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John Easterbrook
Executive Vice President, Operations
Troon Golf Worldwide
Scottsdale, Arizona
“We provide golf course owners with
the highest quality equipment and
irrigation systems at competitive
prices. For this, we trust The Toro
Company. They give customers
confidence in their purchases
while ensuring great results. This is
demonstrated not only by Toro’s
dependable equipment, but also
in the way they support the long-
term success of the game.
With rapid international golf
course expansion, we want to
align ourselves with partners our
customers know and trust. Toro
leads the industry with a strong
international presence by provid-
ing the same quality products and
services that are trusted in the
United States.
In the next three to five years, we
expect to add 10 to 15 international
operations. Toro will play a huge
role in our global efforts as we add
new countries to our portfolio.”
Rob Barber
Corporate Equipment Manager
The Brickman Group, Ltd.
Gaithersburg, Maryland
“In our quest to improve profitabil-
ity, we found we weren’t creating
enough operating efficiencies.
We worked with Exmark®to stream-
line our product delivery system
to better meet the needs of our
company-owned branches spread
across 28 states.
As a result, many changes were
implemented – including develop-
ing the Exmark Lazer®AS riding
mower. The unit was custom
configured to meet our per-
formance needs and price point.
It’s now built on a ‘made-to-order’
basis and sent directly to our
delivery dealers to minimize
handling and transportation.
Everything we achieved through
this process is a result of our
mutual commitment to lean and
maximizing profitability.”
Troon Golf manages more than
190 courses in 29 countries
including Dubai, South Africa,
Portugal, Italy, France, Greece,
China, Korea and Vietnam.
The Brickman Group serves more
than 10,000 clients including col-
leges and universities, corporations,
hotels and resorts, and retail and
public spaces.
John Easterbrook,
Jeff Spangler