The inaugural Campey Pro-Greenkeeper Challenge, postponed earlier in the season because of torrential rain, finally got under way at Westhoughton club Hart Common. Winners were Mark Sheppard and Simon Ashford from Wrexham club Darland who carved out a seven-under-par 65 to finish a shot ahead of a strong field of 32 two-man teams. Runners-up were [...]
MORE THAN 250 turf professionals turned out for the Campey Turf Care Systems Open Day last Thursday – a record turnout for one of their one-day events. Despite a gloomy weather forecast, wall-to-wall sunshine set the scene for a range of machinery displays and demonstrations across the site - providing the perfect conditions for an [...]
Stoke City Football Club Head Groundsman Andrew Jackson is delighted with the performance of his Vredo DZ Compact Seeder. Now coming up for its second year, Andrew has had a whole season to evaluate the effectiveness of this little dynamo of a machine. Over-seeding regularly helps maintain a healthy, robust sward. The difference with the [...]
The pitch at the Greater Manchester based DW Stadium – home of Wigan Athletic FC and Wigan Warriors has seen a lot of activity this year. Nineteen games have been played since the pitch was renovated at the beginning of June - including two Europa cup fixtures - and the turf is still looking and [...]
Aviva stadium reopened its doors in 2010 and seats a capacity crowd of 51,700. The original multi discipline ground at the Lansdowne Road site since 1872 prior to its closure in December 2006, it was the oldest rugby union ground worldwide & oldest sports stadium in Europe. Majella Smyth, Head groundsman is well aware of [...]
The Omarv TER 190 mower collector found on the Broxtead Estates fills a valuable role in their conservation programme. The Broxtead Estate, in Woodbridge, Suffolk covers almost 3000 acres, a significant part of which is of national conservation interest. Although 1250 acres is arable the rest of is woodland and parts of it including the [...]
Alan Ferguson Head of Grounds and Estates at St George's Park, home of the national football centre explains why the Koro Field Top Maker is an essential part of any pitch renovation programme. "With the demands on groundsmen to continuously produce top class pitches it's a must. The use of the parks pitches since we [...]
Richard (Richie) McGlynn, took up the position of Course Manager at Blumisberg Golf and Country Club, in Fribourg, Switzerland in 2011. He found that the fairways in particular had severe problems relating to compaction, excessive thatch and a dominant poa sward, resulting in issues like, dry-patch, die-back & Chafer grub infestation. And so began the [...]
Teamwork, that's what good business is about. Building relationships with the men and women in your company and the companies you work with. This applies across borders of countries and cultures. Which is why Campey Product Specialist David Briggs and demonstrator Andrew Pickin covered 3500 km in Campey's Lorry, with a full load of equipment? [...]
Richard (Richie) McGlynn, took up the position of Course Manager at Blumisberg Golf and Country Club, in Fribourg, Switzerland in 2011. He found that the fairways in particular had severe problems relating to compaction, excessive thatch and a dominant poa sward, resulting in issues like, dry-patch, die-back & Chafer grub infestation. And so began the [...]
