Max held the reins until Tony Redward, previously workshop manager at Somerset Council, then 15 years as sales manager at Penn Mill Motor Mowers, took over the sales side of the business in 1997, changing the name to Casterbridge Garden Machinery and leaving Max to concentrate on the workshop and repairs With great regret, we announce the closure of Casterbridge Garden Machinery on 31st March 2011, after nearly 45 years of trading So Casterbridge Garden Machinery will close at the end of March 2011 after nearly 45 years