Rain Bird launches new series of rotors for efficiently watering smaller course areas

Rain Bird launches new series of rotors for efficiently watering smaller course areas Updated

🕔05:58, 23.Nov 2017

Designed specifically for watering smaller golf course areas such as tee boxes and compact greens, the new 500/550 Series rotors are the only valve-in-head golf course rotors on the market offering a radius of 8.5 to 14.3 metres. Available now,

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Dennis machine combats heavy usage at Huish Park

Dennis machine combats heavy usage at Huish Park Updated

🕔04:28, 22.Nov 2017

With over 50 games a season taking place at the Huish Park Stadium, Yeovil Town FC’s head of grounds Richard Allsworth believes that his new Dennis G860 is the ideal mower to maintain such a heavily used pitch. Richard has

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Scottish club completes £90,000 bunker project

Scottish club completes £90,000 bunker project Updated

🕔13:39, 20.Nov 2017

Macdonald Cardrona Hotel, Golf & Spa, Peebles, near Edinburgh, has completed a £90,000 project to renovate the bunkers on the 6,856 yard, par 72 layout. The work has meant the bunkers now drain much better than they previously did. In

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Bowood GC introduces biodiversity into its greens

Bowood GC introduces biodiversity into its greens Updated

🕔04:56, 19.Nov 2017

Bowood’s championship golf course near Chippenham is set in 2,000 acres of glorious parkland and is renowned as one of the finest courses in Wiltshire. To introduce some biodiversity into the greens, course manager Jaey Goodchild began an all bents

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Kubota dealer taking part in Movember

Kubota dealer taking part in Movember Updated

🕔12:31, 17.Nov 2017

Lister Wilder, a Kubota groundcare and construction dealer, has been announced as this year’s biggest UK ‘MOW-team’ supporting The Movember Foundation, with more than 60 members of staff donning great moustaches to raise funds for the men’s health charity. Including

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Myanmar golf club receives Jacobsen machinery

Myanmar golf club receives Jacobsen machinery Updated

🕔04:14, 17.Nov 2017

Yay Tagon Taung Golf Resort, located about 30 minutes’ drive east of Mandalay in Myanmar (formerly Burma), has taken delivery of yet more Jacobsen machinery after serving as a loyal customer for more than 20 years. Mr Thant Zin Oo

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The Duke invests in 15 E-Z-GO golf cars

The Duke invests in 15 E-Z-GO golf cars Updated

🕔23:09, 15.Nov 2017

The Duke Golf Club, an exclusive members-only club located in Nistelrode, Holland, has invested in 15 E-Z-GO RXV ELiTE golf cars with Textron Fleet Management GPS (TFM GPS). Local dealer Van der Pols made the delivery. Marcel Arts has been

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Textron Golf chosen at Hogs Head Golf Club

Textron Golf chosen at Hogs Head Golf Club Updated

🕔22:45, 14.Nov 2017

Hogs Head Golf Club, a brand-new course located in County Kerry, Ireland, has chosen equipment from Textron Golf (Jacobsen®, E-Z-GO® and Cushman®) to maintain its surfaces. The course replaces Skellig Bay Golf Club and has been built in the picturesque

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‘Continue to Learn’ for 2018 unveiled

‘Continue to Learn’ for 2018 unveiled Updated

🕔13:45, 13.Nov 2017

The British and International Golf Greenkeepers Association (BIGGA) has unveiled what it calls the most extensive education programme for the turf industry in Europe. Continue to Learn at BTME 2018 will feature more than 250 hours of education with guest

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Credit option for machinery wash system launched

Credit option for machinery wash system launched Updated

🕔07:22, 13.Nov 2017

The company that bought the ClearWater wash system is launching credit options for golf clubs for the first time. Acumen Waste Services, which bought the brand from Highspeed earlier this year, said golf clubs will be able to spread payments

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Royal Cinque Ports GC purchases Charterhouse topdresser

