Steve bought the company in 2006 and specialises in the design, construction and maintenance of natural grass sports surfaces and high profile quality turf areas.In the last five years CSS have constructed more than 20 championship grass tennis courts, with more recently eight grass courts for the National Tennis Centre in Roehampton. Before that, Steve did a stint at Wembley having left in 1995.

"I've bought the Verti-Core from my local dealer George Browns in June 2014," says Steve "when two new contracts warranted its purchase. "At The Lensbury Club in Teddington we do finishing work on the Rugby pitch and at the London Irish Rugby Club we perform maintenance on their training facilities.

"Only one member of my team goes with the Verti-Core to do the job as it only has to sit on the back of a tractor. You can barely hear it behind you as it makes no noise. Although I do have a Verti-Drain 7516 the Verti-Core works in a different way that makes it quicker. The speed is due to the piston action being so quick because of the way it is geared; the gearing allows it to go a lot faster as it does not go so deep. We can complete a rugby pitch in two and a half hours which makes for a massive saving in labour and makes us more competitive. After usage the surface of the pitch looks untouched, a little perforated perhaps, but you can play on it straight away."