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GroundsFest Academy welcomed grounds professionals from across the industry for its latest CPD-accredited event, Preparing Surfaces for Sports, held at Plymouth Football Club’s Home Park Stadium.

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The GroundsFest Academy continued its mission to upskill the industry with another free educational day, held on 31 July at Lantra House, Stoneleigh Park, Warwickshire.

With a strong focus on robotics and sustainable technology, the CPD-accredited eve

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The GroundsFest Academy is set to host another free educational event on 31 July 2025, focusing on the latest robotics and sustainable technologies in the groundscare and landscaping industries.

Taking place at Lantra House, Stoneleigh Park, Warwicksh

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A Vibrant Mix of Machinery and Sustainability

We were delighted to welcome 300 people in person for our first full RTM Show Live since 2019! Brackwell Farm was once again alive with the hum of conversation and machinery as guests took advantage of the opportunity to talk with over 30 manufacture
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Open forum activity

Billybop replied to Mjc's discussion Battery secateurs
"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…"
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Adam Woods replied to Mjc's discussion Battery secateurs
"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…"
3 hours ago
Neil Darby replied to Neil Darby's discussion Green tip off in Surrey?
"Thanks John I will have a look at Epsom.
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Tuesday
John Culpin replied to Neil Darby's discussion Green tip off in Surrey?
"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"
Monday
Billybop replied to Rob's discussion Best professional battery hedge trimmer at present?
"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""
Monday
Tim Wallach replied to Rob's discussion Best professional battery hedge trimmer at present?
"It looks perfect, eg Stihl is spelled correctly!   When I scanned the barcode it was automatically added to 'my equipment' in the Stihl app..."
Monday
Richard Matthews replied to Rob's discussion Best professional battery hedge trimmer at present?
"Hi mate. 
Are these genuine Stihl?"
Monday
PGM replied to Piers Dixon's discussion Advertising garden maintenance services
"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…"
Monday
John F replied to Piers Dixon's discussion Advertising garden maintenance services
"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…"
Monday
Billybop replied to Mjc's discussion Battery secateurs
"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…"
Monday
Graham Taylor replied to Mjc's discussion Battery secateurs
"thats why I'd be very wary about having a pair!!  I can just see me cutting my finger off. 
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Sunday
Mjc replied to Mjc's discussion Battery secateurs
"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. "
Sunday
Peter kermarrec replied to Mjc's discussion Battery secateurs
"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…"
Sunday
PGM replied to Mjc's discussion Battery secateurs
"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.…"
Sunday
Mjc posted a discussion
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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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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