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Over 130 cricket groundsmen made their way to Cheltenham College for the second ever Dennis and SISIS’ Cricket Pitch Renovation Day, which featured a mix of thought provoking indoor presentations and outdoor practical demonstrations.

The event, which

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The Lansdowne course at Blairgowrie Golf Club in Perthshire, Scotland has seen huge benefits since using a range of ICL’s H2Pro moisture management products – according to Course Manager Craig Stewart.

Craig Stewart is the man responsible for maintain

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Lawrence Ryan, course manager at Overstone Park Resort, believes that the SISIS tractor mounted Flexibrush delivers fantastic results on the picturesque fairways at the Northampton based golf course. 

Set in 193 acres of Victorian countryside, Oversto

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Rob Bradshaw, head groundsman at Peterborough United FC’s Mick George Training Academy, has praised both the product and the service he receives from Limagrain UK.

Rob has admitted that he is currently ‘living the dream’. As a lifelong Peterborough Un

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After a complete fleet renewal at Merchant Taylors’ School, grounds manager Richard Ayling has continued to put his trust in Dennis by purchasing a G860 and a G30D cylinder mower to add to the two G860’s and Razor mowers the school already had.   

Mer

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Pitchworks continues to grow with new appointment. Pitchworks, market specialists in supplying superior ground equipment and products to the sports industry, has announced the appointment of Lee Williams as its new Area Manager covering North Wales,

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ICL marks its sixth Independent Schools Seminar in style

ICL recently held the sixth successive annual Independent Schools Seminar. The event, held at Edgbaston Stadium, Birmingham brought together turf professionals and provided an opportunity to net

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Places for People, one of the UK’s largest property management companies, has reported a number of significant benefits since investing in a large fleet of Pellenc battery powered equipment.

Places for People has over 50 years’ experience in deliverin

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According to Head Greenkeeper Rob Hill the unique nine-hole course at Rustington Golf Centre in West Sussex is looking the best it has ever been thanks to Sherriff Amenity’s GoGreen Select.

Rustington Golf Centre was opened in 1992 and offers a number

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Wayne Lumbard, Head Groundsman at Wolverhampton Wanderers FC has reason to celebrate. Not only has the team been promoted to the Premier League, but in his opinion the pitch is at the best it has ever been throughout his thirteen-year tenure at the c

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Dennis and SISIS have announced the date for their popular cricket renovation day for 2018. The event will be held at Cheltenham College on 7 August and those wishing to attend are encouraged to register soon to avoid disappointment.

Since 2011, the D

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Lee Bishop, Course Manager at Burnham Beeches Golf Club in South Buckinghamshire, has said that Limagrain UK’s range of Colour Splash flower mixtures have helped him to transform an unsightly area into a stunning display of vibrant flowers – much to

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Andy Richards, Grounds Manager at Shrewsbury School, has claimed that he is amazed at the amount of material the SISIS Auto Rotorake MK5 removes from the School’s cricket wickets.

Set over 120 acres with approximately 800 pupils, Shrewsbury School is

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The 2018 Dennis and SISIS Spring / Summer bowling green maintenance seminars finished in style with over 350 people in attendance across the eight venues and an overwhelming number of greenkeepers wanting to attend the educational events.

"The seminar

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John Rippin, head gardener at the stunning Bodnant Estate in North Wales, believes that his battery powered Airion hand blower from Pellenc is the perfect machine to avoid disrupting the estate’s visitors.   

The Bodnant Estate, a National Trust prop

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Will Roberts replied to Dougie's discussion Looking for a new roller machine
"hi Simon
i know what you mean about weight, the Weibang is 56 kg and not much fun hauling up fights of steps. The smaller domestic mowers like the mountfield are lighter but won't be as robust I'm guessing. I don't know if there's a smaller version…"
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Sam Bainbridge replied to Sam Bainbridge's discussion Moss brush advice
"Just to update I ended up buying a new weibang and so far it's been great, only had 1 day out of it so far, 
The MD of another very similar brush called me before I took ownership of the weibang trying to talk me out of it, said the vibration was…"
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Will Roberts replied to Dougie's discussion Looking for a new roller machine
"Thanks for the tip Peter, I'll have a look at it. "
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Ian Harvey replied to Andy Wood's discussion Selective herbicide recommendations
"I had a customer with a soft rush problem (so not quite the same), which I tackled with Dicophar mixed with Validate. The validate made all the difference, since it increases take up by the rush, and most of the areas of rush died off after 1…"
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Peter sellers replied to Andy Wood's discussion Selective herbicide recommendations
"Praxys . Woodrush hates liquid iron"
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Peter sellers replied to Dougie's discussion Looking for a new roller machine
"We bought mountfield sp505rv no probs nice to use 40 kg approx"
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Peter sellers replied to Dougie's discussion Looking for a new roller machine
"21 inch mountfield variable speed friend in trade has done 6 yrs with his no probs think its sp555rv"
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Evening allAny recommendations for a good all rounder lawn herbicide that you have been happy with this year?Also any success stories with getting rid of field woodrush? Got a couple of really infested lawns. The best I can currently do is knock it…
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Just looking for a recommendation for a decent manual pedestrian sweeper for a basement car park to lift blown leaves, litter. Thanks.
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simon caine replied to Dougie's discussion Looking for a new roller machine
"I need a light rear roller mower as I only do the average size Garden and need to pick it up now and then, the commercial 21/24 inch are to heavy for me on my own,I used a Sthil domestic rear roller mower which only lasted about 6 months ( only 3…"
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Will Roberts replied to Dougie's discussion Looking for a new roller machine
"Sorrry to piggyback onto this conversation but I've used a Weibang legacy 56v roller mower for about 4 years with no serious issues. Sadly they no longer make that model and the Pro is way too heavy for the work I do. Are there any 21/22 inch roller…"
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simon caine replied to Dougie's discussion Looking for a new roller machine
"I've used hayter mowers I agree no good in the wet I sold mine, I use John Deere rear roller mowers the rs43 love it , you can't buy new though , I don't know what rear roller mower I would buy when I need too, luckily I have 4 John Deere mowers to…"
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"Hi stephen, thank you for this! check out the website at thecanopyapp.com feel free to sign up and ill be happy to personally help onboard you, would love any feedback / suggestions / requests you may have for the app as it grows. Also would really…"
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