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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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Reliable Dennis G860 is essential at Colliers Park
The Dennis G860 cylinder mower is the most reliable cylinder mower on the market according to Dylan Thompson, grounds maintenance manager, at the all-new Colliers Park in Gresford, Wales.
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Greenkeepers can mow greens a maximum of three times per week
The R&A and greenkeeping association BIGGA have issued guidance to golf clubs about what their greenkeepers should do during the COVID-19 lockdown.
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‘All UK golf courses must now close’
England Golf, Scottish Golf and Wales Golf have all issued statements saying that their affiliated clubs must close with immediate effect and that golfers should stay at home.
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Student Greenkeeper of the Year Awards postponed until 2021
The 2020 Toro Student Greenkeeper of the Year Awards has been postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic.
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England Golf and Scottish Golf: Greenkeepers can still attend work
England Golf and Scottish Golf have both issued guidance stating that golf course greenkeepers can still attend work during the UK lockdown due to coronavirus.
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SALTEX received more than 9,100 visitors in 2019
Findings from the SALTEX 2019 post-show survey have revealed another year of record-breaking attendance.
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Jill Hewitt returns as CEO of the NAAC
Jill Hewitt has been appointed to CEO of the National Association of Agricultural Contractors (NAAC), following the retirement of Duncan Russell.
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Prestigious preparatory school invests in a GKB Rotobrush
Home to full sized AstroTurf, grass cricket wicket, a nine-hole golf course and an all-weather wicket, there was no better match than the GKB Rotobrush for Witham Hall Preparatory School.
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Three phase solution for Cruden Bay irrigation
After having completed the second of three phases of a complete irrigation installation and renovation, Cruden Bay GC is now benefitting from cost and time effective irrigation from Toro.
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Company profile: Capillary Concrete
Capillary Concrete bunkers were first seen in Scandinavia in 2010 and, ten years on, they’re now visible at many UK golf courses. Here, the reasons behind that growth is explored.
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GreenMech appoint TNS as new dealers for East Anglia
Thurlow Nunn Standen LTD (TNS) has become the latest pin in the dealer map of GreenMech, having been appointed as distributor for Norfolk, Suffolk and Cambridgeshire.
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Yorkshire golf club plants 5,500 trees in less than three hours
Prior to the coronavirus outbreak, a team of volunteers from Bingley St Ives Golf Club in Yorkshire, planted nearly 6,000 trees and shrubs in less than three hours at the venue.
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Johnsons Sports Seed celebrates 200 years
The Johnsons Sports Seed team were joined by members of the press and over 30 distributors and customers as they toasted their 200th anniversary earlier this year.
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The electric and hybrid machines Toro is introducing this year
Toro is well known for its dedication to new product development. Its leadership as a manufacturer bringing to market the latest technology is renowned. Here we look at what’s new from the company in 2020.
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Indoor demonstration increase for SALTEX
Due to popular visitor demand, show organisers have revealed that an increased number of indoor demonstrations will be taking place at SALTEX 2020 in a large dedicated arena on the show floor.