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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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UltraGroomer™ gets to grips with unwanted accumulations at Glamorgan CCC
Glamorgan CCC are the latest in a growing list of cricket clubs to discover the benefits of the UltraGroomer™ cassette from the renowned TMSystem™ collection.
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GreenMech Arborist 130 proves to be a ‘Pocket Rocket’ for R M Brown Tree Services
The Perthshire-based business have been using GreenMech machines for 10 years, with the newest model proving to be a real ‘pocket rocket’.
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Multi-Seeder proves to be a great all-rounder for Bothams Prestige
Impressed with the versatility it offered, sports ground contractors Bothams Prestige purchased a BLEC Multi-Seeder 2100 almost two years ago, but it was busier than ever in 2020.
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‘Golf courses offer significant eco benefits’
A study of 135 golf courses has found that they offer major benefits to their local environment, particularly surrounding temperatures, pollinating, retaining stormwater nutrients and biodiversity.
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New Territory Sales Manager for INFINICUT®
Stephen Shaw has been announced as the new territory sales manager for the INFINICUT® and TMSystem™ product ranges.
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Dennis G860 signals exciting times at Boston United FC
Jim Portas, head groundsman at Boston United FC, has explained how a new Dennis G860 is helping him to deliver the best pitch he possibly can at the club’s new stadium.
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Tynemouth’s members pitch in to solve bunker problems
Tynemouth GC, opened in 1913 and designed by Willie Park Jr, is reaping the benefits of an innovative bunker renovation programme, carried out with the help of synthetic bunker edging solutions provider EcoBunker.
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Xpedite® rescues Manor of Groves GC from seemingly unsolvable saturated greens
Having exhausted all mechanical methods of improving surface drainage, Manor of Groves course manager Lee Brinkley went into last winter facing the challenge of managing saturated greens again. Or so he thought!
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‘No limitations’ on greenkeeping during UK lockdowns
There will be ‘no limitations’ placed on maintenance activities able to be undertaken by the greenkeeping teams at golf facilities during the current lockdowns.
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A day in the life: Paul Lawrence
The course manager at Woodbridge Golf Club, which has an 18 hole and a nine-hole course set in classic heathland in Suffolk, takes us through his average day.
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Saltex reveals answers to exhibition surveys
The Grounds Management Association (GMA) has revealed its feedback from both the recent visitor and exhibitor surveys that influenced the decision to move SALTEX to this November.
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How to deal with nematodes
Nematodes get a bad press in the turf world. However, the majority are fantastic creatures and are integral to healthy soil and plants.
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Meet the golf course manager: Lucy Sellick
From Wenvoe Castle GC, Lucy talks about maintenance during lockdowns, an irrigation project and being in possibly the only golf greenkeeping team in the UK that includes a husband and wife as full-time members.
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Redexim’s territory manager reflects on 2020
The last 12 months have been a challenge for us all, and perhaps that’s putting it mildly!
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Small team delivers big improvements at Caldwell Golf Club
With a team of just three greenkeeping staff, Barry McCulloch has instigated a series of cultural changes to the way the course at Caldwell Golf Club in East Renfrewshire is managed.