Road-legal investment
At SALTEX 2017, Toro’s LT-F3000 triple flail mower stood out from the crowd to Harlow Council-founded facilities management company, HTS Group Limited, and the company, which deals with grass cutting
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Wet weather success
Greenfingers, based in Midlothian, Scotland, has renewed its fleet of Etesia groundcare equipment by purchasing 14 Pro 46 PHCS pedestrian mowers and a Buffalo 100 BPHP ride-on mower. Established in
Multi-tasking mower
Billingbear Park, in Berkshire, recently purchased a Ventrac 4500 compact tractor with a rotary Contour mowing deck, supplied and delivered by local dealer, GA Groundcare. The new combination will be
Inspirational ‘poetic garden’
RHS Hampton Court Palace Flower Show 2018 sees award-winning landscape and garden designer Edward Mairis revisit the ‘poetic garden’ genre he introduced at the 2017 show. This year, he has
Platinum award for ‘Solutions Garden’
Wyevale Garden Centres won a Platinum award, the highest award available, for ‘Solutions Garden’ at Gardeners’ World Live 2018, the gardening consumer show held annually at the Birmingham NEC. The
Online budgeting tool
As the cost of living continues to rise beyond that of economic recovery, more people working across the UK horticulture sector are struggling to make ends meet, or are unable
Best of both worlds
The British Association of Landscape Industries (BALI) has teamed up with the Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) and BALI Registered members to design and build a show garden, with support from
Concrete fencing
Cost and supply issues in the timber industry are turning the tide in favour of concrete fencing products, according to Supreme Concrete’s Sales Director Tim Wright. The manufacturer of high-performance
Step this way
Stepping stones are a charming feature in any garden. Set in lawns and gravel or even in borders interspersed with planting, they offer a practical way to walk about the
2018 Otterbine Contractor of the Year
Family business, Clearwater Pond & Lake Management, has won the 2018 Otterbine Contractor of the Year award. The Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire-based team of four achieved the highest Otterbine sales figures by
All-weather practice
Huxley Golf was proud to equip practice facilities for another premier golf club this Spring. Bearwood Lakes Golf Club’s forest terrain and woodland has evolved over centuries to create an
Deep-clean process
Ashton Playing Fields provides a sports and leisure facilities across its 50-acre site in Chigwell, Essex. Dan Sweetman, who has recently taken over as Centre Manager, was delighted to be
Pioneering new infill sand
Aggregate Industries new Pro Pitch Elite is an infill sand proven to have the best drainage rates available in the UK market. Unveiled by the company’s Garside Sands division,
New trees for Somerset community garden
Specialists from Glendale were called in to help transform a community garden in North Somerset to make the space more accessible for residents and their children. Cleeve Parish Council received
Enjoying historic Kent estate
In Kent, Hever Castle Golf Club’s head greenkeeper Rob Peers is a man on a mission: “To encourage visitors to both the golf course and the castle estate to be
Platinum and Best Show Garden
BBC Gardeners’ World Live’s prestigious annual awards honoured a garden based on the history of the host city, Birmingham, with its highest accolade, a Platinum Award plus Best Show Garden.
Digger attachments on show
Along with a range of Kubota Excavators, Exac-One will show the following attachments at Hillhead 2018 on 26-28 June in Buxton: KSG 80 Kerb Grab, on a U17 TFK 70
Enhancing London’s Limmo Peninsula
Hampshire-grown wildflowers have recently commuted to London, playing their part in the regeneration of Canning Town as part of London’s ambitious Crossrail project. A beautiful wildflower meadow supplied by
Cut quality
Richard Ayling, grounds manager at Merchant Taylors’ School in Hertforshire, recently purchased four Dennis Razors – one for the school’s lawn areas and three for cricket pitch preparations. Richard has
Emergency Authorisation for soil pest control
An Emergency Authorisation has been granted for the use of the Syngenta insecticide, Acelepryn, for the control of Chafer grubs and leatherjacket on golf course greens and tees, horse racing
