A small-engine and outdoor power equipment workshop and shop at 311 Cranford Street in St Albans, Christchurch, Cranford Mowers & Chainsaws trades as Cranford Outdoor Equipment Centre and has been in business since December 1974. The workshop repairs and services mowers, ride-on and side-by-side vehicles, dirt bikes, generators, water blasters, chainsaws, hedge trimmers, line trimmers, concrete saws, floats and compactors, and it sharpens hand tools. It also sells professionally repaired and serviced pre-loved equipment, and the website lists a Gravely ZT HD 52 at $15,396 as at 2026, down from $19,249. Brands serviced include Echo, Stihl, Husqvarna, Honda, John Deere, Toro, Kubota and Makita.
Equipment is brought to the front counter, and staff can help with lifting. Vehicles with trailers can park at the front or use the driveway to reach the rear. For parts, customers are asked to give the model and serial numbers. One customer said the team explained clearly what their mower and ride-on needed, and that the ride-on was picked up and returned running well. The shop can be reached on 03 355 9741.