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Malden Golf Club expands its fleet

Malden Golf Club expands its fleet

🕔09:50, 3.Nov 2023

At Malden Golf Club in London, course manager Josh Thorley is always looking for ways to be more environmentally-friendly. Hence, the purchase of an all-electric Toro Greensmaster eTriFlex 3370.

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West Lancashire Council uses OAS to brighten up area

West Lancashire Council uses OAS to brighten up area

🕔10:08, 2.Nov 2023

West Lancashire Council wanted to provide pollinators with natural habitat. It decided to trial Euroflor flower seed from Origin Amenity Solutions (OAS) on one of the major routes into the town of Skelmersdale.

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£200k of equipment for Phoenix Sports and Leisure Club

£200k of equipment for Phoenix Sports and Leisure Club

🕔07:31, 1.Nov 2023

Phoenix Sports and Leisure Club has secured a huge £200,000 worth of new Toro equipment in the club’s first ever lease deal with local dealer Cheshire Turf Machinery.

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Golf course proposed for former mine in Fife

Golf course proposed for former mine in Fife

🕔09:20, 31.Oct 2023

A former colliery in Fife could be turned into a golf resort featuring a hotel, holiday park and housing.

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Greenkeepers use 29% less water than they did in 2005

Greenkeepers use 29% less water than they did in 2005

🕔08:59, 29.Oct 2023

A United States Golf Association (USGA) funded survey has found that greenkeeping has become much more efficient in the last 20 years.

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“We both still get a big satisfaction from the job”

“We both still get a big satisfaction from the job”

🕔09:00, 28.Oct 2023

Paul McCanny, director of golf, and Fintan Brennan, superintendent at Portmarnock Resort in Ireland, discuss how they maintain one of the best golf venues in the country and how they’ve made it more sustainable.

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The Club Company carries out renovations with John Greasley

The Club Company carries out renovations with John Greasley

🕔08:13, 27.Oct 2023

The Club Company, which owns 15 country clubs in the UK, has carried out major renovation works at nine of them recently, with contractor John Greasley playing a major role in each one.

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How technology is revolutionizing greenkeeping in Europe

How technology is revolutionizing greenkeeping in Europe

🕔08:54, 26.Oct 2023

There­ is an ongoing technological revolution quietly transforming Europe­’s golf courses and green space­s.

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Reesink win aftermarket award

Reesink win aftermarket award

🕔08:12, 26.Oct 2023

Reesink’s purchasing, sales processing, service and training team have won Toro’s International Aftermarket Achievement Award for 2022.

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Marco Simone’s course lined with Capillary Bunkers

Marco Simone’s course lined with Capillary Bunkers

🕔08:08, 25.Oct 2023

Last month’s Ryder Cup at the Marco Simone Golf & Country Club outside the Italian capital, Rome, was again played on a course whose bunkers had been lined with the Capillary Bunkers system.

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Wellow Golf Club uses Suståne

Wellow Golf Club uses Suståne

🕔07:50, 24.Oct 2023

A year-round programme from Suståne® Natural Fertilizers has been effectively managing moisture and turf stresses to keep the 27-hole course at Wellow Golf Club disease-free.

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Chipping Sodbury head greenkeeper to lead BIGGA

Chipping Sodbury head greenkeeper to lead BIGGA

🕔07:40, 22.Oct 2023

The head greenkeeper at Chipping Sodbury Golf Club in Gloucestershire has been appointed vice president of greenkeeping association BIGGA.

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“Are you digging for gold?”

“Are you digging for gold?”

🕔06:45, 21.Oct 2023

Chris Browett from The Richmond Golf Club talks to irrigation expert John Kidson about his work, maintaining the irrigation system at the club and what golfers often ask what he’s really doing.

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A day in the life: Lee Payne

A day in the life: Lee Payne

🕔07:47, 20.Oct 2023

The course manager at Wellow Golf Club in Hampshire, a course that is set in parkland surrounding the former home of Florence Nightingale, takes us through his average day.

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A look at the SP300 Sandspreader from GKB Machines

A look at the SP300 Sandspreader from GKB Machines

🕔08:14, 19.Oct 2023

Productivity and efficiency from topdressing operations has more than doubled for the team at Cutting Edge Grounds Maintenance following their purchase of a SP300 Sandspreader from GKB Machines.

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Norwich City FC purchase three rotary mowers

Norwich City FC purchase three rotary mowers

🕔07:16, 18.Oct 2023

They say that good things tend to come in threes, which is certainly the case for Norwich City FC following the recent addition of a third INFINICUT® SM34 rotary mower to the fleet at Carrow Road.

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Kilspindie Golf Club acquires Reelmaster 3550-D thanks to Reesink ReeOwn

Kilspindie Golf Club acquires Reelmaster 3550-D thanks to Reesink ReeOwn

🕔09:08, 17.Oct 2023

Kilspindie Golf Club has its hands on a new used Reelmaster 3550-D as part of Reesink’s ReeOwn scheme that refurbishes and rehomes preloved Toro equipment.

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Kilmarnock (Barassie) appoints seventh course manager

Kilmarnock (Barassie) appoints seventh course manager

🕔07:02, 15.Oct 2023

Kilmarnock (Barassie) Golf Club in Ayrshire has appointed its seventh course manager since it was established in 1887.

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Greenkeepers complete work placement at Marco Simone Golf and Country Club

Greenkeepers complete work placement at Marco Simone Golf and Country Club

🕔07:42, 14.Oct 2023

Four young greenkeepers from around Europe have finished a unique six-month work experience placement at Marco Simone Golf and Country Club in Rome, the host of this year’s Ryder Cup.

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Saltex preview: Kubota

Saltex preview: Kubota

🕔08:11, 13.Oct 2023

Visitors to SALTEX 2023 will be the first to see the latest in the electric offering from Kubota UK, as stand C070 provides the European launch platform for the next addition to the eco-friendly line-up.

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Saltex preview: Origin Amenity Solutions (OAS)

Saltex preview: Origin Amenity Solutions (OAS)

🕔07:09, 12.Oct 2023

Leading the way in the amenity and grounds management market, the OAS team will be available on stands G060 and G057, offering turf management solutions for all grounds managers and greenkeepers alike.

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