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GreenMech’s Arborist 150 gets the thumbs up from River Clyde Property Management

GreenMech’s Arborist 150 gets the thumbs up from River Clyde Property Management Updated

🕔05:34, 16.May 2018

River Clyde Homes is an Inverclyde-based housing association that manages 5,600 homes and factors 2,500 properties for home owners. In 2017 River Clyde Property Management was created as an ‘in-house’ specialist team to maintain the grounds, landscaping and the local

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Germinal launches £1.5m HQ upgrade

Germinal launches £1.5m HQ upgrade Updated

🕔07:07, 14.May 2018

A £1.5 million investment in state-of-the art packing facilities and additional storage capacity at Germinal GB’s Lincoln headquarters is part of a broader long-term strategy to increase efficiencies and competitiveness throughout its expanding forage and amenity seed businesses. So reports

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Scottish golf club manager is first recipient of Rain Bird bursary

Scottish golf club manager is first recipient of Rain Bird bursary Updated

🕔06:18, 13.May 2018

The general manager of Helensburgh Golf Club in Argyll & Bute is hoping to take his career, and the ambitions of his club, to new heights after being selected as the first recipient of a professional development bursary provided by

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What affects the growth of turfgrass?

What affects the growth of turfgrass? Updated

🕔07:32, 12.May 2018

In recent years, a persistent topic of discussion has revolved around the growth potential of turfgrass. STRI consultant Conor Nolan delves deeper into the subject For me, the timing of certain treatments, such as nitrogen application, has always been the

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Kubota appoints carousel as sole dealer distribution partner

Kubota appoints carousel as sole dealer distribution partner Updated

🕔06:19, 11.May 2018

Kubota UK has announced the appointment of leading European service-logistics specialist, Carousel, as its sole distribution partner, fulfilling all spare part requirements for its extensive dealer network, as well as optimising the manufacturer’s logistics services in support of enhanced customer

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First EcoBunker installed in Germany

First EcoBunker installed in Germany Updated

🕔06:30, 10.May 2018

Pinnau GC, near Hamburg, became the first golf course in Germany to install the latest innovation from the team at EcoBunker. Aquaedge is an effective and aesthetically natural solution for provide erosion control to lake and stream banks. Following three

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Toro’s MVP kits help avoid course maintenance headaches

Toro’s MVP kits help avoid course maintenance headaches Updated

🕔06:49, 9.May 2018

With Toro’s MVP kits greenkeepers, workshop technicians and mechanics can avoid maintenance headaches in the season ahead. As the grass growing season gets into full swing and your fleet’s workload increases, the last thing needed is extended machinery downtime and

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Winter course work enhanced St Enodoc Golf Club

Winter course work enhanced St Enodoc Golf Club Updated

🕔08:16, 7.May 2018

A rolling programme of work on the Church Course at St Enodoc over the winter has enhanced the playability of the championship links as well as the appearance of one of England’s most highly-regarded courses, states a club spokesman. One

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Newcastle United invest in Cub Cadet INFINICUT®

Newcastle United invest in Cub Cadet INFINICUT® Updated

🕔06:35, 6.May 2018

St James Park has been a home to football in Newcastle since 1880. In that time the stadium, as well as the teams playing there, have gone through a number of transformations. Overseeing the club properties for the last 17

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How to control golf course disease

How to control golf course disease Updated

🕔07:27, 5.May 2018

After 10 years conducting independent research on turfgrass diseases, Dr John Dempsey PhD has found that there are alternatives to chemical treatment that will prevent problems from taking place Disease prevention and control is a major factor in the successful

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Extensions of use for leading herbicide Pistol®

Extensions of use for leading herbicide Pistol® Updated

🕔06:20, 4.May 2018

As of March 2018, the barrier acting, total herbicide, Pistol®, from Bayer, has been labelled with two new extensions of use. These will include applications by CDA (Controlled Droplet Applicator) as well as vehicle mounted sprayers, in addition to the

