RANSOMES JACOBSEN, the Ipswich-based manufacturer of turf maintenance equipment has appointed an additional distributor to strengthen its position in Eastern Europe. RANSOMES JACOBSEN is a Textron Inc. (NYSE: TXT) company.

Golf Project Ukraina, based in Kiev, has been appointed to market and distribute the company’s turf care products together with E-Z-GO golf cars and Iseki tractors in the northwest of the country. Alternativa, based in Donetsk, continues to provide complementary distribution in southeast Ukraine.

Nick Brown, Ransomes Jacobsen’s Sales Manager for the region said, “We are doing more and more business in Eastern Europe, going forward, and it has become increasingly necessary to ramp up our operations in the Ukraine, where we continue to provide our customers with Ransomes Jacobsen’s premier customer support. We are delighted that Waldemar Szadny and his team have come on board and wish them every success from this mutually beneficial trading agreement.”

Ransomes Jacobsen is a subsidiary of Textron Inc., a $11 billion multi-industry company operating in 33 countries with approximately 37,000 employees. The company leverages its global network of aircraft, industrial and finance businesses to provide customers with innovative solutions and services. Textron is known around the world for its powerful brands such as Bell Helicopter, Cessna Aircraft, Jacobsen, Kautex, Lycoming, E-Z-GO and Greenlee, among others. More information is available at www.textron.com.