Steve Gibbs
THE VALUE OF INDEPENDENCE
Is it an important concept to you?
by TurfPro Editor, Steve Gibbs

How important is the notion of independence when choosing what companies or industry bodies you do business with?

 

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NEWS
SIX NATIONS EXPERIENCE FOR WINNERS
Of SALTEX College Cup

Students from CAFRE College in Antrim, Northern Ireland, enjoyed an unforgettable experience of helping with pitch preparations at the 2018 Six Nations Championships at BT Murrayfield Stadium.

 

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SALTEX College Cup winners enjoy Six Nations experience.
TRAINING NEEDS ANALYSIS PROVES IDEAL
For Uppingham School's grounds team

Grounds manager Mark Burrows says IOG scheme has become part of his annual staff appraisal system and has helped him to map out a personal training and education pathway for his team for the next five years.

 

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Mark Burrows (centre) and Uppingham School’s grounds team
AWARD FOR UK SPORTS TURF CONTRACTOR
At U.S show

Golf and sports turf contractor, MJ Abbott Limited, was recognised at Rain Bird’s distributor and contractor awards ceremony held at the Golf Industry Show in San Antonio.

 

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(L to R) Jim Price, Contracts Manager for MJ Abbott, receives the company’s ‘Top Flight’ award from the Rain Bird Corporation’s Director of Golf and International, J.R. Bergantino, and Jimmy Sandison, Regional Golf Sales Manager for the UK, Ireland, Iceland and Scandinavia
SENIOR APPOINTMENT AT MTD SPECIALITY TURF PRODUCTS
New Director of Sales and Marketing

New role will see Tony Whelan grow the specialty turf segment of the business, working on both the golf and sports turf sectors.

 

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Tony Whelan
DEALER PLANS GROUNDCARE DEMO DAY
Vincent Tractors to welcome professionals

For the third year running, groundcare machinery supplier Vincent Tractors will be holding a Professional Groundcare Demo Day.

 

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Vincent Tractors have a professional demo day coming up
HONDA OFFERING DISCOUNTS ACROSS MOWER RANGE
Excluding robotic models

Honda (UK) say they are looking ahead to the first cut of the 2018 season by offering consumers savings across its entire range of premium lawn mowers, except robots.

 

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Honda UK are offering discounts across their mower range
CLUB ENABLES YEAR ROUND PLAY
Chooses new machinery fleet

Tehidy Park Golf Club in Cornwall has chosen Toro for the first time as it takes a new approach, opting for a five-year machinery replacement programme.

 

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Head greenkeeper Andrew Eddison, pictured on the Groundsmaster 4300-D
AND FINALLY . . .
Groundsman accused of bringing VAR lines to life

Pictures from Abingdon Town FC grabbed attention on social media last week when it was observed that the marked lines resembled the wobbly VAR lines broadcast on TV recently.

 

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Abingdon Town's line were compared to the VAR lines broadcast by BT Sport in the FA Cup encounter between Manchester United and Huddersfield Town
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