July 2008 (Page 4)

Cricket Wicket Repair

ECB Cricket Pitch Advisor, Gordon Gill, gives us his take on repairing bowler footmarks and damage to the crease, whilst Mark Jolliffe, Head Groundsman...

in Cricket - on 9/7/08

Eight out of the nine Open Championship courses now advocate relief grinding and own a Hunter Grinder to keep their courses up to the required standard...

in Golf - on 9/7/08

Trilo (UK) Ltd will be releasing the new SG670, vacuum sweeper. It has a 250mm hose and 2 metre brush head with huge suction power and is built to the...

in Industry News - on 9/7/08

A local authority has transformed two worn-out sports parks into healthy and hard-working public pitches thanks to Barenbrug’s specialist grass seed...

in Industry News - on 8/7/08

The spread of golf courses threatens Britain's traditional landscapes, a report from the leading conservation authority will warn this week-details...

in Golf - on 8/7/08

Phil Stain, Course Manager of Notts (Hollinwell) Golf Club, was delighted to receive a Scotts iTurf weather station recently as part of the prize for being...

in Industry News - on 8/7/08

Turf managers should be on the lookout for the first signs of Take-All infection, especially on sand-based constructions where nutrient and manganese availability...

in Industry News - on 7/7/08

Weed Control has an important place in amenity horticulture and the managers in Local Authorities, Highways, Transport, Industrial sites and sports turf...

in Industry News - on 7/7/08

A major refurbishment of the Torrance Course at Fairmont St. Andrews is “progressing well”, according to Steve Briggs from leading golf course contractor...

in Golf - on 7/7/08

The Aebi Group, which is based in Switzerland, offers a very broad range of multipurpose vehicles, equipment and system solutions, all of the highest quality...

in Parks - on 7/7/08

The all new low-decibel series of tractor mounted leaf & debris blowers from AgriMetal will be launched at Saltex, September 2nd – 4th 2008, Windsor...

in Parks - on 5/7/08

Charlton FC

Paul Geary has been Head Groundsman at the Charlton Athletic’s training ground since 1994 and, in recent years, has played an important role in the development...

in Football - on 5/7/08

Trilo (UK) Ltd will be releasing the new SG670, vacuum sweeper at Saltex 2008. It has a 250mm hose and 2 metre brush head with huge suction power and is...

in Parks - on 4/7/08

Gingerbread man

When Carl Crocher joined Caldy Golf Club as Course Manager in 2003, he brought over twenty years experience to the club, having previously worked on new...

in Golf - on 4/7/08

Greenkeeper tells how he dragged a drowning man from a deep pond.

in Golf - on 3/7/08

Ohio State University, in the USA, has become home to Daniel Weston an ex-Writtle College student. After completing his NVQ level 2 in Sports Turf ahead...

in Training & Education - on 3/7/08

lost in the sands of time

Tim Lobb, principal and golf course architect in Thomson, Perrett and Lobb, a leading international golf course design business, explains why bunkers are...

in Golf - on 3/7/08

Staff, pupils and parents from St Colman's Primary School in Annaclone have been joined by a range of personalities to officially launch their new sports...

in Industry News - on 3/7/08

Jonathan Calderwood, grounds manager of Aston Villa Football Club, needed a fast solution to keeping the pitch edges sharp when the new stadium surface...

in Industry News - on 2/7/08

Compare & contrast

Paul Lowe at Bromborough Golf Club considers himself fortunate to have the support of the STRI, the EGU and the R&A. Also that he enjoys being involved...

in Golf - on 2/7/08