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The Terra Spike helped Woolley Park Golf Club this winter
Playing ‘catch up’ is a necessary evil for many turf professionals. Whether juggling weather windows, staff availability or extended playing schedules, quite often something falls behind.
New golf courses manager for Gleneagles
Stephen Lindsay has been promoted to golf courses manager at Gleneagles, one of the leading jobs in the greenkeeping industry.
The benefits of ‘Urban Greening’ schemes
Jayne Leyland from Origin Amenity Solutions explains how the company’s customers are enjoying significant environmental benefits and cost savings as a result of ‘Urban Greening’ schemes.
Price Turfcare offers six week delivery on Ventrac machinery
With many importers experiencing long delays with delivery and relying on customers to be endlessly patient, Price Turfcare, the UK distributor of the Ventrac all-terrain, multi-purpose compact tractor, has no such issues.
Reesink Turfcare launches the Bio-Circle GT Maxi
The Bio-Circle GT Maxi is the parts cleaner that eliminates water waste and pollutant run-off into the water system.
Machinery profile: the Kubota RTV 520
The RTV 520 is particularly well suited to the golf market with an easy-access, heavy-duty cargo bed and lightweight overall footprint.
Oakwing revamps its bunkers
“When we had a tournament, before we redid the bunkers, our biggest fear was rain in the days before the event,” says Kyle Swart, superintendent at the semi-private Oakwing course in Louisiana.
Upgrades for two European golf courses
Two of Europe’s leading golf courses have undergone major upgrades, including the introduction of drought tolerant grasses and the installation of 23 miles of irrigation pipes, to help combat a changing climate.
Greg Milton named as new sales representative at OAS
Origin Amenity Solutions (OAS) has announced the appointment of Greg Milton as technical sales representative for the East Yorkshire / Humber region.
Meet the course manager: Gary McCandless
The outgoing course manager at Falkirk Tryst Golf Club sits down with Liam Armit of Double A to discuss his course and the Grillo FD 2200TS.
‘Proper set-up procedures are essential in a cylinder mower’s performance’
Cylinder mowers are precision machines and require precision engineered parts to achieve a pristine finish, as Michael Hampton, parts manager at Reesink Turfcare, explains.
Kubota LX 351 proves to be a real workhorse at Lincolnshire Estate
Lifting, mowing and manoeuvring within confined areas are proving no problem for an estate in the heart of Lincolnshire following the delivery of a Kubota LX 351.
Bobcat launches new ground maintenance equipment range
A new line of Bobcat compact tractors has been launched for the Europe region.
Golf course designers broadly in favour of controversial MLR proposal
A group of golf course architects has said it welcomes an R&A and USGA proposal to allow an optional requirement to only use golf balls that have been tested under modified launch conditions.
Inscapes acquires Evergreen Irrigation
Leading sports ground engineering company, Inscapes, has strengthened its award-winning offering with the purchase of Evergreen Irrigation.
Meet the new director of golf at Foxhills Club & Resort in Surrey, Sean Graham
Graham talks about the changes to the courses he is now overseeing, including creating a new signature hole, and working for a club that has more than 5,000 members.
Craig Haldane is new director of education at Bernhard
Bernhard and Company has announced the appointment of the former golf courses manager at Gleneagles as its new director of education for its Bernhard Academy.
John Deere revamps Northern Ireland dealerships
John Deere’s turf machinery will be available through a single, larger dealer in the counties of Antrim, Derry / Londonderry, Armagh and Down as Stephen W Moore is acquiring Johnston Gilpin & Co.
How Casterton Golf Club in Cumbria survived the drought
The owner of Casterton, Peter Makinson, is also its head greenkeeper. Here he details how his feeding programme was used to retain moisture and nutrients in the profile during last summer’s hot, dry weather.
La Hacienda embarks on improvement work
The luxury La Hacienda Links Golf Resort in Spain is experiencing a major investment programme.
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