The Grounds Management Association (GMA), the leading not-for-profit membership body for grounds professionals and volunteers, shares a list of top tips for community grounds staff on getting local sports pitches prepped and ready for grassroots sport to fully resume after Covid-19 lockdown. Lockdown, and the ensuing challenges created by it, have left many community pitches …
With a special nod to the consistency achieved across the course, Matt Aplin of Goring and Streatley Golf Club, Berkshire has scooped ‘Greenkeeper of the Year (under £75 green fees)’ from the 59club for the second year in a row. Matt believes that since the club has been applying TriCure AD™ from Headland Amenity on …
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The science of turf management is one that is ever-changing, with environmental factors changing how we conduct routine tasks and the tools available to complete them. Global warming and its resulting weather patterns are prominent talking points once again, whilst changes in chemical legislation and pressure for increased sustainability are all under the spotlight of …
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Richard Peel Groundcare have taken delivery of an INFINICUT® FX pedestrian mower, complete with an UltraGroomer™ cassette from the TMSystem™ range, to help them deliver on a brand-new bowls maintenance contract. Undertaking pitch maintenance and renovations for football clubs at all levels, Richard Peel prides himself on using ‘industry leading machinery to deliver the best …
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Q & A with Curtis Allen, Division Manager at BLEC machinery – suppliers of specialised landscaping and turfcare equipment and part of the Redexim Group. BLEC became a member of the Redexim Charterhouse group in 2015. What were the biggest challenges you faced in taking on the range? The first challenge we faced was really getting to grips with the …
1.4m more children could play sports weekly, if community grass pitches were improved suggests the latest report from the Grounds Management Association (GMA), which reveals need for more investment, volunteers and resources to kick-start and boost grassroots sport participation post lockdown. The report by the not-for-profit membership organisation for the grounds sector released today (13 …
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A BLEC Multi-Seeder has improved both the speed and accuracy of overseeding at Scotland’s Kelso Golf Club. With just Head Greenkeeper James Balmbro and an apprentice to maintain the 18-hole parkland course, the Multi-Seeder has improved the efficiency of their greens seeding programme, with a noticeable improvement in results. Situated within the confines of Kelso …
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A Rink DS800 from Charterhouse Turf Machinery has dramatically improved the efficiency and results of topdressing on greens at Arbroath Golf Links. A task that used to take the team approximately 24 man-hours to manage the 18 greens can now be completed by Head greenkeeper, Alistair Wylie in just six, since the club took delivery …
Little did Spurs fan Harley Coplen know that his visit to WorldSkills UK LIVE 2019 at the NEC Birmingham would culminate in him winning a tour of the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium and the club’s training ground. And from there it led him to thinking of a career in the grounds management industry and to thoughts …
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Sport Surface Solutions UK are the first to experience the true power and efficiency of the GKB Infiller. Defined as fast, efficient and professional, Sports Surface Solutions UK are the first in the UK to have a GKB Infiller and are still impressed with the robust machine six months on. Tom Shinkins, Operations Manager at …
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