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DLF Colour Boost brings conservation closer to home for Wildheart Animal Sanctuary

DLF Colour Boost brings conservation closer to home for Wildheart Animal Sanctuary Updated

🕔07:19, 23.Jun 2021

Providing a new home for rescued animals from across the globe, the Wildheart Animal Sanctuary has been working on a project to support species much closer to home.

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EVO 165D proves to be a great investment for PWG Tree Surgery

EVO 165D proves to be a great investment for PWG Tree Surgery Updated

🕔07:39, 22.Jun 2021

A year on from taking delivery, Peter Greathead of PWG Tree Surgery is still being surprised by the seemingly ‘unstoppable’ performance of his GreenMech EVO 165D woodchipper.

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Meet the former Toro Student Greenkeeper of The Year

Meet the former Toro Student Greenkeeper of The Year

🕔10:30, 21.Jun 2021

Jason Norwood, the course manager at Reay Golf Club in the Highlands, and former Toro Student Greenkeeper of The Year, details how he maintains the venue.

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Chart Hills reopens renovated course

Chart Hills reopens renovated course Updated

🕔08:22, 20.Jun 2021

Chart Hills Golf Club has officially relaunched, following an intensive year-long redevelopment.

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This is a bunker you have to see to believe

This is a bunker you have to see to believe Updated

🕔08:46, 19.Jun 2021

One of the world’s tallest revetted bunker walls has risen up at the Pulpit Club, originally built in 1990 by architects Dr Michael Hurdzan and Dana Fry.

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Capillary Bunkers is a cost effective, long term solution for your bunker issues

Capillary Bunkers is a cost effective, long term solution for your bunker issues Updated

🕔07:41, 18.Jun 2021

First opened in 1992 as a nine hole course, Mount Pleasant GC in Bedfordshire has been building up its reputation.

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Switch to TriCure™ AD Granular delivers strength at Stourbridge GC

Switch to TriCure™ AD Granular delivers strength at Stourbridge GC Updated

🕔07:32, 17.Jun 2021

A fateful combination of high footfall, hot weather and a failing irrigation system has seen the tees at Stourbridge Golf Club struggling to retain all-important grass coverage in recent years.

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Bowls greens transformed with organic feeding programme from Suståne

Bowls greens transformed with organic feeding programme from Suståne Updated

🕔07:13, 16.Jun 2021

Sixteen bowling greens across Hampshire and Dorset have undergone a huge transformation thanks to new maintenance contractor Paul Wright and his organic approach to turf nutrition.

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Toro stands the test of time at Westridge GC

Toro stands the test of time at Westridge GC Updated

🕔07:04, 15.Jun 2021

Toro is well known in the industry for its durability and reliability, and nowhere has Toro’s longevity been put to the test quite like the machines at Westridge Golf Centre in the Isle of Wight.

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A day in the life: Steve Harvey

A day in the life: Steve Harvey

🕔06:29, 14.Jun 2021

The head greenkeeper at Stourbridge Golf Club in the West Midlands – an 18 hole parkland course established in 1892 – takes us through his average day.

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Kings Links reopens following chemical damage

Kings Links reopens following chemical damage Updated

🕔08:34, 13.Jun 2021

A popular golf course in Scotland has reopened to the public following a significant programme of restoration works.

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John Deere to open new apprentice training centre

John Deere to open new apprentice training centre Updated

🕔07:48, 12.Jun 2021

John Deere and training provider ProVQ have announced plans to open a brand new Apprentice Training Centre this autumn, at a farm site in Upper Saxondale near Bingham in Nottinghamshire.

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EcoSward liner for new bunkers at Cavendish

EcoSward liner for new bunkers at Cavendish Updated

🕔07:52, 11.Jun 2021

Cavendish Golf Club has completed the first phase of a multi-year course renovation, including the construction of several new bunkers.

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Dennis FT510 turns it around at Maldon

Dennis FT510 turns it around at Maldon Updated

🕔07:57, 10.Jun 2021

The Dennis FT510 cylinder mower has been integral to Maldon Bowling Club’s team of determined volunteers and has helped to improve the green according to greenkeeper Mark Piper.

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A double BLEC delivery for Congleton Lawn Turf

A double BLEC delivery for Congleton Lawn Turf Updated

🕔07:25, 9.Jun 2021

Covering hundreds of acres every year, life for machinery on Congleton Lawn Turf Farm is tough!

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Forest Green Rovers extend partnership with INFINICUT® in the drive to eliminate petrol

Forest Green Rovers extend partnership with INFINICUT® in the drive to eliminate petrol Updated

🕔07:16, 8.Jun 2021

It is perhaps no surprise that the club described by FIFA as ‘the greenest football club in the world’ would turn to battery power when it comes to their choice of mowers.

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SALTEX to go ahead in November

SALTEX to go ahead in November Updated

🕔09:47, 7.Jun 2021

The grounds exhibition SALTEX’s 75th anniversary is due to take place on November 3 and 4 at the NEC, Birmingham.

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Trapped greenkeeper makes full recovery

Trapped greenkeeper makes full recovery Updated

🕔10:40, 6.Jun 2021

A course manager at two venues, who spent 13 nights in hospital last year after being trapped under a machine, has made a full recovery and raised £9k for the charity that helped him.

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How to speed up the aeration process

How to speed up the aeration process Updated

🕔07:43, 5.Jun 2021

Compaction related problems are common place on golf courses. Dry patch, black layer and excessive thatch and lack of root depth and density all lead to an inconsistent course surface.

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6m wide Top-Brush becomes Newark’s weapon in the fight against worm casts

6m wide Top-Brush becomes Newark’s weapon in the fight against worm casts Updated

🕔07:09, 4.Jun 2021

The reduction in availability of curative chemistry has been a game-changer when it comes to the fight against worm casts.

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Royal Norwich joins ‘The Ventrac Club’

Royal Norwich joins ‘The Ventrac Club’

🕔07:44, 3.Jun 2021

Royal Norwich, one of the first ‘Royal’ golf clubs ever to relocate to a new site, is the latest organisation to appreciate the multiple benefits of Ventrac.

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