In his own words, Kenny Mackay ‘got lucky’, but it could only be through hard work and determination. He spoke to Kerry Haywood about his career path...
in Golf - on 10/1/20
Some of you may have read editor Kerry Haywood’s book review of Ian Darler’s Life’s a Pitch in the last issue. It’s in Chapter 11: Life Changing...
in Football - on 3/1/20
A question that’s been asked so much over the last couple of years and one, I think we would all agree that, as an industry, we need to approach school/college...
in Industry News - on 29/11/19
A fundraising bike ride was recently completed, which saw nine enthusiastic cyclists travel from Lord's, the home of cricket, to Haslingden Cricket Club...
in Cricket - on 24/11/19
The career of Paul Burgess started at Blackpool Football Club and now he’s the Director of Grounds and Environment at Real Madrid. In the latest of our...
in Football - on 8/11/19
Ian Darler has won just about every award the groundsperson industry has to offer, managed his stadium through tempestuous and terrific times and dealt...
in Football - on 1/11/19
The 19th show was held yesterday, at the RT Machinery premises in rural Buckinghamshire and received in excess of three hundred visitors - the largest...
in Industry News - on 5/9/19
Jim McKenzie MBE, Director of Golf Courses and Estates Management at The Celtic Manor Collection, is the latest of our Keynote interviewees. He speaks...
in Golf - on 10/7/19
Andew Laing, Course Manager at Gaudet Luce Golf & Leisure Complex gives us his tips on how best to establish a wildflower area whilst improving the visual...
in Golf - on 22/6/19
As part of National Apprenticeship Week 2019 and a drive to encourage more young people to consider a career in our industry, we started this week with...
in Golf - on 6/3/19
The name will be familiar to many of you, as Lee has had a long and varied career to date which means he brings a wealth of experience and knowledge of...
in Industry News - on 5/11/18
At the heart of jump racing is ‘The FestivalTM’ which has become the shining jewel in the racing calendar; a date that coincides with St. Patrick’s...
in Equestrian - on 13/7/18
You can now gain a qualification in the Safe Use of Pedestrian Controlled Mowers through Grounds Training
in Training & Education - on 1/7/18
To the untrained eye, a fence is just a fence. But, when it comes to enclosing sports areas, it can keep balls in play, reduce maintenance, provide safety...
in Multi-sports venues - on 25/5/18
Kerry Haywood met Shrewsbury School Grounds Manager, Andy Richards, to discuss the extensive sporting facilities at the school and how his team maintain...
in Schools & Colleges - on 5/5/18
Pitchcare were delighted to be part of a ‘Planting Party’ today at Edgbaston Priory Tennis Centre.
in Tennis - on 20/4/18
ISEKI UK & Ireland official opened yesterday at its Ipswich premises, which is an exciting development for the sole purpose of distributing the ISEKI range...
in Industry News - on 6/4/18
After almost twelve years, Chris Johnson is standing down from her day-to-day role as Grounds Training’s Development Manager and is taking a well-earned...
in Industry News - on 9/2/18