Rigby Taylor introduces 8 new grass seed mixtures

Rigby Taylor introduces 8 new grass seed mixtures Updated

🕔05:50, 4.Mar 2017

Rigby Taylor has introduced eight new grass seed mixtures featuring tetraploid technology ryegrasses, all with Germin-8 liquid seed treatment. The company, which is at the forefront of supplying innovative products for the successful management and maintenance of turf surfaces, says

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GreenMech wins patent action

GreenMech wins patent action Updated

🕔05:33, 2.Mar 2017

The following statement has been issued by British woodchipper manufacturer GreenMech, concerning its dispute with German manufacturer, Jensen Service GmbH: ‘GreenMech’s patent infringement action against Jensen in the German patent courts, to protect its ‘Safe-Trak’ European patent has been successfully

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Jacobsen launches GA600 aerator

Jacobsen launches GA600 aerator Updated

🕔05:29, 28.Feb 2017

Jacobsen, the renowned manufacturer of turf maintenance equipment, introduced the highly anticipated GA600 aerator at this year’s BTME in Harrogate. The GA600 aerator is a truly versatile unit and is the first in a range of brand-new aeration equipment from

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BIGGA asks for help with sustainability project

BIGGA asks for help with sustainability project Updated

🕔10:15, 27.Feb 2017

The British & International Golf Greenkeepers Association (BIGGA) is calling on its members to answer a questionnaire that will help produce a Golf Sustainability Project. Unmanaged areas of UK golf courses, which provide habitat for wildlife, wildflowers and other flora and

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Sundridge Park Golf Club aerated all 36 holes in two days

Sundridge Park Golf Club aerated all 36 holes in two days Updated

🕔06:19, 26.Feb 2017

ALS Contracts has used five Wiedenmann Terra Spikes to carry out a herculean aeration task at a 36-hole club in just two working days. In December the Telford based sports contractor aerated all fairways and roughs of both of Sundridge

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Kubota reintroduces cashback mower offer

Kubota reintroduces cashback mower offer Updated

🕔05:24, 24.Feb 2017

Kubota’s ride-on mower cashback programme is back by popular demand. The leading groundcare manufacturer is offering cashback opportunities across a number of its powerful, versatile and economic ride-on mower solutions, allowing operators to achieve high quality finishes quickly and efficiently,

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Charterhouse Turf Machinery expands Scottish dealer network

Charterhouse Turf Machinery expands Scottish dealer network

🕔05:18, 22.Feb 2017

Charterhouse Turf Machinery has expanded its dealer network in Scotland with two recent appointments. Henderson Grass Machinery and Hamilton Bros are on board to cover central and western Scotland respectively, both adding the Redexim range of natural turf machinery and

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SALTEX 2016 was a success, say visitors

SALTEX 2016 was a success, say visitors Updated

🕔06:24, 20.Feb 2017

The SALTEX 2016 post-show visitor surveys have revealed a fascinating insight into the visitor profile of the show. SALTEX 2016 featured three exhibition halls at the NEC packed with UK and international visitors. More than 80 per cent of the

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40% of BTME 2018 space already sold

40% of BTME 2018 space already sold Updated

🕔21:51, 19.Feb 2017

Nearly half of all the available exhibition space at the recently-renamed Harrogate Convention Centre for BTME 2018 has already been sold, according to the British and International Golf Greenkeepers Association (BIGGA), which hosts the event. Before the 2017 exhibition had even closed, BIGGA had

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BIGGA to discuss new chemical group on March 1

BIGGA to discuss new chemical group on March 1 Updated

🕔06:28, 18.Feb 2017

The British & International Golf Greenkeepers Association (BIGGA) will discuss the launch of a brand new chemical group and worldwide volunteering opportunities at its central England regional conference on March 1. The event, at Kings Norton Golf Club, Birmingham, will

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GGM Groundscare to expand its operations

