Ransomes PLC is a multinational engineering group that specialises in the design, manufacture and marketing of grass machinery and specialist industrial vehicles. The group is one of the world's largest producers of commercial grass machinery, particularly for the golf course and municipal markets. Its leading brands include RANSOMES, CUSHMAN, RYAN, STEINER and BROUWER. In Europe, Ransomes is one of the top producers of consumer grass cutting and powered garden equipment. Brands include MOUNTFIELD, WESTWOOD, GRANJA and BTS GREEN. Industrial and commercial vehicles are marketed under the cushman name; they consist of people carriers for airports, resorts and factories; industrial haulsters for factory use and specialised vehicles for police forces. Commerical grass machinery/Industrial vehicles accounted for 81% of fiscal 1997 revenues and consumer grass machinery, 19%. Turnover is derived from operations based in the United Kingdom, Continental Europe, North America.