Managing 76 acres of school grounds, 16 football and rugby pitches, 14 cricket squares, athletics facilities, tennis courts and woodland is no small task. For Grounds Manager Shaun Crowley and his team at Farleigh School in Hampshire, finding smarter
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For Course Manager Kevin Hensman, robotic mowing has been a long time coming. Having managed Rowlands Castle Golf Club for 6 years, he has long believed autonomous technology could play a major role in the future of course maintenance.
That belief bec
At the Portugal Invitational, Kress showed turf professionals that unmanned mowing has moved from emerging concept to practical course-management solution
Championship golf leaves no room for compromise. That's precisely why Kress chose the inaugural
Forest Green Rovers’ reputation the most environmentally conscious football club in the world is reflected in every area of its operation, including the way its pitches and surrounding landscapes are maintained with Kress battery-powered equipment.
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Kress returns to GroundsFest 2026 with its biggest showcase yet. Once again, you'll find the team right by the main entrance on Stand RB290, making it easy to stop by and experience the latest innovations in professional landscaping equipment. Throug
Landscaping professionals from across the industry came together for another successful GroundsFest Academy event, this time focusing on the latest innovations in landscaping tools in partnership with Kress.
Held at Bearwood Park Training Ground, the
Leading battery and autonomous technology provider partners with iconic championship venue to advance sustainable turf management
Under this collaboration, Wentworth has integrated 16 Kress Commercial RTKn autonomous mowers across the famous West Cour
Mitie and Kress have announced a strategic partnership that will see 24 autonomous Kress Voyager ‘mowbots’ deployed across customer sites throughout the UK, representing one of the largest investments of its kind within the facilities management and
Kress UK has reinforced its commitment to customer service, sustainability, and innovation with a significant investment in a fleet of fully electric Ford E-Transit vans.
The new vehicles have been specially equipped to showcase the latest Kress comme
Technology is helping golf courses reduce emissions, lower noise, and give greenkeeping teams more time to focus on course quality and player experience.
The 2026 Portugal Invitational will bring together some of golf’s most respected names and provi
Kress UK has strengthened its commercial team with the appointment of Alex Thorneycroft Taylor as Business Development Manager, bringing with him more than two decades of experience in precision technology, customer support, and business development.
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"The main problem with all these battery fires is people cheaping out on Chinesium quality dross, either the batteries themselves, the charges or both. And leaving things on overnight!
Buy genuine, only charge when your around and never ever leave…"
Buy genuine, only charge when your around and never ever leave…"
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I'm still on petrol the battery stuff isn't there yet in my opinion. I can just stop at the petrol station if I run out of juice if it was…"
I'm still on petrol the battery stuff isn't there yet in my opinion. I can just stop at the petrol station if I run out of juice if it was…"
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I always traded just below the VAT threshold - literally getting clients to pay for their own plants - so cost it all up for them, add a margin to your trade discount (they…"
I always traded just below the VAT threshold - literally getting clients to pay for their own plants - so cost it all up for them, add a margin to your trade discount (they…"
"Hi piers It seems you could be in the perfect position as Peters experience and insight suggests to look into commercial work .
Possibly you have outgrown domestic work and this is the turning point .
I started to realise that hourly rate was like…"
Possibly you have outgrown domestic work and this is the turning point .
I started to realise that hourly rate was like…"
"Piers, I will try to offer practical advice on this without sounding too much of a know it all! As you may know ill health has forced me to retire after 40 plus years in the trade and I can recognise your issues having faced the same some years ago.…"
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Where does everybody store their batteries over night? Bit expensive to be leaving in the van. Don't really want them in the house just in case anything was toever go wrong with them. Was thinking about the garage but not sure how being outside…
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Privet hedges dieing
Hi Has anyone got the same problem we have in our area in Warwickshire, the privet hedges atleast 40years old or more are dieing, I appreciate the dry weather hasn't helped but this looks like the same as what's destroying the box hedging.And any…
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Trying to change my email on here, followed instructions and received an email from LJN asking me to confirm changes by clicking on link within the email ,but there is no link!! Why make it so difficult? LJN is not exactly a high risk site , in…
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