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24, July 2017
SALTEX registration opens; Kubota partner FAI; Europe's first new Iseki delivered; approval renewed for weed controller
IN THIS ISSUE
REGISTRATION OPENS FOR SALTEX
KUBOTA PARTNERS WITH FAI
EUROPE'S FIRST NEW ISEKI DELIVERED
APPROVAL RENEWED FOR DICOPHA
LEEDS UTD LINE UP ANOTHER
BARONESS APPOINT STEWART
FLEET UPGRADE FOR POTTERS POINT
CHEVIN GC PRAISES DEALER
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FROM THE DUG-OUT
BURNT OUT
Pontypridd RFC pitch saga comes to an end
by TurfPro Editor, Steve Gibbs


 
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The 3G pitch which led to complaints of burns being suffered by players, is being ripped up and replaced - but should other users of the system be concerned?

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NEWS
REGISTRATION OPENS FOR SALTEX
Countdown to show has begun

 
SALTEX registration is now open
Online visitor registration is now open for the IOG's event which takes place at the NEC, Birmingham, from 1-2 November.

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KUBOTA PARTNERS WITH FAI
Supplying National Training Centre in Dublin

 
(L-R) Fergal Dignam (Groundsman at FAI National Training Centre), Sam Thompson (Dealer Manager Groundcare & Construction Products at Kubota UK), Walter Holleran (Facility Development Manager at FAI National Training Centre)
Kubota UK is now an official supplier of groundcare equipment to the Football Association of Ireland.

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EUROPE'S FIRST NEW ISEKI DELIVERED
To East Grinstead Rugby Football Club

 
The new Iseki TLE4490
West Sussex dealer delivers TLE4490 tractor which will manage and maintain three full-size pitches covering a total of 14 acres.

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APPROVAL RENEWED FOR DICOPHA
Amenity turf weed control product

 
The product is used to control control of broad-leaved weeds such as buttercup, clover, dandelion, deadnettle and dock
Approval for use of turf herbicide, Dicophar, which offers weed control for up to three months, has been successfully renewed by the HSE’s Chemicals Regulation Division.

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LEEDS UTD LINE UP ANOTHER
Fourth Eco Club marking machine

 
Eco Club spray line marking machine at Leeds Utd
Leeds United Football Club’s groundscare team have been using Pitchmark Ecoline+ line marking paint since 2015 and are currently adding a fourth marking machine to their kit. 

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BARONESS APPOINT STEWART
For Central and Southern Scotland

 
L-R: Director, Iain Bryant; Groundcare Manager, Richard Green; and Jim Whitton, Business Development Manager, Baroness
Stewart Plant Sales, the groundcare equipment division of Scot JCB, has been appointed as the Baroness UK dealer for central and southern Scotland. 

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FLEET UPGRADE FOR POTTERS POINT
Holiday resort in County Wicklow

 
The Potters Point greens staff with their new John Deere course maintenance fleet (left to right): Charlie Jackson, head greenkeeper Eamonn Delaney and Chris Doyle.
20 year realtionship sees local dealer supply fleet of John Deere grasscare machinery including three PrecisionCut cylinder mowers.

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CHEVIN GC PRAISES DEALER
Following expansion of fleet

 
Ian Meakin, head greenkeeper, demonstrates cutting bunkers with the Toro Reelmaster 3100-D with Sidewinder
Chevin Golf Club’s Derby near Derby has increased their fleet of Toro machiney and has singled out Cheshire Turf Machinery's service for praise.

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