Improved irrigation at Rockliffe Park
Four pitches at Middlesbrough Football Club’s training ground at Rockliffe Park are seeing the results from improved accuracy, full coverage and the powerful control from a new Toro irrigation system.
Four pitches at Middlesbrough Football Club’s training ground at Rockliffe Park are seeing the results from improved accuracy, full coverage and the powerful control from a new Toro irrigation system.
“It’s adaptable. On a golf course, for example, you can start on a tee, then use the same machine to aerate the fairways and the greens. There are very few machines that allow you to do that.”
Several greenkeepers have been recognised and rewarded at a ceremony in Harrogate during the BTME exhibition.
Clubs across Europe are being awarded sustainability certification for measures ranging from using treated wastewater for irrigation to implementing new grass species that have high resistance to diseases and pests.
We spoke to Bernhard and Company’s Steven Nixon, to discuss industry-wide challenges, and to find out what products can make life that bit easier for greenkeeping teams in the workshops.
Origin Amenity Solutions (OAS) ran its second successful event looking at the current UK research into Microdochium management in late 2023.
While the team at Links GC are enjoying the efficiency and versatility of their new machinery from Kubota, head greenkeeper Simon Corrigan is further enjoying the peace of mind that comes with ‘Kubota Care’.
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Iconic Scottish golf resort Gleneagles has commenced a state-of-the-art irrigation project on its Jack Nicklaus-designed PGA Centenary Course, former host to both the Ryder Cup and Solheim Cup.
It will be a record-breaking year for Reesink Turfcare as five new equipment launches from Toro happen at BTME 2024, which seems fitting coinciding with a now 40-year strong partnership, too.
Stand 624 at BTME 2024 is set to be a platform for Japanese excellence as Baroness and Kubota team up once again to showcase a vast array of equipment solutions critical to successful fine turf maintenance.
The multi-functional Sandfiller will be taking centre stage on the GKB stand, when it returns to BTME in 2024.
Bernhard and Company will be showcasing its full range of turf care solutions including reel grinders, bedknife grinders, small machinery and the SubAir at BTME.
The R&A Sustainable Agronomy Service will be at the upcoming BTME show; where it’ll showcase how The R&A is contributing to a brighter, more sustainable future across golf venues, globally.
Visit Stand 170 at BTME to learn about the cutting-edge research behind Suståne Natural Fertilizers.
Following another year of extensive trials and research, Johnsons Sports Seed return to BTME with a bolstered fine turf portfolio – including two brand new mixtures and five new formulations for 2024.
Featured on the stand will be compact tractors from the TG6 and TH5 ranges, SF544 out-front collecting mower, the new SXG327 and the Raymo electric remote-control mower.
The former director of greenkeeping at St Andrews Links Trust, Gordon Moir, has been awarded the ‘University Medal’ at the University of St Andrews during its final winter graduation ceremony of 2023.
Origin Amenity Solutions (OAS) will be returning to BTME 2024 where it will be profiling its wealth of product expertise on Stand 230 in Hall 2 at BTME.
Aeration solutions are set to take centre stage for Redexim at BTME 2024 – with Stand 532 featuring the iconic Verti-Drain® alongside a vast selection of other equipment from the Redexim fine turf portfolio.