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Everris trio’s FACTS and BASIS success
4 hours ago -
Everris News -
Ellie Parry
Two members of staff at Everris, the leading manufacturer of turf and amenity fertilizers, have completed Fertiliser Advisers Certification and Training Scheme (FACTS) training and examination, meaning they are all now FQAs – FACTS Qualified Advisers.
Rescue effort helps restore finer grasses at Links course
2 Weeks ago -
Everris News -
Ellie Parry
Efforts to re-establish traditional Links-type grasses at one of the oldest golf clubs in England are being spearheaded by Rescue, a highly-selective herbicide from Syngenta designed to eradicate perennial ryegrass and other invasive coarse-leaved grasses from close-mown and longer areas of fine turf.
Sports field remodelling project hits all targets
5 Jan 2012 -
General Sports -
Ellie Parry
A sports field remodelling project at Hylands School, Chelmsford, Essex, has hit all targets with regard to the environment, the available budget and the provision of additional high-class sports facilities for the school’s 900-plus pupils.
RTF turf selected to line Blackpool seafront
2 Jan 2012 -
Industry -
Ellie Parry
RTF amenity lawn turf grown by Tillers Turf has been supplied to Blackpool seafront.
St Enodoc - a golf course that is sheer poetry
17 Dec 2011 -
Golf -
Ellie Parry
- Issue 39 - Oct / Nov 2011 - 2 comments
‘All things draw towards St. Enodoc’, so said the late Poet Laureate, Sir John Betjeman CBE. He felt compelled to write about the Cornish Links course, most notably in his poem, ‘Seaside golf’, and, having chatted with Course Manager Scott Gibson, so was Ellie Parry
Growing concerns addressed at TGA members’ meeting
11 Dec 2011 -
Industry -
Ellie Parry
Members of the Turfgrass Growers Association (TGA) gathered at Thornhaugh near Peterborough for their annual members meeting on the 23rd November to address issues affecting turf production in the UK and Ireland.
Leeds Rugby groundsman and Everris share best practice message in Italy
8 Dec 2011 -
Everris News -
Ellie Parry
Jason Booth, Head Groundsman at Leeds Rugby, visited Impianti Sportivi La Ghirada in Treviso, Italy recently to speak at a two day event focusing on best practice in turf management.
Award winning Football Conference groundsman says Everris iTurf programme gave him the edge
28 Nov 2011 -
Everris News -
Ellie Parry
“I was very confident that Everris products would do a good job for us, and my trust has been fully vindicated in winning this award.” So says Dale Frith of Fleetwood Town Football Club, winner of the Football Conference category in the 2011 FA Groundsman of the Year Awards.
Everris applauds Collier staff’s FACTS success
24 Oct 2011 -
Everris News -
Ellie Parry
The sales team at Collier Turf Care, a leading independent distributor in the amenity and sports turf sector, supplying products throughout East Anglia, the South and the Midlands, has completed Fertiliser Advisers Certification and Training Scheme (FACTS) training and examination, meaning they are all now FQAs – FACTS Qualified Advisers.
The silence is deafening - it's time to make a stand
21 Oct 2011 -
Editorial -
Ellie Parry
- 3 comments
Ellie Tait puts 'fingers to keyboard' to raise awareness of what she sees to be one of the most important issues to face the profession of groundsmanship.
New Medallion TL turf fungicide will ‘change the way we think about disease control’
14 Oct 2011 -
Industry -
Ellie Parry
More than 70 turf managers gathered at the Aviva Stadium in Dublin in September for the eagerly anticipated launch of Syngenta’s new Contact+ fungicide active for turf, Medallion TL.
IGCEMA CEO Stephen Tucker steps down
27 Sep 2011 -
Industry -
Ellie Parry
The International Golf Course Equipment Managers Association (IGCEMA) announces the resignation of CEO Stephen Tucker effective September 30, 2011.
Everris plans to deliver a sustainable future for turf managers
21 Sep 2011 -
Everris News -
Ellie Parry
When you've been the key drivers behind one of the world's most iconic horticultural and turf brands, you could be forgiven for facing rebirth under a new name with some trepidation.
The IGCEMA opens nominations for the 2011 Edwin Budding Award
16 Sep 2011 -
Industry -
Ellie Parry
The International Golf Course Equipment Managers Association (IGCEMA) is now accepting nominations for the fifth annual Edwin Budding Award.
Everris provides pitch repair solution at Leeds Rugby
4 Sep 2011 -
Everris News -
Ellie Parry
When Leeds Rugby’s groundstaff hosted a sports turf machinery demonstration day at the club’s Kirkstall Training Ground last October, they were fully prepared to carry out some post-event repair work to the training pitches.
Find me a job! – Mark Chapman
26 Aug 2011 -
Industry -
Ellie Parry
Mark Chapman, the tenth person to feature in our ‘Find me a job!’ campaign, is a qualified landscape gardener looking for the opportunity to turn his hand to greenkeeping on a permanent basis.
Find me a job! – Rob Mellor
21 Aug 2011 -
People -
Ellie Parry
Can you help an Aussie turf manager find a job in the London area? Rob Mellor is an Australian greenkeeper/groundsman who has recently relocated to the UK in the hope of finding a permanent job in the turf industry.
Find me a job! – Gary Mills
16 Aug 2011 -
Industry -
Ellie Parry
Is your course in need of an experienced greenkeeper who can be relied upon to work to superb standards? If so, you may be interested in finding out about our next ‘Find me a job!’ candidate, Gary Mills.
Turf Science Roadshows in Scotland – book your place!
15 Aug 2011 -
Everris News -
Ellie Parry
Sports turf groundsmen in Scotland are invited to attend one of two free turf science roadshows where a number of key issues will be addressed by Everris (formerly named Scotts), STRI, Syngenta and the Turf Disease Centre.
Turf science brought to life at The Belfry
9 Aug 2011 -
General News -
Ellie Parry
The Belfry played host to the second Turf Science Live on 26th July, an interactive event that showcases the latest research, development and technological innovations in turfgrass agronomy.
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