Tractor and ride-on mower manufacturer Iseki, which is celebrating 100 years of engineering excellence in 2025, has announced the appointment of a new UK & Ireland managing director.
Founded in Japan in 1925, the company has been represented in Europe for over 50 years and was the first company to introduce compact tractors to the UK market in the mid-1970s.
As Iseki moves into its second century in business, it has announced that Alan Prickett is to succeed Dave Withers as Managing Director in the UK & Ireland at the end of the year, marking a new chapter for the company.
Alan brings a wealth of experience to the role, having spent nearly three decades working closely with David, fostering a shared management ethos and strategic vision that has underpinned numerous successful initiatives in the UK and export markets.
Alan re-joined Iseki UK & Ireland at the beginning of 2020, initially serving as Business Development Manager before moving into the role of Director, with responsibility for both operational and sales activities. His extensive background in the groundcare industry includes a 23-year tenure at Ransomes Jacobsen, where he held various positions across the UK and internationally, culminating in his appointment as Managing Director in 2014.
“The future direction of Iseki UK & Ireland under my leadership will remain largely unchanged from the present successful path, with an ongoing focus on quality products, good staff and dealers, plus the provision of excellent after-sales care,” said Alan.
Speaking at SALTEX earlier this week, out-going MD David Withers, who began his career demonstrating verti-drains for Charterhouse Turf (now Redexim), followed by 25 years at Jacobsen, reflected on his eight-year tenure at ISEKI, describing the process of building the brand as “one of the most fun and satisfying things I have done in my career.”
Expressing confidence in the future of ISEKI UK & Ireland, David said, “I have worked with Alan for around 30 years and am very comfortable leaving the business in his hands to keep it growing and prospering for many years to come.”
ISEKI – JAPANESE ENGINEERING AT ITS VERY BEST
ISEKI’s extensive range of compact tractors, collecting ride-on mowers and ride-on brush cutters typify Japanese engineering quality and design.
The ISEKI compact tractors are smaller than most other tractors, which makes the ISEKI TG6 range ideal for negotiating around yards and barns, with IQ transmission offering effortless control whilst scraping. The dual-clutch system provides finger-tip gear changes, and an electronic shuttle ensures direction changes are simple. With a variety of features as standard the TG6 IQ l is a truly compact powerful performer.
The TLE tractors form the Premium-Economy range with simpler controls and features but with the same quality build and reliability as other models. Powered by either a 40hp or 55hp ISEKI diesel engine, with HST or mechanical transmissions and linkage capacities of up to 1200kg. Models on display will be the 40hp TLE3410 HST, three speed hydrostatic transmission, 1000kg lift capacity, one auxiliary service and rear mounted remote PTO operation. The other is the TLE4550, similar but with the 55hp with F12/R12 (with crawler gears) mechanical transmission and 1200kg lift capacity. Both suited to many tasks around farmyards, estates, stables, wildlife parks and greenhouses.
The powerful ISEKI TXGS24 23hp tractor, sub-compact in size, incredibly versatile and highly manoeuvrable, ideal for a wide range of tasks whether you are mowing, transporting items using a trailer, running implements on the rear 3-point linkage and rear PTO or using the front loader.
The SXG327 is a ride-on mower with a mid-mounted deck, a highly efficient centre-discharge direct collection system – ideal for cutting and collecting large areas of grass picking up the cut grass plus any leaves etc that may also be present on the grass, leaving a clean, neat finish with no grass clippings. Add the patented Handy Hatch hinged lid to the top of the collector to allow clippings, pruning’s etc to placed directly into the collector. Both machines may be fitted with the optional flip-up floor kit which allows conversion to cut and drop.
The Raymo remote control mower is perfect for mowing steep slopes, restricted access areas, such as solar panels and water courses whilst the operator controls the machine from a safe location. Powered by a hybrid power pack or a choice of lithium batteries, the Raymo can cut maintained or rougher grass or lowered to a minimum height of only 51cm, under solar panels or other obstructions. The rotary decks are available in 42”, 48” and 54” widths, plus a 46” single or double action sickle mower – ideal for wildflower areas. The slide-out power-packs allow for extended use if required.