Nick Phillips, Head of Playing Surfaces at Tottenham Hotspur, has moved the club away from fungicide and nitrogen dependency towards a soil biology-focused renovation programme – with Agrovista Amenity products central to the approach.

Turfco says the WideSpin 1550 topdresser eliminates the mechanical tweaks, overlapping runs and setting checks that slow crews down – offering on-the-fly width and rate adjustment, nine programmable presets and the ability to cover greens, approaches and tees in a single pass.

Rowlands Castle Golf Club course manager Kevin Hensman had dreamed of robotic mowing for years – now, just months after introducing Kress machines, he says they are an absolute game changer for his five-strong team and their 18 fairways.

Contractor Harry Wilcox has expanded his Baroness LM66 fleet after years of breakdown-free performance – with each mower, now dedicated to one of his bowling green contracts across London, and fitted with a front-mounted groomer for a combined cut and groom in a single pass.

Head greenkeeper John Edge says the club’s new GKB V-Strong scarifier exceeded expectations during spring renovation – enabling his team to complete all 18 greens and approaches in a single day, with surfaces back in play within a week.

Sixty hours a week of hand watering, years of leaks and chronic pressure loss – Bedford & County Golf Club’s irrigation system had reached breaking point. Course manager Adam Butler explains why the club finally acted, and what the phased upgrade means for the course’s future.

Centurion Club’s course manager Andy Garland explains how Eurograss Dual Use has become his go-to seed mixture for maintaining consistent playing surfaces at one of the UK’s most prestigious tournament venues – wall-to-wall, all year round.

When rapid grass growth and challenging slopes pushed his previous mower to its limits, Hellidon Lakes course manager Gary Armstrong turned to the Trimax Snake – and halved his semi-rough mowing time in the process.

Origin Amenity Solutions (OAS) is introducing 007XL, a creeping bentgrass that has, for the first time, matched elite browntop bent varieties in independent BSPB G1 trials – challenging long-held assumptions about what creeping bent can achieve in the UK.

Head groundsman Robert Cheape has relied on Kubota machinery – and dealer Hamilton Ross Group – for more than three decades to maintain the busy multi-sport grounds of Scotland’s oldest fully independent school.

The course manager at Raglan Golf Club in Monmouthshire, Lucy Sellick, takes us through her average day.

Tacit Golf has appointed Shelden Legg as its new sales representative for south east England. A golf enthusiast since childhood, the father of four daughters brings passion for the game to his new role.

As the turfcare industry moves away from blanket spraying towards data-led strategies, Reesink Turfcare’s GeoLink and Digital Specialist Lee Rowbotham explains how Toro’s GeoLink technology is helping turf managers cut chemical use and improve environmental stewardship.

GroundsFest Academy recently hosted another successful free educational event with its Synthetic Surface – Maintenance Best Practice day, delivered in collaboration with Replay Maintenance, Redexim UK, Labosport and Fleet Line Markers.

Head groundsman Prentis Russell explains how a structured fertiliser programme, planned in partnership with Agrovista Amenity, is keeping the clay-based track in top condition across a demanding 18-fixture season.

St Ives (Hunts) Golf Club course manager Rob Duff explains how five Toro Turf Pro 500 autonomous mowers are helping the club increase mowing frequency, reduce staffing pressures and cut emissions – with fairways now being maintained seven days a week.

Tee markers may go unnoticed when they look the part – but tired, faded sets can quietly undermine a course’s presentation. Here’s why a refresh could be worth considering.

Machinery giant John Deere has risen from the top 50 to the top 15 of the GREAT British Employers of Veterans programme, recognising its Military Hiring Programme for ex-forces technicians.

Independent research at Norway’s NIBIO Turfgrass Research Center has highlighted ICL’s H2Pro TriSmart and Syngenta’s Qualibra as standout performers in a major STERF-funded drought trial, with H2Pro TriSmart cutting irrigation water use by 22% versus untreated turf.

Two Kubota compact tractors are at the heart of a £3 million transformation at Crondon Park Golf Club in Essex, where Director of Golf David Laffar and new course manager David Byron are working to elevate the venue into one of the county’s premier golfing destinations.

Precision rolling is an increasingly vital part of greens maintenance, and Reesink Turfcare’s Jon Cole explains how the new Toro GreensPro e1700 – featuring Precision Pass Alignment and electric technology – is helping course managers deliver consistent surfaces year-round.