Following the recent promotion from the Conference Premier to the Football League for the first time in nine years, Cambridge United FC have purchased a Dennis G860 professional mower complete with a range of interchangeable cassettes to maintain the
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Tottenham Hotspur FC grounds manager Darren Baldwin has chosen a SISIS tractor mounted brush combination of a Zig Zag brush and Flexibcomb which have been fitted to a Twinplay frame for use on both the synthetic and natural surfaces at the club’s new
Places for People, one of the largest property management, development and regeneration companies in the UK, has recently upgraded their fleet of grass cutting machinery with the purchase of Etesia pedestrian and ride-on mowers.
Purchased from local d
Following an extensive demonstration process, Leicester City Council has purchased a SISIS Supaturfman - an independently powered heavy duty aerator, for key maintenance tasks throughout the year on their five bowling greens.
The SISIS Supaturfman is
National grounds management company Glendale has confirmed its commitment to quality by recently purchasing a range of 60 Etesia Pro 46 models, increasing their fleet to around 300 Etesia machines.
“The deal with Etesia underlines our commitment to us
In a bid to dramatically improve the playing characteristics of the green at Laguna Beach Lawn Bowling Club in California, a SISIS Auto Rotorake MK5 pedestrian heavy duty de-thatcher has been purchased.
US Open Bowls winner Joe Regan has travelled the
Following an extensive worldwide search for new bowling green maintenance equipment, Long Beach Lawn Bowls Club in California have recently purchased a Dennis FT610 complete with verticutting and brush cassette, cassette storage system and a Bray han
Lee Evans, Head Groundsman at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff has a long working relationship with Complete Weed Control (South Wales) stretching back almost ten years. He now employs the UK’s leading sports and amenity weed control contractor for
Specialist weed control contractor Complete Weed Control has brought its technical expertise into play to ensure that the Celtic Manor Resort in South Wales is always in pristine condition - and continues to flourish with a long-term maintenance prog
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"The older ones which first came out were indeed frustratingly slow. I had a Bosch set many years ago where I could have made about 3 cuts with manual secateurs in the time it took to do 1. Soon gave up on those. The Milwaukee shears I use now are…"
"I was given some by an elderly client,, I think they were Gardena or similar. They cut well, though no possibility of doing "a Felco" and swapping blades or other parts... they were also very bulky and slow. I think the new Stihl ones have corrected…"
"Thanks John I will have a look at Epsom.
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"Hi Neil - have you tried the surrey county council tips at either Epsom or Leatherhead, green waste is charged at £100.00 per ton with a minimum charge of 500kg.
Alternatively Envar have a green waste tip at Lyne near chertsey.
cheers
john"
Alternatively Envar have a green waste tip at Lyne near chertsey.
cheers
john"
"yes totally genuine despite the price. You need the (separately sold and not cheap) cable/belt set up to use it with your AP batteries. As it's not "cordless""
"It looks perfect, eg Stihl is spelled correctly! When I scanned the barcode it was automatically added to 'my equipment' in the Stihl app..."
"Hi mate.
Are these genuine Stihl?"
Are these genuine Stihl?"
"For us, it's a no brainer to be on Google. So many people now will use Google to search for a trades person. It's free to be listed on there and when we relocated our business due to a house move, it brought in the most work out of all the avenues…"
"Hi Piers
Have used this approach myself with varying degrees of success until I established a regular customer base and no longer had the need to advertise .
First off the positive results contributed to me establishing that customer base I…"
Have used this approach myself with varying degrees of success until I established a regular customer base and no longer had the need to advertise .
First off the positive results contributed to me establishing that customer base I…"
"Bear in mind they are generally a bit heavier and larger than normal secateurs which might defeat the object. I wouldn't be without mine, not so much for thin fresh growth but a god send for thicker/older wood, they replace loppers rather than…"
"thats why I'd be very wary about having a pair!! I can just see me cutting my finger off.
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"Wow that sounds nasty, hope you've recovered. I had heard that about some of them, I would have thought in these days of elf and safety that the blades would only close whilst the trigger is pressed. "
"I have a pair of the Stihl ones and they are excellent you can cut quite thick stuff with ease and it definitely takes the stress out of your hands,the battery life is good as well, just one word of caution and this was down to my stupidity while I…"
"Currently thinking of getting some myself. The Kebtec ones are well reviewed by various gardeners on YouTube, but then so many of them get sent stuff for free it's hard to believe everything they say. I heard the Stiga ones were pretty good too.…"
Good morning. Thinking of getting some battery secateurs, initially for my wife as she has some arthritis. Have any of you tried and tested any ? Prob looking at Stihl but then came across Kebtec which I've never heard of before, or maybe Makita…
Battery secateurs
Good morning. Thinking of getting some battery secateurs, initially for my wife as she has some arthritis. Have any of you tried and tested any ? Prob looking at Stihl but then came across Kebtec which I've never heard of before, or maybe Makita…
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Winter Services
With the winter season fast approaching, I'm wondering whether this is the year I invest properly in providing and advertising winter services (gritting, snow clearing). My main questions would be: Is the pay worth the initial investment in the kit…
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Best professional battery hedge trimmer at present?
I have been using Stihl hla 86's for the past 5 years, but I am finding I am replacing them every 1-2 years. Are there any better alternatives at the moment? The only annoying thing is that I have all the AP batteries and chargers so changing brand…
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