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COMPARE AND CONTRAST
Visiting an American trade show
by TurfPro editor, Steve Gibbs
This week I'm visiting the American outdoor powered machinery trade exhibition, GIE-EXPO in Louisville, Kentucky, intrigued to see how it compares to our equivalents.
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SPORTS INDUSTRY 'NEEDS PITCH GRADING FRAMEWORK'
IOG tells the Government
The response by the IOG to the Government consultation on its 'New Strategy for Sport' includes calls for the introduction of a national framework for grading natural turf pitches.
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PLUNGING GRASSROOTS SPORTS PARTICIPATION
'Couch-potato culture' blamed
The Local Government Association says Government funds need to be ploughed into playing fields and parks to save a “lost generation” of obese and physically inactive teenagers.
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BIGGA NATIONAL CHAMP CROWNED
James Rowles from Henbury Golf Club
Assistant Greenkeeper from Bristol is the new BIGGA National Champion 2015 after a superb two days of golf in North Yorkshire.
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AMENITY SPRAYER WINNERS
Operators of the Year named
The UK's top amenity sprayer operators have been recognised with the inaugural Amenity Sprayer Operator of the Year Awards.
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FULFORD GREENKEEPER'S 40 YEARS
Tom Watson leads the tributes
Five-time Open champion Tom Watson led the tributes as Fulford Golf Club greenkeeper Mark Mennell marked 40 years of service.
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TURF SCIENCE LIVE IRELAND
Educational event a success
Over 120 groundsmen, superintendents, turf managers, agronomists and golf club managers attended recently.
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SIX-FIGURE PACKAGE FOR MACHRIE
Nairn Brown fulfils Deere order
The magnificent Machrie Golf Links on the island of Islay has taken delivery of a new fleet of John Deere equipment from dealers Nairn Brown.
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ROBOT IS FOREST GREEN'S EXTRA MAN
Groundsman praises ETMower
Forest Green Rovers FC is striving to become the most sustainable football club in the world.
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UNDULATING GREENS DICTATE PURCHASE
Of new Wiedenmann Terra Spike GXi6
A key requirement of Windlesham GC Course Manager, Alastair Higgs when he searched for a new deep tine aerator was a machine that could readily follow ground contours.
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STIHL KEEPS QUIET AT MARWELL
& supports National Conference
Stihl recently sponsored the BIAZA (British and Irish Association of Zoos and Aquariums) Plant Working Group Conference which took place at Marwell Zoo.
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