Gardening
In spite of the weather tending toward a scarcity of rainfall leading to the reduced vegetation of plants lowering the demand for machinery and maintenance, the 2016 balance sheet shows sales substantially in line with the previous year at a decline of 0.5%. Estimates based on the first quarter of 2017 point to an overall increase of 2% with significant gains for brushcutters, trimmers, leaf blowers and vacuums and robotic mowers. Comagarden President Franco Novello affirms that innovative technologies and new types of products are decisive factors for the industries in the sector which have to focus on professionals as well as private users and hobbyists