DEALERS TURN OUT FOR CAMPEY
Event held at FA training centre
An excellent turnout of the top machinery dealerships from the UK and Europe were represented during three dealer educational days recently held by Campey Turf Care Systems at St Georges Park, home of the English Football Associations national football training centre at Burton on Trent.
Delighted at the opportunity to visit such a prestigious venue, Campeys European dealers from as far afield as Spain to Poland and Denmark to Slovenia, expressed their enthusiasm at seeing first-hand how Campey is developing their offering of specialist machinery for turf maintenance and renovation.
Demonstrations of existing product lines were accompanied by the introduction of a number of new and prototype (available from 2014) equipment for perfecting all types of sports surfaces.
Dealers at St Georges Park
Managing Director Richard Campey said: "It is so important for our dealers and my staff to get together and exchange ideas. It is all about identifying interest in the market, exchanging views and providing a platform for change if it is needed." Demonstration areas were divided into specialist brands of machinery and presentations were given by Campey's Sales Director Simon Gumbrill on the renovation work at the Parc De Princes stadium, home to football team PSG earlier this year, and Export Manager Dave Harrison on the renovation of Blumisberg Golf Course, Switzerland, using the Koro Field Top Maker on golf fairways.Alan Ferguson, Head of Grounds and Estates at St Georges Park gave a talk on his programme of on-going pitch maintenance work using many of the pieces of machinery on show. He also arranged a tour of the premises illustrating how using the latest techniques and machinery from Campeys translated into actual results. The highlight was stepping onto the replica Wembley pitch and seeing the incredible quality of surface that has been produced.
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