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…
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The Dennis G34D cylinder mower is helping to provide a fantastic finish on the pitch at the Emirates Riverside Stadium according to Durham CCC head groundsman Vic Demain.
This year has been particularly testing for Vic and his team…
A recent school grounds seminar held at Charterhouse in Surrey has been hailed a huge success by all who attended.
The event attracted over 50 delegates from all levels as several topical issues were explored and discussed. Supported by…
Andrew Brough, head groundsman at Wolverhampton Rugby Union Football Club, claims that the SISIS Quadraplay single pass maintenance system, has helped him in his personal quest to improve the standard of pitches.
It is safe to say that…
Pellenc UK has announced the launch of the all new Rasion Easy 2 and Rasion Smart 2 battery powered pedestrian rotary mowers.
The original Rasion Easy was launched back in 2016 which was a combination of the previous two models in the…
James Williams, Head Groundsman at the London Stadium, has praised the simplicity and efficiency of the new Hunter I-80 rotary sprinklers which were supplied by KAR UK.
Originally built to host London 2012, the Olympic Stadium, as it was…
Etesia UK has announced the launch of the new Attila 98X four-wheel-drive ride-on brushcutter, which was officially unveiled ahead of the 2020 season at IOG SALTEX.
The new Attila 98X has been designed to work in the toughest of conditions.…
ICL has announced the launch of LockStar - a new residual, pre-emergent total herbicide for vegetation management in the UK.
LockStar arrives at a time when public green spaces, amenity areas and transportation infrastructure are all coming…
Dennis Mowers will be unveiling a new and exciting range of mowers when the show opens its doors at the NEC, Birmingham on October 30 and 31.
Although product details are being kept tightly under wraps, the Dennis stand at…
Sherriff Amenity has announced the appointment of Andrew Norman, who joins the company as an amenity specialist based in the areas of Kent and East Sussex.
Eighteen years' experience of golf greenkeeping make Andrew ideally suited for his…
Inverallan Landscapes, a gardening and grounds maintenance contracting business in Stirling, claims that Pellenc battery powered equipment is playing a big part in the company’s decision to be more environmentally friendly.
In 21 years of…
Scott Duff, head greenkeeper at Bovey Castle in Devon, is using a range of Sherriff Amenity products to help the club get back into the Top 100 Golf Courses.
Designed in 1926 by J F Abercromby, one of the finest British golf course…
Duncan Toon, Grounds Manager at Warwick Independent Schools Foundation, believes that both his new SISIS Flexibrush and SISIS TM1000 have helped produce significant improvements to the schools’ sports surfaces.
Duncan is nine months into…
Karl Williams, Course Manager at Redditch Golf Club, has reported significant improvements to the course since the installation of a new Hunter Irrigation system, which was installed by Prime Irrigation and supplied by KAR UK.
Founded in…
Harry Cannon, Course Manager at Sand Martins Golf Club in Berkshire, believes that a range of ICL products have significantly helped the tees to combat signs of heavy wear.
Opened in 1993, the Sand Martins course has been cleverly designed…
A number of key industry experts will be uniting to collaboratively tackle the biggest issues facing the groundscare environment at SALTEX 2019, which takes place at the NEC, Birmingham on October 30 and 31.
Learning LIVE, SALTEX’s…
Chainsaw artist Ian Murray is attempting to set a new world record by climbing the three highest peaks in the UK and creating wood sculptures at the top of each one by using a Pellenc Selion M12 chainsaw – all within 24 hours.
The purpose…
A fortnightly greens tank-mix consisting of Vitalnova Stressbuster, Greenmaster Liquid, Primo Maxx II and Ryder turf pigment, has proved to be a valuable base feed which has helped to reduce the use of fungicides according to Ben Kebby, Course…
When Andy Jackson, grounds manager at Stoke City FC, trialled a number of different seed mixtures eight years ago, he felt that there was one in particular which was far superior and that was Limagrain UK’s MM60.
From apprentice to grounds…
SISIS will be exhibiting at FSB Cologne, Germany from 5-8 November 2019 where the British manufacturer will be showcasing a range of market leading turf maintenance equipment for synthetic surfaces.
