http://www.pitchcare.com/ The most recent 20 Industry News articles of Pitchcare, the online magazine for Groundsmen and Greenkeepers Copyright 2008 Pitchcare.com Ltd mail@pitchcare.com mail@pitchcare.com en Fri, 16 May 2008 17:13:27 +0100 Pitchcare's Custom Grown in House CMS 60 http://www.pitchcare.com/images/general/newlogo.png http://www.pitchcare.com/ 22 23 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Saturday Sunday Fri, 16 May 2008 01:00:00 GMT One of the longest message board threads ever seen on the Pitchcare website, on the subject of grass colour, resulted in a lengthy discussion about the use of sugars to jump start the plant. mail@pitchcare.com (Editor) http://www.pitchcare.com/magazine/article/5214 Fri, 16 May 2008 09:05:00 GMT Investment in the maintenance of sand based synthetic turf pitches once they have been laid is as vital as the initial design and specification. Leicester based Technical Surfaces, who are specialists in rejuvenating pitches that are starting to lose their performance have recently been working across the South East in Kent at the Sir Joseph Williamsons Mathematical School in Rochester, plus numerous other sites across what is known as the garden of England. - mail@pitchcare.com (Press Release) http://www.pitchcare.com/magazine/article/5207 Fri, 16 May 2008 09:00:00 GMT Rory Ferguson, 19, is the second student to take advantage of Ransomes Jacobsens scholarship programme to help promote careers in the grounds care industry. - mail@pitchcare.com (Peter Driver) http://www.pitchcare.com/magazine/article/5209 Thu, 15 May 2008 04:00:00 GMT The Turfgrass Growers Association (TGA) has joined the Forum for gardening with wildlife in mind. - mail@pitchcare.com (Ellie Tait) http://www.pitchcare.com/magazine/article/5205 Mon, 12 May 2008 05:00:00 GMT Hampton Court Palace Golf Club has become the latest golf club to invest in the new Toro Golf Decoder Controller (GDC) irrigation system. - mail@pitchcare.com (Press Release) http://www.pitchcare.com/magazine/article/5202 Mon, 12 May 2008 12:00:00 GMT Stephen Miller has been appointed Projects Manager for Cleveland Land Services Ltd. mail@pitchcare.com (Charmian Robinson) http://www.pitchcare.com/magazine/article/5201 Sun, 11 May 2008 04:00:00 GMT Pearlwort can become a troublesome weed when allowed to spread and establish in turf. mail@pitchcare.com (Laurence Gale MSc) http://www.pitchcare.com/magazine/article/5198 Sun, 11 May 2008 09:00:00 GMT Moles, the destructive pests that so infuriate gardeners and groundsmen, are on the increase throughout Britain. - mail@pitchcare.com (Press Release) http://www.pitchcare.com/magazine/article/5199 Fri, 09 May 2008 10:00:00 GMT Turfmech has been given the green light in the High Court to continue production of its MaxiMow 13 and MaxiMow 17 large-area trailed hydraulic gang mowers. - mail@pitchcare.com (Mike Bird) http://www.pitchcare.com/magazine/article/5195 Fri, 09 May 2008 09:00:00 GMT Patrick Wiltshire is third time lucky. After three years of trying, Patrick Wiltshire, currently studying at RHS Wisley, but originally from East Yorkshire, has won the 2008 National Final of the Young Horticulturist of the Year (YHoY). mail@pitchcare.com (Press Release) http://www.pitchcare.com/magazine/article/5194 Thu, 08 May 2008 09:00:00 GMT A definitive answer from HM Customs and Excise-details inside mail@pitchcare.com (Editor) http://www.pitchcare.com/magazine/article/5192 Thu, 08 May 2008 04:00:00 GMT Sherriff Amenity have launched SeaVolution, a new organic nutritional alginate range, produced from the seaweed Ascophyllum nodosum, which is sourced from the unpolluted bays along the North West coast of Ireland. mail@pitchcare.com (Kevin Whitby) http://www.pitchcare.com/magazine/article/5191 Wed, 07 May 2008 10:00:00 GMT The leading golf cart company Club Car celebrates partnership with The Carrick on Loch Lomond - mail@pitchcare.com (Press Release) http://www.pitchcare.com/magazine/article/5183 Tue, 06 May 2008 12:35:00 GMT Overseeding worn and bare areas on sports pitches is an essential maintenance regime to ensure the upkeep of a healthy grass sward. Successful seed germination will be determined by a number of factors, weather and ground conditions at the time of sowing, methods used to sow the seed and, finally, the choice and quality of seed used. mail@pitchcare.com (Editor) http://www.pitchcare.com/magazine/article/5180 Tue, 06 May 2008 11:25:00 GMT Tensar times as community project hits a problem. Charmian Robinson reports on how Cleveland Land Services were able to resolve the situation using a super grid. mail@pitchcare.com (Charmian Robinson) http://www.pitchcare.com/magazine/article/5177 Tue, 06 May 2008 09:00:00 GMT 3PointPower, the new distributor for Sisis Equipment in Scotland, are pleased to announce - that the companys own products, The 3 Point Linkage and PTO units for heavy duty Utility vehicles, are now available for direct sale. mail@pitchcare.com (Shaun Reilly) http://www.pitchcare.com/magazine/article/5176 Mon, 05 May 2008 09:30:00 GMT The extremely successful TCDRB is one of three models of Turf multi Cutters manufactured by Groundsman Industries. mail@pitchcare.com (Press Release) http://www.pitchcare.com/magazine/article/5170 Sun, 04 May 2008 03:25:00 GMT An obscure tax on the endorsements of foreign athletes could ruin Gordon Brown's 'golden decade' of sport mail@pitchcare.com (Press Release) http://www.pitchcare.com/magazine/article/5168 Sat, 03 May 2008 10:00:00 GMT Attila the Hun at Hadrians Wall Sounds unlikely until you realise that the Attila in question is Etesias ride-on brushcutter. - mail@pitchcare.com (Press Release) http://www.pitchcare.com/magazine/article/5173 Sat, 03 May 2008 09:00:00 GMT Melton Mowbray Golf Club in Leicestershire has taken delivery of a new fleet of turf maintenance equipment from their local RANSOMES JACOBSEN dealer Platts Harris of Tuxford. mail@pitchcare.com (Peter Driver) http://www.pitchcare.com/magazine/article/5169