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Essential management Skills-1st Course Full. New Course Dates announced
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By Ellie Tait (15 Nov 05 11:00)
Following the excellent take up of places on our new 2-day management course, we're pleased to announce that the next course will be held on Thursday 12th January and Thursday 12th April 2006 at Leicester Tigers Rugby Club.
For more information, see the Education and Training section where you can now register and pay online or read on - Read Article
TGA under new administration
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By Ellie Tait (09 Nov 05 18:00)
Following the overwhelming success of its Turf Show this summer and the retirement of its long standing Chief Executive David Clarke, the Turfgrass Growers’ Association has completed the handover of its administration to the Processed Vegetable Growers’ Association (PVGA)-details inside - Read Article
Use of Weed-IT instrumental in Cardiff’s Britain in Bloom success
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By Ellie Tait (11 Oct 05 13:00)
Staff at Complete Weed Control (South Wales) joined Cardiff’s Lord Mayor and council officials in celebrating after the city won the ‘best large city’ award and was one of seven entries to receive a gold medal in this year’s Britain in Bloom competition. - Read Article
Essential Management Skills – Course details announced
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By Ellie Tait (20 Sep 05 14:00)
Later this year, Pitchcare will run its first ‘Essential Management Skills’ course, delivered by trainer and careers counsellor Frank Newberry. Frank has trained Groundsmen and Greenkeepers for more than 15 years and this new course is aimed at helping those in a supervisory or management position to acquire a range of vital management skills and put them into practice successfully in the workplace. - Read Article
Feet aching after Saltex? Hop on a Segway!
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By Ellie Tait (16 Sep 05 11:00)
At Pitchcare, we like to think we’re innovative, forward thinking and dynamic, perhaps that’s why we loved the Segway Human Transporters at Saltex. - Read Article
Keeping it in the family
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By Ellie Tait (14 Sep 05 11:00) - 1 comment
Ellie Tait asked four groundsmen, and their fathers to explain what it’s like having groundsmanship in the family. - Read Article
Essential Management Skills training from Pitchcare
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By Ellie Tait (02 Sep 05 17:00) - 5 comments
Later this year, Pitchcare will run its first ‘Essential Management Skills’ course, delivered by trainer and careers counsellor Frank Newberry. Frank has trained groundsmen and greenkeepers for more than 15 years and this new course is aimed at helping those in a supervisory or management position to acquire a range of vital management skills and put them into practice successfully in the workplace. - Read Article
Vic joins North Staffs Irrigation
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By Ellie Tait (23 Aug 05 15:50)
Vic Craggs has joined specialist irrigation and drainage company North Staffs Irrigation. - Read Article
Lawn Master Open Evening 18th June
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By Ellie Tait (16 Jun 05 8:00)
Are you a groundsman, greenkeeper or landscaper who is feeling overworked, underpaid, undervalued and unfulfilled? Come to the Hilton Hotel in Cobham to find out how you could use your valuable skills to build your own, profitable business with Lawn Master. - Read Article
Time to weed out a successful new venture!
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By Ellie Tait (12 May 05 11:00)
The leading amenity weed control contractor has a number of franchises available immediately at various locations across the UK, offering others the opportunity to develop a business that is both secure and lucrative with repeat business year on year in their own exclusive area. More Inside
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Cricket groundsman trio honoured at Lord’s
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By Ellie Tait (22 Apr 05 17:05)
Three groundsmen were honoured this week at the home of English cricket as they each received a Cricket World & Pitchcare Cricket Groundsman of the Year Award for 2004. - Read Article
TGA Turf Show set to be bigger than ever
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By Ellie Tait (22 Apr 05 13:20)
TGA Turf Show taking place at Fineturf, Honington, near Grantham on 29 and 30 June 2005. - Read Article
Head Groundsmen working with the Media
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By Ellie Tait (17 Mar 05 15:00) - 2 comments
Head Groundsmen from Premier League football, rugby and First Class cricket have attended a Media Training course run by Pitchcare.com in association with the ECB. The event, the first of its kind was extremely well received-details inside - Read Article
Groundsmen’s achievements celebrated at ECB awards dinner
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By Ellie Tait (14 Mar 05 8:00) - 2 comments
The achievements of First Class cricket groundsmen in England and Wales were celebrated at the ECB’s Groundsman of the Year awards dinner recently. - Read Article
Cricket groundsmen’s association gets off the mark
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By Ellie Tait (08 Mar 05 10:00)
The first meeting and social event of the Hertfordshire Association of Cricket Groundsmen took place recently at Letchworth Cricket Club. - Read Article
New Chairman outlines his plans for the TGA
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By Ellie Tait (08 Mar 05 10:00)
Stephen Edwards of Inturf took over the Chairmanship of the Turfgrass Growers Association (TGA) when members gathered in Cardiff for its Annual General Meeting. - Read Article
Steve joins Complete Weed Control
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By Ellie Tait (16 Feb 05 12:45)
Steve Hill has joined Complete Weed Control after purchasing the franchise for the West Pennine area. - Read Article
Industry urged to support turf show
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By Ellie Tait (14 Feb 05 14:00)
David Clarke, Chief Executive of the Turfgrass Growers Association (TGA) has urged the industry to show its support for natural turf by attending its 2005 turf show. - Read Article
Hunter rewards irrigation contractor
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By Ellie Tait (02 Feb 05 13:00)
Representatives from irrigation systems company Hunter Industries attended the BIGGA Turf Management Exhibition at Harrogate recently to present its ‘Trailblazer’ award to Martin Hinchliffe from North Staffs Irrigation - Read Article
Robert is BTME prize draw winner
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By Ellie Tait (31 Jan 05 12:00)
The winner of the North Staffs Irrigation prize draw held at BTME is Robert Needham. - Read Article
