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Artificial Surfaces - they are not ‘all’ weather!
6 Jan 2012 -
Synthetics -
Colin Mumford
- Issue 40 - Dec / Jan 2012 - 1 comment
First and foremost, let’s get one urban myth out of the way; artificial sports surfaces are not ‘all-weather’ surfaces, just like they are not maintenance free.
Parker on Parade
16 Oct 2011 -
Schools -
Colin Mumford
- Issue 38 - Aug / Sept 2011 - 1 comment
Captain’s log star date twenty eleven or something, Editor Gale has tasked me with a reconnaissance mission into deepest darkest Suffolk to reveal the hidden gems that adorn the east coast.
White Lines - do do it!
4 Feb 2011 -
General Sports -
Colin Mumford
- Issue 34 - Dec / Jan 2011
Dr Colin Mumford explains how a chance phone call led to a mad dash to paint the white lines on the games deck of Cunard’s new cruise liner, The Queen Elizabeth, once she had docked in Southampton on Friday, ahead of The Queen naming the vessel the following Monday!
Blocked pores - a mid-life crisis?
22 Mar 2010 -
Synthetics -
Colin Mumford
- Issue 29 - Feb / Mar 2010
Is yours clogged up? Is its performance lacklustre? Do you wish it was as good as it used to be? Dr Colin Mumford explains how a visit from a specialist can give your artificial pitch a new lease of life, help it achieve the performance you used to have, and make it last longer
Goal post testing service
25 Sep 2009 -
Synthetics -
Colin Mumford
The artificial sports surface maintenance specialists Sweepfast Ltd are now offering a cost effective testing service for goal posts on artificial sports surfaces.
Making the transition
10 Jul 2009 -
Synthetics -
Colin Mumford
- Issue 25 - Jun / Jul 2009 - 1 comment
Having worked the majority of his sports surface management life on natural turf, Dr Colin Mumford started the gradual transition from working with real grass to artificial grass last year in New Zealand, where he worked for the New Zealand Sports Turf Institute. Colin has now completed the transformation, and is working full time with artificial sports surfaces for Sweepfast Ltd. Here, Colin gives his initial impressions on the artificial side of life.
A ten point guide to tree planting
21 Jun 2009 -
Conservation -
Colin Mumford
- Issue 24 - Apr / May 2009
What can be better than sitting in the shade of your favourite tree on a hot summer’s day, sleeves rolled up and sampling your favourite tipple whilst watching an epic battle of first class sport unfold before your eyes? Dr Colin Mumford gives a ten point guide to the mystery of successful tree planting.
Your turfgrass is weak old man!
16 Nov 2007 -
Consultancy -
Colin Mumford
- Issue 15 - Oct / Nov 2007 - 2 comments
Okay, before I start, a question, and be honest with your answer. How many of you have had a sudden outbreak of disease ?
ET is not Extra-Terrestrial
20 Jan 2006 -
Training -
Colin Mumford
- Issue 4 - Christmas 2005
ET, the often quoted, but never quite explained. What is it? and should we be interested in it? Does it mean evergreen turf? electric trimmers?, elm trees? or extra-terrestrial? The answers to these and many more questions are deeply embedded in the soil-plant-water continuum, and this article aims to unravel a tiny bit of its mystery.
Black Layer in USGA Greens
28 Sep 2004 -
Consultancy -
Colin Mumford
- 2 comments
Black layer is the formation of a layer of metal sulphide (Adams and Smith, 1994; Perris and Evans, 1996) within the rootzone, which develops through a combination of hydrogen sulphide (H2S) gas that is produced from sulphur reducing bacteria (SRB), and the reaction of the H2S with available minerals to form metal sulphide precipitate. More Inside
Geographic Information Systems explained
4 Aug 2004 -
Consultancy -
Colin Mumford
Managers of sporting facilities (e.g. golf courses) need to be able to produce satisfactory playing surfaces that fulfil the performance characteristics required for the sport played. To achieve this requires the manager to have information on many factors pertaining to the site including topography, orientation, soil physical properties-full details inside