Laurence Gale MSC, MBPR
BUZZING SALTEX 2019
Superb IOG show last week
by TurfPro Editor, Laurence Gale MSC, MBPR

This year's SALTEX was a superb industry showcase with some great innovations on display - plus the IOG Awards recognised some of our most talented practitioners. 

 

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FEATURES
GREEN FLAG AWARDS 2019
A great success
by Laurence Gale, TurfPro editor

As a passionate ex parks manager and Green Flag judge I want to reiterate the importance of their annual Awards and the value they bring to the table in terms of promoting the importance of green space.

 

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Green Flag Awards
NEWS
A SKILLS & RECRUITMENT TIME BOMB
Findings from IOG industry research

Recent independent research by the Institute of Groundsmanship has identified concerning facts that they say will impact on the opportunities to play sport on well-maintained natural turf pitches.

 

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IOG’s chief executive Geoff Webb
INVASIVE SPECIES
MPs call for a million people's help
by Laurence Gale, TurfPro editor

I read with interest a recent article on the BBC talking about the threat of Invasive species and the need for the UK to train a million volunteers to police and tackle the spread of these unwanted insects / plants and diseases.

 

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Invasive species
LISTER WILDER TAKE ON ROBERINE
For the south of England

Confirmed at the SALTEX exhibition last week, Lister Wilder have become the first non-John Deere dealers to be appointed for the Roberine range of commercial machinery.

 

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Maarten Ponne, senior sales manager at Roberine shakes hands with Phill Hughes, sales director of the groundcare division at Lister Wilder at SALTEX this week
BIGGA MEMBERS SELECTED
For Orlando adventure

Ten BIGGA members have been selected to take part in the BIGGA Delegation to the Golf Industry Show with Bernhard and Company next January.

 

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Orange County Conference Center
STRI & SURFACE PERFORMANCE FORM ALLIANCE
For artificial surface testing

The agreement will support the delivery of range of testing products and data-driven services, including STRI’s new sports surface performance tracker, TurfSync.

 

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STRI Group has struck an alliance with Surface Performance Ltd.
AGROVISTA UK TO ACQUIRE MAXWELL AMENITY
Transaction expected to conclude in next couple of months

Upon completion, Maxwell Amenity and Sherriff Amenity, the professional turf and landscape division of Agrovista, are to join forces.

 

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Agrovista
SUCCESSFUL TURF MAINTENANCE LIVE
Over 130 delegates visited

Although the second day was plagued with heavy rain, this did not deter visitors to Turf Maintenance Live, held at St Albans School’s Woollam Playing Fields, on Wednesday 23 and Thursday 24 October.

 

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Turf Maintenance Live
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