Based in Glasgow and assembling its generator units in Dumbarton (it now has a fleet of 6, 000 of them operating or available around the world) its full-year figures for 2012 were very healthy, helped by powering the Olympic Games.

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And the list of products potentially affected is long: mowers, tillers, pressure washers, blowers, trimmers, chainsaws, generator sets, mixers, loaders, pump units, backhoes, forklifts, farm vehicles, motorbikes, go-carts, all-terrain vehicles, snowmobiles, inboard and outboard motoboats and heavy-duty trucks.

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