Ward Meadows Plant (Carlisle) Ltd

Allenbrook Road, Rosehill Industrial Estate, Carlisle, Cumbria, CA1 2UT

Where to Find Us

Rosehill Industrial Estate just off the M6 Junction 43. Postcode for SatNav is CA1 2UT

About

Ward Meadows Plant (Carlisle) Ltd

 

WM Plant is located in Carlisle, Cumbria and we are your local garden and building machinery experts. Our knowledgeable staff are on hand to advise you of the best product to suit your job. We stock a wide range of lawnmowers, garden tractors, chainsaws, strimmers, pressure washers and much more as well as building equipment.

At WM Plant, we take pride in providing a first class after sales service to ensure you get the best from your machinery at all times.

We also Hire a wide range of garden and building machinery. Our extensive Hire Fleet is serviced and safety checked prior to every hire and experienced members of staff will run through the operating instructions to ensure you are familiar with the equipment prior to use. A delivery and collection service is also available.

WM Plant has been serving customers in Cumbria for over 50 years with competitively priced products and first class service.

We are a factory approved Sales / Service Centre for Atco, Briggs & Stratton, Honda, Husqvarna, Lawnflite, Oregon, Stihl, Viking, Wacker, Westwood and more providing expert sales and service advice. If the manufacturer of your machine is not listed, please do not hesitate to contact us to see if we carry out service and repairs for it.

If you have a garden or building machinery problem or enquiry then we can provide a solution.

To view our current SPECIAL OFFERS across all departments or sign up to our Newsletter, visit www.wmplant.co.uk to keep up to date with our discount days, special offers and money saving events.

Service Centre

We offer full repair and spares facilities for all machines that we sell and for the most popular garden and building machinery. We are also a 5* Stihl Service Centre.

Repair Services

Our Service Technicians are manufacturer trained to ensure you receive the best quality service at all times. All machines are repaired using genuine manufacturer's parts.

Parts Services

Our extensive access to parts diagrams means we can usually help with enquiries for older machines as well as new.

New Machinery Sales

New Machinery Sales

 

We have the widest selection of walk-behind lawn mowers and garden tractors for miles around!

WM Plant is a family run business specialising in garden and building machinery in the Carlisle and Cumbria area.  We have been established for over 50 years and supply the leading brands from within the industry including Stihl, Husqvarna, Cub Cadet, Rover and Atco.

We have a large display of garden machinery in our showroom including:

  • Petrol, electric and battery lawnmowers
  • Garden tractors
  • Robotic mowers
  • Chainsaws
  • Brush cutters and strimmers
  • Hedgecutters
  • Leaf blowers,
  • Pressure washers and more

We also stock a wide range of construction machinery for you to see and feel including masonry saws, concrete mixers, generators, vibrating plates, lighting, laser levels, heaters and more.

When dealing with WM Plant, you can expect to receive a high level of service.  We have highly experienced members of staff with over 150 years service with the company.

When buying from WM Plant we will ensure that the correct machine is recommended to suit your application.  All machines are supplied fully assembled, oiled and fuelled if required and tested.  A full hand over procedure is given to every customer ensuring familiarity with the operating procedures and safety features of the machine.  We will also take care of registering any warranties that need to be recorded with the manufacturer so you can rest assured every machine is sold with a full manufacturer’s warranty.  This is unlike buying from the ‘Sheds’ or over the Internet where the end user is expected to assemble, oil and fuel each machine before use.  For some manufacturers, this can invalidate any warranty available if this work is not carried out by an authorised service agent.

We also offer no obligation demonstrations for some of the machines we sell including ride on mowers.  We will come to your property to show you it cutting and give you the opportunity to use it too. We also welcome part exchange.

If your job does not justify buying a machine, or you would like to try a machine for a period of time before buying our Hire department has a complete range of garden and building machinery.  All machines are serviced, and a full hand over is given to each customer ensuring they are familiar with the operating instructions and safety procedures prior to every hire.  We operate a delivery and collection service.  Please contact us for more details.

To view our current SPECIAL OFFERS across all departments and to sign up to our Newsletter, visit our website to keep up to date with our discount days, special offers and money saving events. 

Contact us for a demo today!

Used Machinery Sales

Used Machinery Sales

 

We have the widest selection of walk behind lawn mowers and garden tractors for miles around!

WM Plant has a dedicated second hand showroom for used garden and building machinery.  We have a wide range of horticultural equipment from lawn mowers, ride on mowers, chainsaws, strimmers and brushcutters to construction machinery including masonry saws, generators, vibrating plates, heaters and more.

