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How robotic mowing is transforming daily life at Rowlands Castle Golf Club
Rowlands Castle Golf Club course manager Kevin Hensman had dreamed of robotic mowing for years – now, just months after introducing Kress machines, he says they are an absolute game changer for his five-strong team and their 18 fairways.
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Prince’s Golf Club redeveloping nine of its holes
Prince’s Golf Club, in Sandwich Bay, Kent and host of the 1932 Open Championship, has announced extensive and ambitious plans to redevelop the Himalayas nine. The Himalayas will remain open with minimal disruption throughout the process. Rob McGuirk, general manager of Prince’s Golf Club, commented: “The entire club is very excited by this project. “We’re…
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BIGGA National Championship sees victory for Trump greenkeeper
St Alban’s sunshine smiled upon the 30th anniversary celebrations of the BIGGA National Championship sponsored by Charterhouse and Kubota as Chris Lamb claimed victory at Verulam Golf Club. Thirty years after BIGGA hosted its first national championship for greenkeepers, the association returned to Verulam, made famous as the ‘Home of the Ryder Cup’ due to…
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SALTEX: GreenMech’s Arborist 150p to feature for first time
SALTEX 2017 has GreenMech’s new Arborist 150p on show for the very first time, as well as showcasing a number of their most popular woodchippers. The GreenMech team will also be on hand to discuss the many aspects of the company’s extensive range of professional chippers on stand H075. Developed in response to the upcoming…
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SALTEX: DLF to offer two seed breeding innovations
Leading seed breeder DLF will be returning to Saltex 2017, showcasing two of the company’s latest breeding innovations, 4Turf Tetraploid Ryegrass and the new Turf Type Annual Ryegrass Quickston. DLF’s technical team will also be on hand on stand J100 to offer advice on the latest cultivars and mixture selection from both the Masterline and…
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SALTEX: Price Turfcare to exhibit for first time
Price Turfcare, the newly established business founded by Ransomes Jacobsen’s former sales director, Rupert Price, will be exhibiting at SALTEX for the first time on stand B124. Following the launch of the business with the Ventrac franchise back in January, it has been an exciting nine months building the team, establishing a network of dealers…
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SALTEX: Charterhouse will highlight the Graden
Charterhouse Turf Machinery will be highlighting the Graden GBS1200 at SALTEX this year. As always, it will also be showcasing a vast array of equipment for the care of both natural and artificial sports surfaces as well as landscaping products from the BLEC range on an adjacent stand. The Graden GBS 1200 is a 1.2m…
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Why it’s important to clear a golf course of fallen leaves
Your course is a living organism that requires both air and sunlight to create food and grow.
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BTME has sold out
The BIGGA Turf Management Exhibition (BTME) in January 2018 has completely sold out, its organiser has revealed. This has been achieved with still 100 days to go to Europe’s largest turf management exhibition. Within two months of BTME 2017 in January, more than 65 per cent of exhibitors booked their spot to return, and with…
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SALTEX: ATT to appear under MTD branding
Established under the new MTD ownership as the CubCadet INFINICUT® and the ATT TMSystem™, visitors to stand F041 will be able to see some new features on this unique mower range as well as a new face in northern territory sales manager Dougie Archibald. The INFINICUT® is the most technologically advanced mower available to turf…
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New head greenkeeper for Park House
The West Sussex-based, luxury country house hotel and spa, Park House, has appointed Jonathan Day as its new head greenkeeper. With over 23 years greenkeeping experience, Jonathan was most recently the course manager at Woking Golf Club in Surrey, a position he had held for the last 14 years. During his time at Woking, he…
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SALTEX: Germinal to showcase Cabrio
Grass seed and turf care specialist, Germinal, will be showcasing Cabrio, its latest ultra-fine perennial ryegrass cultivar for cricket pitches and tennis lawns, at this year’s SALTEX show. Cabrio Ultra Fine Ryegrass is the most recent addition to Germinal’s portfolio of perennial ryegrass cultivars for use on cricket squares, tennis lawns and golf tees. Formally…
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IOG SALTEX 2017 less than a month away
SALTEX 2017 has attracted some of the sector’s biggest names, ensuring that visitors can expect to see an impressive line-up of world-class innovation for use by greenkeepers when the event opens its doors at the NEC, Birmingham on 1 and 2 November. John Deere, Toro, Ransomes Jacobsen and Kubota have all confirmed that they will…
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The Machrie Links uses premium grass seed for renovation
With 20 years’ greenkeeping experience at major Scottish golf courses, Dean Muir was “looking for something a little bit different” three years ago when he upped sticks for The Machrie Links. And he’s certainly succeeded in his ambition. As one of the most picturesque golf courses in the UK, set in the dunes on Laggan…
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New appointment for manufacturer of the TMSystem™ and Infinicut™
MTD Specialty Turf Products, manufacturer of the ATT TMSystem™ and the Cub Cadet Infinicut™, have announced the appointment of Dougie Archibald as territory sales manager. Dougie is an established name within the industry, gaining a wealth of experience having worked in the turfcare sector since leaving school. His career began at Murrayfield Stadium, the home…
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New national account manager at Bayer
Bayer Environmental Science has appointed a new national account manager for its turf and amenity products. Lewis Blois brings over 10 years of experience in the amenity sector to the Bayer Turf Solutions Team. He started his career with Bayer distributor, Sherriff Amenity, before spending seven years at ICL, working with distribution, end users and…