| Welcome to our January Newsletter |
 Not the best of starts to the new year with the snow and ice causing major problems for all our sporting venues. Even race meetings on the, supposedly, all weather tracks were cancelled.
And, apparently, there's more bad weather to come, which will be a disaster for many of the smaller clubs who need revenue coming in at this time of the year. Let's hope the forecasters are as accurate as they were when they predicted last year's barbecue summer!
From Pitchcare's point of view we are gradually getting into the swing of things. This year we are rolling out a whole host of new Lantra Awards accredited training courses. Information about February's courses are detailed just to the right of this column.
The new one day courses include Artificial Surfaces Maintenance, Bowls and Cricket Pitch Maintenance, and are aimed at helping groundsmen to understand the basic requirements and operations that are needed for producing a safe playing surface. In addition to our planned courses, we are more than happy to run them at your own venue with your own team. Just give us a call on 01902 440256 and we'll do the rest.
Regards
Dave Saltman |
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| February Training Courses |
11 - Cricket Maintenance (Spring Preparations) - Wolverhampton *
15/16 - Pesticides PA1/PA6 - Wolverhampton**
18 - Bowls Maintenance - Worksop, Nottinghamshire*
23 - Artificial Surfaces Maintenance - Birmingham*
25 - Winter Sports Maintenance (Rugby/Football) - Leicester*
* Lantra Awards Accreditation
** NPTC Accreditation
Click for more details, or email Christine Johnson. |
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| John Deere’s hybrid technology leads the way |
John Deere's pioneering hybrid technology for golf course and amenity turf maintenance was featured on three different machines on the company’s stand at BTME 2010 in Harrogate this month.
The energy-efficient hybrid system is utilised on no less than five pedestrian and ride-on mowers in the company’s new range for 2010, giving customers an unrivalled choice of this innovative technology, which is designed to reduce fuel consumption, operating costs, hydraulic leaks and noise levels.
The latest John Deere E-Cut hybrid machines include the 220e walk-behind greens mower, the 2500e triplex greens mower and the 8000e, 7500e and 8500e fairway mowers, all of which are fitted with the award winning Quick Adjust (QA) cutting units, featuring the unique Speed Link system for extremely quick height of cut adjustment.
For further product details, visit the John Deere website at www.johndeere.co.uk – and click here to see an online copy of the second issue of TurfPower, John Deere’s new customer newsletter for the turf industry in the UK and Ireland. Read more… |
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| Up for Auction |
Get yourself a bargain. Currently on offer on the Auction site are:
Brand new petrol leaf blower Dolmar PB500
AJC Box Trailer
Scotts H2 PRO wetting Agent
Sisis Dart including tines
View the Auction
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| Cash for Used Machinery |
Got any machinery or equipment that you don't use any more? Why not turn it into cash for your club.
It's free to local sports clubs and voluntary organisations to advertise machinery on the Pitchcare Used Machinery section. For others it's just £30 for 8 weeks of advertising.
Used Machinery is the third most popular section on our website, with around 20,000 page views each month.
Put your machine up for sale
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