All of our used machinery is checked over and serviced in our workshops by trained mechanics to provide peace of mind. We even offer a warranty on most second hand machines.

We are constantly expanding and investing in our Hire fleet which means there is often machinery from leading brands including Stihl, Husqvarna and Wacker which becomes available.

Our stock is constantly changing, so call into the WM Plant Showroom in Carlisle to discuss your needs.  Alternatively telephone us on 01228 536391 or email [email protected]

To view our current SPECIAL OFFERS across all departments and to sign up to our Newsletter, visit our website to keep up to date with our discount days, special offers and money saving events.

Parts

Parts Sales

 

WM Plant stock thousands of spare parts for current and older models of machine.  Popular manufacturers we stock parts for include Stihl, Viking, Husqvarna, Honda, Briggs & Stratton, Oregon, Lawnflite, Rover, Atco, Wacker and Timberwolf.  We stock many other manufacturers so please contact us or visit our showroom to see if we can supply what you need.

With WM Plant having been established for over 50 years, we have access to many spare parts diagrams providing in depth knowledge of machinery from the 1960’s right through to current day models.  Our knowledgeable parts staff will be on hand to help with the correct parts identification to ensure you are up and running again with minimum delay.

With our strong reputation for supplying chainsaws, we stock all types and lengths of chainsaw chain from the market leaders – Stihl, Husqvarna and Oregon so you can rely on WM Plant to keep you cutting!

To save you travelling to our showroom in Carlisle, we can also post parts out. Please get in touch for details.

To view our current SPECIAL OFFERS across all departments and to sign up to our Newsletter, visit our website to keep up to date with our discount days, special offers and money saving events.

Service & Repair

Servicing and Repairs

 

WM Plant based in Carlisle, Cumbria offers a full in-house Service and Repair facility for garden and building machinery.  We invest in our Workshop facilities and send our Service Technicians on manufacturer training courses as we believe a first class back up system is imperative to ensure your machinery is performing at its optimum.

We offer a full after sales service to ensure you are completely happy with your purchase.  Learning how to sharpen a chainsaw chain to refilling strimmer line, it is all part of buying from WM Plant.

We are an approved Sales / Sevice Centre for Atco, Briggs & Stratton, Honda, Husqvarna, Cub Cadet, Oregon, Stihl, Viking, Wacker, Westwood and many more.  If the manufacturer of your machine is not listed, please contact us to find out if we carry out service and repairs for it.

As WM Plant adheres to specific manufacturer’s schedules, our customer’s can rest assured that all warranty rights are maintained.

We also operate a collection and delivery service. Please contact us for more details.

 

Contact us for an estimate - please have your make and model number to hand.

Services we supply

Services we supply
Service Price
Chainsaw Service From £59.00
Ride On Service From £125.00
Rotary Lawmower Service From £70.00
Brushcutter Service From £49.00
Hedgetrimmer Service From £52.00

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Contact

Allenbrook Road
Rosehill Industrial Estate
Carlisle
Cumbria
CA1 2UT

Opening Hours

Mon - Fri: 7:30am - 5:00pm
Sat: 7:30am - 12:00pm

Sundays Closed

Or by Appointment

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Ward Meadows Plant (Carlisle) Ltd Key Information

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Established for 50 years this year, WM Plant was started in 1969 by Barrie Ward. Over time the business has developed and expanded and today is well known locally for providing quality at great prices.

We sell a comprehensive range of high-quality garden machinery suitable for gardens of all sizes, including country estates and to meet the needs of professional contractors.

Opening Hours

Mon - Fri: 7:30am - 5:00pm
Sat: 7:30am - 12:00pm

Sundays Closed

Or by Appointment

  • New Year Deals!

    Start the new year in style with Ward Meadows Plant (Carlisle) Ltd!

    Ward Meadows Plant are THE garden machinery specialists. Our showroom has amazing new year deals on leading brands of petrol, electric and battery lawnmowers, garden tractors, chainsaws, brush cutters, leaf blowers, strimmers, hedge trimmers, pole pruners and much, much more!

    Our friendly and experienced team at Ward Meadows Plant are on hand to help; we offer demonstrations on most of the machines we sell to give you total peace of mind. And we even offer a part exchange service so you can trade in your old mower or garden machinery and upgrade with ease.

    For the perfect garden for 2023 pop on down to our showroom today.

    Ward Meadows Plant - for all your gardening needs.