March 2014 (Page 1)

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Tested to the limit

Groundcare and utility vehicle specialist, Euromec Contracts Limited, invited over 70 customers for a day of off-road fun at Rockingham Castle, where Kubota’s...

in Machinery & Mechanics - on 31/3/14

Sport England cuts FA funding by £1.6m after grassroots decline

Sport England cut funding

The Football Association is to lose £1.6m of public funding for the amateur game in England after failing to reverse a sharp decline in the number of...

in Football - on 31/3/14

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Toro at Rushmore GC

In the words of course manager Jaime Acton Rushmore Golf Club is a ‘wonderfully quirky’ course. The 18-hole venue set high on the chalk of Cranborne...

in Golf - on 31/3/14

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Trip of a lifetime

2014 marked the 11th Bernhard sponsored BIGGA Delegation to the USA. Originally the brainchild of Stephen Bernhard, the main idea behind this unique trip...

in Industry News - on 31/3/14

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Reay Golf Club

Reay is proper Scotland, where the winds are ‘lazy’ and the scenery simply stunning. Heading north will take you past the Orkneys and on to the Shetland...

in Golf - on 31/3/14

Salford City: Ryan Giggs and ex-Man Utd pros agree takeover

Pros agree takeover

Ryan Giggs and four former Manchester United team-mates have agreed a deal to purchase non-league Salford City.

in Football - on 30/3/14

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Hybrid keep it clean

Meldrum House Golf Club course manager Kenny Harper is a man on a mission – to make this top 100 course at Oldmeldrum in Aberdeenshire as environmentally...

in Golf - on 30/3/14

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FEGGA Conference 2014

The Annual FEGGA Conference and AGM took place in Platja D’Aro, Spain recently.

in Industry News - on 30/3/14

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Kubota’s new factory

Kubota has continued its commitment to grow its European operations with the opening of what will be its largest manufacturing hub in Europe.

in Industry News - on 30/3/14

A Tulip Tree that the Queen Mother planted at RHS Wisley.

Keeping your trees alive!

Long term waterlogging can have an adverse effect of the health of both avenue and parkland trees. The effects of the heavy rainfall this winter will...

in Conservation & Ecology - on 29/3/14

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Trailed Mowers

If you are looking to purchase a trailed mower this spring what sort of things should you be looking out for?

in Industry News - on 29/3/14

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Praises for the shockwave

One of France’s leading racecourses has purchased the Imants Shockwave through French machinery distributor Hydraparts, and declared its “excellence”...

in Equestrian - on 29/3/14

Horsetail emerging in early May

An attractive nuisance!

A nuisance on golf courses and difficult to get rid of in landscaping, horsetail can be a frustrating, if not unattractive, weed. But a combination of...

in Pests & Diseases - on 29/3/14

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The new Wessex mower

Outfront mowing has many advantages over rear mounted mowers. Visibility, operator comfort and manoeuvrability around obstacles such as road signs and...

in Industry News - on 28/3/14

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Introducing Asteroid®Pro

Cheminova’s Asteroid®Pro is the latest bio-formulation glyphosate total weed killer available in the Pitchcare Store.

in Industry News - on 28/3/14

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New wider INFiNiSystem

It may be thought that a mower is just a mower. However, in todays’ market products have to be more advanced in order to compete against the established...

in Industry News - on 28/3/14

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Kubota has the vision

Kubota, the market-leading manufacturer of high performance excavators for the construction industry, has launched the U27-4 – a compact and tough zero-tail...

in Machinery & Mechanics - on 27/3/14

Aviva Stadium

Overcoming challenges

Dublin’s Aviva Stadium has seen a lot of action recently – with 190 hours of activity on the pitch since September, including three RBS 6 Nations rugby...

in Rugby - on 27/3/14

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A time for giving

Public generosity helps fund one of central London’s sport and leisure gems, whose prospects for long-term sustainability look set to improve dramatically,...

in Synthetics - on 27/3/14

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Rotherham on the way up

Rotherham FC on the way up – with a pitch to match!

in Industry News - on 26/3/14