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Etesia UK, the exclusive distributor of Pellenc battery-powered equipment in the UK, has announced Midlands Groundscare Machinery (MGM) as the new Pellenc dealer for the West Midlands area.

MGM, a new independent groundscare company based in Solihull,

Cuts of up to 40% in real terms to National Park Authority government funding in England have led to more than 225 job losses over the past five years and huge impacts on the services they are able to provide.

New information about the impacts of the

Bees are to benefit from £900 million for a new scheme to protect our countryside, Environment Secretary Elizabeth Truss has announced.

Over the next five years the new Countryside Stewardship scheme will offer grants to help improve our environment

My eldest, Rowan, is distinctly unimpressed when I tell him I am going to turn him into a gardener. “But I don’t want to be a gardener, I want to be an engineer,” he protests, and gives me the side eye when I tell him that he can be both, honestly –

Complete Weed Control the UK’s largest weed control contractor, has announced Richard Newall as its newest Area Manager to operate in Glasgow and North West Scotland.

Richard is the latest to join Complete Weed Control and after owning a solar panel b

The bizarre and informative comes to LEARNING LIVE at SALTEX 2015

LEARNING LIVE, SALTEX 2015’s all-encompassing and free to attend education programme, will offer an extensive information-sharing experience, an incredible line-up of guest speakers and

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With temperatures heading up, and in some cases record highs beaten, what precautions should you take when applying sprays and fertilisers to help plants get through the summer months?

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Spraying in hot weather no

The UK saw a period of record breaking hot weather yesterday (1 July 2015).

The warmest July day since records began and the hottest day since 2003, was recorded at Heathrow, when the temperature reached 36.7 °C at 3.13pm.

The previous highest July t

Deciding how much to charge for your product or service is always difficult, especially when you are looking to increase fees.

Price is totally dependent on the state of your market, what the competition is like and how in demand you are. The key thi

Daventry Town Bowling Club, in Northamptonshire, first sought the services of Sherriff Amenity eleven years ago in a bid to improve its playing green. The UK’s market leaders in providing turf care and amenity solutions have worked with the club ever

When Sue Biggs, director general of the Royal Horticultural Society, had breast cancer last year, it was the life-affirming beauty of plants in her garden which helped her pull through. “I wanted to see my new garden grow, to see the wisteria flower

The professional’s choice in cut and collect rotary mowers has just got better with the addition of an Etesia rear roller kit for easy effortless striping.

Etesia pedestrian mowers have become world renowned for cutting and collecting in all weather c

The Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) and Big Lottery Fund is to invest £34m in some of the UK’s most precious, yet tired green spaces.

These include:

Great Yarmouth’s vibrant Venetian-inspired water gardens constructed as part of an unemployment relief pr

An unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), or drone, that acquires aerial imagery in the visible and near infrared spectrum allowing it to better identify stressed crops, is being piloted over the summer by scientists at Fera.

Many UAVs have the ability to ac

Headingley Carnegie Stadium in Leeds played host to the recent Pitch Focus event - an interactive event that showcased the latest research, development and technological innovations in turf agronomy.

Organised by Everris and Syngenta, the educational

HSE and HMRC have joined forces on a webinar to help growing businesses.

The first webinar on 15 July 2015 at 10am includes answers on health and safety and taking on new employees.

To register visit http://www.hse.gov.uk/events/webinar.htm

Andy Matthews, Grounds Manager at Clifton College, has praised Limagrain UK for helping the highly regarded boarding school keep intact with its prestigious reputation.

Founded in 1862, Clifton College in Bristol, Somerset is steeped in history. Durin

Nottingham Trent University Chooses SISIS for Synthetic Surface Maintenance

The recent purchase of a SISIS Brush-Pro ride-on brushing system and SISIS SSS1000 towed rotary brush sweeper by Nottingham Trent University (NTU) has helped to keep its sport

Michael Curtis, Head Groundsman at Bury F.C’s JD Stadium at Gigg Lane, has been at the club for almost 30 years. With the stadium pitch and three training pitches to look after, Michael and his team have their work cut out, so it is vital they have t

An exhibit at the world’s largest annual flower show will demonstrate how to attract, protect and feed birds in small city gardens.

With a number of garden species in decline, as highlighted in the latest State of UK birds report, there is a growing