Magazine - Articles by Editor (Page 8)

The Art of Application
8 May 2010 - Consultancy - Editor - Issue 30 - Apr / May 2010
Earlier this year, Pitchcare visited Newbury & Crookham Golf Club in Berkshire to meet Course Manager, Alec MacIndoe, and sprayer operator, Andy Thrift, to run through some essential sprayer checks and calibration techniques to assure accurate application

Hayter goes Red
14 Apr 2010 - Industry - Editor
Hayter has launched the new Toro CT2120/CT2140 compact triple turf mowers. These new triples were originally launched to the UK market under the Hayter brand at IOG SALTEX last September.

CLS go back to school
14 Apr 2010 - Best of the Rest - Editor - Issue 29 - Feb / Mar 2010
Cleveland Land Services are in their thirty second year of trading. Originally a landscaping contractor, the company has grown to become one of the leading sports turf contractors. Managing Director, John Miller, outlines the company’s ethos, which even requires a bit of school work!

Choosing a Contractor
9 Apr 2010 - Consultancy - Editor - Issue 29 - Feb / Mar 2010 - 2 comments
Regardless of the size of the job to be undertaken, choosing a contractor to carry out the work needs careful consideration. A contractor is only as good as his last contract and, in a relatively small industry like ours, news of bad workmanship will spread like wild-fire.

Avoiding Dee-saster
4 Apr 2010 - Racing - Editor - Issue 29 - Feb / Mar 2010
Ed Gretton, Clerk of the Course at Bangor-on-Dee Racecourse, has nothing but praise for the groundstaff as they reparied the course after excessive flooding.

Laurence to leave Pitchcare
31 Mar 2010 - People - Editor - 12 comments
FIFA has announced that Pitchcare's Laurence Gale is to become editor of their new magazine 'Play Fair' which is due for launch in the Autumn.

Going Green
27 Mar 2010 - Consultancy - Editor - Issue 29 - Feb / Mar 2010 - 3 comments
Chipco Green has been one of the leading contact fungicides in the UK for close on thirty years. It continues to be a popular choice for turfcare professionals...

Seeking Approval
25 Mar 2010 - No More Agro - Editor - Issue 29 - Feb / Mar 2010 - 1 comment
New product development is an incredibly costly business, especially providing for the specific needs of the turf industry, according to Syngenta Golf & Landscape turf research specialist, Dr Eva Haensel. But, continued long-term investment is bringing some exciting new options, she reports

Club Love
16 Mar 2010 - Rugby - Editor - Issue 29 - Feb / Mar 2010
This article covers the trials and tribulations of running a small amateur sports club in today’s environment. In my case, the sport is rugby union, although many of the problems and uphill battles we face could apply to most other sports clubs that have their own facilities.

White Horse - White Snow ...
6 Mar 2010 - Cricket - Editor - Issue 29 - Feb / Mar 2010 - 1 comment
White Horse Contractors undertook the drainage and irrigation work at Durham CCC’s Riverside ground during the worst possible weather conditions

Cut it out!
3 Mar 2010 - Golf - Editor - Issue 28 - Dec / Jan 2010 - 3 comments
Entering the ‘Short Cut’ debate is Ricky Willison, Club Professional at Ealing Golf Club. Ricky is a former Walker Cup player, who played in the 1991 match that also featured Phil Mickleson, David Duval and Padraig Harrington amongst others. He also competed on the European Tour for several years and now has his seniors card.

Penn Pals!
2 Mar 2010 - Golf - Editor - Issue 28 - Dec / Jan 2010 - 3 comments
The Gingerbreads visit Penn Golf Club in Wolverhampton, where Head Greenkeeper, Paul Mills, has been grateful for their support