The recent announcement that SALTEX (Sports Amenities Landscaping Trade Exhibition) will be moving from Windsor to the NEC Birmingham, has been met with enthusiastic support from both exhibitors and visitors. The new look SALTEX will take place on 4
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Turf technology was the theme of the most recent seminar for groundsmen and greenkeepers in the Channel Islands which was organised by leading turf and amenity supplier Sherriff Amenity.
Twenty-five turf professionals representing sports grounds, golf
Godfreys Golf and Turf, based in Sevenoaks Kent and with two other depots in Sussex and Berkshire, have been confirmed as Etesia’s newest dealer for both Etesia mowers & Pellenc battery-powered tools to serve the Kent area.
Operating from modern facil
Sussex County Lawn Tennis Club is the latest customer to benefit from a Replay Rejuvenation® process which has restored two of the clubs four artificial tennis courts to an ‘as new’ condition.
Following a full site survey, it was apparent that the art
Sandal Rugby Club in Wakefield, Yorkshire has entered a new exciting era in their long history with two new pitches constructed by Souters Sports, one of the UK’s leading natural sportsturf contractors.
Following a competitive tendering process, the c
Sandal Rugby Club in Wakefield, Yorkshire has entered a new exciting era in their long history with two new pitches constructed by Souters Sports, one of the UK’s leading natural sportsturf contractors.
Following a competitive tendering process, the c
Dennis and SISIS, divisions of the Howardson Group, a leading British manufacturer of innovative world class turf maintenance equipment, have announced the appointment of Ewen Wilson as northern area sales manager, incorporating Scotland, Ireland and
Award-winning marketing and corporate communications agency Fusion Media (Europe) Limited are pleased to announce the appointment of Brodie Tse and Reece Heard as social media executives with immediate effect.
Brodie and Reece won the two positions ov
Scottish Premiership football club Hibernian have become the latest top flight club to purchase a new Dennis G860 34” professional mower with a range of interchangeable cassettes for use at their Easter Road Stadium.
The Dennis G860 first impressed Co
Horsmonden Primary School in Kent has transformed their playground with a new Complete Safety Play surface – a new product and service brought to you by Complete Weed Control, the UK’s leading specialist contract service for the eradication of all pr
Dennis will be back at IOG SALTEX in 2013 on stand B40 showing a prototype tractor mounted cutting unit, designed specifically for cutting golf fairways, cricket outfields, football pitches and large ornamental areas.
As a leading British manufacturer
Sherriff Amenity, one of the leading turf care and sports equipment suppliers in the UK, has chosen Fusion Media (Europe) Limited to PR and advertising activities in the UK.
Formed in 1994, Sherriff Amenity has established a reputation as the industry
Following a competitive tendering process, Souters Sports, the UK’s leading crown green construction contractors, were chosen to construct the new bowling green on a former decaying factory site for Budenberg Bowling Club in Broadheath, near Stockpor
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
Designed to meet the rigours of a wide variety of commercial grass cutting applications, Etesia’s Pro 46 pedestrian rotary mower is specified by contractors who want to profit from grass cutting. Reliability of mowing equipment is essential for this
Bee Font garden bowl: detail
Discovering a nest of wild bees in my garden spurred me to this post. This is the second nest created in a forgotten clump of grass cuttings. Clearly they love it and find it a perfect environment. The first nest was quit
If you are reading this blog post, you may be asking yourself some or all of the following questions:
HOW CAN I HELP MY GARDENER HELP ME?
There are several ways to help your gardener help you this year - we have listed some of them below.
MAKE SURE THE
For many years, 2 or 3 litre plants have become the boring, industry tradition.
At the South West Landscape Centre, we intend to change this tradition and show, that larger plants are actually better value for money for Landscapers and Garden Designer
Marshalls, the UK’s leading hard landscaping manufacturer, is pleased to announce that it has chosen children’s charity Together for Short Lives as its official charity of the year for 2012.
Together for Short Lives is the only charity working acros
The Stone Bake Oven Company, designers and manufacturers of high quality outdoor and indoor wood fired pizza ovens have extended thier family of ovens to include the conveniently sized Mezzo Oven.
The Mezzo Oven came after the commercial range of res
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Britmow weren’t aware how much of an impact attending a trade show would have on their future endeavours. In the run up to their 50th anniversary, they were exploring ideas of how to celebrate. It’s only when they met Kate Cooney from…
“Gardening programmes tend to be very ‘traditional’ white middle-class in their attitude towards gardening”, Julia Sargeant said in an interview after she won gold at Chelsea Flower Show in 2016. She was the first black gardener to design…
A carefully-planned turf nutrition and treatment programme utilising three key Sherriff Amenity products has produced a sustained rise in the health, condition and playing standard of greens at the Milford Golf Club in Surrey.
