On Sun, 21 May 2017 21:37:30 +0100, David Rance wrote:

Reading about the support here for long-reach hedge trimmers, and
starting to think now that it's something I need, what are the
recommendations for a make. I have quite a long hedge of "charme" (which
can be quite tough) in France - I don't know what the name is in
English.

I use Mitox tools for most things when I need petrol power (leaf/snow
blower; hedge cutter, lopper, strimmer). Mitox do a multi-attachment
which means that once you have the power unit the accessories can be
bought as required.

Others curse Mitox. My experience is good though.

If you want to go really professional then Stihl would be my manufacturer
of choice.