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I've had a few machines from Forst now and I've just received another brand new one. The chippers are very good but the warranty back up is even better which is massively important. These machines h... See more
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We’ve been running Först chippers for years. We find them exceptional in their performance and their after sale service is second to none. I’d like to say thank you to the team at Först for their bril... See more
We first met Matthew Smith 10 plus years ago when with his help we decided to try out Forst after having a lot of issues with other machine providers. We now run approx 12 Forst Chippers and... See more
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Först are Europe's leading manufacturer of commercial woodchippers.
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86 Livingstone Road, SP10 5NS, Andover, United Kingdom
- 01264 721790
- sales@forstglobal.com
- forstglobal.com
Always a pleasure dealing with Forst…
Always a pleasure dealing with Forst and Matthew. Another machine successfully delivered and the team is very impressed with the trailed ST6D vs our traded in ST6P!

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Buying experience was great
Buying experience was great, extremely quick with responses and very knowledgeable about the machines (didn’t feel like he was reading the fact sheet as many do). Chipper was here amazingly quick and straight out to work and is wicked, complete game changer. Cheers Matt Smith

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Very happy with the customer service…
Very happy with the customer service and knowledge Matt provided in purchasing our new ST6P.

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Repair and service
Forst came to repair and service our chippers today.
1. They came the day after I called
2. Nothing was too much trouble
3. The engineer was polite and extremely helpful
As always Forst service is 5 🌟

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Outstanding service throughout
Matt Smith provides an excellent, professional and thorough service. Attentive, informed and totally reliable. The whole team at Först are a credit to their company. When reliability, quality and attention to detail matters, Först come up with the goods EVERY time. For service and machinery you can depend on, look no further.

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Always a pleasure to deal with Matt in…
Always a pleasure to deal with Matt in sales. Always deliver on time.
We also find the after care service second to none.
Overall a very easy company to deal with.

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Matthew was very efficient and a…
Matthew was very efficient and a pleasure to deal with in arranging and supplying our new chipper. We have used Redwood for a number of years now and their after sales care is second to none!

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Matthew and the team have been great.
Matthew and the team have been great.
I’ve been running for 27 years and have used competitors chippers.
We’ve come over to Först as things seem very promising.
So far so good…… watch this space!

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Mathew was fantastic whilst purchasing…
Mathew was fantastic whilst purchasing a new Forst machine, very informative and knowledgeable, went above and beyond
Thanks again

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Beechwood Tree Care love Forst Global
Beechwood Tree Care have run Forst Global chippers since they first started making them and will continue to do so.
Great product, backed up by great people and a comprehensive warranty.
We throughly recommend Forst chippers.

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Great service from start to finish
This is our 5th Chipper, all off which have been fantastic machines from St6p, St8p and a Tracked TR8 (most recent).
My main reason for continuing to purchase Forst, is because, should there be any mechanicle issue (which is rare) the Forst team will have rhe problem resolved within 24hrs.
I was in great need of a new tracked chipper recently ,Matt ensured he cheched his stock and had a brand new machine with me within 3 weeks. They bought my old machine, and deliverd the new one to where we were working, to prevent any down time
I really so no reason why you should chose any other brand.

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Hassle-free and Efficient
Matthew Smith - Sales
He has handled the purchase of five machines for us —each one hassle-free and incredibly efficient. A pleasure to deal with from start to finish.

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Rich the mobile mechanic came and…
Rich the mobile mechanic came and helped me with a issue very knowledgeable and friendly 11/10 service

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J S Trees Ltd Forst Tr8
Having had a TR6 which at the time was great but the TR8 is a world apart from it not just in capability but reliability it’s fantastic quick delivery and great machine really pleased with it

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Very helpful with great knowledge of…
Very helpful with great knowledge of the machine.

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Excellent service from the sales team
Excellent service from the sales team, especially Matthew Smith. We recently purchased 6 machines which came in a very timely. Also, we received incredible support prior to taking delivery of the machine, Forst lent us machines until our new ones arrived.
The workshop have also been great and offered unparalleled support to our fitters for our older machines.
Would highly recommend.

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Quality chippers and customer service.
Great customer service backed up by quality chippers, technical support and next day delivery of spare parts. Highly recommended.

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Great woodchippers from demo to delivery
We have had 4 woodchippers from Forst over the years and all have been fantastic machines! Our latest, a ST6 Edition 40, was the usual excellent experience from demo through to delivery.

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