Magazine - Issue 29 - February / March 2010

Kenya Dig It?
25 Apr 2010 - Golf - Charmian Robinson - Issue 29 - Feb / Mar 2010
Vipingo Ridge lies in the centre of a 2,500 acre former sisal estate. The property rises from just above sea level to a 140 metre high ridge, before falling off again to the scenic lake and game conservation area to the west of the site. The development lies approximately 30 kilometres north of the historic coastal town of Mombasa and south of Lamu, a World Heritage site.

Capital Budgeting
22 Apr 2010 - Consultancy - Andrew Turnbull BSc (Hons) - Issue 29 - Feb / Mar 2010
In this article, Andy Turnbull BSc examines how the use of financial management and analysis skills show that a turfgrass manager is aware of how proposed purchases affect the organisation as a whole, not just their world of the golf course or sports ground

Mud to Ashes
21 Apr 2010 - Cricket - James Westwood STRI - Issue 29 - Feb / Mar 2010
Whilst the lamentable performance of the England Cricket Team in the fourth Test at Headingley in August was a huge disappointment, the match did at least mark the successful culmination of an eighteen month project to redevelop the outfield.

Indian Summary!
17 Apr 2010 - Golf - William Swan - Issue 29 - Feb / Mar 2010
William Swan, of Swan Golf Design, talks about the idiosyncrasies of working on golf courses in India. As he explains, even the most straightforward tasks are undertaken in a way that is alien to other parts of the world

Currying Favour
15 Apr 2010 - Cricket - Mark Jolliffe - Issue 29 - Feb / Mar 2010 - 6 comments
Mark Jolliffe, Head Groundsman at Taunton School, talks about constructing a new cricket square at the nearby village of North Curry in Somerset, and what can be achieved on a tight budget with volunteer helpers

CLS go back to school
14 Apr 2010 - Best of the Rest - Editor - Issue 29 - Feb / Mar 2010
Cleveland Land Services are in their thirty second year of trading. Originally a landscaping contractor, the company has grown to become one of the leading sports turf contractors. Managing Director, John Miller, outlines the company’s ethos, which even requires a bit of school work!

Handling Conflict - Part 3: Responding well to conflicts we cannot avoid
12 Apr 2010 - Training - Frank Newberry - Issue 29 - Feb / Mar 2010
Performance Consultant and Conference Speaker Frank Newberry considers ways in which we can prepare for and respond effectively to a conflict at work that we may not be able to avoid.

Virginia - Plain and Simple ...
11 Apr 2010 - Golf - David McGregor - Issue 29 - Feb / Mar 2010
David McGregor, a former intern of the Ohio State University programme, is Senior Assistant Superintendent at the Robert Trent Jones Golf Club in Virginia, USA. Here he talks about keeping up the levels of maintenance with less resources

Beet’s route to a better course ...
10 Apr 2010 - Golf - Laurence Gale MSc - Issue 29 - Feb / Mar 2010
Stourbridge Golf Club once appeared in the Guinness Book of Records as being the course with “the longest yardage over the smallest acreage”. Our editor meets Craig Beet, Head Greenkeeper at Stourbridge Golf Club, a parkland course in the West Midlands

Choosing a Contractor
9 Apr 2010 - Consultancy - Editor - Issue 29 - Feb / Mar 2010 - 2 comments
Regardless of the size of the job to be undertaken, choosing a contractor to carry out the work needs careful consideration. A contractor is only as good as his last contract and, in a relatively small industry like ours, news of bad workmanship will spread like wild-fire.

Where do we come from?
8 Apr 2010 - Mechanics - Stuart Hall - Issue 29 - Feb / Mar 2010 - 1 comment
Workshop technicians that is. Stuart Hall, Workshop manager at John o'Gaunt Golf Club reckons he has the answers.

CDM - be aware of your responsibilities
6 Apr 2010 - Consultancy - Kath Bentley STRI - Issue 29 - Feb / Mar 2010
Kath Bentley, STRI Turfgrass Agronomist for the North of England, details the requirements of Construction (Design and Management) Regulations

Nematodes - Surviving the big freeze?
5 Apr 2010 - Consultancy - Dr Colin Fleming - Issue 29 - Feb / Mar 2010
With the appearance of arctic-like conditions, a number of greenkeepers and groundsmen have been asking if freezing weather in the UK will have a beneficial effect by reducing the levels of insect and nematode pests attacking turfgrass?

Avoiding Dee-saster
4 Apr 2010 - Racing - Editor - Issue 29 - Feb / Mar 2010
Ed Gretton, Clerk of the Course at Bangor-on-Dee Racecourse, has nothing but praise for the groundstaff as they reparied the course after excessive flooding.

Golf courses and wildlife
3 Apr 2010 - Golf - Dr Mark Hampton MIEEM - Issue 29 - Feb / Mar 2010
In the first part of a series on ecology and the golf course, Dr Mark Hampton MIEEM, gives an overview of the laws governing wildlife, and how golf courses can help to create havens for all types of flora and fauna

Warranty of Fitness
2 Apr 2010 - Bowls - Peter Monro NZSTI - Issue 29 - Feb / Mar 2010
Peter Monro, agronomist with the NZST, believes that performing a regular tune-up and warranty of fitness will get the best out of your irrigation system

It's not rocket science ...
1 Apr 2010 - Mechanics - Pat Callaby - Issue 29 - Feb / Mar 2010 - 1 comment
... but it is important to understand the workings of the cooling system. Patrick ‘Cal’ Callaby, Workshop Manager at Celtic Manor Resort, offers some timely advice on keeping it in tip-top condition