http://www.pitchcare.com/ The most recent 20 articles by Dave Saltman on Pitchcare - Serving the Turfcare Industry Copyright 2012 Maxwell Amenity Ltd dave@pitchcare.com (Dave Saltman) al@pitchcare.com (Alastair Battrick) en Sun, 12 Feb 2012 21:45:39 +0000 Pitchcare's Custom Grown in House CMS 60 http://media.pitchcare.com/static/images/general/newlogo.png http://www.pitchcare.com/ 22 23 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Saturday Sunday Sat, 21 Jan 2012 06:00:00 +0000 Dave Saltman talks to David Withers, the new President of Jacobsen, about his career to date and his ambitions for the company mail@pitchcare.com (Dave Saltman) http://www.pitchcare.com/magazine/a-new-challenge-for-david-withers.html http://www.pitchcare.com/magazine/a-new-challenge-for-david-withers.html Thu, 29 Dec 2011 08:00:00 +0000 With the presents opened and (hopefully) enjoyed, the last of the turkey in a risotto, the New Year is upon us and, for many, the hope that 2012 brings more joy than this current year. The poor economic outlook sits heavily on all our minds but, strangely, a New Year brings hope and renewed enthusiasm to start afresh. mail@pitchcare.com (Dave Saltman) http://www.pitchcare.com/magazine/an-olive-branch-for-a-new-year.html http://www.pitchcare.com/magazine/an-olive-branch-for-a-new-year.html Wed, 30 Nov 2011 13:30:00 +0000 Who is going to champion the cause of the groundsmen and the greenkeepers against the growing tide of synthetic surfaces? Supporters of a forthcoming conference 'focusing on further developing the use of synthetic turf within the sporting market', we question whether the Institute of Groundsmanship is losing its own focus. mail@pitchcare.com (Dave Saltman) http://www.pitchcare.com/magazine/a-wake-up-call.html http://www.pitchcare.com/magazine/a-wake-up-call.html Thu, 10 Nov 2011 06:00:00 +0000 mail@pitchcare.com (Dave Saltman) http://www.pitchcare.com/magazine/kicking-off.html http://www.pitchcare.com/magazine/kicking-off.html Thu, 01 Sep 2011 06:00:00 +0100 At the end of August, Pitchcare celebrated its tenth anniversary. Here, I do not wish to dwell on our successes, but to use the past ten years as a time frame to look at where our industry has progressed to in that period. mail@pitchcare.com (Dave Saltman) http://www.pitchcare.com/magazine/a-perfect-ten.html http://www.pitchcare.com/magazine/a-perfect-ten.html Wed, 29 Jun 2011 06:00:00 +0100 I have been called many things by various people; arrogant, big-headed, single-minded and, probably, the best of the lot, passionate (not by my partner though!) mail@pitchcare.com (Dave Saltman) http://www.pitchcare.com/magazine/from-the-grass-roots-to-the-top.html http://www.pitchcare.com/magazine/from-the-grass-roots-to-the-top.html Sun, 01 May 2011 06:00:00 +0100 The single industry show debate rumbles on but, disappointingly, now without any input from the initiators of the latest talks! mail@pitchcare.com (Dave Saltman) http://www.pitchcare.com/magazine/final-chance-for-one-show.html http://www.pitchcare.com/magazine/final-chance-for-one-show.html Sat, 05 Mar 2011 08:00:00 +0000 The February/March edition of the Pitchcare magazine makes interesting reading from the perspective of our industry's future. mail@pitchcare.com (Dave Saltman) http://www.pitchcare.com/magazine/we-have-much-still-to-achieve.html http://www.pitchcare.com/magazine/we-have-much-still-to-achieve.html Sat, 01 Jan 2011 06:00:00 +0000 FIFA, the weather and the One Show - our Managing Director rounds up 2010 and looks forward to the New Year. mail@pitchcare.com (Dave Saltman) http://www.pitchcare.com/magazine/fighting-our-corner.html http://www.pitchcare.com/magazine/fighting-our-corner.html Mon, 01 Nov 2010 11:00:00 +0000 OVER the course of the next couple of months, customers and potential customers of the industry trade shows will each receive an independent questionnaire regarding the proposal for a single industry show. mail@pitchcare.com (Dave Saltman) http://www.pitchcare.com/magazine/clear-and-present-danger.html http://www.pitchcare.com/magazine/clear-and-present-danger.html Thu, 14 Oct 2010 06:00:00 +0100 mail@pitchcare.com (Dave Saltman) http://www.pitchcare.com/magazine/the-real-deal-jan-1970.html http://www.pitchcare.com/magazine/the-real-deal-jan-1970.html Wed, 01 Sep 2010 06:00:00 +0100 mail@pitchcare.com (Dave Saltman) http://www.pitchcare.com/magazine/the-one-show-an-update.html http://www.pitchcare.com/magazine/the-one-show-an-update.html Thu, 01 Jul 2010 06:00:00 +0100 mail@pitchcare.com (Dave Saltman) http://www.pitchcare.com/magazine/the-best-in-the-world.html http://www.pitchcare.com/magazine/the-best-in-the-world.html Wed, 26 May 2010 06:00:00 +0100 Simon Cotterill, Head Greenkeeper at Market Drayton Golf Club, talks about his twenty years at the course, his ongoing plans to improve drainage and managing and enhancing the diverse ecology ... mail@pitchcare.com (Dave Saltman) http://www.pitchcare.com/magazine/climbing-up-on-salisbury-hill.html http://www.pitchcare.com/magazine/climbing-up-on-salisbury-hill.html Sat, 01 May 2010 06:00:00 +0100 There has been much discussion and supposition about a meeting that took place on the 8th of March at the NEC. Dave Saltman, MD of Pitchcare, explains why it evolved and the outcome. mail@pitchcare.com (Dave Saltman) http://www.pitchcare.com/magazine/update-on-the-one-show.html http://www.pitchcare.com/magazine/update-on-the-one-show.html Mon, 15 Mar 2010 06:00:00 +0000 Hopefully, we are now seeing the back end of this winter's weather. It has been the harshest ever, certainly in my working lifetime. Golf clubs and sports facilities were closed for weeks, with a virtual permafrost biting into the top few inches of the ground, coupled with some copious amounts of snow. mail@pitchcare.com (Dave Saltman) http://www.pitchcare.com/magazine/thaws-for-thought.html http://www.pitchcare.com/magazine/thaws-for-thought.html Wed, 10 Mar 2010 21:00:00 +0000 Long before I gave up my day job as a Groundsman to embark on the Pitchcare adventure, discussions about trade shows, raising Industry profile and a unified single Association had been debated. mail@pitchcare.com (Dave Saltman) http://www.pitchcare.com/magazine/the-future-of-our-industry.html http://www.pitchcare.com/magazine/the-future-of-our-industry.html Thu, 14 Jan 2010 13:00:00 +0000 2009 will be remembered for a number of different reasons, the main one being our failed economy pushing many to the edge of financial crisis. mail@pitchcare.com (Dave Saltman) http://www.pitchcare.com/magazine/no-more-agro.html http://www.pitchcare.com/magazine/no-more-agro.html Mon, 14 Dec 2009 08:00:00 +0000 mail@pitchcare.com (Dave Saltman) http://www.pitchcare.com/magazine/working-magic.html http://www.pitchcare.com/magazine/working-magic.html Mon, 30 Nov 2009 12:00:00 +0000 mail@pitchcare.com (Dave Saltman) http://www.pitchcare.com/magazine/good-news-bad-news.html http://www.pitchcare.com/magazine/good-news-bad-news.html