21 May 2016, 15:55
A perfect lawn starts with a perfect mower: John Deere’s 2653A triplex cylinder mower is pictured preparing the grounds at Buckingham Palace for the first of this season’s Royal Garden Parties in May. This popular mower is widely used for maintaining both amateur and professional sports grounds, golf courses, public open spaces and gardens throughout the country.
Over the course of each year, The Queen welcomes over 30,000 guests to spend a relaxed summer afternoon in the beautiful gardens of Buckingham Palace or the Palace of Holyroodhouse. At each Garden Party, around 27,000 cups of tea, 20,000 sandwiches and 20,000 slices of cake are consumed! Garden Parties are an important way for The Queen to speak to a broad range of people from all walks of life, all of whom have made a positive impact in their community.
The Royal Warrant was first awarded to John Deere Limited in 1970, for the supply of agricultural equipment to Her Majesty The Queen. Royal Warrants are a mark of recognition to people or companies who have regularly supplied goods or services for at least five years to certain members of the Royal Family.
They have always been regarded as a mark of excellence and the highest standards of service and quality, and John Deere Limited is very proud to have held its Royal Warrant for all but the first four years of the company’s existence in the UK.
John Deere was granted an extension to its Royal Warrant in 2006, which now uniquely covers the supply of agricultural, groundscare & horticultural products to The Queen's Household.
Source: John Deere GmbH & Co. KG; ASM Public Relations Ltd