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HOLE.jpg Aeration – the next generation
30 Jun 2008 - Industry - Keith Kensett
‘It’s a lot like arthroscopic surgery, the machine makes a small hole on top but a larger one underneath to work within.’

GrassCloseUp3.jpg Grass – a natural choice
30 Jun 2008 - Industry - Press Release
With environmental issues becoming more topical and harder to ignore, the argument in favour of natural turf strengthens all the time.

DSC_0056crop.JPG [cropped] Brushing up on artificials
30 Jun 2008 - Synthetics - Sam Breeden
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.

RichardBarnett.jpg [cropped] New stadium, New Groundsman, New Meadow
30 Jun 2008 - Football - Laurence Gale MSc
Shrewsbury Town FC’s 2007-08 season kicked off at the aptly named New Meadow Stadium with high hopes of gaining promotion. However, a disappointing campaign saw them finish 18th in Division 2. Laurence Gale MSc meets Head Groundsman Richard Barnett

SoilHarmonyMain.jpg [cropped] The Sweet Solution
30 Jun 2008 - Consultancy - Mark Atkins - 1 comment
Continuing the ‘sugar’ debate, agronomist Mark Atkins of Soil Harmony, suggests that sugars need some help to achieve success. Recent warm weather has finally given turf the kick start it needed for really healthy growth and vibrant colour, but just eight weeks ago it was a very different picture.

Caddick Wants More Of Pitch Battle
30 Jun 2008 - Cricket - Press Release
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.

Nigel Pritchard - MJ Abbott Limited.jpg MJ Abbott strengthens management team
30 Jun 2008 - General News - Press Release
Leading sportsturf contractor MJ Abbott Limited has appointed Nigel Pritchard as Purchasing and Direct Sales Manager.

Plymouth 0235.jpg Plymouth City Council use a combination of Ransomes mowers to get results.
30 Jun 2008 - Local Authority - Peter Driver
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.

Reid Banks On Colin To Pitch In
30 Jun 2008 - Football - Press Release
Hamilton boss Billy Reid reckons Colin Fraser could be a crucial signing as his side prepare for their return to the top flight.

Vandals threaten Cheadle Town FC
28 Jun 2008 - Industry - Press Release - 1 comment
A SEMI-professional Stockport football club has been victim to vandals.

SED1a.jpg Muck-truck say ‘Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.’
27 Jun 2008 - Industry - Lance Bassett
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.

Kingston Lacy 0211.jpg National Trust choose Ransomes out Front Rotary for KinINgston Lacy
26 Jun 2008 - Industry - Peter Driver
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.

Asquith the star as Leeds Bradford reach Lord's
26 Jun 2008 - Cricket - Press Release - 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.

Council learns costly lesson over sacking
26 Jun 2008 - Local Authority - Press Release
Civic chiefs in Shaftesbury have pledged to learn the lessons of the town council's unfair dismissal of its head groundsman and move on.

Steve Thorpe with children of Haworth Primary School.jpg Etesia sponsors young gardeners
25 Jun 2008 - Industry - Press Release
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.

Dunbar to rally round for Wood
25 Jun 2008 - Golf - Press Release
A long-serving Lothians greenkeeper who had his career ended by a stroke is to benefit from a testimonial later this year.

100_3153.JPG Practice is Perfect at Hibs
25 Jun 2008 - Football - Press Release
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.

Liverpool have begun preliminary work on their new £350m stadium.
24 Jun 2008 - Football - Press Release - 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.

At Torrey Pines, Quality Shows in Superintendent, Equipment
24 Jun 2008 - Golf - Press Release
John Deere Golf Equipment Lends Finishing Touch to U.S. Open Course

High speed mowing for turf specialist
24 Jun 2008 - Industry - Press Release
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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