AGZA endorses Kress battery equipment with field test certification

The American Green Zone Alliance has added the Kress Commercial platform of battery-powered landscape maintenance equipment as AGZA Field Tested Certified.

This includes the full suite of Kress 60V handheld equipment and the Kress Commercial CyberSystem which rapidly charges commercial-grade batteries in eight minutes. The AFTC designation marks the culmination of a four-year effort working with Kress engineers, tool designers and product managers with initial visits to Florida and California.

As a first step, Kress product developers teamed up with AGZA and took the time to gather information from current users of gas and electric equipment to understand the specific needs of North American operators. The Kress platform underwent testing with AGZA’s network of commercial operators nationally, including daily use of tools and battery storage/charging in high heat and cold temperatures. Additionally, drop tests on batteries and tools as well as workload use in challenging springtime and fall clean ups were documented.

AGZA Founder and President Dan Mabe says the AGZA relationship with Kress CEO Don Gao and his team is just beginning.

“AGZA appreciates the patience and cooperation of the entire Kress team to allow us the time and resources needed to vet the Kress platform with the same process and standard as other AFTC companies have gone through,” Mabe said. “Even though the relationship with Kress began years ago, we feel we are just getting started working together to help the industry explore and implement battery electric operations.”