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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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Water - our most precious commodity
31 Jan 2009 -
Best of the Rest -
Duncan McGilvray
- Issue 22 - Dec / Jan 2009
A recent survey within our industry revealed the following statistics when asked the question "Where do you get your irrigation water from?"
Happy Anniversary Lely and Toro!
31 Jan 2009 -
Industry -
Lesley Walker
Lely UK and The Toro Company recently celebrated two very important milestones – the 40th anniversary of Lely in the UK and the 25th anniversary of Lely’s distributorship of Toro turf maintenance machinery.
Hampden Park pitch can be relaid for Co-operative Insurance Cup final
31 Jan 2009 -
Football -
Press Release
The Hampden Park pitch will be torn up and relaid if problems persist before the Co-operative Insurance Cup final in March and Scotland's vital World Cup qualifier against Iceland in April, Telegraph Sport can reveal.
ECHO Launch their first Hybrid 4 Brushcutter
31 Jan 2009 -
Industry -
Press Release
ECHO have introduced the first Hybrid 4 brushcutter into their range, the SRMF-340U.
Scottish course maintains high standards
31 Jan 2009 -
Industry -
Steve Mitchell
The Musselburgh Golf Club at Monktonhall near Edinburgh, which has completed its third year as an Open Championship qualifying course, is held in high regard by golfers and greenkeepers alike for its high standards of course quality and presentation.
Cricket club loses £10,565
30 Jan 2009 -
Cricket -
Press Release
After being rocked by one of the wettest summers for years and finishing bottom of the Lancashire League, Colne Cricket Club was dealt another bouncer at the annual meeting on Thursday night when the balance sheet revealed a loss of £10,565 for the year to September 30th.
BIGGA’s 49th Master Greenkeeper is Daniel Lightfoot
30 Jan 2009 -
Industry -
Scott MacCallum
BIGGA’s 49th Master Greenkeeper is Daniel Lightfoot, from Bearwood Lakes Golf Club, in Berkshire.
Wiedenmann to bring out Terra Spike GXi 8
30 Jan 2009 -
Industry -
Press Release
Plans are afoot to launch a new model of the Wiedenmann Terra Spike™ GXi. It seems certain that the GXi 8 will be launched before the end of 2009.
Top Quality at the Ricoh
30 Jan 2009 -
Football -
Steve Mitchell
A number of new John Deere machines supplied by Parks & Grounds Machinery of Bidford-on-Avon, Warwickshire are used by Coventry City Football Club’s grounds manager Michael Finch and his team of five staff to look after the pitches at the Ricoh Arena and the club’s academy and training ground, the Alan Higgs Centre in south-east Coventry.
From Preston to Paris
30 Jan 2009 -
Golf -
Dave Edmondson
- Issue 22 - Dec / Jan 2009 - 2 comments
Dave Edmondson is Assistant Course Superintendent at Golf de Saint Nom la Breteche. Here he explains how he made the transition from Preston to Paris and why, if you are a fan of fine wine, great restaurants and fantastic culture, it is the place to be
Vitax Winner Chooses Education
30 Jan 2009 -
Industry -
Press Release
Andrew Flemmings from Filey Golf Club is the lucky winner of a £50 voucher for BIGGA merchandise having had his ticket drawn from the hat on the Vitax Amenity stand at BTME.
Barenbrug Invests in New Trials at Cropvale
29 Jan 2009 -
Industry -
Press Release
Specialist grass seed breeder Barenbrug has established its own UK amenity research site at Cropvale in Worcestershire.
East Side Story
29 Jan 2009 -
Best of the Rest -
Editor
- Issue 22 - Dec / Jan 2009
The east of the country boasts a fine tradition of supplying the turfcare industry. What has attracted manufacturers and suppliers to the eastern side of England? Roger Dalton finds out that the answer lies in the soil ...
2008 Neil Wyatt Groundstaff Awards Announced
29 Jan 2009 -
Racing -
Press Release
- 1 comment
The winners of the much coveted 2008 Neil Wyatt Racecourse Groundstaff Awards have been announced. It is encouraging for all the groundstaff in the Industry that their work gets recognition via the groundstaff awards, and the RCA are very grateful to the sponsors for supporting these valuable awards.
Making a silk purse out of a sow’s ear
29 Jan 2009 -
Industry -
Press Release
The trouble with being a landscape contractor is that very few customers will have exactly the same conditions and requirements. This can make equipment selection a challenge and in many cases a compromise is required. And then there are some contracts that dictate that only one machine can reliably do the job. One of Richard Gardiner’s contracts for SC Johnson’s UK Head Office falls into just that category. Norris & Gardiner has held the grounds maintenance contract for the 30ha site at Camberley for 35 years. It’s a contract that in many ways is ideal; the Facilities Manager hasn’t set up prescriptive targets and Service Level Agreements, but then again, Richard knows that leaving the showcase site in anything less than A1 condition could have serious repercussions. As Richard comments, “The first thing that visitors to the company see, even before entering Reception, are the grounds and first impressions matter immensely!
Countax Appointed UK Distributors for Shindaiwa
29 Jan 2009 -
Industry -
Press Release
Countax are pleased to announce that they have been formally appointed distributor of Shindaiwa power tools for the UK.
Golf greenkeepers set to benefit from agreement with CMAE
29 Jan 2009 -
Golf -
Press Release
The Club Managers Association of Europe (CMAE) has signed an agreement with the British and International Golf Greenkeepers Association (BIGGA) that could enable course managers to develop their careers and become club managers.
Hallamshire Opts for Toro Exclusivity
28 Jan 2009 -
Golf -
Lesley Walker
Hallamshire Golf Club has signed a Toro exclusivity agreement. The Sheffield club, which recently celebrated its centenary, had always shied away from committing to a single machinery manufacturer, but its positive experiences with its existing Toro kit convinced the committee to agree to the five-year deal.
‘Introducing Velvet Bents to you Course’.
28 Jan 2009 -
Industry -
Press Release
Greenkeepers at BTME were able to take home the latest information on Velvet Bents, the exciting cultivars which are saving inputs and boosting the environmental performance of golf clubs across the country.
Peter Todd is BIGGA’s National Chairman for 2009
28 Jan 2009 -
Golf -
Scott MacCallum
Peter Todd, Courses Manager at The London Golf Club, took over from his friend and former colleague, Kenny Mackay, as BIGGA National Chairman at the Association’s AGM, on January 21.
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