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New Twin Spinner improves top dressing consistency
Saltex - By Mike Bird (09 Jul 05 14:10)
A new twin spinner has been introduced by Turfmech for the ProPass 180 low impact top dresser. The twin spinner is designed to fit all ProPass 180s, enabling existing owners to take advantage of the resulting improvements brought by the latest technology. - Read Article

Power boost for Professional Ride-on Mowers with grass collection
Industry News - By Mike Bird (02 Jul 05 16:00)
Designed for professionals who earn their living primarily from cutting grass, Kubota’s new G21-PRO and G21HD-PRO diesel ride-on mid mowers supersede the highly successful G18 and G18HD models launched by the company in the UK and Ireland in 1999. In both cases, the HD suffix signifies a high-dump grass collection option. - Read Article

New Dealership for Kubota in Hampshire
Industry News - By Mike Bird (22 Jun 05 13:00)
Long-established Hampshire horticultural machinery firm, Carters of Swanwick Ltd, has been appointed a sales and service dealer for the entire range of Kubota tractors and groundcare equipment. More Inside. - Read Article

Kubota announces three new dealer appointments
Industry News - By Mike Bird (21 Apr 05 8:00)
Kubota has further strengthened its UK dealer network with the appointment of Farmstar’s branch at Long Bennington, near Newark, as a full-line Kubota tractor and groundcare machinery dealer for Nottinghamshire and parts of Derbyshire and Lincolnshire. - Read Article

New all surfaces pedestrian debris collector
Industry News - By Mike Bird (01 Feb 05 11:00)
Turfmech Machinery has launched a self-propelled, walk-behind vacuum debris collector for the sports turf, amenity and hire markets. The machine has been designed to pick up light, loose material effectively and quickly from turf and hard surfaces. Typical applications on finer turf areas include the collection and removal of hollow cores, scarified thatch and worm casts-details inside - Read Article

New Kubota tractors
Industry News - By Mike Bird (26 Oct 04 8:00)
A three model range of stylish, yet highly functional compact tractors has been introduced by Kubota into the UK and Ireland-details inside - Read Article

New tyre launched by Nordic
Mechanics - By Mike Bird (27 Sep 04 8:00)
A new tyre from Nokian which works well at speed on the road and has the grip to go off-road successfully without marking has been launched-details inside - Read Article

New software tests tractor dependability
Industry News - By Mike Bird (19 Aug 04 9:00)
An advanced computer program has been adopted by SAME Deutz-Fahr UK (SDF UK) to control and analyse the dynamometer tests carried out by the company on all new tractors prior to their delivery to customers. Known as Sigma Dyna Test, the program has been produced by N J Froment & Company - Read Article

Deutz-Fahr secures partnership with RFU
Industry News - By Mike Bird (27 May 04 14:00)
Warwickshire-based tractor distributor, SAME Deutz-Fahr UK Ltd, has been awarded a contract to supply 15 Deutz-Fahr Agroplus 60 tractors to community rugby clubs throughout England to assist with the improvement of natural turf surfaces. - Read Article

Three Rotary knife Decompactors by Earthquake Turfcare Ltd
Industry News - By Mike Bird (01 Mar 04 10:00)
Staffordshire firm, EarthQuake Turfcare Ltd, manufactures three rotary knife-type decompactors suitable for use behind tractors ranging from light-treading compacts of 20hp up to the 100hp agricultural-sized machines Read Inside - Read Article

County Turf Chosen by Chelsea FC
Industry News - By Mike Bird (26 Feb 04 10:00)
Lincolnshire grower, County Turf, has recently completed a contract to supply turf, to re-lay the entire Stamford Bridge pitch of high-flying Premier League football club, Chelsea FC. read inside. - Read Article

NEW DISTRIBUTOR APPOINTED FOR TREMOR ROTARY DECOMPACTORS
Industry News - By Mike Bird (29 Jan 04 16:00)
EarthQuake Turfcare Ltd has appointed GMC-TurfService as distributor of its three-model range of Tremor rotary soil decompactors for Germany, Austria and Switzerland. - Read Article

New chairman for the TGA
Industry News - By Mike Bird (09 Feb 03 0:00)
Chris Carr, Managing Director of Q Lawns has become the new Chairman of the Turf Growers Association-full details inside - Read Article

New instrument can save thousands
Industry News - By Mike Bird (15 Oct 02 0:00)
An inexpensive instrument capable of saving Groundsmen, Green keepers and other sports turf managers thousands of pounds in wasted energy, lost time and costly soil damage is now available - Read Article

Latest news from the TGA
Industry News - By Mike Bird (09 Aug 02 0:00)
Ten companies have now confirmed their intention to exhibit alongside the Turfgrass Growers Association’s first national turf conference, taking place in Cambridgeshire on Thursday 24 October 2002. To be staged at the ICI Conference Centre, East of England Showground, Peterborough, the one-day conference and exhibition will bring - Read Article

New National Turf Conference
Industry News - By Mike Bird (22 Jul 02 0:00)
An impressive line-up of speakers is set to address the inaugural TGA National Turf Conference, taking place at the ICI Conference Centre, East of England Showground, Peterborough, on Thursday 24 October 2002.Arranged and presented by the Turfgrass Growers Association, - Read Article

Biodegradable Pegs
Industry News - By Mike Bird (18 Dec 01 0:00)
New from turfmech is a biodegradable bank reinforcement system using pegs and netting that break down harmlessly within five years. - Read Article

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