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Remedial work at the SWALEC Stadium
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Remedial work at the SWALEC Stadium
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Saracens handed pitch boost
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Harrogate 2012
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Harrogate 2012
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Cutting the cloth to fit
7 Aug 2006 -
Football -
Dave Saltman
- Issue 7 - Jun / Jul 2006 - 8 comments
For all grass sports the end of season renovation work is of paramount importance in preparing the surface for the rigours of the following seasons play.At Wolverhampton Wanderers FC, the preparations start early in March. Discussions take place on how the pitches have performed and what works will be undertaken
Wales Open a great success
5 Jun 2006 -
Golf -
Dave Saltman
- 3 comments
This year's Wales Open provided some of the best golf yet seen at The Celtic Manor Resort. Day one saw the course record beaten by Phillip Archer-details inside
South West drainage days a success
2 Apr 2006 -
General News -
Dave Saltman
- 1 comment
Last week three seminar and demonstration days were held at separate venues in Cornwall, Somerset and Bristol. The days were organised by WT & RJ Jones, based in Somerset-details inside
Grab yourself a PITCH
24 Mar 2006 -
General News -
Dave Saltman
- 16 comments
Slightly unusual but here's something that may be of interest to all of you car lovers
Can anyone help with a work placement?
23 Mar 2006 -
Football -
Dave Saltman
We have been asked by Pam Sherratt a former Myerscough lecturer, who now resides at Ohio State University, if we can find a four month work placement for one of her students-details inside
Which tractor?
22 Mar 2006 -
Editorial -
Dave Saltman
- Issue 6 - Apr / May 2006
The results and observations from the tractor testing at St Albans School in February-full details inside.
Three Generations of expertise
9 Mar 2006 -
General News -
Dave Saltman
SISIS is very much a family business, Joint Managing Directors and brothers, Roger and William Hargreaves (left), being grandsons of the founder. That family feeling extends to the workforce, half of whom have worked with the company for more than 20 years-details inside
DryJect to revolutionise the concept of aeration
8 Feb 2006 -
General News -
Dave Saltman
- Issue 5 - Feb / Mar 2006 - 20 comments
Aeration is the key to a successful sports turf surface; turf professionals, be they in a golf or sports situation are all too aware of the problems associated with a compacted, anaerobic, poor draining profile-Here is the machine likely to change the way aeration is carried out
Tractor demo day at St Albans 1st February
27 Jan 2006 -
Industry -
Dave Saltman
- 5 comments
If you are contemplating the purchase of a new mid range tractor this year, then here's the ultimate demo day to attend.
In kind co-operation with Ian Smith (Grounds Manager) and St Albans School, Pitchcare have invited (list below) the majority of tractor manufacturers to supply one mid range tractor each-full details inside
Have a very happy New Year
31 Dec 2005 -
Editorial -
Dave Saltman
- 5 comments
With the celebrations of Christmas already seeming like an age ago. We look forward to 2006 with renewed vigour and hope-article inside
Beat the winter weather
29 Dec 2005 -
General News -
Dave Saltman
- 12 comments
Already during the Christmas period a number of sporting fixtures have succumbed to the cold weather. Why not be prepared in advance and give yourself the best possible chance of getting your event on.
Maximum use from Millennium Stadium
23 Dec 2005 -
General Sports -
Dave Saltman
- 4 comments
It is way back in March that I last wrote an article about the on goings at the Millennium Stadium. Since that eventful Welsh Grand Slam win on the 19th, the stadium has played host to a great many more games and other non-grass events
Mixing it on the golf course
16 Nov 2005 -
Golf -
Dave Saltman
- Issue 4 - Christmas 2005 - 1 comment
Dave Saltman discusses the significance of grass seed mixture formulation with Barenbrug’s Jayne Leyland.
Turf is a society of many plants in which there is always competition and co-operation. Have you ever considered why grass seed mixtures are formulated as they are-details inside
An apology to Mansfield Sand
8 Nov 2005 -
General News -
Dave Saltman
- 1 comment
In our latest Pitchcare hard copy magazine we ran the topical article below, which was already widely published in the National Press.
However the training ground pitches used by Newcastle United are actually constructed using Loksand and not Fibresand-details inside
Last chance to nominate your Cricket Groundsman
25 Oct 2005 -
Cricket -
Dave Saltman
There are just a few days left of October to get in your nominations for Cricket Groundsman of the Year Awards 2005. Cricket World and Pitchcare.com are pleased to announce an even bigger Cricket Groundsman Awards for 2005-details inside
New technology aids marking out
21 Oct 2005 -
General News -
Dave Saltman
Phil Sharples arrived at Compton Park, the home of Wolverhampton Wanderers training ground to demonstrate the new BeamRider, the laser guided line marking machine. He perhaps could have chosen a better day, as conditions were atrocious-details inside
Millennium pitch move
25 May 2005 -
General News -
Dave Saltman
Anyone fancy being involved with the pitch move at the Millennium Stadium, Cardiff.
Peter Britton joins Pitchcare
12 May 2005 -
General News -
Dave Saltman
We are pleased to announce that Peter Britton has joined the team here at Pitchcare.
2004 Cricket Groundsman of the Year awards
12 Apr 2005 -
Cricket -
Dave Saltman
- 3 comments
During 2004 Cricket World and Pitchcare invited private Clubs, Schools/Colleges and Local Authorities to send in their nominations for Groundsmen who perform far beyond the call of duty.
That moment of Millennium magic
22 Mar 2005 -
Rugby -
Dave Saltman
- 14 comments
For the last five weeks our Editor Dave Saltman has been in charge at the Millennium Stadium, within is a diary of the work to date.
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