Leicestershire-based Arboreco carries out a range of tree and hedge works for both domestic and commercial customers. With such differing projects the company needs a fleet of chipping machinery capable of getting into small and restricted spaces, as well as man enough for large site clearance projects. Already owning a GreenMech QuadChip 160, director Eddie…

An expert in pest control has said legislation surrounding it is unlikely to change until at least Britain leaves the European Union. Professor John Moverley OBE, chairman of the Amenity Forum, said: “In correspondence to me, many have sought clarification on how Brexit might impact upon the area of weed, pest and disease control. “The…

An all-new range of advanced granular fertilisers, which uses two slow release sources of nitrogen to provide a phased-release over a 16-week period from one application, has been launched by COMPO EXPERT. The new Floranid®Twin range of phased-release fertilisers has been specifically designed for use on golf courses and all fine-turf sports facilities where a…

Ben Burgess Grounds Care Equipment, an existing Dennis and SISIS dealer for Norfolk, has increased its area partnership after it was announced that the East Anglian grounds care retailer will now be distributing the two brands’ leading range of turf equipment to the areas of Cambridgeshire, Peterborough and South Lincolnshire. Ben Burgess has been serving…

Groundsman David Ember of Southampton Solent University, along with three others, has around 13 hectares of grounds and sports facilities to take care of. So when it comes to a nutritional regime they need help – and they need it to be simple and effective. Headland Amenity’s Alex Hawkes has been supplying just that. “We’re…

Formby Hall Golf Club has announced that Melanoma UK, the UK’s leading skin cancer support group, is its charity partner for 2017/18. Skin cancer is a particular issue for people who spend time in the sun, such as golfers and greenkeepers. Incoming club captain Alan Wix and lady captain Hannah Sykes made the decision to…

There’s no doubt that Ben Cumberland is a forward-thinking turf professional. In the almost three years that he’s been head greenkeeper at Coxmoor Golf Club he has been busy, for example, redesigning the bunkers, installing new tees with a course architect and working closely with The Sherwood Forest Trust and the Forestry Commission removing trees…

British woodchipper manufacturer GreenMech has introduced its own disc-blade sharpening unit for users to quickly sharpen their GreenMech blades and minimise machinery downtime. Being non-product specific, the unit will be of particular interest to hire companies and contractors with multi-machines in their portfolios. Commenting on the introduction of the sharpening unit, sales director Martin Lucas…

Together with some key distributors and customers, DLF Seeds recently hosted a groundsmen’s trip to the Emirates Stadium in London. Delegates were treated to a stadium tour, a look around the maintenance sheds and discussed how the Johnsons J Premier Pitch mixture has played a fundamental role in the recent re-build of the stadium pitch…

All seven golf courses managed by the Fife Golf Trust (FGT) have achieved certification from the Golf Environment Organisation (GEO), making Fife the first local authority to have all of its council owned courses gain the accolade. FGT is a registered charity which was established in 2011 to manage and operate Fife Council’s seven public…

The Golf Consultants Association has voted for chairman Howard Swan to remain in the post for a further two years, following the recent annual general meeting in London. Having been chairman since 2014, this latest decision ensures Swan, a course architect with the family-owned Swan Golf Designs, will serve a five-year term as head of…

“Wrapping chicken wire around a sleeper to prevent someone from slipping on hazardous elevated stepped access, or tripping or falling from steep sided tees just doesn’t solve the problem, it contributes to it, as do many other cheaper methods on wet hazardous railway sleepers and steps,” said Barry Eagle from Gripclad. “We can offer you…

Some say a week is a long time, but not Charterhouse Turf Machinery’s Nick Darking. Its ‘Dealer Training Week’ “flew by” he said, “with 68 dealer staff from across the country converging on Charterhouse School for us to update them on new and updated kit.” Existing, and recently appointed dealers from its distribution network had…

Turf and other chemical products will undergo a number of changes to the labels that appear on the product packaging. It follows the United Nation’s (UN) Global Harmonisation System (GHS) of the classification and labelling of chemicals. “GHS introduces revised hazard symbols, signal words, hazard statements and precautionary statements, with the aim of creating a…

One of the most respected greenkeepers in Britain, Peter Todd, has taken up a new role as estate manager of Royal Norwich Golf Club to oversee the development of its new courses. The position will include club managerial duties as well as overseeing the courses, which are being built because the club is relocating. Todd,…

Northenden Golf Club in Manchester is a parkland course, heavily populated by trees. Dealing with the extraordinary leaf fall is one of the biggest bug-bears for course manager Robert Cleisham and his greenkeeping team. However, the purchase of a Trilo S3 vacuum sweeper in November 2016 has been a “revelation” in dealing with the most…

Kubota’s high performance M7060 Utility tractor has joined forces with its L5040 counterpart to deliver a first class finish at the world-famous Rye Golf Club. Recently purchased by deputy course manager and Rye Golf Club course expert, Garth Grand, the powerful M7060 machine was chosen for the East Sussex course based on Garth’s single requirement…

Upton-by-Chester Golf Club has taken delivery of an all-electric Eclipse 322 ride-on greens’ mower, and an AR522 rough mower. Three sides of the golf course are surrounded by a residential area, and after several complaints about noise early in the morning, Head Greenkeeper Simon Ashford and Course Director Fred Hopley decided to invest in the…

One of the world’s foremost experts on turfgrass disease management, John Dempsey PhD, last year carried out a major trial on whether it’s possible to maintain healthy turfgrass on a fairway with just one application of a controlled release fertiliser. Here’s his report: In 2016 a field study was carried out on the 15th fairway…

Sherriff Amenity has announced the launch of Marathon Turf Core Renovator, which is the latest addition to the popular range of Marathon fertilisers. For a number of years, turf managers have reaped the benefits of Sherriff Amenity’s range of Marathon fertilisers – The Marathon Sport range of extended release fertilisers provide long-lasting, balanced growth on…