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24, August 2015
Groundsman killed at Shoreham; non-league groundsmen honoured; new greenkeeping apprenticeships; Redexim buy Blec
IN THIS ISSUE
GROUNDSMAN AMONGST KILLED AT SHOREHAM AIR CRASH
NON-LEAGUE GROUNDSMEN HONOURED
NEW GREENKEEPING APPRENTICESHIPS APPROVED
REDEXIM BUY BLEC
DAN PREST APPOINTED BY IOG
CHARTERHOUSE IN DEAL WITH THE FA
GREENKEEPERS TO HIT THE ROAD
KUBOTA SUPPORT AIR AMBULANCES
AMENITY SPECIALIST RETURNS TO ROOTS
RANSOMES CONTINUE ARBORETUM SUPPORT
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NEWS
GROUNDSMAN AMONGST KILLED AT SHOREHAM AIR CRASH
Matt Grimstone of Brighton & Hove Albion

 
Matt Grimstone
One of the first victims to be named from Saturday's tragic accident at the Shoreham air display, was a member of the grounds staff at Brighton & Hove's training facility, Matt Grimstone.

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NON-LEAGUE GROUNDSMEN HONOURED
Groundsman of the Year awards held

 
Groundsmen at St. George's Park
Bristol Rovers’ Eric Kingscott was the big winner at St. George’s Park as a number of groundsmen at non-league level were honoured last week.

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NEW GREENKEEPING APPRENTICESHIPS APPROVED
Part of Golf Greenkeeping Trailblazer

 
Two new greenkeeper apprenticeships have been approved
The Greenkeepers Training Committee (GTC) receives approval from the government for two new apprenticeships.

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REDEXIM BUY BLEC
All assets purchased including name

 
Blec Power Box Rake
The parent company of Charterhouse Turf Machinery have reached an agreement to purchase the assets of BLEC Global Ltd. 

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DAN PREST APPOINTED BY IOG
As new Education & Training manager

 
Dan Prest
A significant element of the new role will be to support learners on IOG's expanding online training programmes.

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CHARTERHOUSE IN DEAL WITH THE FA
Partners the Pitch Improvement Programme

 
Herman de Bree, Redexim Charterhouse with Mark Pover, FA National Facilities & Investment Manager
The Football Association has announced the formal launch of the Pitch Improvement Programme (PIP) and a partnership between The FA and Charterhouse Turf Machinery.

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GREENKEEPERS TO HIT THE ROAD
In aid of Benevolent Fund

 
Martin Brown, Wayne Lazenby, Mal Mitchell and Dave Collins
A team of greenkeepers are planing to walk 60miles in two days in order to raise funds for the BIGGA Greenkeepers Benevolent Fund.

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KUBOTA SUPPORT AIR AMBULANCES
National campaign underway

 
Kubota has teamed up with The Association of Air Ambulances
Kubota has teamed up with the 20 air ambulance charities across the UK to launch ‘Working Safely, Saving Lives’ - to raise £250,000.

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AMENITY SPECIALIST RETURNS TO ROOTS
New appointment for Sherriff

 
Mark Rayner
Mark Rayner has returned to the area he was brought up in after being announced as Sherriff Amenity’s new amenity specialist for Norfolk, Suffolk and Essex.

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RANSOMES CONTINUE ARBORETUM SUPPORT
Sponsor 'New Trees' supplement

 
Author, David Miller

Ransomes Jacobsen has provided further support to the Friends of Christchurch Park in Ipswich by sponsoring the cost of production of their latest 'New Trees' supplement.

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