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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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Dutch manufacturer Imants BV announce takeover of Koro Systems
25 Jul 2009 -
Industry -
Charmian Robinson
One year before its 125th anniversary, Dutch manufacturer Imants BV has taken over the manufacture, marketing and development of Koro-Systems.
RASE Machinery award for Kubota M40 Series Tractors
25 Jul 2009 -
Industry -
Rhian Kendall
The Kubota M40 Series tractors range has been awarded a Silver medal in the 2009 Royal Agricultural Society Of England (RASE) Machinery Awards. The award was presented at the Royal Show 2009.
Education, Education, Education
25 Jul 2009 -
General Sports -
Editor
- Issue 25 - Jun / Jul 2009
Pitchcare visits the site of a brand new school in the South-West of England where MJ Abbott, in partnership with Cowlin Construction, is using its sportsturf expertise to ensure that muddy school playing fields are a thing of the past
Edgbaston surface is 'like jelly', says groundsman ahead of third Test
25 Jul 2009 -
Cricket -
Press Release
The Edgbaston groundsman has revealed his concerns over the state of the pitch ahead of next week's third Ashes Test.
Paladins in Wales
24 Jul 2009 -
Industry -
Charmian Robinson
Welsh Council take on another 31 Paladin mowers to keep their turf up to scratch
Mid Season Bowls Rescue
24 Jul 2009 -
Bowls -
Carol Dutton
Two Lancastrian bowling clubs, hampered by surface water following heavy rain mid season are ‘playing on’ thanks to compressed air de-compaction treatment.
Barenbrug Seed brings new life to SPL Pitches
24 Jul 2009 -
Football -
Lesley Walker
The impending start of the 2009-10 Scottish Premier League (SPL) season has seen a record number of Scottish clubs select Barenbrug grass seed to get their pitches in optimum playing condition in time for the first fixtures this coming August.
The King of Radley College
23 Jul 2009 -
Schools -
Editor
- Issue 25 - Jun / Jul 2009
Adam King, Grounds Manager at Radley College, has been trialing new seed cultivars with good results. Now, all he needs is the ‘miracle mixture’ that will cater for all sports surfaces!
How to communicate difficult decisions
23 Jul 2009 -
Training -
Frank Newberry
- Issue 25 - Jun / Jul 2009
As discussed in part one, difficult decisions can be very hard to make, and communicating them can sometimes be harder still. In this the second of two articles Trainer and Conference Speaker, Frank Newberry, considers how we can respond positively to the challenge of communicating difficult decisions.
Saldana Golf Club's New E-Z-GO Golf Car Fleet
23 Jul 2009 -
Golf -
Peter Driver
Saldana Golf Club, located six kilometres from Burgos in northern Spain, has recently purchased 16 of the latest electric E-Z-GO RXV golf cars from local distributor Green Mowers.
Genesis Orwell Mencap supply bespoke garden furniture to Ransomes Jacobsen
22 Jul 2009 -
Golf -
Peter Driver
A party of managers and team members from Genesis Garden Furniture, part of the Genesis Orwell Mencap organisation, visited Ransomes Jacobsen recently to receive a personal thank you from Managing Director David Withers, in recognition of their contribution supplying bespoke wooden furniture for the company’s three-hole golf course.
The BSH / Pitchcare Fantasy Football League - £750 up for grabs!
21 Jul 2009 -
Football -
Dan Hughes
- 5 comments
Pitchcare have teamed up with British Seed Houses to provide you with fantasy football this year! It's great fun, free to enter and a fab prize pot of £750 is on offer.
L4100 an exciting new addition to the Kubota Tractor range
21 Jul 2009 -
Industry -
Rhian Kendall
The new Kubota L4100 mid-range tractor now joins the well established L3200 standard tractor model that has proved so popular with a wide variety of customers.
Wiedenmann UK and dealers, Ernest Doe join forces at Diss Golf Club
21 Jul 2009 -
Golf -
Val Graham
“Keep it simple,” was the key theme for around 30 head greenkeepers, contractors and local authority managers who attended a unique workshop at Diss Golf Club, Norfolk.
The Perennial Problem
21 Jul 2009 -
Consultancy -
Paul Cawood
- Issue 25 - Jun / Jul 2009
Paul Cawood, Business Development Manager at LanGuard Ltd., gives an overview of perennial weeds and how best to treat them.
Do walk on the grass…
20 Jul 2009 -
General News -
Press Release
A beautifully landscaped area of grass is usually off-limits to pedestrians and is certainly no place for cars and caravans, but now using the ACO GroundGuard® ground reinforcement and stabilisation system, attractive and versatile grassed areas can easy be created that can withstand extreme loads and high, repeated use.
Football’s Most Important Goal
20 Jul 2009 -
Football -
Kevin Utton
When playing a football match, what are the most important considerations?
It's a cover up!
20 Jul 2009 -
Cricket -
Bob Stretton
- Issue 25 - Jun / Jul 2009 - 1 comment
Bob Stretton, former ECB Pitches Advisor for Warwickshire, and current Head Groundsman at the Massey Ferguson Sports Club, offers some advice on cricket covers suggesting that the art of cricket groundsmanship is the skill to balance soil moisture content with pitch playability
How to get what you want ....
19 Jul 2009 -
Golf -
Duncan McGilvray
- Issue 25 - Jun / Jul 2009
How to get what you want without it costing the earth. Duncan McGilvray says that upgrading your automatic irrigation system should be a step-by-step approach to ensure the end product is exactly what you want, and at a cost suitable to your budget.
York Racecourse restored with Barenbrug Bar 50 SOS
19 Jul 2009 -
Racing -
Lesley Walker
York Racecourse credits Barenbrug’s BAR 50 SOS with the speedy and successful restoration of grass cover to track disturbed during drainage works.
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