A major new mower and tractor company – ISEKI UK – has been formed and it has named the ex-president of Jacobsen, David Withers, as new managing director. “ISEKI UK is a company formed with investment from ISEKI for the
When Alan Magee, course manager at Knighton Heath GC, upgraded his existing Wiedenmann Terra Spike, he simply chose a wider version thanks to having a bigger tractor. The Bournemouth club enjoyed the excellent service of its GXi 6 which had
Ongoing and future management of the pathogen microdochium nivale was one of the hot topics that greenkeepers discussed at the recent STRI annual ‘Trial Event’, held in Bingley, Yorkshire. Having actively researched and trialled products to suppress the disease for
Don’t slip up this winter by cutting corners! Cutting corners on the cost of materials that don’t actually work means the savings now will need to be spent again in the near future. So why not get it right first
Designed to help club greenkeepers and volunteers maintain their bowling greens, the popular Dennis and SISIS bowling green maintenance seminar in Perth, Scotland has been credited for improving the greens at numerous bowls clubs throughout the country. Combining insightful presentations
South Staffordshire Golf Club has signed up to a five-year lease deal with Jacobsen. The new machinery will join existing Jacobsen mowers already in use at the club. The delivery was made by Jacobsen UK Direct, the company’s only direct
Any machinery that makes time-consuming tasks more manageable is desirable and in the area of leaf clearance, a Trilo S3 is just that. At 617 acres, Keele University’s single-site campus is the largest in Europe. With woodland, gardens, sports facilities,
A group of gardeners have stripped off to star in a naked calendar to raise money for Perennial, the charity helping those in horticulture. “The ‘Perennial Naked Gardeners Calendar 2018’ makes a great Christmas gift and all proceeds will go
A year’s worth of meticulous and strategic planning from show organisers culminated in what is being hailed by many as the best ever SALTEX. The two-day exhibition has quickly grown to become the premier annual grounds care event in Europe
Wellingborough Golf Club has completed a comprehensive bunker renovation project under the supervision of Swan Golf Designs (SGD). The project, designed and overseen by William Swan, saw the construction of 40 bunkers to add to the two that were built
“Rigby Taylor is delighted that the EU has renewed the licence for glyphosate,” says Peter Corbett, the company’s chemicals product manager. “The loss of this important active would have cost local authorities many hundreds of millions of pounds to replace
Luscombe Plant Hire, based in Ulverston, Cumbria, stock a wide range of site machinery and tools available for daily, weekly, or long-term hire. After noticing that their GreenMech Arborist 130 woodchipper was hardly ever in the yard, owner Simon Luscombe
Used by many leading golf courses and sports venues – the ThetaKit enables fast, easy, precise soil moisture measurement. It allows turf moisture to be accurately monitored and potential irrigation problems to be addressed before deterioration of the playing surface
2018 dates for Reesink Turfcare’s industry-leading courses have been announced. For the first time the guide is accessible online only, with bookings taking place now. Bringing the same extensive range of industry-leading courses and levels of training as it does
A greenkeeping team brought a green back into play in less than one week after it was attacked by vandals recently. The seventh green at Dumfries and Galloway Golf Club was targeted in what club officials are calling a ‘mindless
Chris King has landed the job of head greenkeeper at Dunston Hall in Norwich, straight from school – but he is certainly the right man for the job. King, 40, left a second stint as head of grounds at Town
Welsh based company Durabunker recently completed the first phase of a major bunker renovation at world ‘Top 100’ venue The Club at Nine Bridges on Jeju Island in South Korea, in preparation for the first ever PGA Tour event played
You may be thinking that John Ledwidge, groundsmanager at the King Power Stadium, has achieved ‘pitch perfection’ with the immaculately striped pitch he is now renowned for. However, John is always looking for the tool or technique to help them
Designed specifically for watering smaller golf course areas such as tee boxes and compact greens, the new 500/550 Series rotors are the only valve-in-head golf course rotors on the market offering a radius of 8.5 to 14.3 metres. Available now,
With over 50 games a season taking place at the Huish Park Stadium, Yeovil Town FC’s head of grounds Richard Allsworth believes that his new Dennis G860 is the ideal mower to maintain such a heavily used pitch. Richard has
Macdonald Cardrona Hotel, Golf & Spa, Peebles, near Edinburgh, has completed a £90,000 project to renovate the bunkers on the 6,856 yard, par 72 layout. The work has meant the bunkers now drain much better than they previously did. In
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