http://www.pitchcare.com/ The most recent 20 articles from Pitchcare Issue 29 - February / March 2010 Copyright 2013 Maxwell Amenity Ltd dave.saltman@maxwellamenity.co.uk (Dave Saltman) alastair.battrick@maxwellamenity.co.uk (Alastair Battrick) en Wed, 22 May 2013 04:10:10 +0100 Pitchcare's Custom Grown in House CMS 60 https://media.pitchcare.com/O/XlEh9mfwziNEqexXEyGe.png http://www.pitchcare.com/ 22 23 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Saturday Sunday Sun, 25 Apr 2010 06:00:00 +0100 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. mail@pitchcare.com (Charmian Robinson) http://www.pitchcare.com/magazine/kenya-dig-it.html http://www.pitchcare.com/magazine/kenya-dig-it.html Thu, 22 Apr 2010 06:00:00 +0100 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 mail@pitchcare.com (Andrew Turnbull BSc (Hons)) http://www.pitchcare.com/magazine/capital-budgeting.html http://www.pitchcare.com/magazine/capital-budgeting.html Wed, 21 Apr 2010 14:00:00 +0100 Wilson Carlisle - an old fiddle that likes stuff on the griddle and to turn a few in the middle! mail@pitchcare.com (Editor) http://www.pitchcare.com/magazine/twenty-questions-with-wilson-carlisle.html http://www.pitchcare.com/magazine/twenty-questions-with-wilson-carlisle.html Wed, 21 Apr 2010 06:00:00 +0100 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. mail@pitchcare.com (James Westwood STRI) http://www.pitchcare.com/magazine/mud-to-ashes.html http://www.pitchcare.com/magazine/mud-to-ashes.html Sat, 17 Apr 2010 06:00:00 +0100 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 mail@pitchcare.com (William Swan) http://www.pitchcare.com/magazine/indian-summary.html http://www.pitchcare.com/magazine/indian-summary.html Thu, 15 Apr 2010 06:00:00 +0100 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 mail@pitchcare.com (Mark Jolliffe) http://www.pitchcare.com/magazine/currying-favour.html http://www.pitchcare.com/magazine/currying-favour.html Wed, 14 Apr 2010 06:00:00 +0100 mail@pitchcare.com (Editor) http://www.pitchcare.com/magazine/cls-go-back-to-school.html http://www.pitchcare.com/magazine/cls-go-back-to-school.html Tue, 13 Apr 2010 13:00:00 +0100 mail@pitchcare.com (Editor) http://www.pitchcare.com/magazine/twenty-questions-with-john-ledwidge.html http://www.pitchcare.com/magazine/twenty-questions-with-john-ledwidge.html Tue, 13 Apr 2010 10:00:00 +0100 mail@pitchcare.com (Richard Murray ) http://www.pitchcare.com/magazine/remembering-when-we-had-the-guts-for-the-job.html http://www.pitchcare.com/magazine/remembering-when-we-had-the-guts-for-the-job.html Mon, 12 Apr 2010 06:00:00 +0100 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. mail@pitchcare.com (Frank Newberry) http://www.pitchcare.com/magazine/handling-conflict-part-3-responding-well-to-conflicts-we-cannot-avoid.html http://www.pitchcare.com/magazine/handling-conflict-part-3-responding-well-to-conflicts-we-cannot-avoid.html Sun, 11 Apr 2010 06:00:00 +0100 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 mail@pitchcare.com (David McGregor) http://www.pitchcare.com/magazine/virginia-plain-and-simple.html http://www.pitchcare.com/magazine/virginia-plain-and-simple.html Sat, 10 Apr 2010 06:00:00 +0100 mail@pitchcare.com (Laurence Gale MSc) http://www.pitchcare.com/magazine/beets-route-to-a-better-course.html http://www.pitchcare.com/magazine/beets-route-to-a-better-course.html Fri, 09 Apr 2010 06:00:00 +0100 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. mail@pitchcare.com (Editor) http://www.pitchcare.com/magazine/choosing-a-contractor.html http://www.pitchcare.com/magazine/choosing-a-contractor.html Thu, 08 Apr 2010 06:00:00 +0100 Workshop technicians that is. Stuart Hall, Workshop manager at John o'Gaunt Golf Club reckons he has the answers. mail@pitchcare.com (Stuart Hall) http://www.pitchcare.com/magazine/where-do-we-come-from.html http://www.pitchcare.com/magazine/where-do-we-come-from.html Tue, 06 Apr 2010 10:00:00 +0100 Kath Bentley, STRI Turfgrass Agronomist for the North of England, details the requirements of Construction (Design and Management) Regulations mail@pitchcare.com (Kath Bentley STRI) http://www.pitchcare.com/magazine/cdm-be-aware-of-your-responsibilities.html http://www.pitchcare.com/magazine/cdm-be-aware-of-your-responsibilities.html Mon, 05 Apr 2010 11:00:00 +0100 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? mail@pitchcare.com (Dr Colin Fleming) http://www.pitchcare.com/magazine/nematodes-surviving-the-big-freeze.html http://www.pitchcare.com/magazine/nematodes-surviving-the-big-freeze.html Sun, 04 Apr 2010 06:00:00 +0100 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. mail@pitchcare.com (Editor) http://www.pitchcare.com/magazine/avoiding-dee-saster.html http://www.pitchcare.com/magazine/avoiding-dee-saster.html Sat, 03 Apr 2010 06:00:00 +0100 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 mail@pitchcare.com (Dr Mark Hampton MIEEM) http://www.pitchcare.com/magazine/gol-courses-and-wildlife.html http://www.pitchcare.com/magazine/gol-courses-and-wildlife.html Fri, 02 Apr 2010 10:00:00 +0100 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 mail@pitchcare.com (Peter Monro NZSTI) http://www.pitchcare.com/magazine/warranty-of-fitness.html http://www.pitchcare.com/magazine/warranty-of-fitness.html Thu, 01 Apr 2010 06:00:00 +0100 mail@pitchcare.com (Pat Callaby) http://www.pitchcare.com/magazine/its-not-rocket-science.html http://www.pitchcare.com/magazine/its-not-rocket-science.html