Tennis courts makeover
Neil Backes is one of a handful of volunteer groundsmen looking after the recreation ground facilities in the Shropshire village of Norton in Hales. Here,...
in Tennis - on 31/7/12
Neil Backes is one of a handful of volunteer groundsmen looking after the recreation ground facilities in the Shropshire village of Norton in Hales. Here,...
in Tennis - on 31/7/12
According to the ancient Mayan people, 2012 is said to be the year that the world will come to an abrupt end, with natural disasters, worldwide death and...
in Editorial - on 4/7/12
We are celebrating our tenth anniversary with an Open Day here at Allscott Park on Thursday 5th July. Come along and meet the team, have some fun and add...
in Industry News - on 16/6/12
The coalition Government, and in particular the Conservative side of it, have not had a good few weeks. First we had Pastygate and the ‘hot’ VAT saga,...
in Editorial - on 1/5/12
Is it just me, or will the Olympics come and go, creating nothing more than a few ripples in the annual calendar of sport? I don’t want to rubbish the...
in Editorial - on 1/3/12
Dave Saltman talks to David Withers, the new President of Jacobsen, about his career to date and his ambitions for the company
in People - on 21/1/12
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...
in Editorial - on 29/12/11
Who is going to champion the cause of the groundsmen and the greenkeepers against the growing tide of synthetic surfaces? Supporters of a forthcoming...
in Editorial - on 30/11/11
Well, it’s all kicked off in the past few weeks, hasn’t it. And I am not talking about Carlos Tevez throwing his toys out of the pram at Manchester...
in Industry News - on 10/11/11
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...
in Editorial - on 1/9/11
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...
in Industry News - on 29/6/11
The single industry show debate rumbles on but, disappointingly, now without any input from the initiators of the latest talks!
in Editorial - on 1/5/11
The February/March edition of the Pitchcare magazine makes interesting reading from the perspective of our industry's future.
in Editorial - on 5/3/11
FIFA, the weather and the One Show - our Managing Director rounds up 2010 and looks forward to the New Year.
in Editorial - on 1/1/11
OVER the course of the next couple of months, customers and potential customers of the industry trade shows will each receive an independent questionnaire...
in Industry News - on 1/11/10
As the ‘Special One’ gets his feet under the management table at Real Madrid, Dave Saltman meets Paul Burgess, Head Groundsman at the Bernabéu, to...
in Football - on 14/10/10
Following the Trade discussion on the 8th March this year, regarding the ‘One Show’, there was a second meeting between a select committee from the...
in Editorial - on 1/9/10
in Industry News - on 1/7/10
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...
in Golf - on 26/5/10
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...
in Industry News - on 1/5/10