Newsletter - February 2023

Urgent OEM Specific Notification: Honda GX120 becoming non-CARB compliant

The GX120 will soon become non-CARB Compliant in the USA. Production engines from the 1st of January 2023 will not be compliant. The ‘new’ variant will be a UT3X as opposed to the current UT3.

UT3X engines will continue to be compliant in the remaining ’49 states’.

Supplier Price Increases

Effective for all deliveries from the dates shown below (Regardless of when the order was placed). New price lists will be available to download from our website shortly prior to the effective dates

Honda Engines & Accessory Kits: 1st April 2023.
Kawasaki Parts (low demand items for older engines only): 3rd April 2023.
Kubota Engines & Accessory Kits: 1st March 2023 (1st January 2023 for emergency direct orders from Japan).
Kubota Parts (not including Oil or Batteries): 1st March 2023.

Please note that some suppliers may impose price increases without prior notification, in these rare cases they will become effective immediately.

In addition (due to rising freight costs) our carriage charges will also be reviewed shortly & implemented during March 2023.

Engine Manufacturer Production Delays

*Long lead-times for certain engines are still a major concern, please urgently review your current stock & future requirements!*

Production capacity, component sourcing, shipping constraints & post-Brexit delays remain an issue across all engine manufacturers for certain models.

We strongly advise all customers (Especially OEM’s) to confirm current & future requirements ASAP (Covering both 2023 & 2024).

Place firm orders now with future call-off dates to get in the queue for our current stock & future deliveries (Large volume future call-off orders may be subject to a payment/stocking plan).

uni-power & Supplier Enquiry Response Time / ETA's & Delivery Dates

Both ourselves & our suppliers are currently receiving a high volume of enquiries, therefore responses may take longer than usual; please bear with us during this busy time. Please remember that our Website & Webcart can be utilised for many of your enquiries (contact us if you have forgotten your login details).\

During the current global supply/shipping crisis, please be advised that all ETA’s/delivery dates advised to you are estimated & cannot be guaranteed. Please utilise our supplier emergency order options for items that are required urgently (Reduced discounts & emergency order/carriage charges will apply in most cases).