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Remedial work at the SWALEC Stadium
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Remedial work at the SWALEC Stadium
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Saracens handed pitch boost
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Harrogate 2012
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Harrogate 2012
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Golf course openings continue to decline, rounds down in September
11 Nov 2008 -
Golf -
Press Release
U.S. golf course developers are on track to post the lowest number of openings in two decades. Measured in 18-hole equivalents, 65 courses have opened so far this year and NGF estimates, based on the number of courses currently under construction, that another 10 to 20 will open by December 31.
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Pesticide Use: Training and Certification
11 Nov 2008 -
Industry -
Press Release
Over the last couple of years there has been an on-going debate – recently crystalised on the ‘Pitchcare.com’ website - about the use of pesticides, particularly in relation to training and/or certification and the sale of products to untrained users.
Pavilion gutted by suspected arson attack
10 Nov 2008 -
Industry -
Press Release
Arson spate is the work of children! - A fire chief says schoolchildren are to blame for a spate of arson attacks ...
Electric Cushman Diabline shuttle bus for National Trust Estate
10 Nov 2008 -
Industry -
Peter Driver
The Esher branch of Ernest Doe & Sons, the local distributor of Cushman light industrial vehicles marketed in the UK by Ransomes Jacobsen, has delivered an electric powered shuttle bus to the National Trust’s Polesden Lacey estate in Surrey.
Kinross golf courses trial New Z-GO RXV golf car
9 Nov 2008 -
Golf -
Peter Driver
Kinross Golf Courses in Fife, the 36-hole golf complex which lies in beautiful, unspoilt parkland bordering Loch Leven and owned by Sir David Montgomery and his family, has recently invested in two new E-Z-GO RXV golf cars supplied by local dealer, Fairways GM Ltd.
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Lytham’s dynamic duo ...
9 Nov 2008 -
Cricket -
Laurence Gale MSc
- 1 comment
Les Stephens has been Groundsman at Lytham Cricket & Sports Club for the past twelve years. He is responsible for the upkeep of nine acres of sportsfield and surrounding woodland. The club offer facilities for cricket, tennis and football.
Football Pitch Construction at Eastbourne Borough FC
8 Nov 2008 -
Football -
Press Release
The south coast town of Eastbourne boasts a side capable of promotion to the football league in the shape of Eastbourne Borough.
Vitax in the Pink
8 Nov 2008 -
Industry -
Carol Dutton
Staff at Vitax’s Coalville headquarters got behind the Breast Cancer charity’s ‘Dare To Wear It Pink 2008’ campaign recently, wearing pink to work for the day and eating pink cakes in the office.
Green spaces 'reduce health gap'
7 Nov 2008 -
General News -
Press Release
A bit of greenery near our homes can cut the "health gap" between rich and poor, say researchers from two Scottish universities.
New Toro Kit gives Villa the Advantage
7 Nov 2008 -
Football -
Press Release
- 1 comment
Aston Villa has invested in a new fleet of Toro equipment to ensure the pitches at its new training complex are maintained to the highest of standards.
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Low maintenance, not no maintenance, best for synthetic pitches
7 Nov 2008 -
Synthetics -
Holly Harvey
- 3 comments
Perceptions that synthetic pitches can be ‘fitted and forgotten’ could lead to a shorter life for an expensive facility, and even worse, injuries to players. This was the view of independent synthetic surface specialist David Rhodes, speaking at a Press Conference arranged by Charterhouse Turf Machinery at West Ham’s training ground.
Millennium stadium
7 Nov 2008 -
General Sports -
Steve Gingell
- Issue 20 - Aug / Sep 2008
The Millennium Stadium provides a superb sporting and concert arena, but is very challenging for the growth of good pitches. The lack of light, as shown by an STRI hemiview light study, was insufficient for growth for much of the year, and a rapid decline in sward quality often occurred.
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Game, set and match day...
7 Nov 2008 -
Tennis -
Laurence Gale MSc
Our editor heads for SW19 to spend the day with the Wimbledon groundstaff as they prepare for the all important World Group Davis Cup tie against Austria. With Wimbledon being the home of tennis in the UK and, some would say, the world, it is perhaps somewhat surprising to note that the recent Davis Cup match between Great Britain and Austria is only the fifth time a tie has been staged here in the past thirty years.
New Instrata wins IOG Innovation Award
7 Nov 2008 -
Industry -
Mark Sanderson
Instrata, the new high-performance turf fungicide from Syngenta, has won the Institute of Groundsmanship Innovation Award at this week’s Scotsturf event.
JCB Service thinks inside the box to bring green savings
6 Nov 2008 -
Industry -
Press Release
JCB Service strengthens its commitment to the environment with the launch of “Bag in Box” Lubricants – a revolutionary new packaging system for its own brand oils – which is 84% more environmentally friendly and delivers a series of cost and performance benefits to the landscaping sector.
Finesse Leisure opt for the new E-Z-GO
6 Nov 2008 -
Industry -
Peter Driver
Gordon Dunn, General Golf Course Manager at Finesse Leisure, has taken delivery of a fleet of 13 RXV golf cars for the Panshanger Golf Complex in Hertfordshire.
Vertech announce European launch following Asian sucess
6 Nov 2008 -
Golf -
Press Release
Vertech, a leading technical golf green solutions company, launch in Europe following a successful preview at the KPMG Golf Business Forum and successful Asian partnerships
Eighteenth Century Avenue part of Ongoing Restoration
5 Nov 2008 -
Industry -
Carol Dutton
Around 130 ancient trees, forming part of a famous 18th century landscape have been treated to one-metre deep aeration treatment as part of ongoing restoration.
Ransomes Parkway Triple Mower for Scone Castle
5 Nov 2008 -
Industry -
Peter Driver
Peter Timoney, Head Gardener at Scone Palace, the ancestral seat of the Earls of Mansfield and the former crowning place for the Kings of Scotland, has taken delivery of a Ransomes Parkway triple mower from Fairways GM, RANSOMES JACOBSEN‘s dealer for Scotland.
A touch of frost
5 Nov 2008 -
Synthetics -
Press Release
Despite a noticeable absence of ‘summer’ in recent years, it is somehow always a shock to the system when winter arrives, prefaced by nondescript autumn months that do little to ease us gently towards the dark evenings and chilly, wintry weather.
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