During the Lely 2009 Fielddays, that was attended by well over 600 dealers in Hanover at the end of June, Lely also held a world championship blade change. All attendants were challenged to beat Heinrich von Habsburg, the German contestant in Lely's introduction film, to change blades as soon as possible, thereby benefiting optimally of Lely's unique Splendimo clip system.

The Lely mower blades are fitted with the Splendimo Clip to ensure simple, easy knife changes. This system combines the benefits of bolt mounting with a quick locking system. Fast, safe and secure!

Keith Payne from John Payne Agricultural Engineers in Ross-On-Wye, Herefordshire, UK was able to change the blade in only 7.8 seconds! He was rewarded with the golden clip disc, which was handed over by former world champion Heinrich von Habsburg and Alexander van der Lely!

About the Lely Group
Lely aims all of its efforts on cattle farmers to further improve their financial as well as social wellbeing, also enabling them to anticipate market developments. For 60 years the name Lely has been a synonym for products, services and solutions that are relevant and meaningful to cattle farmers, simply because they have been developed to meet their specific requirements. Consequently, Lely is the uncontested market leader in sales and servicing of automated milking systems; in addition, the company holds a strong position in forage solutions. The company is active in more than 60 countries and it employs 1,200 people. The annual turnover amounts to 390 million euro.
For more information, please go to www.lely.com

For further information please contact:
Els Versluis
Marketing and Communications Manager
Lely Group International
eversluis@lely.com
T: + 31 (0)10 59 96 500