Landscape Group picks firm to maintain four golf courses

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The Landscape Group, a UK-based green service provider, has chosen Jacobsen equipment to maintain Sport Aberdeen’s four council-owned golf courses. The Landscape Group won the Sport Aberdeen contract in 2015 and has recently invested in Jacobsen equipment to maintain all courses.

Sport Aberdeen, a registered charity, currently operates four courses in the Aberdeenshire area on behalf of Aberdeen City Council: Balnagask, Hazelhead Pines, Kings Links and the MacKenzie Championship Course. The Landscape Group has invested in an array of machinery including four Jacobsen GP400 greens mowers, four Jacobsen Tri-King triplex mowers for tees and surrounds, a Jacobsen AR522 rough mower, a Jacobsen Fairway 305, three Jacobsen MH5 tractor-mounted large area reel mowers, a Turfco blower, a Jacobsen Greensaire 30 aerator, three Cushman Hauler 1200 Petrol utility vehicles and five Ransomes Super Certes for bowling greens.

Head of Fleet and Assets Angus Lindsay was responsible for procuring the equipment for the Sport Aberdeen contract. Commenting on his decision-making process he said: “At The Landscape Group, I have a policy of using local suppliers for our frontline machines. The decision to purchase Jacobsen equipment was not taken lightly, and I had to evaluate and consider several aspects. This included the level of after-sales support, both on a local and national level, product flexibility and the requirements of the contract from a client and staff perspective, previous experience, third-party endorsement and value for money. The price is not always the main consideration when deciding which product to go for. It’s easy to buy cheap, but the true value is shown in the support that we’re offered afterwards.”

Stewart McBain is the Contract Manager for The Landscape Group. Commenting on the quality of the products he said: “The quality of cut from the MH5 and the AR522 are probably my standout observations of the current equipment. The AR522 has enabled us to cut down the amount of time it takes to cut the rough from three days to just 10 hours. This has made a huge difference to our productivity; the accumulative amount of time we have saved is staggering.”