The programme…
Studies report that burglary is one of the most emotionally impactful crimes to be a victim of. The prevention of being succumbed to it is always at the back of our minds – is anything on show? Are all the windows closed? Did you definitely lock…
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"I have a pair of Tobisho SR-1 secateurs but they have stayed for use at home. They are amazingly sharp and nice to use, I love the idea of them being hand forged. I use my Felco 8 at work and they get a battering but are easy to maintain. As said be…"
"Thanks Jonathan, I think that's given me the kick I needed to get myself a set.
Will report back in due course. "
Will report back in due course. "
"yes the HSA86 is a great machine been using them for several years but when you compare it side by side with one of the HSA94's for example, the difference in build quality is evident, you get what you pay for to some extent. I like a new HSA86 regu…"
"Hi Will. I have to agree with everyone on here. I bought the HLA85 this season and don't know how I ever used to manage! Like yourself I used to use the Stihl Kombi long reach (130) and didnt think the cordless would match up. It does. I started wit…"
We're looking a for a new cut-and-collect ride-on mower which can cope with lawns of a few thousand m2 and in particular, will cope in the wet. I thought I'd settled on a Kubota G23-II with high-dump: but I've heard good reviews of the Iseki SXG323…
"Re the maintenance- something at the end of your quote along the lines of 'due to the averaging of charges over the year, if the contract runs for less than a year a final payment may be due on termination if the payments made do not cover the work…"
Hi all. I’ve got a couple of queries that I’m hoping you can share your wisdom on.I’m sure the answers to these are in the bog somewhere but I can’t subscribe this month as it’s been rather an expensive one for one reason or another. So I will join…
Paul Hathaway, Golf Course Manager at Tewkesbury Park in Gloucestershire, believes that a range of Limagrain UK’s MM grass seed mixtures has been integral to the courses’ recovery following the infamous drought of 2018. Tewkesbury Park is a family-o…
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I started with the standard no2 with the plain handle then got a pair of no8 with the more ergonomic handle and sounds like you may have the same fatigue as I suffer. After several months seeing a physio who was a keen gardener in a lovely for…"
I started with the standard no2 with the plain handle then got a pair of no8 with the more ergonomic handle and sounds like you may have the same fatigue as I suffer. After several months seeing a physio who was a keen gardener in a lovely for…"
Morning all hope everyone is staying safe in these intesting times we find our selves in. I have a question about cut flowers...I've been considering growing on a small scale flowers specifically for cutting, I think that due to the up surge of…
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My concern is that without the product specifying a drying time how can a risk assessment be confidently produced? We are once again falling back to our professional opinion rather than supported advice from the supplier. Are we looking a…"
My concern is that without the product specifying a drying time how can a risk assessment be confidently produced? We are once again falling back to our professional opinion rather than supported advice from the supplier. Are we looking a…"
"The Code of Practice for using Plant Protection Products puts the responsibility solely on you, the person applying pesticides, I'm afraid.... You have to read the product labels and form a risk assessment based on potential danger to people & anima…"
"Thank you Gary,
Request sent. Armchair experts is a perfect description.
The guidance card certainly seems like an improvement, I will keep chasing the producers, it is helpful to know that something of use does exist."
Request sent. Armchair experts is a perfect description.
The guidance card certainly seems like an improvement, I will keep chasing the producers, it is helpful to know that something of use does exist."
">> I'm tempted to for the AL500's for speed.
I don't know the answer for batteries like this, but in terms of electric cars then faster charging is stressful and reduces life of batteries, as does leaving them parked when charged to 100%. Those cars…"
I don't know the answer for batteries like this, but in terms of electric cars then faster charging is stressful and reduces life of batteries, as does leaving them parked when charged to 100%. Those cars…"
Kubota or Iseki?
We're looking a for a new cut-and-collect ride-on mower which can cope with lawns of a few thousand m2 and in particular, will cope in the wet. I thought I'd settled on a Kubota G23-II with high-dump: but I've heard good reviews of the…
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Contracts and pricing
Hi all. I’ve got a couple of queries that I’m hoping you can share your wisdom on.I’m sure the answers to these are in the bog somewhere but I can’t subscribe this month as it’s been rather an expensive one for one reason or another. So I will join…
Read more…Cut flowers.
Morning all hope everyone is staying safe in these intesting times we find our selves in. I have a question about cut flowers...I've been considering growing on a small scale flowers specifically for cutting, I think that due to the up surge of…
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Good morning,Hopefully someone may be able to help me.I don't know if anyone else has experienced this but we have found it to be more of a issue during lockdown. I look after properties where I apply a selective to the lawns, fertilse them…
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