GGM Groundscare to expand its operations Updated

🕔04:26, 17.Feb 2017

This year is set to be an exciting one for GGM Groundscare and Kubota as the two leading groundcare machinery specialists celebrate a 40 year landmark working in partnership together and the announcement that GGM is further expanding its operations

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Battery-powered machinery led Leicester FC to success

Battery-powered machinery led Leicester FC to success Updated

🕔04:17, 15.Feb 2017

John Ledwidge, grounds manager for reigning Premier League champions Leicester City FC, believes that his new range of Pellenc battery powered equipment offers his staff a safer, healthier and higher performing alternative to petrol powered products. From a team that

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Top man at Trump Turnberry to take centre stage at conference

Top man at Trump Turnberry to take centre stage at conference Updated

🕔07:41, 13.Feb 2017

Allan Patterson, estates and courses manager at Trump Turnberry, will be among the speakers at the BIGGA Scotland Golf Industry Conference 2017. Taking place at Perth Concert Hall on Tuesday 7 March, the conference is the flagship event of the

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Pellenc launches the Rasion Easy pedestrian rotary mower

Pellenc launches the Rasion Easy pedestrian rotary mower Updated

🕔05:25, 11.Feb 2017

Following the successful launch of the Pellenc Rasion Basic and Smart models in 2015, the company has announced the latest pedestrian rotary mower in the range – the Pellenc Rasion Easy. The Rasion Easy is a combination of the previous

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Bloxham School purchases tractor mounted turf maintenance machines

Bloxham School purchases tractor mounted turf maintenance machines Updated

🕔05:21, 9.Feb 2017

Bloxham School, in Oxfordshire, has recently purchased three new SISIS tractor mounted turf maintenance machines – the Powaspred, the Variseeder and the Flexibrush. With a plethora of synthetic and natural grass sports pitches at Bloxham School, grounds manager Glenn Davies

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Golf club to run scholarship project for greenkeepers

Golf club to run scholarship project for greenkeepers

🕔19:00, 6.Feb 2017

The host of the 2014 Ryder Cup, Gleneagles in Scotland, is to run a scholarship programme that should result in nine people becoming fully qualified greenkeepers. The Gleneagles Greenkeeping Scholarship programme is designed to equip successful candidates with the practical

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Germinal launches seed mixture to speed up pace of play

Germinal launches seed mixture to speed up pace of play

🕔06:01, 6.Feb 2017

Germinal has added a new seed mixture to its Grade A range of sports seed products with the launch of a new semi-rough mixture for golf courses. Designed specifically for use along the border between fairway and rough areas, A32

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Wiedenmann’s Terra Spike SL can tine down to 210mm on fine turf

Wiedenmann’s Terra Spike SL can tine down to 210mm on fine turf Updated

🕔04:48, 5.Feb 2017

Wiedenmann’s new super light Terra Spike SL is fast earning the reputation of being smart in every sense of the word. Easily tining down to 210mm on fine turf it is more than twice the match for some shallow aerators

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GreenMech makes company presentation to the press

GreenMech makes company presentation to the press Updated

🕔23:49, 3.Feb 2017

Last staged two years ago, British woodchipper manufacturer GreenMech recently hosted a vast array of the media to deliver an update on the company’s progress. The assembled press were treated to a presentation by sales director Martin Lucas, followed by

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The Worcestershire GC wins a water recycling system

The Worcestershire GC wins a water recycling system Updated

🕔04:51, 2.Feb 2017

Highspeed Group’s ClearWater system was the focus of much attention at BTME this year and was a winner in more ways than one! Managing director, David Mears, said: “BTME is always an excellent show for us and this year proved

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University launches major golf sustainability project

University launches major golf sustainability project Updated

🕔06:44, 1.Feb 2017

One of Britain’s top universities, Imperial College London, has joined forces with the British and International Greenkeepers Association (BIGGA), the Club Managers Association of Europe (CMAE), England Golf and sustainability firm Environmental Solutions International to work together on a national

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