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18, April 2016
Turf Maintenance Live; update for course after 40yrs; groundsman cleared over accident; Blues stick with dealer
IN THIS ISSUE
TURF MAINTENANCE LIVE RETURNS
COURSE TO BE UPDATED FOR FIRST TIME IN 40 YEARS
AUSSIE GROUNDSMAN CLEARED OVER CHILD UTV ACCIDENT
CARDIFF BLUES STICK WITH DEALER
POLARIS LAUNCH PROMOTION
TRILO JOIN THE TGA
FIVE STAR RESORT DEAL FOR DEERE
COURSE MANAGERS SPEND AN EVENING WITH DUBAI GOLF
NEW BRANSON SUPPLIER SEALS DEAL
DERBY COUNTY INVEST IN SISIS
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FROM THE DUG-OUT
THAT WOULD BE A COMMERCIAL DECISION
Pressures on clubs to get full utilisation from surfaces
by TurfPro Editor, Steve Gibbs


 
Steve Gibbs
As Worcester Warrior's boss talks of the club's 'commercial decision' to move to artificial, are clubs feeling the pressure to rip up natural turf in pursuit of profits?

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NEWS
TURF MAINTENANCE LIVE RETURNS
Taking place June 1st & 2nd

 
Turf Maintenance LIVE
Turf Maintenance LIVE are holding another event with eight leading turf industry suppliers exhbiting at Cardinal Vaughan Memorial School in Twickenham.

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COURSE TO BE UPDATED FOR FIRST TIME IN 40 YEARS
Moray Golf Club in Lossiemouth

 
Moray Golf Club's famous last hole which has an out of bounds wall hard up against the left of the fairway as one looks from the clubhouse
For the first time in over 40 years, Moray Golf Club has engaged a golf course architect to help develop a blueprint for the future of its celebrated golf courses.

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AUSSIE GROUNDSMAN CLEARED OVER CHILD UTV ACCIDENT
Rugby star's 3yr old hit by unattended vehicle after match

 
Quick actions by teammates meant the child was not hurt. Picture The Daily Telegrapgh
Police are not expected to pursue the groundsman who left unattended the vehicle that ran over Cro­nulla player Chris Heighington’s young son at the end of a match.

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CARDIFF BLUES STICK WITH DEALER
Long association with Kubota equipment

 
Matthew Jones (left) with Chris Hopkins (right) at the BT Sport Cardiff Arms Park
Guinness PRO12 side, Cardiff Blues, have taken delivery of a STW40 tractor through Newport-based Ted Hopkins Machinery, whom they've a had a 50 year relationship with.

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POLARIS LAUNCH PROMOTION
On new Sportsman 450 HO ATV

 
Sportsman 450 HO ATV
Polaris are offering a special offer price of £4,500 (£4,275 for Farmers Union members), for what is a full-size capability quad at an entry level price.

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TRILO JOIN THE TGA
As affiliate members

 
TRILO R10 mower
The Turfgrass Growers Association have announced that Vanmac, manufacturers of TRILO Mowers, have joined as affiliate members with immediate effect.

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FIVE STAR RESORT DEAL FOR DEERE
Extensive fleet for Lough Erne

 
Left to right: Greenkeeper superintendent Sean Reilly and co-owner Mark Ward of Lough Erne Golf Resort with grounds care machinery sales manager Ricky Neill of John Deere dealer Johnston Gilpin
One of Northern Ireland's most luxurious golf resorts has taken delivery of an extensive range of new John Deere turf machines from dealer Johnston Gilpin & Co.

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COURSE MANAGERS SPEND AN EVENING WITH DUBAI GOLF
Educational and networking event

 
An Evening With Dubai Golf
Organised by Ransomes Jacobsen, 21 course managers and deputies from SE England met at the Royal Berkshire Hotel at Sunninghill near Ascot recently.


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NEW BRANSON SUPPLIER SEALS DEAL
With RPM Groundscare of Yorkshire

 
Fisco Farm & Garden Machinery seal the Branson deal with RPM Groundsacre
Groundcare specialists have taken delivery of a Branson 28hp 2900 from dealers Fisco Farm & Garden Machinery of Wakefield.

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DERBY COUNTY INVEST IN SISIS
New head groundsman praises equipment

 
Nathan Scarff, Derby County FC’s new head groundsman
Nathan Scarff, Derby County FC’s new head groundsman, believes that his newly purchased range of SISIS turf maintenance equipment has made life a little easier at the iPro Stadium.

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