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Lawn Society awards first Chelsea Medals
31 May 2007 -
Industry -
Carol Dutton
- 2 comments
The Lawn Society has awarded its first medals for lawns and grassed areas exhibited at the Chelsea Flower Show.
Policeman,Bus Driver,Pub Landlord,Store Manager,the perfect CV for a Groundsman!
31 May 2007 -
General Sports -
Tony Bolton
- Issue 12 - Apr / May 2007 - 3 comments
TONY BOLTON explains how his interesting career path has led him to work at two high quality sports venues in Lancashire; Sedgley Park RUFC and Rawtenstall Cricket Club.
Leicester City go green with LPG
30 May 2007 -
Industry -
Press Release
Leicester City Council has recently taken delivery of 4 Hayter LT324G LPG powered triples. The machines have been supplied by local dealer Mitchell Industries based in Coleville near Leicester and will be used for cutting verges and amenity areas in the city.
FA launches search for 'visionary' chairman
30 May 2007 -
Industry -
Press Release
The search for a visionary administrator with the business acumen of Bill Gates, the diplomacy of Nelson Mandela, the firefighting skills of Red Adair and the patience of a saint was under way at the Football Association last night after the governing body's shareholders voted in favour of major reforms, including the landmark appointment of an independent chairman.
Attila cuts up rough at a low cost
30 May 2007 -
Industry -
Jane Undery
This year’s weather has seen rain alternating with spells of warm, dry sunshine – the ideal conditions for encouraging weeds, saplings and other unwanted plants to grow strong and lush.
Somerset square bashing all the rage among bowlers
30 May 2007 -
Cricket -
Press Release
- 4 comments
The batsman who is out of touch has but one ground in mind in terms of feeling his way back into form. The bounce is wonderfully consistent, the straight boundaries are markedly short and bountiful run-making is a given. This is Taunton, where Phil Frost, five times groundsman of the year, tends a square beloved by anyone looking to boost his average, but bemoaned by Andrew Caddick, Somerset’s premier bowler.
A Saint@NEOTS
27 May 2007 -
Football -
Robert Bradshaw
- Issue 12 - Apr / May 2007 - 2 comments
If ambition is rewarded then Robert Bradshaw should go far in our industry
Treats of London
27 May 2007 -
General Sports -
Laurence Gale MSc
- 1 comment
NATHAN CHAPMAN is Groundsman at one of the treats of London, the Honourable Artillery Company’s ground in EC1
Trimax attends TGA show after record month
26 May 2007 -
Industry -
Press Release
- 1 comment
Mowing systems manufacturer Trimax will attend its first Turfgrass Growers Association annual exhibition in a buoyant mood after its most successful month’s trading since the company was formed ten years ago.
In a Festive Mood
25 May 2007 -
Racing -
Laurence Gale MSc
- Issue 12 - Apr / May 2007
This year’s Cheltenham Festival again proved to be one of the most popular events of the British horseracing calendar.
Do pesticides deserve such BAD PRESS?
25 May 2007 -
Consultancy -
Paul Cawood
Languard’s PAUL CAWOOD seems to think not
Lindum Turf Trafalgar
25 May 2007 -
Industry -
Carol Dutton
- 2 comments
Two thousand sq metres of Lindum Turf are transforming London’s Trafalgar Square on their way to a permanent site on the banks of the Thames.
NPFA to change name
23 May 2007 -
Industry -
Press Release
After more than eighty years, the National Playing Fields Association is changing its operating name.
New Wasp seed Coating System
22 May 2007 -
Industry -
Editor
The very latest new formulation for all Turf seeds developed and applied in Germany-WASP (Water Absorbent Seed Process.)
This innovative new technology for the very first time provides the complete supply of water and nutritious elements to the seedling. A water reservoir, which is created all around the seedling, ensures permanent humidity and thus will not become dry! Moreover this coat contains an initial start up amenity fertiliser, humic acid and an activator for the roots of the plant.
Slit Drainage
21 May 2007 -
Consultancy -
Geoffrey Davison
- Issue 12 - Apr / May 2007
You cannot make a silk purse out of a pig’s ear. If there is not enough finance available to put in the necessary degree of drainage, it is no good thinking that half-measures will fully meet requirements.
Royal flush
21 May 2007 -
Industry -
Ellie Parry
Course Manager Alan Strachan and his greenkeeping staff at Royal County Down Golf Club have every right to be proud of their work. The club’s Championship course was recently ranked No. 1 in the 2007 ‘100 Best Golf Courses outside the United States’ list produced by American golf title Golf Digest.
Creating future classics
20 May 2007 -
Golf -
Jonathan Gaunt
- Issue 12 - Apr / May 2007
Since 1988 Jonathan Gaunt has been designing golf courses, not only in the UK but also in Turkey, Denmark, Spain and the burgeoning Czech Republic. To date his ‘stamp’ is on over thirty courses and he is in the process of designing further courses to be built between now and 2010.
Edinburgh City Council's Bereavement Services purchase two new Triplex Mowers
19 May 2007 -
Industry -
Peter Driver
Edinburgh City Council’s Services for Communities, Bereavement Services has recently taken delivery of two new Ransomes Highway 2130 triple mowers from Fairways GM, Ransomes Jacobsen’s dealer for Scotland.
Talking ROT!
18 May 2007 -
Consultancy -
John Scrace
- Issue 12 - Apr / May 2007
The appearance of fungal fruiting bodies on the trunk or branches of a tree often causes alarm, particularly if the tree in question is in an area frequented by the public.
Obituary - George Attwood-Harris
18 May 2007 -
General News -
Editor
- 2 comments
Agronomist, 52, of Biddulph.