August 2014 (Page 5)

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Qatar World Cup pitches

A consultant’s thoughts on natural grass pitch construction for the Qatar World Cup

in Football - on 6/8/14

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Les Malin promoted

Due to the continued expansion of Etesia UK, Les Malin, who until recently was general manager of the company, has been promoted to operations director...

in Industry News - on 5/8/14

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Secondary treatments help

The importance of carrying out regular planned secondary drainage treatments on sports pitches, playing fields and golf courses has been highlighted by...

in Drainage & Irrigation - on 5/8/14

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New roller mowers

For the groundsman who needs a large area mower to use with a tractor of seventy horsepower plus, the new Wessex ProLine RMX-500 Tri-deck has to be in...

in Industry News - on 4/8/14

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Dakota at Aviva

Majella Smyth, Head Groundsman at the Dublin Aviva Stadium, chooses Dakota 410 Turf Tender

in Industry News - on 4/8/14

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Ton up for Keith Kent

Popular RFU Head Groundsman Keith Kent is celebrating a bloomin’ good century – after travelling the length and breadth of England to visit a record...

in Industry News - on 4/8/14

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Beehive yourself!

Laurence Gale MSc and Edward Ainsworth head to Wilmslow Golf Club to help their Course Manager, Steve Oultram, in his quest to set up an apiary

in Golf - on 4/8/14

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Muir set for island life

Greenkeeper Dean Muir is swapping Muirfield, where he was involved in preparing the course for two Opens, for Machrie on the island of Islay

in Golf - on 3/8/14

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Spanish monster slugs!

Scientists are warning of an outbreak of a new breed of 'monster slugs' which could be set to take over gardens and gobble crops

in Pests & Diseases - on 3/8/14

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Schiller at Windsor

Schiller Grounds Care UK returns to Windsor, celebrating the 25th anniversary of its first Mantis Tiller sale in the UK, together with new Little Wonder...

in Industry News - on 2/8/14

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The Gap Part 3

In this third and final part, Frank looks at a code of ethics that can help us close the gap by getting our attitude and disposition at work on the right...

in Consultancy - on 2/8/14

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Daniel Dumbrill Wins!

Congratulations to Daniel Dumbrill, Greenkeeper at West Sussex Golf Club, who is the winner of our July Photo Competition and receives a £100 Pitchcare...

in Pitchcare News - on 1/8/14

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Why Spray CDA?

Vicki Wall, Technical Manager at Spray CDA, suggests there are ten top reasons to ditch the knapsack and switch to Controlled Droplet or Ultra Low Volume...

in Local Authority - on 1/8/14