The Best Mowers

Brand guide · Updated May 2026

Gtech Lawn Mowers

Gtech is the rare thing in 2026: a British brand that started as a small Worcester engineering company and now sells cordless garden tools that genuinely compete with the global giants. They got famous on the back of the AirRam vacuum cleaner — that lightweight, easy-to-carry design philosophy carried straight into the CLM lawn mower in 2014, and it\'s the reason we recommend a Gtech to anyone who finds traditional mowers heavy or fiddly. The trade-off? Premium pricing and a battery that only works with other Gtech tools. Here\'s what to know.

Best Gtech lawn mowers

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Best for small UK gardens, first-time cordless buyers

Gtech CLM 2.0

Gtech

★★★★★
£249

The CLM 2.0 is the friendliest cordless mower we've tested. It just works. Lighter than the rivals, easier to put away, the British design feel runs through the whole product. Two niggles: the battery isn't cross-compatible with anything else in your shed, and at 33 cm it's small.

Pros

  • + Light enough to carry one-handed (15.4 kg)
  • + Genuinely good stripes from a roller-less design
  • + Click-out battery covers 200 m² easily

Cons

  • − Replacement battery is £80+
  • − No mulching plug as standard
  • − 33 cm deck is small for over-350 m² lawns
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Best for medium gardens up to 350 m²

Gtech CLM 50

Gtech

★★★★★
£299

The bigger CLM. Same friendly Gtech design language, wider deck, larger grass box. Fills the gap between the CLM 2.0 (small) and the rivals at this price (Bosch UniversalRotak 36-550). The cleaner Gtech experience comes at a slight premium.

Pros

  • + Wider 38 cm deck
  • + 50 L grass box
  • + Single-lever cut height adjustment

Cons

  • − Heavier at 17.8 kg
  • − Battery still proprietary
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The Gtech range explained

Gtech\'s outdoor range is small and focused. Two cordless lawn mowers (CLM 2.0 and CLM 50), one cordless hedge trimmer, one leaf blower, and a cordless grass trimmer. All share the same 36V battery, sold direct on gtech.co.uk and through a few specialist retailers. There is no petrol range, no robot, no ride-on. Gtech sticks to what it does best: light, friendly, well-designed cordless tools for small UK gardens.

Where Gtech fits vs rivals

Gtech is the boutique cordless. Bosch is the obvious mainstream alternative — better cross-tool compatibility (Power for All), more retailer footprint, similar build quality, slightly less friendly to use. Ryobi is the value alternative — significantly cheaper, much wider tool range, build quality 80% as good. Flymo is the budget alternative if you want light-and-cheap rather than light-and-premium. The right buyer for Gtech: someone who wants a single great mower for a small garden, doesn\'t plan to expand into ten other cordless tools, and is happy to pay £50–£100 more for the friendlier user experience.

Common quirks and known issues

Three Gtech-specific things to know. The battery is proprietary — works only with other Gtech outdoor tools. The mower is sold mostly direct, so retail competition doesn\'t drive the price down often. And the mulching plug is sold separately for £19.99 — not included in the box, which is annoying at a £249 price point. None of these are dealbreakers; just the trade-offs of the boutique-brand model.

Frequently asked questions

Are Gtech lawn mowers any good?+
For small UK gardens (under 250 m²) where you want a friendly, lightweight, easy-to-use mower with sharp stripes — yes, the CLM 2.0 is genuinely excellent and one of our most-recommended starter mowers. For bigger lawns or anyone building a multi-tool battery ecosystem, the rivals (Bosch, Ryobi) make more sense because Gtech's battery is proprietary.
Where are Gtech mowers made?+
Gtech is a British company headquartered in Worcester. Design and product engineering are in the UK; manufacturing is in China. The brand is best known for cordless vacuums (the AirRam) which used the same lightweight, friendly design philosophy that carried over into the lawn mowers from 2014 onward.
How long does a Gtech lawn mower battery last?+
On a typical 200 m² UK lawn: 30–40 minutes runtime per charge, enough to do the lawn comfortably with a margin to spare. Charge time is 4 hours from empty. The battery is rated for around 1,000 cycles — roughly 6–8 years of typical UK use.
Can I use a Gtech battery in other Gtech products?+
Within the Gtech outdoor range (CLM mower, hedge trimmer, leaf blower), yes — they all use the same 36V system. Gtech indoor products (AirRam vacuums, HyLite light) use a smaller 22V battery that is not cross-compatible. The cross-compatibility within outdoor only is a real limitation vs a 280-tool platform like Ryobi ONE+.
Do Gtech mowers leave stripes?+
Yes — and surprisingly well, given they don't have a traditional rear roller. The CLM 2.0 uses a "rear comb" arrangement that produces visible stripes on a typical British lawn. Not as sharp as a Hayter Harrier or a Mountfield Princess with a true roller, but visibly there.
Why are Gtech replacement batteries so expensive?+
Proprietary cell pack design, low volumes vs the big platforms, and Gtech sells direct rather than through retailers — so no high-street price competition. Budget £80–£100 for a replacement after 6–8 years. It's the main reason we sometimes recommend Bosch or Ryobi to buyers planning to keep a mower for 15+ years.