When Durham County Cricket Club’s 25-year-old SISIS Auto Rotorake needed upgrading, Head Groundsman Vic Demain didn’t have to look very far for a replacement.
“If you go into any cricket shed – from village level up to professional level, you will alw
Jay Berkhauer, Head Groundsman for Dartford FC, says that the Dennis G860 cylinder mower is hugely versatile and offers an unrivalled finish.
Jay, who is employed by Jordans Sports Ground Solutions, has been working at Dartford FC’s Princes Park Stadi
A bespoke wildflower mixture consisting of native Cornish flowers has helped Newquay Golf Club scoop Syngenta’s annual Operation Pollinator Award.
The aim of the Golf Environment Awards (GEAs) is to recognise, reward and promote outstanding individual
The advanced technology of Hunter Irrigation has hugely impressed Swansea City FC with Head Groundsman Evan Davies claiming it has improved the turf and simplified the irrigation process.
As soon as Evan started his first job at a local cricket club,
Jordans Sports Ground Solutions has reported excellent results from using Compo Expert’s Ferro Top specialty fertiliser, after applying it at several top-class sports venues.
From day-to-day maintenance to end of season renovations to new construction
A range of ICL products have helped Lincoln City FC’s new Fibresand pitch get off to the best possible start.
At the start of the 2021/22 season, Lincoln City had its pitch at the LNER stadium completely rebuilt. The huge project included a new gravel
ICL has announced the launch of Gronamic Golf 6-2-4, an organic based fertiliser with unique, proven and sustainable ingredients.
Gronamic Golf 6-2-4 is designed to deliver a healthy natural turf response. It combines a unique blend of mineral and pl
A granular feeding programme devised by Tom Hobbis of Agrovista Amenity has dramatically improved the greens at Jedburgh Golf Club.
Described by those who play the course, Jedburgh Golf Club in Scotland is a hidden gem full of risk and reward. It is a
Waterhouses FC is the latest grassroots football club to benefit from the new partnership between Dennis, SISIS, Campey Turfcare and the Staffordshire Football Association.
This partnership will be a key component in the Football Association’s goal of
After a decade of working with 2-stroke engines, Adam Patterson, from Patterson’s Gardening Services in Northern Ireland, thought it was time to switch to battery-powered equipment.
Covering all kinds of garden maintenance, Patterson’s Gardening Mower
Lincoln City FC, also known as the Imps, boasts a pitch consisting of MM60 grass seed and Head Groundsman Craig Housley could not be more impressed.
MM60 is the UK’s leading winter sports renovation mixture and can be attributed with playing a key rol
The heavily used pitch at Dartford FC’s Princes Park Stadium is benefitting from a recently installed Hunter irrigation system, supplied by KAR UK.
From Dartford FC’s first team to the academy teams; from the Dartford ladies’ teams and London City Lio
Inspirational groundsman gives seal of approval
Ian Darler, Head Groundsman at Cambridge United FC, has revealed why he has been using the ‘exceptional products’ by Mansfield Sand for over a decade.
Incredibly, Ian has been working at Cambridge United
The Agrovista Amenity Academy, which is free to sign-up to, is an online learning resource providing in-depth Knowledge courses on subjects such as turf disease, chemicals, product application, turf pests, managing moss
Rob Lane, Head Groundsman at The Hawthorns stadium, recently decided that a Dennis G34D cylinder was the mower that would help him achieve that all important pitch-perfect-presentation.
Back in the seventies when Rob was stood in the stands watching h
ICL is rebranding its alkaline-extracted seaweed ‘SeaMax’ as ‘SMX’.
SMX is a highly concentrated Atlantic Ascophyllum nodosum seaweed, harvested from sustainable and renewable sources by Acadian Seaplants.
For any turf professional it is important to w
Midlothian may be one of the smallest councils in Scotland, but it is certainly making a big impact with a little help from a range of Pellenc battery-powered equipment.
“I think we are the second smallest local authority by area in Scotland,” said
KAR UK has revealed its delight at the recently announced partnership between Hunter Industries and POGO and is looking forward to revealing more details at BTME 2022.
Hunter Industries has joined forces with turfgrass technology solutions leader POGO
Adam Patterson, owner of Patterson’s Gardening Services in Northern Ireland, needed a mower that would perform in the wet, and in his opinion, there was only one brand which was comfortably up to the job.
Over the past 30 years, Etesia ride-on and ped
Agrovista Amenity has joined forces with Duralock and leading seed breeder DLF to sponsor the 2021 Racecourse Groundstaff Awards (RCA).
The Racecourse Association, formed in 1907, is the trade association for British racecourses and serves the interes
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