Royal Cinque Ports GC purchases Charterhouse topdresser Updated

🕔23:37, 11.Nov 2017

Any machinery that can save labour and time is a welcome investment for any club, especially the Royal Cinque Ports Golf Club in Kent, which has such a packed schedule of maintenance and play. In March this year it took

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SISIS offers three models that aerate

SISIS offers three models that aerate Updated

🕔04:20, 10.Nov 2017

Aeration is a key process to improve drainage, reduce turf compaction and thatch build up. With three models in the SISIS range, with different working widths and varying maximum depths to suit any tractor and most applications – the Multislit,

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Mulchrone Brothers makes impact in groundcare market with Kubota UK

Mulchrone Brothers makes impact in groundcare market with Kubota UK Updated

🕔05:15, 8.Nov 2017

Mulchrone Brothers is gaining significant traction in the west Ireland groundcare market following the recent extension of its partnership with industry-leading manufacturer, Kubota UK. Over the last 40 years, the family dealership has been an established name throughout the mid-western

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Castle Stuart appoints new head greenkeeper

Castle Stuart appoints new head greenkeeper

🕔11:46, 6.Nov 2017

Castle Stuart Golf Links in Scotland has appointed James Hutchison as its new head greenkeeper. James, who joined Castle Stuart as a greenkeeper during its construction in 2007, has been deputy course manager since the four-time Scottish Open venue opened

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Guide launched to help greenkeepers tackle microdochium patch

Guide launched to help greenkeepers tackle microdochium patch

🕔09:33, 6.Nov 2017

Greenkeepers can get their hands on a comprehensive guide to help them manage microdochium patch, the notorious disease that occurs on over 90 per cent of UK golf courses. Dr Colin Mumford, Bayer technical manager, explains that all aspects of

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AMG Golf Course Renovation marketing to golf clubs

AMG Golf Course Renovation marketing to golf clubs Updated

🕔05:09, 5.Nov 2017

Andy Greenslade is now specialising in the skilled area of golf course shaping, renovation and construction. Operating as AMG Golf Course Renovation, managing director Andy combines his career experiences and expertise as greenkeeper, course manager, general manager and Crown Golf

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Trilo to invest €1m in manufacturing facility

Trilo to invest €1m in manufacturing facility Updated

🕔12:42, 4.Nov 2017

Back in 2012 Vanmac bv, manufacturer of the Trilo range of blowers and vacs, invited UK journalists to visit its modern facility in Amersfoort, The Netherlands. Five years on, the invitation was extended again and the business model now in

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Vanmac BV appoints Lister Wilder as new dealer

Vanmac BV appoints Lister Wilder as new dealer Updated

🕔04:55, 3.Nov 2017

Vanmac BV, manufacturer of the Trilo brand of blowers and vacs, have announced the appointment of Lister Wilder as new dealers for the south west of England – responsible for Berkshire, Hampshire, Dorset, Wiltshire, Gloucestershire and the Bristol regions. Lister

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Origin’s Amenity Business acquires Linemark UK

Origin’s Amenity Business acquires Linemark UK Updated

🕔04:44, 2.Nov 2017

Origin’s Amenity Business has announced its acquisition of Linemark UK, the country’s leading innovator and supplier of pitch line-marking paints, machines and accessories. Linemark UK joins Rigby Taylor and Headland in providing technically advanced and innovative solutions to turf management

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What goes into the production of a bag of fertiliser?

What goes into the production of a bag of fertiliser? Updated

🕔06:40, 1.Nov 2017

Andrew MacMahon, Fertilizer Product Manager at Rigby Taylor, explains that understanding how raw materials work can lead to greenkeepers making the right choice Professional turf managers of today have available a multitude of fertilisers and analysis that can meet every

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Dunstable Downs GC installs non-slip treads

Dunstable Downs GC installs non-slip treads Updated

🕔05:19, 1.Nov 2017

Dunstable Downs Golf Club is a James Braid design set in a stunning location on top of the downs with widespread views over the Chilterns. On many of the tees and a number of greens, railway sleepers have been used

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