Back to homepage

Posts From Alistair

Robust machines from GKB prove the perfect partner for Premiership Lawncare

Robust machines from GKB prove the perfect partner for Premiership Lawncare

🕔09:22, 12.Jul 2022

A fleet of orange and blue is forming for the team at Premiership Lawncare, as continued investment sees a bank of equipment from GKB Machines trusted to deliver projects for sports turf customers.

Read Full Article
Home of Golf to champion sustainable golf

Home of Golf to champion sustainable golf

🕔07:00, 10.Jul 2022

VisitScotland has become the first national tourism body globally to become a strategic partner with GEO Foundation.

Read Full Article
Ballesteros course undergoes Durabunker renovation

Ballesteros course undergoes Durabunker renovation

🕔08:00, 9.Jul 2022

Golf Santa Marina, a Seve Ballesteros Design in the Cantabria region of Spain, is currently undergoing a complete bunker renovation using Durabunker’s patent-granted synthetic bunker edging system.

Read Full Article
Major improvements set for course that closed in 2018

Major improvements set for course that closed in 2018

🕔09:23, 8.Jul 2022

In a sign of the current strength of golf, a Welsh club that closed down in 2018 has now applied to make major improvements to the facility.

Read Full Article
Getting the balance right

Getting the balance right

🕔08:56, 7.Jul 2022

How to achieve a successful balance between the moisture needs of turf and the requirements of the surface on which a sport is played.

Read Full Article
LX builds on Kubota legacy for Old Fold Manor

LX builds on Kubota legacy for Old Fold Manor

🕔08:46, 6.Jul 2022

An ongoing programme of improvements is reaping rewards for Old Fold Manor Golf Club in Hertfordshire, with Kubota’s latest LX compact tractor tasked with helping to manage the workload.

Read Full Article
Gullane Golf Club chooses Toro for GEO accreditation

Gullane Golf Club chooses Toro for GEO accreditation

🕔09:41, 5.Jul 2022

Gullane Golf Club in Scotland has chosen Toro as it works towards accreditation for its Golf Environmental Organisation (GEO) certification.  

Read Full Article
Beeston Fields appoints ‘master greenkeeper’

Beeston Fields appoints ‘master greenkeeper’

🕔08:22, 3.Jul 2022

Beeston Fields Golf Club in Nottingham has appointed Ryun Holden as its new golf course manager.

Read Full Article
Reesink UK rebrands its established Irrigation division

Reesink UK rebrands its established Irrigation division

🕔08:27, 2.Jul 2022

Award-winning distributor Reesink UK has rebranded its established Irrigation division to reflect increasing market diversity and provide water solutions for all locations.

Read Full Article
New UK importer for Wood Bay Turf Technologies

New UK importer for Wood Bay Turf Technologies

🕔08:45, 1.Jul 2022

Wood Bay Turf Technologies, based in Edmonton in Canada, has appointed Henton and Chattell as its UK distributor.

Read Full Article
Two golf clubs are sold to leisure groups

Two golf clubs are sold to leisure groups

🕔08:46, 30.Jun 2022

A golf club in Suffolk and one in south-western Scotland have been sold a few days apart.

Read Full Article
Lutterworth Golf Club to rebuild after devastating fire

Lutterworth Golf Club to rebuild after devastating fire

🕔09:14, 29.Jun 2022

A Midlands golf club is to build a new clubhouse, pro shop and greenkeepers’ accommodation after a fire devastated the venue last year.

Read Full Article
Golf course that averages eight paying golfers a day to close

Golf course that averages eight paying golfers a day to close

🕔08:29, 28.Jun 2022

A Derbyshire golf club that took over a year to reopen following the first Covid lockdown is to be permanently closed down.

Read Full Article
Insecticide for chafer grubs is allowed

Insecticide for chafer grubs is allowed

🕔10:39, 26.Jun 2022

An Emergency Authorisation (EA) for the use of the insecticide Acelepryn to target chafer grubs has been granted until August 2022.

Read Full Article
Meet the course manager: Michael Budd

Meet the course manager: Michael Budd

🕔10:43, 25.Jun 2022

The new course manager at Shirley Park Golf Club in Croydon details the changes the club is going through that should result in it reaching even higher levels within the next five years.

Read Full Article
Private club offering free golf in exchange for greenkeeping help

Private club offering free golf in exchange for greenkeeping help

🕔09:20, 24.Jun 2022

The owner of a nine-hole golf club in Greater Manchester has said people can play the course for free if they are able to help maintain the course and grounds.

Read Full Article
Redexim return to SAGE 2022

Redexim return to SAGE 2022

🕔09:32, 23.Jun 2022

As its 40th anniversary year continues, Redexim UK has announced it is returning to The Three Counties Showground for SAGE 2022.

Read Full Article
‘We provided a home to an endangered species of otter’

‘We provided a home to an endangered species of otter’

🕔08:58, 22.Jun 2022

PGA Catalunya has restored its wetlands and welcomed back near-extinct species, and has been recognised for its eco-diversity efforts.

Read Full Article
Bury St Edmunds GC centenary celebrations on course with help from Toro

Bury St Edmunds GC centenary celebrations on course with help from Toro

🕔08:51, 21.Jun 2022

Bury St Edmunds GC is approaching its centenary and has enlisted the help of Toro and Reesink Turfcare to ensure the courses are in an immaculate condition in time for the celebrations.

Read Full Article
Three industry figures sadly pass away

Three industry figures sadly pass away

🕔07:22, 19.Jun 2022

It is with great sadness that the deaths of three industry figures – Peter Britton, Barry Huxley and Tony Cundall – have been announced.

Read Full Article
Change of careers leads to the home of golf for John Deere award winner

Change of careers leads to the home of golf for John Deere award winner

🕔09:13, 18.Jun 2022

SRUC student Ben Matthews is the winner of this year’s HNC Golf Course Management Student of the Year Award, sponsored by John Deere and Scottish turf dealer Double A.

Read Full Article

Follow us on social media


Join Our Mailing List


Advertise with Greenkeeping

For editorial enquiries in the magazine or online, contact:

Alistair.Dunsmuir@hdidmedia.com


For advertising enquiries in the magazine or online, contact:

georgina.hirst@hdidmedia.com