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Electrifying the iconic Royal St George’s
The Open venue has replaced its entire fleet in one go, as head greenkeeper Greig Easton commits to electric mowers, GPS sprayers and a long-term partnership with John Deere to sharpen presentation for a global audience.
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SALTEX preview: Baroness
Baroness will showcase its GM2810A five-deck ride-on mower alongside cylinder mowers, a turbine leaf blower and the FS900 sweeper/collector at SALTEX, sharing stand E060 with Kubota to demonstrate the two Japanese manufacturers’ complementary mowing and groundcare solutions.
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SALTEX preview: ATT
Following its February 2026 re-acquisition and expanded UK sales force, Advanced Turf Technology (ATT) will showcase the new FX347 pedestrian mower and full TMSystem maintenance cassette range at SALTEX 2026.
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SALTEX preview: Mansfield Sand
Mansfield Sand will showcase its full range of rootzone, top dressing and silica sand products at SALTEX 2026, drawing on more than 180 years of expertise to help turf managers improve drainage, resilience and consistency across golf, sports and equestrian surfaces.
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GroundsFest 2026 draws record 10,664 visitors to Stoneleigh Park
In its fourth year, GroundsFest has grown from 8,500 to more than 42,000 square metres of showground, with record exhibitor numbers, new product launches and a growing turnout from local authorities and sports clubs across golf, football and rugby.
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Strathbogie Scotland launches specialist turf machinery hire with Redexim and HRN Group
Strathbogie Scotland has partnered with Redexim and HRN Group to launch a specialist machinery hire service, giving golf courses and sports facilities across northern Scotland access to equipment like the Verti-Drain and Speed-Seed without the cost of buying outright.
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Wildwood Machinery’s Aspen Fuel partnership delivers cleaner fuel and fewer servicing issues
Eighteen months into its distribution partnership with Aspen, Wildwood Machinery says the alkylate petrol is cutting maintenance problems and harmful fume exposure for greenkeepers and grounds staff, while joint demonstrations with Aspen’s Roy Narbey continue to win over new customers.
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Origin Amenity Solutions launches Eco Ice Melt to cut winter corrosion damage
The new granular and liquid de-icing range from OAS works in temperatures as low as -20°C and stays active for up to three days, offering site managers a lower-corrosion alternative to traditional rock salt.
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Monte Rei’s North Course reopens after six-month Nicklaus-backed renovation
Portugal’s most iconic golf venue has relaunched its Jack Nicklaus-designed North Course following a major upgrade to greens, bunkers and infrastructure – which is part of a wider investment phase at Monte Rei.
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Jake Rose and Archie Raynham crowned Toro student greenkeepers of the year 2026
Alwoodley’s Jake Rose has taken the top Toro Student Greenkeeper of the Year Award, while Essendon Country Club’s Archie Raynham claimed the Young title, after nine finalists battled it out at the 37th staging of the awards at Rockliffe.
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Baroness LM66 mowers “exceed expectations” at Waterlooville Golf Club
Two years after switching to a trio of Baroness LM66 hand mowers for tees, Waterlooville Golf Club’s course manager Chris Marker says the wider cutting units have cut down on maintenance and re-adjustment time – and put Baroness in contention for the club’s other equipment needs.
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007XL: The creeping bentgrass that cracked the UK code
New creeping bentgrass variety 007XL has matched the UK’s best browntop bents in independent BSPB trials, challenging decades of assumptions that creeping bent can’t perform under British conditions.
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Meet the head greenkeeper: Stephen Leighton
Stephen Leighton, the head greenkeeper at Holme Hall Golf Club in Lincolnshire, takes us through his average day.
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20 years on, Ferndown Forest still trusts Suståne’s granular feed
From a seasonal temp with no greenkeeping background to head greenkeeper, Jon Hatt has relied on Suståne 5-2-4+Fe as the cornerstone of Ferndown Forest’s nutritional programme – backed by advice from a Suståne team he’s known since day one.
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How Long Sutton Golf Club is combining robots and trailed mowers
At Long Sutton Golf Club, robots and Trimax trailed mowers are working side by side to improve productivity, free up valuable staff time and keep a demanding parkland course under control.
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How Kubota powers 80% of SP Landscapes’ grass cutting fleet
Over 30 years, contracts manager Bobby Luckings has watched SP Landscapes grow from a garden shed to 25 field staff – with Kubota machinery, and the support of local dealer Thurlow Nunn Standen, a constant throughout.