With all the doom and gloom in the public media - Hong Kong, Brexit, mass shootings, British Airways etc. - I’m pleased to say that, all in all, this...
in Editorial - on 28/8/19
Regular readers of this magazine - and our website articles - will know that we have been championing natural turf pitches ahead of artificials for a number...
in Editorial - on 27/6/19
The start to spring has been far less strenuous than it was last year and, although we encountered a further blip of cold weather entering April, this...
in Editorial - on 28/4/19
February is always such an uncertain month weather-wise. Last year, we were gripped with sub-zero temperatures blown down from Siberia, but we have largely,...
in Editorial - on 27/2/19
The cover feature of our October/November issue is an exclusive interview with Mick Hunt, the outgoing head groundsman at the home of cricket. It is a...
in Editorial - on 26/10/18
We can debate climate change and its possible causes ‘ad infinitum’, but there’s no doubting the extremes of weather that we have had to endure so...
in Editorial - on 30/8/18
Theft is a term usually used for someone stealing from somebody else, so could you use the word in the same context, where a business is failing and knowingly...
in Editorial - on 29/6/18
With temperatures expected to be below normal early on, average during the mid-month and higher than usual as June draws in, expect May to feel like a...
in Editorial - on 1/5/18
When I started in the Industry around thirty years ago, the STRI was regarded as the ‘go to’ agronomy service. Respected and revered in the UK and...
in Editorial - on 27/4/18
Maxwell Amenity Technical Manager John Handley discusses the loss of iprodione and how he considers it to be one of the best things that could have happened...
in Editorial - on 2/3/18
There’s been talk, in recent weeks, about a winter break in football to allow the players to recover. It’s an interesting debate, with many citing...
in Editorial - on 28/2/18
This is a round-up of the Pitchcare pages – technical, news or opinion – which you’ve read most often since this time last year.
in Editorial - on 7/2/18
Being a turf manager has probably never been harder than it is today. It is, without question, one of the most challenging roles available. There are so...
in Editorial - on 30/12/17
Social media has become as much part of our lives as trains, planes and automobiles. A huge percentage of the population have an account on Facebook, Twitter,...
in Editorial - on 21/12/17
A UK company claims that it has produced the first 100% safe rubber crumb infill for artificial surfaces and, if their website is to be believed, this...
in Editorial - on 15/12/17
The past few weeks has seen a plethora of turfcare professionals thrust into the limelight. Some sought publicity, others did not
in Editorial - on 30/10/17
Grounds Training Tutor and Careers Counsellor Frank Newberry reports on how much time is taken by staff doing non-work matters like checking personal emails,...
in Editorial - on 13/9/17
With a time of 9.58 seconds, Usain Bolt holds the record for the fastest ever 100 metres. The speed of change in the amenity sector relating to Plant Protection...
in Editorial - on 30/6/17
