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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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New Charterhouse products at BTME
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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Trilo returns to BTME with a bigger stand
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 to showcase new products at BTME
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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Waste2Water’s wash-off system on display at BTME
“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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Superior line-up for Dennis and SISIS at BTME
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 to launch product at BTME
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 to highlight compost tea at BTME
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 to focus on ClearWater at BTME
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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Wiedenmann to focus on rough management and aeration at BTME
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 to showcase machinery range at BTME
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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Growth of EcoBunker evident at BTME
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,…
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Sherriff Amenity to showcase BunkerFilter at BTME
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…
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Smartphone app launched for BTME exhibition
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…
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Dubai Golf strengthens Jacobsen partnership
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…
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This is the new chair of the Greenkeepers Training Committee
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…