Synthetic sports surfaces require a good maintenance programme in place from the very beginning. Failure to maintain the surface could lead to issues such as compaction, loss of porosity, inconsistent playing characteristics, damaged fibres and conta
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Clive Brown, a volunteer groundsman, has praised the SISIS Auto Rotorake Mk. 5 after it helped him pick up an award for the best ground in the Lincolnshire Cricket Premier League.
“In terms of loyalty, I like to think that I’m old school,” said Cliv
Garry Watson, head groundsman at King Edward’s School in Birmingham, has chosen the SISIS Brush-Pro ride-on brushing system, for all his synthetic surface maintenance.
Situated on a beautiful 50 acre site in Edgbaston Park Road Birmingham, lies two es
Dennis and SISIS have announced that they will be exhibiting at booth number 38 at the 32nd Australian Turfgrass Conference & Trade Exhibition, which will be held at The Crown Entertainment Complex in Melbourne from 21-23 June 2016.
Held annually, thi
Adi Porter, course manager at Greetham Valley Golf Club, has said that he is now in full control of thatch build-up since using the SISIS Rotorake TM1000.
In 1990, a farming family called the Hinch’s saw the possibilities of the delightful rural setti
Andy Walker, Field Support Manager for Dennis and SISIS, recently celebrated an impressive 40 years of working for the company.
It all started back in 1976 when a fresh faced 16 year old, took a chance and strolled into the SISIS factory looking for a
Dennis and SISIS have successfully hosted another series of informative bowling green maintenance seminars with more promised for later this year.
Held on March 17 and 18 at the Great Hollands Park Bowls Club in Berkshire and Canterbury Bowls Club in
An array of Dennis and SISIS sports turf maintenance equipment will be on display at Campey Turf Care Systems’ forthcoming Sports Turf Maintenance Machinery Demonstration Days.
Dennis and SISIS dealer, Campey Turf Care Systems, are hosting three demon
Dennis and SISIS have returned to home soil following an extremely successful Golf Industry Show (GIS) in San Antonio, Texas, where the new SISIS Flexi400 was the star of the show.
‘Where Big Things Happen’ is the motto of the world famous GIS event a
Over 200 cricket groundsmen made their way to Dennis and SISIS’ cricket seminar hosted by St Albans School Trust where they refreshed their education on a variety of topics.
The seminar, which was supported by other key companies in the groundscare in
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