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New appointments at Origin Amenity Solutions

New appointments at Origin Amenity Solutions

🕔09:04, 5.Aug 2022

To support continued growth as part of Origin, Headland Amenity has announced the appointment of two new technical managers, Laurence McCrory and Jack Hawkes.

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Three John Deere dealerships to expand

Three John Deere dealerships to expand

🕔09:15, 4.Aug 2022

John Deere has announced that three of its dealerships will expand to support the company’s agricultural customers across the West Midlands and mid-Wales.

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How to cope with a hot, dry summer

How to cope with a hot, dry summer

🕔09:33, 3.Aug 2022

Spring 2022 saw low rainfall levels affecting many parts of Europe and this was followed by extreme July temperatures.

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Visitor registration for SALTEX is open

Visitor registration for SALTEX is open

🕔09:09, 2.Aug 2022

Visitor registration is now open, the new website is live and Europe’s largest free sports turf show, SALTEX, is introducing a brand-new look for 2022.

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Kubota’s compact tractors used at RAF Valley

Kubota’s compact tractors used at RAF Valley

🕔08:41, 2.Aug 2022

The latest generation of Kubota’s renowned compact tractors is flying high at a leading military base.

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One in three greenkeepers want to leave

One in three greenkeepers want to leave

🕔07:32, 31.Jul 2022

A survey of 1,300 greenkeepers in the UK has found that more than a third are currently looking for work outside of golf.

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Meet the head greenkeeper: Scott Reid

Meet the head greenkeeper: Scott Reid

🕔09:14, 30.Jul 2022

The head greenkeeper at East Kilbride Golf Club talks about his career to date and some of the products he uses that are improving the course.

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Defibrillator for golf clubs campaigns are proving to be a success

Defibrillator for golf clubs campaigns are proving to be a success

🕔08:26, 29.Jul 2022

Two recent campaigns, one in Scotland and one in Wales, to get defibrillators in golf clubs are proving to be successful.

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Suståne programme keeps Rushmore Golf Club ‘green’ in more ways than one

Suståne programme keeps Rushmore Golf Club ‘green’ in more ways than one

🕔08:59, 28.Jul 2022

Alongside cultural practices and an overseeding programme, much of the success the club has seen has been attributed to products from the Suståne range of organic fertilisers.

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Machinery, electric buggies and irrigation for John O’Gaunt from Reesink UK

Machinery, electric buggies and irrigation for John O’Gaunt from Reesink UK

🕔09:35, 27.Jul 2022

Reesink UK has built up a portfolio of extensive turfcare and transport machinery options and the latest customer to benefit from this comprehensive offering is John O’Gaunt Golf Club in Bedfordshire.

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Richard Fry steps down after 50 years in the industry

Richard Fry steps down after 50 years in the industry

🕔11:30, 26.Jul 2022

The marketing director of Origin Amenity Solutions, Richard Fry, is stepping down after 50 years of working in the industry.

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Sales for SALTEX 2022 have already beaten 2021

Sales for SALTEX 2022 have already beaten 2021

🕔11:24, 24.Jul 2022

SALTEX is exceeding expectations with the number of exhibitors already booked for the 2022 show surpassing that of the 2021 show.

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Meet the golf course manager: Neil Smith

Meet the golf course manager: Neil Smith

🕔12:56, 23.Jul 2022

From Slaley Hall Hotel, Spa and Golf Resort, Neil talks about how the venue became the first in the world outside of Asia to host an event on the Asian Tour this summer.

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Redexim Rink proves a versatile solution for loam and sand dressing at Merchant Taylors’ School

Redexim Rink proves a versatile solution for loam and sand dressing at Merchant Taylors’ School

🕔09:41, 22.Jul 2022

With approximately 80 acres of sports turf making up the 250 acre estate of Merchant Taylors’ School, the key word for grounds manager Richard Ayling when it comes to maintenance is ‘efficiency’.

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Fulwell Golf Club chooses electric and hybrid machinery from Toro

Fulwell Golf Club chooses electric and hybrid machinery from Toro

🕔09:02, 21.Jul 2022

“We wanted to reduce our carbon footprint as well as bringing the club closer to the community and lessening the impact on our neighbours.”

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Effective, targeted weed control from Headland Amenity

Effective, targeted weed control from Headland Amenity

🕔08:40, 20.Jul 2022

When temperatures start to rise and new season growth commences, we start to observe the ingress of many unwelcome weed species in amenity and professional lawncare situations.

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Presenting world-class football pitches at St George’s Park

Presenting world-class football pitches at St George’s Park

🕔08:50, 19.Jul 2022

For the grounds team at St George’s Park, the home of England football, maintaining a world-class venue is a 365-days-a-year, 24-hours-a-day passion.

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Rockliffe Hall embarks on course changes

Rockliffe Hall embarks on course changes

🕔11:18, 17.Jul 2022

Rockliffe Hall is embarking on an ambitious investment programme with work already underway on several key areas of the course, with the first phase being bunker maintenance.

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A day in the life: Andrew Howarth

A day in the life: Andrew Howarth

🕔08:06, 16.Jul 2022

The estates manager at Gog Magog Golf Club, which has two golf courses that currently feature in the top three best courses in Cambridgeshire, takes us through his average day.

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Progressive proves to be the key to consistent cutting over contours

Progressive proves to be the key to consistent cutting over contours

🕔09:43, 15.Jul 2022

The Progressive range of multi-deck mowers has been carefully designed to offer unrivalled contour-following ability for an accurate quality of cut.

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Masterline Mixtures from DLF make the grade for Kingston Grammar School

Masterline Mixtures from DLF make the grade for Kingston Grammar School

🕔08:33, 14.Jul 2022

With the whole 22-acre site sown with seed from across the DLF portfolio, this season the focus has been on the outfields and four cricket squares.

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