Makita is expanding its cordless gardening and outdoor power equipment range in the UK, with new tools arriving through the trade supply chain now. The expansion follows a sustained push by Makita to bring more of its outdoor power equipment into the 18V LXT and 40V XGT battery platforms that its professional cordless tool users are already running on site.
The significance for UK landscapers, groundworkers and property maintenance contractors is straightforward. Battery platform unity means if you already run Makita 18V tools for carpentry, electrical or general construction work, you can run gardening tools from the same batteries. No separate outdoor power brand, no separate chargers, no separate battery stock.
Makita's outdoor power range covers garden blowers, hedge trimmers, grass trimmers, pruning saws and pole saws. The 18V LXT range suits lighter commercial maintenance work, while the 40V XGT platform delivers the kind of power output that competes with petrol options on tasks like dense hedge cutting or heavier pruning.
For property maintenance contractors covering multiple sites, the ability to carry one type of battery across all tools on the van (drills, saws, outdoor equipment) simplifies the daily kit considerably. A 40V XGT battery that powers a pole pruning saw can also run compatible 40V tools in the workshop.
The timing of new models arriving through UK distributors in late summer aligns with the pre-autumn maintenance window when grounds contracts typically schedule hedging, clearing and tree work before the growing season ends. Landscapers planning kit for Q4 jobs should check with their Makita distributor for confirmed model availability and compatibility with existing battery packs.
More detail on the full gardening range is available at makitauk.com.
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