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BSH offers Floranid fertilisers alongside core seed range
31 Jan 2008 -
Industry -
Ellie Parry
British Seed Houses now offers the full range of Floranid slow-release fertilisers to compliment its comprehensive seed range.
Two New Sales Managers for Turfmech
31 Jan 2008 -
Industry -
Mike Bird
Turfmech has appointed two new sales managers with responsibility for the entire range of Turfmech turf and grounds maintenance equipment and for Allett professional walk-behind mowers.
Old Trafford to have new pitch
30 Jan 2008 -
Best of the Rest -
Other
- 1 comment
Manchester United's Fergie Demands New £250k Old Trafford Pitch - 4 hours ago. But the Tottenham game proved the final straw, and groundsmen have been ordered to lay a new £250000 surface
Pellenc Launch Professional Electric Pole Saws
30 Jan 2008 -
Industry -
Press Release
Pellenc has launched a range of four electric pole saws - the Selion which have been designed for professional tree surgeons, landscapers and viticulturists.
Taking pride in Framlingham
30 Jan 2008 -
Cricket -
Laurence Gale MSc
- Issue 16 - Dec / Jan 2008 - 1 comment
MIKE RUTTERFORD is Head Groundsman at Framlingham College, a position he took over from his brother. Set in beautiful Suffolk countryside the college is considered by many locals to have the best views in the county
Decompaction experts join forces
30 Jan 2008 -
Industry -
Press Release
John Reynolds has joined Blec as Sales and Marketing Manager.
Attack of the clones!
29 Jan 2008 -
Editorial -
Dave Saltman
- Issue 16 - Dec / Jan 2008 - 9 comments
It is six and a half years since Pitchcare was launched. In that time we have seen a steady growth in membership and, by the time you read this, we could well have busted the 30,000 members mark. No small feat for an idea that was considered, at best, ‘bonkers’ back in 2001.
New Sports Mixtures get a Green Light
29 Jan 2008 -
Industry -
Miranda Harris
An investment of 7 million euros in Research and Development by leading grass seed organisation DLF Trifolium means new material and ideas are guaranteed on a regular basis. One innovation which has already caused a great deal of interest, especially amongst the environmentalists is the development of tiny clovers, known as microclovers.
Glenn Bray Obituary
28 Jan 2008 -
Industry -
Editor
Glenn Bray, Chairman and Customer Services Director for Lloyds & Company Letchworth Ltd, died suddenly on Sunday 20th January 2008 from a heart attack whilst at home.
Dial-In for New York, courtesy of Vitax
28 Jan 2008 -
Industry -
Press Release
Nigel Couchman, course manager at Tewkesbury Park Hotel, Golf and Country Club could be winging his way to New York (with the chance to play golf on two top courses) courtesy of the Vitax ‘Dial-In for Perfect Hydration’ competition, opened at BTME.
Technical Surfaces Help Youngster Go From Lead to Gold
28 Jan 2008 -
Synthetics -
Chris Bassett
Synthetic maintenance specialists Technical Surfaces were recently asked to provide the maintenance programme to an all-weather sports pitch in the village of Leadenham, Lincolnshire.
Cavanaugh Brothers head Floratine
28 Jan 2008 -
Industry -
Carol Dutton
Kevin and Michael Cavanaugh are the new heads of Floratine Products Group having taken over as President and Vice President in October last year.
Five Years of Unsung Heroes
25 Jan 2008 -
General News -
Carol Dutton
Kester Clarke, Head Groundsman of Ipswich Cricket Club, Suffolk and Tim McCreadie, Course Manager of Royston Golf Club in Hertfordshire are the latest turf professionals to join the ranks of Terrain Aeration’s Unsung Heroes, all of whom were invited to attend this year’s awards.
How can golf clubs retain ‘nomadic’ golf members?
25 Jan 2008 -
Golf -
Press Release
The GTC has recognised a growing expectation amongst golfer’s seeking to play on golf courses in pristine condition for as near to 12 months a year as possible with those in golf club membership seeking to derive full value for their annual subscriptions.
Forest trumps!
23 Jan 2008 -
Football -
Laurence Gale MSc
- Issue 16 - Dec / Jan 2008
When Nottingham Forest’s previous incumbent packed his bags and headed for the bright lights of the big city, in stepped Ewan Hunter to take on the role of Head Groundsman at the club made famous by Brian Clough
Street Scene
23 Jan 2008 -
Local Authority -
Editor
- Issue 22 - Dec / Jan 2009
Street Scene has a team of around forty full time staff, a far cry from the department that once employed around 205 before CCT was introduced
Colin Robinson goes AWOL
23 Jan 2008 -
Golf -
Colin Robinson
- 2 comments
When did I first have thoughts of packing my job in and travelling the world? Was it when I was getting up at 4.30am on a wet Saturday morning to change holes for a club competition, or sat at a greens committee meeting explaining, for the one hundredth time, why we need to topdress the greens?
Look forward to better turf disease control
22 Jan 2008 -
Harrogate Week -
Press Release
Turf managers can look forward to better turf disease control now and in the future, thanks to new developments in disease forecasting systems set to make more effective use of fungicide programmes.
Mark’s time at Fulford
21 Jan 2008 -
Golf -
Laurence Gale MSc
- Issue 16 - Dec / Jan 2008
It is the golf course where Bernhard Langer famously played a televised shot out of an ancient ash tree. It is also where seven crew members of a Halifax bomber lost their lives during take off on a bombing mission to France during the Second World War.
 Lloyds-Maredo Greensmower Turfcare System
21 Jan 2008 -
Harrogate Week -
Clive Nottingham
Following the successful launch at IOG Saltex Windsor of the Lloyds-Maredo Turfcare System, a pedestrian power unit with multi using range of attachments, comes the next chapter.