The Weald of Kent Golf Club initially installed four BunkerFilter drainage systems. Having assessed their performance, Andy Gough, the course manager, “is so impressed at how good the product is that he has decided to use it for all bunker renovations going forward”. Recent heavy rain flooded all the bunkers on the course with exception…

The British and International Golf Greenkeepers Association (BIGGA) has kicked its preparations for Europe’s leading turf management exhibition into top gear with the launch of a brand new smartphone application. The exclusive BTME 2017 event app has been created by leading designer Avodigy and is available on both Android and Apple devices. The smartphone app for…

Dubai Golf, which manages the three leading golf clubs in the Middle East – Emirates Golf Club, Dubai Creek Golf & Yacht Club and Almouj Golf in Muscat, Oman – has chosen Jacobsen to supply golf course maintenance equipment and golf cars in 2016. This is in addition to the existing five-year preferred supplier agreement…

The Greenkeepers Training Committee has appointed Alistair Booth its new chairman. He fills the role vacated by Donald Steel in October. Having been in consumer and business electronics for a large part of his working life, Alistair sold his business in 2008 and became heavily involved in the golf industry. He initially became a shareholder…

The Island Golf Club in Donabate: ‘The best course in Ireland, you’ve never heard of’ is making significant time and cost savings—thanks to the drought resistant cultivars in Barenbrug BAR FESCUE. Head greenkeeper Dave Edmondson says: “The course tends to dry out much faster than most links courses, due its distance from the natural water…

Winner Group, one of the UK’s leading plant and equipment hire specialists for the events industry, has strengthened its fleet of Kubota utility vehicles to meet increasing demand from the event hire sector. The company has recently purchased another four Kubota RTVs from its local dealer Rod Gaskin Ltd. The deal takes Winner Group’s total…

A club with a mission has invested in both a Wiedenmann Super 500 and a Terra Rake 2.3m. Nairn Dunbar Golf Links has put in place a rough management programme with these two machines central to its success. Richard Johnstone, course manager at the Highland club which lies on the headland just 20 minutes from…

Chris Simm, head groundsman for Bolton Wanderers FC, believes the pitch at Macron Stadium has benefited greatly from embarking on an ICL iTurf programme specifically tailored to its requirements. Chris has been at Bolton Wanderers for the last twenty years where he has spent most of the time overseeing the management of the training ground…

Beaconsfield Golf Club, located in Seer Green, Buckinghamshire, has taken delivery of the first Smithco Tournament Ultra Lite greens’ roller in the United Kingdom. Delivery was made by local dealer, The Turney Group. Stuart Langhorne has been the course manager at the golf club for the past three and a half years. Stuart previously gained…

Etesia has launched the Duocut 46 RMBE pedestrian mower, which features the new Briggs and Stratton 775iS Series Instart engine. The Briggs and Stratton 775iS Series™ DOV® InStart® engines represent the ultimate performance package. They naturally incorporate the heritage attributes of power, performance and reliability, but add the most innovative and easiest starting ever seen…

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, Maxislit and Megaslit are tractor mounted deep slitters which offer deep, clean penetration with minimal…

Early 2017 will see Honda UK launch its first side-by-side, the Pioneer. Strengthening its already market-leading ATV lineup, the capable Pioneer 700 will feature a powerful and efficient 700cc engine and two- and four- seat configurations. This versatility, twinned with the 266.7mm ground clearance, will prove beneficial to both business and leisure users who need…

Saffron Walden Golf Club has taken further steps to ensure it retains its place as one of the best parkland courses in eastern England, by renovating two further holes under the auspices of Suffolk-based Swan Golf Designs (SGD). William Swan, the third generation of course architect at family-owned SGD, has been working alongside course manager…

A student at Myerscough College has become the first trainee greenkeeper in the UK to be enrolled on a ‘Level 2 Apprenticeship’ to the new ‘trailblazer’ standard. Sixteen-year-old Reece Tomalin will be undertaking the new City and Guilds Level 2 certificate in golf greenkeeping at Trentham Golf Club in Stoke-on-Trent. The new apprenticeship standard includes…

Etesia UK’s 2016 ‘Partners in Excellence’ awards proved to be one to remember, as the company celebrated its 25th anniversary in the UK as well as recognizing the monumental efforts of its widespread dealer network. Over the past 25 years, Etesia – and more recently Pellenc, have had immense success in establishing themselves as leading…

A year on from the launch of The FA Pitch Improvement Programme (PIP) – a four year, £8 million pound scheme with the aim of improving 2,000 grassroots level pitches by 2019 – it’s clear that a host of sports clubs, as well as state schools, are seeing the fruits of PIP’s success. Clay Cross…

Vanmac bv, manufacturers of the Trilo range of blowers, vacuum collectors and verticutters, has appointed Jeremy Vincent as UK factory support manager. The ever-growing nationwide dealer network has necessitated the need to split the country in two in order to better tailor the sales and service of Trilo machines to the UK market – the…

William Watson, head groundsman at Hamilton Academical FC, believes that his SISIS Osca has helped the synthetic pitch at the Superseal Stadium stand up to the rigours of an extensive amount of playing time. Hamilton Academical along with Kilmarnock FC are the only two clubs in the Scottish Premier League to have synthetic surfaces, and…

Wiedenmann UK has taken 54 dealer representatives on a training mission to Grassau in southern Germany to see new machines and developments in their fleet. Taking centre stage were the company’s latest additions. The Terra Spike SL is for fine turf and tractors from 20 HP. Weighing just 470 kg, it tines down to 210…

Douglas Park Golf Club, located in Glasgow, has invested heavily in Jacobsen machinery since opting for orange 11 years ago. The club has purchased another Jacobsen fleet this season after major bunker and drainage work means that the course is now open for play all year-round. Local Jacobsen dealer, Fairways GM, made the delivery. The…