NEWS

Savings on battery-powered mowers

Etesia UK offers savings on selected models in its Duocut range of green technology battery-powered pedestrian mowers. The revolution in battery powered equipment continues to sweep through the groundscare industry

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Tree Health Resilience Strategy

Proposals to consult industry on new quarantine arrangements for high-risk plants are among the measures set out in a new Government’s plan to protect the UK’s trees. Confor has welcomed

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Yorkshire in Chelsea

Rolawn (UK turf and topsoil supplier) provided 60 square metres of Medallion® Turf for the Welcome to Yorkshire 2018 RHS Chelsea show garden. Medallion® was chosen as a high quality,

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Noise No More

Forest Garden’s acoustic panels are a cost-effective solution to a noisy problem, with sales so far in 2018 double what they were in 2017. The panels are designed to cut

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SPF for Summer Plants

Just like people, plants can experience sun damage. Excess light exposure can cause the leaf tissue to burn up, causing discolouration that can be particularly damaging to young plants. While

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Mower Manoeuvrability

Cub Cadet’s PRO Z Series mowers have been given the official seal of approval by 100 landscapers who put the machines through their paces for a rigorous testing period of

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Maximising Sector Growth

As sales of outdoor entertainment and living products continue to increase, the Glee exhibition (10-13 September, at NEC Birmingham) will include new suppliers and the latest information to help maximise

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Support Primary School Gardening

Ahead of this year’s National Children’s Gardening Week (26 May-3 June), a Horticultural Trades Association (HTA) report ‘Together, we help children grow – the state of primary school gardening in

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Protecting Your Plots

The Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) and BBC Radio 4’s Gardeners’ Question Time (GQT) join forces to highlight the importance of plant health at this year’s RHS Chatsworth Flower Show (6-10

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HTA Appointments

The Horticultural Trades Association (HTA) has announced the appointment of Matthew Bent, the Managing Director from Bents Garden & Home near Warrington, to the HTA Board as a non-executive director.

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A Little Piece of Yorkshire

Green-tech is sponsoring the return transportation of 50 tonnes of Yorkshire Dales’ stone to and from London for designer Mark Gregory’s ‘Welcome to Yorkshire’ garden at RHS Chelsea Flower Show.

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Side-by-Side Revolution

It’s been two decades since the RANGER® 6×6 vehicle was introduced and revolutionised the side-by-side category in 1998. Mitchell Johnson is the son of David Johnson (one of the founders

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Havoc Unwreaked

There is a direct correlation between grass growth and ground temperature, and the extreme lows followed by recent highs will have grass growing incredibly well. The downside to this, however,

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