Alistair
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This image taken on a smartphone has won first prize for a greenkeeper in a competition. The spectacular dawn image of a greenkeeper preparing his course at a Welsh golf club claimed first prize in the annual ‘BIGGA Photographic Competition’. The judge’s favourite 12 images have been selected for inclusion in the greenkeeping association’s calendar…
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Reesink Turfcare will be bringing a GeoLink Precision Spray System simulator to BIGGA Turf Management Exhibition (BTME) 2017, Europe’s leading showcase for turf professionals and buyers. Complete with touchscreen and steering wheel, the simulator will allow stand visitors to realistically demonstrate and experience application rates, coverage maps, area and volume data, that the industry’s first…
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Autumn 2015 saw a flurry of activity with Ecosol Turfcare’s Drill n Fill operation. The company travelled to new Scottish customer, Western Gailes, near Glasgow to drill the whole course, as well as many others countrywide. Teams also went to Grand Ducal, Luxembourg, Krefelde, Germany, and to Paris and the company has forthcoming bookings for…
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Golf clubs looking for high quality turf surfaces need look no further than the 2017 Johnsons Sports Seed line-up. At BTME 2017 DLF will be launching Siskin, the new top rated chewings fescue cultivar on the latest independent Turfgrass seed trial list. Siskin, along with a number of other new cultivars, feature in the latest…
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Advanced Turf Technology (ATT) can be found in Hall M, stand M7, under its own name for the first time at BTME 2017. The company has become recognised as one of the foremost innovators in the turf industry, with agronomic based product designs that continue to push the boundaries. The unique TMSystem™ is universally regarded…
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Used by many leading golf courses and sports venues, the ThetaKit enables fast, easy, precise soil moisture measurement. It enables turf moisture to be accurately monitored and potential irrigation problems to be addressed before deterioration of the playing surface has occurred. To achieve excellent playing surfaces, turf professionals have many resources to call on, but…
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ICL will be launching a number of exciting new products and showcasing an increased portfolio of qualifying products and new rewards in its Turf Rewards loyalty scheme for 2017 on stand B54 at BTME. A new range of H2Pro performance led wetting agents designed specifically to meet the needs of the modern turf manager will…
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Greenkeepers looking for the latest product advances to aid integrated pest and disease management shouldn’t miss the new innovative product launches from Bayer at BTME. Conscious of the need to find new solutions, Bayer will be officially launching a new fungicide to the market at the event. This product will offer the first new chemistry…
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Making its debut at BTME 2017 on stand B39 will be TeMag Elite, a three-in-one, water-soluble product, containing a full range of chelated micronutrients and Headland’s Elevate Fe, complexed iron, as well as the unique plant elicitor Harpin™. The inclusion of Elevate Fe is significant as its chemical structure prevents the iron from oxidising after…
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Complete Weed Control, the UK’s largest weed control contractor, will be at BTME 2017, where visitors will be able to find out more information on the company’s new Complete Artificial Grass service. Forget about mowing, watering and fertilising. Complete Artificial Grass has perfected the art of installing premium artificial grass using the finest products on…
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At BTME 2017, visitors to stand B48 will be able to familiarise themselves with products old and new available from Charterhouse Turf Machinery. Particular highlights will include an innovative new development from the Graden portfolio, as well as firm favourites from Redexim such as the Rink Disc Top Dresser. On show in the UK for…
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Now fully established as a separate sales entity in the UK, blowers and vacuums manufacturer Trilo returns to BTME 2017 with a bigger stand and a brand new location in Hall M. Visitors to stand M6 will be able to discuss the many products from its machinery range that find a home on golf courses.…
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Jacobsen, the renowned manufacturer of turf maintenance equipment, will be introducing the highly anticipated GA600 aerator at BTME 2017 in Harrogate. Also on the stand at the exhibition will be the HR800 wide-area rotary mower and the new Smithco XL 7000 greens roller. The GA600 aerator is the first in a range of brand-new aeration…
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“We’ve never been busier with record numbers of golf clubs installing our Waste2Water Recycling Wash-Off Systems in 2016,” commented a delighted Tim Earley, managing director. The government’s confirmation it will enshrine all current environmental legislation in any new Brexit legislation has removed any hesitation in installing a system. If you’ve not already done so, upgrading…
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Whether you need a scarifier, slitter, aerator, top dresser, mower or have any other golf course maintenance requirements, Dennis and SISIS will have the solution on stand A5 at BTME 2017. Appearing on a newly-designed stand, the innovative British manufacturers will be showcasing an extensive range of leading turf maintenance equipment which is relied upon…
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Rigby Taylor, through the use of interactive TV screens, will be showcasing exciting innovations at this year’s BTME. A new, low invasive approach to surface drainage will be introduced. Already shown to be highly effective, the ‘Energy-Passive Ground-Water Recharge Pump’ (EGRP) system will revolutionise the way water can be drained from golf course, sports pitch…
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XL ProBio is the specialist in plant health naturally – with the ProBio range of products. Beneficial soil organisms perform many functions which influence soil fertility and plant health. Sport pitches and golf greens are usually severely lacking in these organisms, partly due to the volume of inert mineral materials in the profile (sand construction)…
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Highspeed Group is focusing on its number one product ClearWater and sees BTME 2017 as the ideal platform to build on the last 12 months’ success. Highspeed Group’s joint managing director David Mears commented: “BTME is always an excellent show for us and 2016 exceeded expectations with us taking a record number of ClearWater enquiries.…
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Rough management and aeration are Wiedenmann UK’s focus for BTME. The versatile Super 500 is a turf sweeping, flail mowing, grass collecting phenomenon, powering through dense grasses collecting tightly and tidily as it goes. Simply choose its mode for the task in hand. Paired with a 1.7m or 2.3m Terra Rake, whose aggressive spring tines…
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Kubota UK will be showcasing its extensive range of high performance groundcare solutions to the industry’s leading turf professionals at BTME 2017. Visitors to Kubota’s stand will have the opportunity to see a wide range of the company’s market leading machinery and also find out how these are backed up with first class aftersales service,…
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EcoBunker has introduced three new inventions, all of which will ease the burden of bunker maintenance and increase the range of product choices for progressive golf clubs. The most recent of these inventions is PermaEdge. Demand for Ecobunker’s synthetic bunker system was rising in the US following several high profile and successful renovation projects. However,…
