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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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Redexim celebrates double victory at GroundsFest Innovation Awards
Redexim is celebrating a double success after being named winners in two categories at the first ever GroundsFest Innovation Awards.
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James Haskell to headline as speaker and DJ at SALTEX 2025
The sports turf, grounds care and landscaping exhibition SALTEX is set to welcome James Haskell for a Learning LIVE and DJ session on day one of the show.
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9,037 visitors cement GroundsFest as UK’s biggest show
GroundsFest 2025 cemented its place as the UK’s largest industry trade show after just three years, with an incredible 9,037 visitors over two days.
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Quality performance leads Brighton College back to Baroness
Brighton College has improved productivity in its grounds maintenance operation with the purchase of a new LM531 fairway mower from Baroness.
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Bradley Taylor and Matthew Strutt Donnelly win student greenkeeping awards
Bradley Taylor, first assistant at Beau Desert Golf Club, and Matthew Strutt Donnelly, an apprentice at Stoneham Golf Club, have been named the Toro Student Greenkeeper of the Year and Young Student Greenkeeper of the Year respectively.
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Dundonald Links achieves GEO certification for fourth time
Dundonald Links has achieved the GEO Certified® status for a fourth time, recognising its outstanding long-term commitment and effort to promoting environmental and social sustainability.
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Maximising winter playability at Chester-Le-Street Golf Club
Battling relentless north east winters, Chester-Le-Street’s Jack Hetherington has turned to H2Pro FlowSmart to keep turf firm, playable, and disease pressure under control — transforming the course’s performance through the toughest months of the year.
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“Sustainability is central to everything we do”
Paul Wilson, the managing director of Laguna Phuket in Thailand, talks about agronomic challenges in a tropical climate, including drainage during the rainy season and irrigation during dry spells.
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Alastair Black named new technical support manager at Reesink UK
Reesink UK has appointed Alastair Black as its new technical support and training manager, taking over from Lee Rowbotham who has become the company’s new Geolink and digital specialist.
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Howardson Group appoints Scott Reynolds as key account manager
Howardson Group has appointed Scott Reynolds as key account manager, bringing over a decade of experience in the turfcare industry and an extensive knowledge of professional grounds maintenance products.
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Kubota broadens zero-turn offering to meet every groundcare need
The recent expansion of the Kubota zero-turn mower range has made the line-up one of the most comprehensive in the market – and one of many highlights in the Kubota groundcare portfolio.
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Meet Royal St. David’s links manager, Rhys Butler
Golfers on the first tee at Royal St. David’s have Harlech Castle perched high above them. Surrounded by history, they are about to play a course which recently adopted modern technology to help sustain its ranking among the world’s best.
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Thonock Park becomes first club in the UK to invest in Toro robotic mowers
Thonock Park in Lincolnshire has become the first club in the UK to invest in Toro’s Turf Pro autonomous mowers, purchasing five of them.
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GKB Combitool delivers year round excellence at Langley School
A GKB Combitool has proven the solution to improving surface quality, and reducing reliance on hired equipment, at Norfolk’s Langley School.
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‘Manage moisture to hit rising leatherjackets’
Managing soil moisture over the next two months will be key to success with leatherjacket strategies this autumn, one of the key speakers at GroundsFest 2025 has stated.



