Turf Pro - Lely oust dealers; vandals destroy pitch; Young Greenkeeper training; Burgess expands; DJ partners Rolawn

16, November 2015

Lely oust dealers; vandals destroy pitch; Young Greenkeeper training; Burgess expands; DJ partners Rolawn

IN THIS ISSUE

LELY OUSTS THREE SCOTTISH DEALERS

VANDALS DESTROY CRICKET PITCH

YOUNG GREENKEEPER SESSION

BEN BURGESS EXPANDS DEERE TURF

DJ TEAMS UP WITH ROLAWN

ETESIA LAUNCH CUSTOMER REVIEW WEBSITE

NEW STADIUM SEED LAUNCHED

SPECIAL ROLE IN NEW COURSE

FOREST GREEN ROVERS CHOOSE SISIS

VIKING SETS FASTEST MOWER RECORD

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FROM THE DUG-OUT

DEALERS OR DIRECT?
Lely change tack in Scotland
by TurfPro Editor, Steve Gibbs

By cutting out dealers in Scotland, are Lely signifying a new strategy?

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NEWS

LELY OUSTS THREE SCOTTISH DEALERS
Replacing with in-house turfcare service branch

Henderson Grass Machinery are one of the affected dealers

Lely UK says it has reached agreement with three of its Toro dealers in Central Scotland to relinquish their contracts at the end of May 2016.

VANDALS DESTROY CRICKET PITCH
Club in Northants targeted

The Northants Herald & Post pictured the vandalism

Irthlingborough Town Cricket Club fear they wont be able to repair in time for next season, after cars driven over pitch.

YOUNG GREENKEEPER SESSION
At Continue To Learn

A new session has been added to the Continue To Learn educational programme at BTME in Harrogate in January, targeted at young greenkeepers.

BEN BURGESS EXPANDS DEERE TURF
Peterborough Grass becomes Homeowner only

(Left to right) Nathan Setchfield, Johnathan Harpham and Ben Burgess Coates branch manager Steve Trostler

John Deere has announced that dealer Ben Burgess & Co Ltd will be expanding its professional turf business in East Anglia from January 2016.

DJ TEAMS UP WITH ROLAWN
Officially becomes trading partner

L-R: Rolawn's Sales and Marketing Director, Jonathan Hill and DJ Turfcare's Managing Director, David Jenkins

Medallion turf will be the first of the Rolawn products which DJ Turfcare will be offering as part of their range.

ETESIA LAUNCH CUSTOMER REVIEW WEBSITE
Planet Etesia

New site allows visitors to read customer reviews and comment on its range of products.

NEW STADIUM SEED LAUNCHED
RPR from Barenbrug praised by Wigan

Ian Forshaw, Head Groundsman at Wigan's DW Stadium says new seed has reduced the amount of time they have to spend repairing the grass.

SPECIAL ROLE IN NEW COURSE
Played by Everris

Course Manager of the in development 'Oaks' course at Horsham Golf and Fitness praises Everris products.

FOREST GREEN ROVERS CHOOSE SISIS
For aeration machinery

Matt Rainey, Head groundsman at Forest Green Rovers

World’s most sustainable football club has turned to the Autoslit and the Javelin Aer-Aid 1500 to help them keep on top of their intense aeration programme.

VIKING SETS FASTEST MOWER RECORD
133.6 mph achieved in Norway

As of 5 November 2015, the fastest lawn mower in the world is a converted VIKING T6 Series lawn tractor. A speed of 215 km/h was achieved.

A lawn mower from Viking recently set a new World Record for the fastest lawn mower land speed at an airport in Norway.