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Meet the course manager: Shaun Embleton
Course manager Shaun Embleton is spearheading a massive redevelopment at one of the north east’s premier resorts. He discusses moving away from committee-led structures, reimagining championship holes for a modern audience, and why Ramside Hall is the “sleeping giant” finally finding its voice.
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Douglas Park GC invests in new course machinery fleet
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…
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Kubota dealer expands across the south east
One of Kubota’s leading south east dealerships, Rod Gaskin, has unveiled its new West Sussex depot, expanding the reach of the Kubota agricultural and groundcare products across the South East. The opening of the company’s new Haywards Heath facility was prompted by the arrival of Kubota’s latest M7001 Series tractors, which will be a key…
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BIGGA members to attend Continue to Learn at BTME after securing ICL scholarship
Five BIGGA members who may have been unable to experience the excitement and education offered by the BIGGA Turf Management Exhibition in January are celebrating after securing a prestigious new scholarship. BIGGA partner ICL has invited the successful members, some of whom are going to BTME for the very first time, to take part in…
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Cambridge college gets new seed germination machine
Andrew Myson – head gardener and facilities manager at Trinity Hall in Cambridge, is the proud new owner of the Dennis S500 Plus dual-purpose machine which features both interchangeable spiker and slotter reels. Founded in 1350, Trinity Hall is the fifth oldest surviving college in the University of Cambridge and former students include the likes…
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How Tewkesbury Golf Club dealt with a weed problem
Tewkesbury Park Golf Club in the Gloucestershire countryside offers a challenging 18 hole, par 72 course for both professional and amateur golfers alike. When course manager Chris Bromley joined the club in April 2015 he turned to Headland Amenity for the help he needed to sort out the weed problem on the greens, tees, approaches…
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This is how Island GC’s ‘clumpy’ ryegrass was treated
An influx of ‘clumpy’ ryegrass on the greens, approaches and surrounds at the Island Golf Club in Donabate, Dublin has now been treated successfully, thanks to Rescue selective herbicide from Syngenta, which is exclusively distributed in the UK and Ireland by ICL. Surrounded by the Irish Sea and located in some of the most stunning…
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BTME 2017 to offer largest-ever Continue to Learn
The largest-ever programme of education at a turf industry event in Europe has been unveiled by BIGGA. Continue to Learn at BTME 2017 will feature more than 250 hours of education with guest speakers such as Neil Cleverly, superintendent of the Olympic Golf Course in Rio, and the course managers responsible for hosting the last…
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Bunker firm offers financial guarantee
A company that can install and renovate bunkers is offering an insured financial guarantee programme to golf clubs. “Since 2010 Capillary Concrete® has been revolutionising bunker installation with hundreds of successful installations worldwide. The technology has proven itself across five continents, facing all kinds of weather, and has an impeccable track record. No other product…
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Landscape Group picks firm to maintain four golf courses
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…
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Overseeding at Banchory Golf Club solved bare green issue
When Richard Mullen arrived at Banchory Golf Club as course manager in June 2015 he was met by bare greens. But he immediately knew what to do – overseed with Rigby Taylor’s R9 perennial ryegrass. “I’d used R9 before, and knew about the seed’s leaf quality and its ability to recover quickly,” he says. “But…
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Kubota UK introduces 0% finance offer across RTV range
Kubota UK has introduced a 0% finance offer across its full range of utility vehicles for the rest of October. The company is a leading manufacturer of agricultural, groundcare and construction machinery solutions. According to a company spokesman, Kubota’s RTV range – which includes the RTV-X900, RTV400, RTV500 and RTV1140 – delivers the perfect blend…
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Beaumont Grounds Maintenance expands its machinery fleet
Beaumont Grounds Maintenance has been seeing an increase in artificial surfaces, in particular with schools. This has led to it expanding its machinery fleet with a Redexim Verti-Top 1200 from Charterhouse Turf Machinery. Established by his grandfather in 1965, current managing director Alex Lineton is the third generation of the family to run the company…
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A-Plant adds woodchippers to its existing fleet
A-Plant is the UK’s largest equipment hire company with over 150 service centres nationwide. Its garden and landscaping offering boasts some prestigious customers including the Environment Agency and Balfour Beatty which entrust A-Plant to deliver machinery that fulfils their varied and demanding contracts. For its arboricultural machinery, A-Plant has recently added a number of new…
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Sherriff Amenity launches three new pest control products
Sherriff Amenity has launched a unique range of new biological pest control products. It is that time of year again when we might just find some unwanted visitors dwelling in our soil, feeding on plant roots and damaging the turf. The problem however does not just rest there – if we fail to remove them,…
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Three golf clubs find cost effective way to renovate bunkers
Southerndown, Pennard and Secession GC have found that the EcoBunker construction method is a cost effective way to renovate their bunkers. Andrew Mannion (Southerndown) and Huw Morgan (Pennard) figured that every ‘traditionally’ built bunker on their courses was costing them £350 to £400 per year to maintain. After renovating using the EcoBunker construction method, feedback…