Laurence Gale MSC, MBPR
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The bane of the turf professional's life
by TurfPro Editor, Laurence Gale MSC, MBPR

The ability to deliver quality playing surfaces, at all levels, comes at a cost in terms of time, resources, endeavour and crucially, an appropriate level of investment.

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FEATURE
CRICKET LOAM
What does it mean?
by David Goodjohn, Green Infrastructure Ltd

The quality of a cricket pitch is heavily driven by the way we manage the underlying soils we have inherited or nurtured over many years.

 

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Cricket loam
NEWS
BRIGGS & STRATTON FILE FOR BANKRUPTCY PROTECTION
Assets agreed to be acquired by KPS Capital Partners

This week's WEB ONLY story is century-old small engine maker Briggs & Stratton, one the industry's most iconic brands, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on Monday 20th July 2020.

 

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RED THREAD APPROVAL
On the Instrata Elite label

Where red thread breaks out results can be extremely unsightly and create thin gaps where problem grasses and weeds could ingress.

 

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Red thread on fairway
CALLS FOR AMENITY STANDARD TO BECOME REQUIREMENT
From the Amenity Forum

The Forum is calling on the UK and national governments to introduce the Amenity Standard as a requirement for all operating in the management of weeds, pests and diseases in amenity areas.

 

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HUNDREDS OF GREENKEEPING HOURS SAVED
At Royal Ashdown Forest GC

Following the club's purchase of Ventrac 4500, course manager Dominic Lewis says he is saving hundreds of greenkeeping hours at the 132-year old club.

 

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The Ventrac 4500 in use at Royal Ashdown Forest Golf Club
SHARROCKS PARTNER WITH SPEARHEAD
New distribution deal

F. R. Sharrock Limited, will take responsibility for the distribution of Spearhead's Amenity range of products in the North and Midlands of the UK.

 

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L-R: Simon Gurney, area sales manager, Spearhead Machinery with Steve Hanlon, sales director Sharrocks
FLOOD RELIEF FOR STIRLANDS CRICKET CLUB
Funded by ECB’s Flood Relief Plan

Stirlands Cricket Club aims to complete winter turf maintenance for the first time in years after the successful installation of a new drainage system by AMS Contracting.

 

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AMS Contracting at Stirlands Cricket Club
CRAIL GOLFING SOCIETY PRAISE BLEC
For 'no disruption' overseeding

As play returns to Crail Golfing Society, golf course manager Bob Meikle says a new Multi-Seeder is going to be key to delivering overseeding without disruption.

 

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Golf course manager Bob Meikle
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