Cranford Mowers & Chainsaws
Cranford Mowers & Chainsaws is a hardware store at 311 Cranford Street, Saint Albans, Christchurch.
Checked 17 Oct 2026
Since December 1974, Cranford Outdoor Equipment Centre (formally Cranford Mowers & Chainsaws) has been keeping Canterbury’s… Read full description ↓
Opening hours
| Monday – Friday | 7.30 am, 5 pm |
|---|---|
| Saturday | 8.30 am, 4 pm |
| Sunday | Closed |
Hours change, especially over holidays: confirm with the business before a special trip. About 55 hours a week, by the map’s count.
From its website and public pages
Read from the site itself 30 Sept 2026, Its own website.
Reviews
Getting there
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Straight-line distances from the pin, not walking routes.
Nearby
More nearby places 5
Environment Canterbury’s Canterbury Maps Parks layer, refreshed 2026-10-10. Distances are straight-line from the business pin, not walking routes.
The nearest other hardware
More nearby hardware 5
Also in Saint Albans
More businesses in Saint Albans 7
What the record holds 9 sourced facts
What the record holds
| Fact | What the source says | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Address | 311 Cranford Street, Christchurch 8052 | OpenStreetMap |
| Kind | Hardware | OpenStreetMap |
| Phone | +64 3 355 9741 | OpenStreetMap · its own site agrees |
| Website | cranfordmowers.co.nz | OpenStreetMap · its own site agrees |
| cranfordmowers@xtra.co.nz | OpenStreetMap · its own site agrees | |
| NZBN | 9429051135751, NZ Limited Company | NZBN register |
| Registered name | CRANFORD MOWERS & CHAINSAWS LIMITED | NZBN register |
| Registered since | 23 Feb 2023 | NZBN register |
| Industry | Lawn mower retailing | NZBN register |
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What its website says
Since December 1974, Cranford Outdoor Equipment Centre (formally Cranford Mowers & Chainsaws) has been keeping Canterbury’s grass short, hedges trimmed, and chainsaws happily buzzing, making us one of the longest-running independent lawn mower shops in the region.
— Its own website. Read from its own site, a lead, not checked.
The ground it stands on
| Fact | What the source says | Source |
|---|---|---|
| District Plan zone | Industrial General | District Plan |
The reports nearby
221 council reports pinned within 250 m of the premises, most often Roads & footpaths and Graffiti & vandalism, 167 with a photograph. A pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the place itself.
Water Leak
Hazard, vehicle
Flooding
Street Gutters / Storm Water
Rubbish and Bins - General
Water Leak
Damaged Street Sign
Rubbish and Bins - General
Pavement - GeneralQuestions, answered briefly
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A hardware store in Saint Albans, Christchurch.
311 Cranford Street, Saint Albans, on Cranford Street. On the map →
On OpenStreetMap.
phone 03 355 9741, its website, email cranfordmowers@xtra.co.nz.
Monday – Friday: 7.30 am, 5 pm; Saturday: 8.30 am, 4 pm; Sunday: Closed, as mapped on OpenStreetMap.
PlaceMakers (67 m), Plumbing World (1.7 km), Health Based Building (1.9 km), every one in the city.
the address’s own record holds 3 reports; 6 other premises within a short walk, nearest Waitomo (25 m); the Cranford St near Mcfaddens Rd bus stop is 73 m away: routes 27, Oa; a shared path passes within 43 m; nearest park: Lewisham Reserve (221 m).
The record behind this
This page is the union of what these public sources say, each fact above names the one it came from. A listing is a lead, not a promise the business still trades:
Sources: OpenStreetMap · Christchurch District Plan layers · Environment Canterbury’s Metro stop record · Christchurch City Council’s cycleway layer · The business’s own website · New Zealand Business Number register
Read source notes 6
- OpenStreetMap, named premises drawn and kept current by its contributors (ODbL)
- Christchurch District Plan layers, zones, commercial centres and scheduled heritage items, from the council’s open data (CC BY 4.0)
- Environment Canterbury’s Metro stop record, distances measured here from the pin
- Christchurch City Council’s cycleway layer, lanes, separated paths and the named Major Cycle Routes (CC BY 4.0)
- The business’s own website, read politely by chch.live for contact details the open record is missing, re-checked monthly
- New Zealand Business Number register, the public facts every NZBN entity files (legal name, status, registration date, industry), matched here by name and address
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