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80 turf professionals see Charterhouse machines in action at Thetford GC

80 turf professionals see Charterhouse machines in action at Thetford GC Updated

🕔05:58, 3.May 2018

Charterhouse Turf Machinery, in conjunction with dealers Ben Burgess GroundsCare, recently entertained over 80 groundsmen and greenkeepers at an open day at Thetford Golf Club. The day included a technical talk from the STRI and gave turf managers the opportunity

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GripClad is using glass reinforced plastic as anti-slip

GripClad is using glass reinforced plastic as anti-slip Updated

🕔06:10, 2.May 2018

GripClad GRP (glass reinforced plastic) composite gratings are now being used as effective anti-slip and anti-hazard solutions in golf courses across the UK. Their many uses include providing anti-slip on bridges, buildings and other structures, but the potential for further

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Greenkeeper Bill Mitchell retires – after 58 years at the same golf club

Greenkeeper Bill Mitchell retires – after 58 years at the same golf club

🕔10:00, 30.Apr 2018

A 58-year career is not in itself remarkable, what is remarkable, as in the case of Bill Mitchell, is a 58-year career at the same club. Not to mention the 25-year relationship with Toro and Reesink Turfcare. After almost 60

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EcoBunker moves into Mexico at Rancho San Lucas

EcoBunker moves into Mexico at Rancho San Lucas Updated

🕔05:46, 29.Apr 2018

The new Greg Norman-designed Rancho San Lucas course in Los Cabos, Mexico, centrepiece of an 834 acre masterplanned development, is the venue for synthetic bunker face specialist EcoBunker’s debut in the country. EcoBunker CEO Richard Allen, who recently travelled to

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Bayer launches new total herbicide in Ireland

Bayer launches new total herbicide in Ireland Updated

🕔06:52, 28.Apr 2018

A new pre and early post-emergence total herbicide, for the control of annual and perennial weeds, has been launched into the Irish market by Bayer, and is now available to purchase. Pistol® Flex brings a new active ingredient, to the

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Germinal launches new wildflower mixture

Germinal launches new wildflower mixture Updated

🕔06:30, 27.Apr 2018

A new wildflower mixture produces fast-to-establish, reliable and attractive meadow habitat. The mixture, specifically designed to produce a fast-establishing sward of UK-native wildflowers and meadow grasses, has been launched by Germinal Amenity. Formulated to produce the kind of quick and

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Mower profile: The Dennis Razor Ultra 560

Mower profile: The Dennis Razor Ultra 560 Updated

🕔06:15, 26.Apr 2018

The Dennis Razor Ultra 560’s development was fine-tuned using feedback from greenkeepers following ‘out in the field tests’ and was the first product which utilised the company’s CAD system back in 2009. The mower has been designed for a high

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What are the benefits of fairway irrigation and how do you avoid the pitfalls?

What are the benefits of fairway irrigation and how do you avoid the pitfalls? Updated

🕔07:48, 25.Apr 2018

Agronomist Stella Rixon looks at both issues here Given the challenging dry spring and early summer weather in the south-east last year, many course fairways showed drought stress early. This always instigates conversations regarding installation of irrigation. However, there are

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Pioneering saltmarsh project for Royal Dornoch GC’s battle against coastal erosion

Pioneering saltmarsh project for Royal Dornoch GC’s battle against coastal erosion Updated

🕔12:35, 23.Apr 2018

The world-renowned Royal Dornoch Golf Club in Scotland is supporting a pioneering project that should help prevent part of its course succumbing to coastal erosion. A number of gaps in the saltmarsh habitat in the Dornoch Firth means part of

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GreenKeeping launches major recruitment site

GreenKeeping launches major recruitment site Updated

🕔08:13, 23.Apr 2018

GreenKeeping has launched what is set to be the biggest recruitment portal in the golf industry, featuring hundreds of jobs such as club managers and secretaries, PGA professionals, food and beverage managers and greenkeepers. Partnering with the country’s leading golf management magazine,

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