016
2017
Student Greenkeeper of the Year expands
Toro Student Greenkeeper of the Year expands to include Young category
Reesink Agriculture new division
Appointed UK distributor for Farmtrac tractors and announced new company division: Reesink Agriculture
2019
2020
First all-electric compact tractor launch
Launched the industry’s first all-electric compact tractor from Farmtrac in the UK and lithium-ion battery-powered riding greensmower from Toro
STAR EV distributor
Appointed UK distributor for STAR EV and announced new company division: Reesink e-Vehicles
2021
2021
Reesink East Anglia branch
Reesink East Anglia service branch opened
Ree.Charged
Ree.Charged — the publication for fleet managers interested in electric vehicle options — launched
2022
