Introducing Eliet!

Who are Eliet?

Eliet are a market leading manufacturer of lawn care, debris clearance & green waste shredder machines. The company is based in Otegem in Belgium and their machines are distributed worldwide in over 35 countries.

The Eliet product range offers high performing and highly efficient solutions that are simple to operate, Eliet was founded by Emiel Lietaer and what began as a business ran by one person has grown into the business it is today, employing a team of 85!

Frideric Lietaer (Emiel’s son) has been involved in the family business since his childhood, after completing his studies as an engineer and an additional MBA degree he joined the company in 1997 becoming Managing Director.

What type of customer benefits from the Eliet range?

Eliet are one of the most recognised and trusted manufacturers of high end domestic & professional lawn care machines & green waste shredders to municipalities, landscapers, contractors, groundskeeping and ambitious private users with a passion for fine gardening.

How have Eliet managed the challenging last few years?

After the Covid 19 pandemic, Brexit hit as a very unpleasant surprise for the companies third best export market. However, thank to Eliet’s excellent contract with their partners, carriers & customs agencies it has been a relatively smooth transition for the manufacturer.

How are Eliet’s products distributed in the UK?

Eliet sales worldwide are through a carefully chosen network of specialist distributors and in the UK, this is through PSD Groundscare, Eliet partnered with PSD in 2013 and together ensured that the UK distribution channel is streamlined & efficient. Eliet spokesman said ‘the partnership with PSD is a perfect match with a long-term commitment from both sides and very similar working values. With over 20 years’ experience advising customers with specialist landscaping solutions, PSD are also experts in their field. ‘

Eliet are constantly monitoring their environmental impact and we will launch a battery-powered shredder for domestic use next September and it goes without saying that this is only the beginning in a long series of developments to improve their sustainability.

Eliet are experts in green waste shredders but what is green waste shredding and what are the advantages over chippers?

There is often confusion around the general terms shredders and chippers as to what these mean. Most commonly known as chippers, and the word ‘chipper’ has become the generic and very often wrongly used term for shredders as well. However, there is a big difference. The counter-knife cutting principle of a typical chipper (disc or drum) is mainly designed to deal with wood waste.

As these systems are quite sensitive for the foreign objects (sand, soil, stones) that might coincidentely end up in the machine when processing the more general garden clippings, it is preferable to avoid chippers for that purpose. On the other hand, shredders have a different knive configuration that is less vulnerable which makes those machines more versatile to handle a large variety of green waste such as hedges clippings, trees, ivy, brambles, bushes, conifers, bamboo, tall grasses etc.

For many landscapers and gardeners the bulk of waste they gather in their daily work is green waste material. To process this type of green waste a shredder will work faster and more efficiently than a chipper. Moreover, the overall running cost and the down time for service will be a lot less for a shredder than a chipper. With an Eliet green waste shredder, the waste material is cut by an open blade system where the blade exploits in inherent weakness of the wood, splitting down the length of the grain of the wood rather like the action of an axe splitting logs. 

What’s new for the 2022 season? 

We have recently launched a new semi-professional green waste shredder, the vetor 4S which has the ability to shred the material up to 8cm diameter and is available as push or self-propelled on wheels or ontracks and is available now. This new entry model Vector 4S nicely complements the existing line up for our famous professional shredders.