Dennis and SISIS are celebrating an impressive decade of groundcare seminars this year. In this article, we look at the history and development of the seminars and how they have proved to be so beneficial for so many of the unsung heroes in a wide va
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The aptly named Storm Dennis certainly didn’t prevent the annual Dennis and SISIS groundcare seminar from going ahead, and by all accounts it once again inspired, educated and offered real solutions.
Hosted at the Durham County Cricket Club’s Emirate
The Dennis and SISIS 2020 Groundcare Seminar will take place at Durham County Cricket Club’s Emirates Riverside on Tuesday 18th February and is yet again set to educate and inspire.
Sports turf is the theme and a wide range of volunteers and professio
The Dennis and SISIS Groundcare Seminar took place at St. Albans School, Woollam Trust Playing Fields on Tuesday 19 February with delegates all claiming it was a huge success.
For a number of years, the Dennis and SISIS pre-season indoor seminars have
Dennis & SISIS have announced an exciting new free-to-attend Groundcare Seminar which has been designed with education in mind for those involved in groundcare on a variety of sports turf topics.
The seminar, which will take place at St. Albans School
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"No, I was correct. MTD does not apply to Partnerships at present. I said not for the forseeable future, which is true because although it will happen, no timetable has been announced.
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Not sure if this is in the right group, and I'm not in the profession just a customer who hasn't had a good experience looking for some advice.I had somw artificial grass laid at the end of summer 2025. Just a few days later there was a heavy storm.…
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