News & Updates

ALLOTMENTS: DIG FOR HEALTH,  HARMONY AND COMMUNITY The rise in popularity of the allotment garden has been steady for the last decade or so but dramatically increased, especially since so many people have given greater consideration to the benefits that gardening has in general.  Allotments are a simple extension of that, or an opportunity in their own right if you don't have a garden at all of course.  Applying for an allotment couldn't be easier. They are usually manag Read more...

The humble shipping container has played a huge part in our lives with barely any consideration as to its importance by most people.  From fruit to machine parts, Lego to lumber, to the PC you're reading this on; be sure it arrived on these shores in a shipping container. Amphorae from sunken trading vessels can be found on the Mediterranean seafloor Shipping and trade have combined deep into antiquity.  Whether it was  reed-boats moving goods along the Nile or saili Read more...

Why won't ParkerBrand be taking part in a Black Friday sale? Because every day is Black Friday at Parkerbrand.  No, it's not a get out, it's actually true and reflects our pricing policy from the get-go. We offer VERY competitive pricing all the time. How come? When you buy from ParkerBrand, you're buying direct from the manufacturer, we don't supply 'middlemen' and as we're strictly e-commerce we don't have all the cost that come with running and staffing shops.  Every b Read more...

Expanding our application of the near legendary ParkerBrand 52cc engine into new areas has been fun for the design team. The new ParkerBrand PGTR-5200 rotavator is yet another perfect pairing of the reliable and the purposeful. Our steadfast engine that already features on five of our most popular machines, has really found it's place here.  Rotavating is motivating: the results will mean that your earth is ready for the next stage of activity and it's an exciting momen Read more...

THE PARKERBRAND SUPER SIX Six is super-duper and it's the number we're a-buzz with.  That’s how many of our machines utilise our dynamic and durable 52-cc engine.  Literally proven in the field, the tried and tested 2HP engine is used on six machines in our gardening range.  We’re all for innovation but that comes from having strong foundations. The creativity comes from how we’ve applied it, the foundation is the sturdy two-stroke engine. Why choose a petrol-engin Read more...

Brand New Manuals for PPPW2000 and PPPW3000 ParkerBrand offer a range of water pumps which have become very popular over the last few years. We though that we'd take time to offer a wider view of these machines with some useful information that you may need to know before buying or indeed for when your pump arrives shiny and new! Although simple and straight forward enough, using a water pump does require some key points of method and we'll focus on those here too Read more...

Typhoon Tony, Cyclone Sally,  Hurricane Harry.... you too could earn your nick-name with the PBV-2600 three-in-one handheld blower. For a hand-held device it really is a powerful beast and has been even more popular this year than last; it's turning into a ParkerBrand classic.    We've recently updated the manual, admittedly it only has some slight changes with additional photographs to aid with assembling your machine but teh clearer the better - we know that you've got w Read more...

Operation Autumn: Multi-Tools The fantastic burst of colours that is Autumn is gathering pace and the conkers are shinning on the ground! Reminds me of a song.  We know that you'll want to be kitted out to deal with the fall of leaves, autumn cuttings from hedges and trees and all the garden waste that comes at this time of the year.  For sure, ParkerBrand are ready to help you be prepared to make sure it is mission accomplished!  Our range is well established and our ma Read more...

The History of the Shop Trade is one of the foundation stones of human civilisation. Spreading everything from new technologies and religions to political ideologies, even human DNA!  Trade has opened up the world.  Clearly, long gone are the days of caravan routes across the deserts of the east, although famous trade routes such as the Silk Road are still used and very much in action, a testament to human will against some serious terrain over thousands of miles! Thi Read more...

Buying anything from anywhere is  fraught with choice these days: organic, ethically-sourced, hand-crafted, machine crafted - we live in a wold of myriad choices.    That said, the principal choice these days is in effect the choice between ordering online or shopping on the High Street.  We'd like to take a fair view of both options here.  ParkerBrand is based in Louth, Lincolnshire; a small market town in the middle of the wolds with it rolling landscape of patch wor Read more...