Andy Croft - head groundsman at Derby County FC, has heaped praise on Complete Weed Control (East Midlands) as the UK’s leading sports and amenity weed control contractor enter their tenth year at working at Pride Park stadium.
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Everris UK has announced the appointment of Phil Collinson as its new Technical Area Sales Manager for the North West.
From technical advice and product recommendations to tailored nutritional programmes; turf professionals who use Everris products re
Trimax Mowers proved to be of great interest to a large audience at a recent two day event held in Germany by dealer Stavermann.
With a number of branches throughout Germany, Stavermann is a brand associated with quality and reliability. The company’s
Starting the company with just one client in 2005; 2015 marks the start of an exciting new era for Fusion Media. Over the past ten years the company has gone from strength to strength, now employs eight people and has recently moved to a new office a
Stephen Green, head groundsman at The Dixie Grammar School in Market Bosworth, Leicestershire, has his work cut out with four full-size natural turf pitches, a new synthetic pitch as well as a grass athletics track. However, his decision to purchase
Leeds United FC’s head groundsman Kiel Barrett has praised Everris for providing him with an all-round package - from products to customer service, which has helped create the pristine pitch at Elland Road.
Elland Road, the home of Leeds United FC, ha
Etesia continues to spread its wings to every corner of the UK after announcing another three dealers to its growing network.
Specialists in building high quality grass cutting machinery for both the professional and domestic market, Etesia’s extensiv
Andy Richards, Grounds Manager at Shrewsbury School, one of the country’s leading independent schools, has recently purchased a new SISIS Rotorake TM1000 complete with a range of interchangeable reels to complete end of season renovations.
The new mac
One of the UK’s leading cricket clubs, Sussex CCC, has heaped praise on Sherriff Amenity’s range of Marathon fertiliser products, noting a vast improvement in the turf of its famous cricket pitches.
Founded in 1839, Sussex CCC was the first ever first
Leading UK turf care and sports equipment suppliers Sherriff Amenity, has announced that it will once again be holding the BASIS Foundation Award in Amenity and Horticulture at BTME 2015. The company will also be showcasing a new online Turf Report a
Limagrain UK, one of world’s largest seed companies, will be exhibiting at BTME 2015 on stand C39 where it will be showcasing its sports turf and wild flower mixtures including the market leading MM mixtures for golf greens, tees and fairways.
The dem
The Etesia and Pellenc brands have had monumental success over the past twelve months and in recognition of this achievement, dealers from across the UK gathered at the ‘Partners in Excellence’ awards.
After extensive trials, the Weed-IT spot treatment technology has been considered a great success in the push to find a means of reducing the consumption of herbicides on the UK railways.
Forward thinking managers from the industry commissioned the tr
Over recent years, professionals in the groundscare and amenity industry have turned to Sherriff Amenity’s GoGreen complexed iron range. The popular products have now been updated as a new formulation.
Renowned for delivering outstanding results, the
Seppi - Italian specialists in manufacturing top quality forestry mulchers and mowers recently celebrated its 75th anniversary by hosting its biggest event in history for both dealers and distributors.
Limagrain UK, part of Group Limagrain, a plant breeder and fourth largest seed company in the world, has joined forces with Troop Aid; the UK’s only charity committed to providing injured soldiers with the essentials they need.
Sherriff Amenity has announced that it is launching some new additions to its popular fungicide packages. The new tank-mixes have been designed to combine fungicides, nutrients and adjuvants, helping to control major turf diseases including Microdoch
Etesia UK has confirmed its attendance at the ‘Coping with Slopes’ event which is being held on 22nd October. The company say recent reports of operators losing their lives in bank mowing accidents have triggered a high demand for demonstrations of t
Crown Woods College in Eltham, South East London have become the latest sports facility to benefit from the specialist artificial surface cleaning from Replay Maintenance – one of the UK’s leading synthetic sports pitch maintenance providers.
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What comes after an Indian summer? Alan Abel, a Complete Weed Control franchisee for over 30 years tackles this sixty-four thousand dollar question as we have been treated to an exceptional weather run, which looks set to continue into the autumn.
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