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Marshalls' revenue for the eleven months ended 30 November 2015 was up 8 per cent at £365 million (2014: £338 million) despite strong comparatives versus the second half of 2014. The Group continues to experience robust order intake alongside encoura

Crocodile Precision will be making its debut at BTME 2016 on stand A30.

Held at the Harrogate International Centre from 19-21 January 2016, a trip to the Crocodile Precision stand will provide greenkeepers, course managers and other turf professionals

A call by a Conservative MP to plant 200 million trees in England by 2020 to help prevent future floods has been welcomed by the forestry sector.

Anne ­Marie Trevelyan, Conservative MP for Berwick­-upon­-Tweed, suggested the existing 11 million targe

Britain's wildlife is in an increasingly fragile state, with animals carrying out vital jobs for farmers being lost more rapidly than others, say scientists.

Species that pollinate crops or fight pests are at risk of disappearing, putting food produc

Sherriff Amenity will again be in attendance at BTME on stand B3 and all visitors will get the opportunity to find out more about the exciting TurfReports service which has been designed to help industry professionals monitor the health and performan

Alan Abel, a Complete Weed Control franchisee for over thirty years, gives his advice for turf managers over the festive period.

The past six weeks have brought nothing but torrential rain which has been bad news for golf clubs and sports pitches all

Andrew Read, course manager at Longridge Golf Club in Lancashire has praised Everris, part of the ICL Group, for helping the club keep ahead of the competition.

Founded over 120 years ago, Longridge Golf Club offers magnificent views over the Ribble V

Multi-award winning landscapers Aura Landscapes are expanding their landscaping services, branching out in to the Artificial Grass sector, an industry that is “growing in demand considerably”, says Director, Mike Warman.

The Southampton based company

Etesia, the exclusive distributor of Pellenc battery-powered equipment in the UK, has announced Hampshire based Mid Hants Mowers as a new Pellenc dealer.

Established in 1978, Mid Hants Mowers provide sales, servicing, collection and a break down servi

The Institute of Groundsmanship (IOG) has revealed the independently audited attendance figures for SALTEX 2015. Significantly exceeding expectations, the figures confirmed that SALTEX is the largest turf management exhibition in the UK.

The independe

Storm Desmond has swept across the north of England affecting many National Trust places in the Lake District and a much loved woodland area in Northumberland.

More than a month’s rainfall fell in some parts of Cumbria with records being broken.

Our

Trying to price a very large commercial contact , I have worked out I think roughly,  

Rough cutting grass and drop would be 5p per square meter ?

Fine Cut and lift 10p  per square meter ?

Strimming verges-  10p per square meter ?

Hedge cutting ?

any advi

Dennis and SISIS will be exhibiting at BTME 2016 on stand A5 where greenkeepers, course managers and turf managers will be able to view an extensive range of turf maintenance equipment.

With a particular focus on golf course maintenance, visitors to t

Jacksons Fencing, the UK’s biggest fencing and gate manufacturer, has launched a new hedgehog friendly gravel board. 

A gravel board is the protective barrier between the ground and your fence. The newly designed Jacksons hedgehog gravel board is the

Limagrain UK has announced that it will be launching its brand new brochure for its popular MM range of grass seed mixtures at BTME 2016 on stand C39.

When it comes to product performance and appearance, top sports grounds, including many of the UK’s

Charitable group, Gardening Leave, which uses horticultural therapy to help military veterans on their journey to good health and their transition to civilian life, is closing down because of lack of funds

A statement on its website reads:

We are s

Complete Weed Control recently launched a new service - Complete Grounds Maintenance, and visitors to stand C48 at BTME will get the opportunity to discover how beneficial this all-encompassing service could prove to be.

Visitors will also be able to

Letchworth Garden City homeowners have been made aware of companies who wrongly tell them they can pave over their front gardens without needing the Letchworth Garden City Heritage Foundation’s permission.

The town’s design principles, used to help p

Dennis and SISIS have confirmed their attendance at the Sports Turf Managers Association (STMA) conference & exhibition in San Diego on January 21 & 22, and will be a bringing a number of market leading products to their joint stand - number 749.

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