May 2019 (Page 1)

Dover FC Crabble Stadium

Crabble pitch makeover

The new football season might be two months away but preparations have already started on Crabble’s turf ahead of Whites’ 2019/20 National League...

in Football - on 31/5/19

Radley College

Time-saving Toro

Four years ago, Radley College welcomed a new Toro fleet of Groundsmaster and Reelmaster mowers to the independent boys’ school in Oxfordshire. As the...

in Machinery & Mechanics - on 31/5/19

Wimbledon No

No 1 court complete

There will be more guaranteed play at this year's Wimbledon Tennis Championships – thanks to the completion of a three-year project to cover the famous...

in Tennis - on 31/5/19

Porthill Park Cricket Club

Thieves steal turf

Thieves have ripped out specialist artificial turf from a £33,000 training centre used by young cricketers.

in Cricket - on 30/5/19

A John Deere Apprentice Graduation 2018 Group

John Deere apprentices

A total of 31 young service technicians have formally graduated from the latest John Deere Ag Tech and Turf Tech advanced apprenticeship programmes.

in Machinery & Mechanics - on 30/5/19

Royal Cinque Ports Otterbine

Otterbine improve quality

Royal Cinque Ports Golf Club has recently invested in two Otterbine High Volume aerators to improve the water quality of its reservoir and help prevent...

in Golf - on 30/5/19

Chafer Summit

Chafer Summit succeess

The Turf and Amenity industry united to declare that an integrated pest management (IPM) is needed for Chafer and Leatherjacket control.

in Industry News - on 29/5/19

Pitch Management System Tottenham Hotspur

Spurs smart pitch

The new Tottenham Hotspur Stadium features one of world’s most advanced data driven pitch management systems.

in Football - on 29/5/19

Ricky1

A great group of lads

Waterlooville greenkeepers hailed ‘a great group of lads’ for volunteering to spruce up the garden of dad left almost blind after two cardiac arrests...

in Golf - on 29/5/19

Otterbine

It’s the name of the game

With the huge growth of online sales in recent years, the aeration market has become filled with a mass of products for ponds, lakes and reservoirs. It’s...

in Golf - on 29/5/19

Kubota Phil-Catley-and-Rob-Williams

Kubota dealer managers

Kubota (U.K) Ltd is delighted to announce the appointment of two new dealer managers in the Groundcare and Parts business units.

in Machinery & Mechanics - on 28/5/19

Groundsmen Bring On The Cricket Covers

Rain stops World Cup

Two Cricket World Cup warmup matches were washed out Sunday with just days to go before the tournament starts in host country England.

in Cricket - on 28/5/19

MJ71-240 H & I Kelly, Poole, UK (83)

Major Swift scores

Major Swift roller mower reflects the quality workmanship H & I Kelly Landscape delivers for high-profile football clubs, rugby and sports clubs around...

in Machinery & Mechanics - on 28/5/19

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Cricketers appeal to PC

Delabole Cricket Club has appealed once more to St Teath Parish Council to be allowed to keep their plastic posts around the cricket square

in Cricket - on 27/5/19

Merlin 3120

Magic for Merlin GC

One of the latest golf clubs in the west country to realise the versatility of Ventrac equipment is Merlin Golf Course on the north Cornish coast. Situated...

in Golf - on 27/5/19

Ryan-Golding Leeds Pitch-view

Polished at the Emerald

In the latest of our ‘Keynote’ interviews, Ryan Golding, Head Groundsman at Leeds Rhinos RLFC and Yorkshire Carnegie RUFC, explains what attracted...

in Rugby - on 27/5/19

PellencWebsite-Cropped

New Pellenc website

Pellenc UK has launched a brand new dedicated interactive website which showcases its vast range of market leading battery powered equipment

in Machinery & Mechanics - on 26/5/19

Bridgnorth

Toro beats competition

Bridgnorth Golf Club in Shropshire recently signed their fourth renewal agreement with Toro despite competitive offers from other brands because “nothing...

in Golf - on 26/5/19

Team-image

Rehire everyone?

Ask yourself this question… “Would I enthusiastically rehire everyone on the team today?” Cringing a little at the answer? Here’s an exercise to...

in People - on 25/5/19

Birmingham-Village

Work on village begins

Construction work has begun on the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games Village – the largest infrastructure project directly related to the Games

in Industry News - on 25/5/19