The company started life more than 60 years ago when it was formed to sell garden machinery and turf equipment trading as Cheshire Light Tractors.

In 1980 the business was bought by Electrolux (owners of Flymo) and became a major distributor for Flymo products in the North of England. In June 1996 Electrolux declared it's intention to sell or close the business, preferring to concentrate on it's "core activities" i.e. manufacturing.

Steve Halley (MD of CLT) along with Mark Woodward and Peter McGreevy formed a new company "Cheshire Turf Machinery Ltd" which began trading from Cheshire Light Tractors former premises in 1996. The emphasis was now on supply and servicing of professional turf equipment.