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Inside the May 2026 opening of Tom Doak’s Old Petty golf course at Cabot Highlands
As Old Petty prepares for its official May 2026 debut, Cabot Europe’s Mark Wright discusses Tom Doak’s rugged design, the strategy behind preview play traffic, and how the new course transforms Cabot Highlands into a premier 36-hole global destination.
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SALTEX preview: BLEC
It has been a busy year for BLEC, appointing dealers, streamlining manufacture and product ranges. Continuing at full steam, BLEC will be returning to SALTEX on stand M080, with two popular seeders on show.
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SALTEX preview: Charterhouse Turf Machinery (CTM)
A stop by the Charterhouse Turf Machinery (CTM) stand at SALTEX is a great port of call to see a vast array of equipment for the care of both natural and artificial surfaces.
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Do greenkeepers just simply ‘cut grass’?
As most people are experienced in mowing a lawn, there’s an assumption from many that all greenkeepers do is ‘cut grass’. This attitude displays deep ignorance of the know-how of the average greenkeeper, writes John Dempsey PhD.
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World’s first supplementary lighting rig for golf courses is launched
Bernhard and Company announced earlier this year its partnership with MLR Sports, provider of lighting solutions for sports stadiums since 1998. It is now launching a golf rig specifically designed for golf courses.
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SALTEX preview: DLF
Following a year of extreme weather conditions, a stop by the DLF stand, J100 at SALTEX, will be a must for turf managers preparing for autumn and winter overseeding operations.
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SALTEX preview: Headland Amenity
Crystal Green® will feature heavily on the Headland Amenity stand at SALTEX 2018.
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SALTEX preview: MTD / Cub Cadet
Following on from its hugely successful INFINICUT® Floating Head Mower, Cub Cadet is launching a new range of INFINICUT Fixed HeadTM mowers at SALTEX.
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SALTEX preview: Trilo
Trilo will be showcasing its range of products for grass and debris management for sports fields and green spaces at this year’s SALTEX.
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SALTEX preview: Price Turfcare
Price Turfcare, the UK and Ireland distributor of the Ventrac multi-implement compact tractor and Ryan turf maintenance equipment, is returning to SALTEX.
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Greenkeepers Training Committee updates educational materials
The Greenkeepers Training Committee has released a revised set of best practice learning materials for all levels of student greenkeepers. The 327-page publication is available to purchase in digital format.
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Preview of SALTEX 2018
This year’s SALTEX event at The NEC will include, for the first time, an ‘Innovation Hub’, featuring the latest groundscare innovations from robotics to pesticide alternatives, plus an insight into research and trial work findings.
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SALTEX preview: Dennis and SISIS
The joint stand of Dennis and SISIS at SALTEX will feature a vast array of golf course turf maintenance equipment.
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SALTEX preview: Rigby Taylor
Rigby Taylor will be announcing a number of exciting new product launches at SALTEX – to be viewed both on the stand and in the outside demonstration area.
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Meet the golf course manager: Rob Ransome
The course manager of Eaton Golf Club in Norfolk talks about how the thatch removal programme his team has implemented has led to increased consistency in the greens.
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Dennis combination gets results at St Albans
Ian Smith, turf consultant for St Albans School, Woollam Trust Playing Fields, has reported excellent results from using the combination of a Dennis G860 cassette system and a Dennis Razor fine turf mower on the cricket pitches.



