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Dennis and SISIS area sales manager Alan Ronaldson has retired after twelve years’ service with the company. During this time, Alan was responsible for the development and expansion of dealers for both brands in Scotland, North of England and Ireland

Founded in 1984,

A Scots pine at the National Trust’s Cragside in Northumberland has officially become the tallest native conifer in the UK and the 200,000th record on the Tree Register of Britain and Ireland.

Measuring 40 metres tall – the same height as 10 London d

2014 is turning out to be so different from last year. In May 2013, the grass eventually woke up from a long winter, whereas this year, it is about six weeks ahead. Alan Abel from Complete Weed Control gives his monthly advice on what to look out for

What is good landscape practice? Perhaps more importantly what is bad landscape practice?

As the dust settles after RHS Chelsea we are at yet another point in time left wondering what is the point of our industry? Land management covers a huge spectru

Ten Etesia UK dealers have recently visited Pellenc’s state-of-the-art facilities in Pertuis, France to reward them as the ten best performing dealers for the range of environmentally friendly battery-powered equipment.

After arriving in Marseilles, t

Leading British manufacturer Dennis Mowers has won a prestigious order to supply over thirty G860 34” professional cylinder mowers, complete with a range of interchangeable cassettes, to help prepare all twelve stadia at the forthcoming 2014 FIFA Wor

Replay Maintenance, one of the UK’s leading synthetic sports pitch maintenance providers, has continued to give on-going support to the work of the Institute of Groundsmanship (IOG) by supporting the recent one day synthetic surfaces course, held at

Top compliance accreditation for affinity landscapes Ltd

affinity landscapes ltd is pleased to announce that they have successfully achieved exor accreditation, demonstrating their ability to meet the rigorous pre-qualification requirements within

Sherriff Amenity is pleased to announce a 100% pass rate for greenkeepers and other turf professionals for the BASIS Foundation Award in Amenity and Horticulture for the second consecutive year, held at BTME in January, which raises the knowledge of

Colfe’s school, which is one of London’s oldest school’s dating back to 1574, has become the latest SISIS customer to invest in dedicated machinery with the purchase of a SISIS Brush-Pro ride-on brushing system for all regular synthetic surface maint

The Royal Parks apprenticeship scheme, Grow, combines on the job training with recognised qualifications and is now open for applications.

The scheme has been running for over fifty years, with many of its graduates going on to secure permanent emplo

The BBC and the Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) have announced the launch of a brand new competition to find the best aspiring garden designer in the UK.

The winner of the competition will win the ultimate prize in horticulture – a chance to design

Bridgwater College’s Cannington Centre, in Somerset, recently held a Grow Careers in Horticulture event to encourage the next generation of professional horticulturists.

More than 50 local secondary school pupils from Robert Blake Science College and

There comes a time when your tennis court has reached that stage which at best could be called “worn out”.

No matter how much and often you had cleaned the court, eventually the surface will require remedial repairs and or freshening up with repaintin

As part of its plan to significantly increase business and provide customers with the highest level of service, Complete Weed Control has appointed Ben Smith as a new member of its head office team with immediate effect.

A former general manager at In

After Southampton FC and its rising young stars attracted much acclaim for their brand of flair football on the pitch, now the quality of its pitch has won a prestigious accolade for its grounds manager.

Andy Gray and the team at Southampton FC have b

Specialists from Natural Resources Wales are tracking the spread of a disease affecting larch trees by conducting helicopter surveys of public and private forests across Wales.

Initial results from a survey earlier this month found the disease (Phyto

A rare orchid has been discovered at a Dorset sewage works.

The early spider orchid was found on a grass roof at Swanage sewage treatment works by ecologists from Wessex Water after staff changed their usual mowing process.

It is unclear how the prot