"Mathew Newton" wrote in message
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On Wednesday, May 7, 2014 1:45:55 PM UTC+1, James Harris wrote:

Qualcast is a well-known name in mowers. Trueshopping is a new name to
me and
sounds a bit like a novelty seller but the mower has had some good
reviews.

Be careful of the Qualcast 'brand' because it is exactly that - a name
that is now licencsed for use by others

That's a surprise. I had read that they were owned by Bosch.

(Argos and Homebase in particular). Likewise with Bosch (mowers at
least) - there are many a model out there that are not made in the Bosch
UK factory but by a third party in China. These are widely sold in the
likes of B&Q and are distinguished by a differing model number suffix.

Have you considered one of Al-ko's push mowers? Plenty of reviews here
(average of 4.4/5 over 118 reviews which is pretty positive):

http://www.productreview.com.au/p/al...m-comfort.html

I'm considering one as I've only got 30sqm of lawn with a curved wall at
one end and various other obstacles such that a long rotary mower, or
cylinder mower with front-mounted grassbox, is likely to be a pain to use
for such a small area.

Thanks for pointing that brand out. They sound quite good. Five-blade
cylinders, German made, good reviews for build quality. Apparently cheaper
to buy direct than from some online retailers.

http://100.al-ko.com/uk/products/law...awnmowers.html

I'm not so sure about their contactless cutting though. Is it any good?

James