Visitors to the exhibition will able to…
Highlighted blog posts
A recent school grounds seminar held at Charterhouse in Surrey has been hailed a huge success by all who attended.
The event attracted over 50 delegates from all levels as several topical issues were explored and discussed. Supported by…
Dan never knew that he would be orchestrating a ten-man-band five years ago when he packed in…
This series isn't just for landscapers and gardeners starting out: it's also a refresher for existing…
Welcome to week four in my series of posts on starting and running a landscape or gardening business.
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"I used the brush for moss removal just last week but I had it on a KM130 and it was bloody hard work where the most was well embedded. So I would treat the moss first as I think this would make it easier to get up with the brush. Not sure the 94 wou…"
I've a couple of jobs to do in the next couple of weeks and require something to speed up the task of clearing the moss and weeds from block paving, I was thinking of buying the Stihl KM94R -CE KOMBI unit with the bristle brush attatchment, has anyo…
Does anyone know off the top of thier head, what is the tightest internal and external radius that can be formed with Marshalls tegula kerb? STUCK on pricing a job - losing the will
"Yes one of those jobs where it is very hard to work out how long it will take until you've actually completed it. I don't know how much was charged but imagine the client would have baulked at the initial quote if it had been known how big a job it…"
"I am not surprised it took so long. I only really do tree surgery now and id say that a 4 man team with two climbers walking through cutting with a top handle from either end and about 2 van full of chip I would have put 2 days on it and aimed to be…"
"Good post and well done on keeping your thoughts to yourself regarding the owner. Have you or anyone thought of using shredder for this type of job?, if so what would be a good model."
"Hi Dan, I had tried that but eventually favoured the normal chainsaw as I could cut more in one sweep (much longer than pole saw). Plus the chainsaw was more manageable for longer periods compared to something top heavy like the pole saw.
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"Thanks Martin. Yeah I try not to look at something as if it's only a disaster; more a learning experience that makes the next year better! True, I would normally state this but on this job it was more than obvious I'd undercharged as I'd already sai…"
"I'd have expected the pole chainsaw to do that, including those thinner branches. Waste is always the biggest part, especially with wild branches such as beech"
"i get winter work gloves from screwfix there is 3 or 4 differant types of winter gloves i have found them ok even for my big hands "
"Hi, Sorry to hear you had a nightmare- it happens to us all from time to time. I find if I have underpriced a job it's worth mentioning to the customer that i will honour the price but I got the price wrong just so they don't expect you to work for…"
"I wear vinyl or latex gloves under neath, boxes of 100 are quiet cheap and does the job for the winter months."
" https://www.safetygloves.co.uk/maxidry-34-coated-gloves-56-425-pack... find these hard to beat and virtually indestructible no matter what I'm doing, the amount of concrete & concrete products I Handle they still keep my hands dry when I'm cutting…"
"There is guy on Ebay that does 12 pairs for £50.00. They are fully coated and thermal I get about a month out of a pair before the coating starts to go around the thumb and fingers and then lets moisture in, but for less than a fiver a pair I have n…"
"I'd like some too!. At the mo I use the yellow x gloves with latex gloves underneath"
Stihl KB-KM Kombi Bristle Brush, Removing Moss?
I've a couple of jobs to do in the next couple of weeks and require something to speed up the task of clearing the moss and weeds from block paving, I was thinking of buying the Stihl KM94R -CE KOMBI unit with the bristle brush attatchment, has…
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Tegula Kerb Radius Question
Does anyone know off the top of thier head, what is the tightest internal and external radius that can be formed with Marshalls tegula kerb? STUCK on pricing a job - losing the will
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can anyone post a link to decent waterproof gloves. i used to just buy:latex coated rubber builders gloves orange or green ebay there fine until its wet or dew on grass and they just get soaking .. green hands etc and rough skin. there must be a…
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Hi all, Does anybody know of any courses in Scotland, preferably central belt that does courses on Artifical Grass? thanks
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