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Brushing up on artificials
Synthetics -
By Sam Breeden (30 Jun 08 12:00)
I’m gradually coming to realise that brushing on artificials can often be counterproductive. Very often the state of a pitch, or tennis court, after a number of years, bears no relationship to the amount of in-house brushing and maintenance that has taken place. - Read Article
Caddick Wants More Of Pitch Battle
Cricket -
By Press Release (30 Jun 08 9:00)
Former England paceman Andrew Caddick has criticised the England and Wales Cricket Board for aiding touring sides by instructing groundsmen to produce batsman-friendly pitches.
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MJ Abbott strengthens management team
General News -
By Press Release (30 Jun 08 9:00)
Leading sportsturf contractor MJ Abbott Limited has appointed Nigel Pritchard as Purchasing and Direct Sales Manager.
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Plymouth City Council use a combination of Ransomes mowers to get results.
Local Authority -
By Peter Driver (30 Jun 08 9:00)
Plymouth City Council have introduced a unique combination of the latest Ransomes ride-on out front-rotary and Scag walk-behind rotary, all contained within a single mobile unit, to maintain school grounds in their area. The Ransomes HR 3300T, the lead machine in this combination, was purchased from local Ransomes Jacobsen dealer, PJ Flegg of Ivybridge. - Read Article
Reid Banks On Colin To Pitch In
Football -
By Press Release (30 Jun 08 8:00)
Hamilton boss Billy Reid reckons Colin Fraser could be a crucial signing as his side prepare for their return to the top flight.
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Vandals threaten Cheadle Town FC
Industry News -
By Press Release (28 Jun 08 20:00) - 1 comment
A SEMI-professional Stockport football club has been victim to vandals.
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Muck-truck say ‘Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.’
Industry News -
By Lance Bassett (27 Jun 08 12:00)
In 1994 Designer and manufacturer Terry Rowlands came up with the idea of a pedestrian dumper truck for use by constructors, landscapers, hire companies and homeowners. - Read Article
National Trust choose Ransomes out Front Rotary for KinINgston Lacy
Industry News -
By Peter Driver (26 Jun 08 13:00)
Kingston Lacy, the former Bankes family estate occupying some 8,000 acres near Wimborne Minster in Dorset, has purchased a Ransomes HR3300T to maintain 11 acres of parkland and gardens adjacent to the main house at the National Trust property.
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Asquith the star as Leeds Bradford reach Lord's
Cricket -
By Press Release (26 Jun 08 13:00) - 4 comments
Many is the time when a winning captain goes to great lengths to stress the vital role the groundsman has played in his team’s success, and never was this more pertinent than in the work the Weetwood groundsman Anthony Asquith performed to ensure that the fixture between Leeds Bradford and Durham went ahead last weekend. - Read Article
Council learns costly lesson over sacking
Local Authority -
By Press Release (26 Jun 08 8:00)
Civic chiefs in Shaftesbury have pledged to learn the lessons of the town council's unfair dismissal of its head groundsman and move on.
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Etesia sponsors young gardeners
Industry News -
By Press Release (25 Jun 08 13:05)
In the knowledge that children are our future, lawnmower manufacturer Etesia UK Ltd has taken the initiative to help an inspired former Local Authority groundsman in his bid to set up school gardening clubs for children in West Yorkshire.
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Dunbar to rally round for Wood
Golf -
By Press Release (25 Jun 08 13:00)
A long-serving Lothians greenkeeper who had his career ended by a stroke is to benefit from a testimonial later this year. - Read Article
Practice is Perfect at Hibs
Football -
By Press Release (25 Jun 08 8:00)
A SR72 Soil Reliever is leaving a perfect finish at the new Hibernian FC training facility. The facility was constructed and now maintained by Alan J Bain Contractors and officially opened in December 2007.
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Liverpool have begun preliminary work on their new £350m stadium.
Football -
By Press Release (24 Jun 08 23:00) - 1 comment
The Reds have been allowed to proceed with the construction process under license until September while talks over the 999-year lease deal continue.
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At Torrey Pines, Quality Shows in Superintendent, Equipment
Golf -
By Press Release (24 Jun 08 15:00)
John Deere Golf Equipment Lends Finishing Touch to U.S. Open Course - Read Article
High speed mowing for turf specialist
Industry News -
By Press Release (24 Jun 08 13:30)
When your business is growing top quality turf the quality and cost-efficiency of the mowing are vital. Stewartsturf, Scotland’s biggest turf grower have developed a unique solution based on the Hayter TM749 trailed gang mower.
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Four major stadium contracts for SIS in Europe and Ukraine
Football -
By Press Release (24 Jun 08 8:00)
After successfully installing the pitch for the UEFA Champions League final in Moscow, SIS (Support In Sport) have landed four major international football stadium contracts. - Read Article
BSH appoints new technical advisor for South East England
Industry News -
By Ellie Tait (23 Jun 08 13:35)
British Seed Houses has appointed Tom Fleetwood as technical sales advisor for the South East of England. - Read Article
At Wimbledon, It's the Grass Stupid
Tennis -
By Press Release (23 Jun 08 12:00)
In the weeks leading up to the championships guards patrol the grounds of the All-England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club with German shepherds; their radios buzz periodically with static and their fingers twitch on flashlights. Electrified fences surround the courts in London's leafy southwest. Interlopers of all kinds are unwelcome. Foxes, especially. - Read Article
Pitch vandalised
Cricket -
By Press Release (23 Jun 08 10:30)
VANDALS who dug holes on Peebles County cricket pitches have been described as mindless by the club's committee-details inside - Read Article
