Thatch and debris can be common problems on football pitches but Glen Campbell, academy head groundsman at The Academy of Light, has found a way to clean up his act. Using a Votex VT420 compact vacuum sweeper supplied through Greenlay our dealer for the North East, Glen maintains clean surfaces at the UEFA five star [...]
In June 2016 24 of Europe’s top footballing nations will compete across France in the UEFA European Championship on pitches that have been prepared using a Koro Field Top Maker (FTM) with Universe® rotor. The competition has expanded from its usual 16-team format for the first time, extending the tournament to accommodate the growing number [...]
A prerequisite of a links golf course is being near the ocean and when you are situated in the Scottish Highlands of Inverness overlooking the Moray Firth it brings certain weather based challenges. Chris Haspell is course superintendent at what in its debut year Golf Magazine listed as the 56th best golf club in the [...]
From the outset Danish Lubker Golf Resort only wanted the best, starting with course architect Robert Trent Jones II and continuing with four of our machines. The Imants ShockWave 155, Air2G2, Koro Field TopMaker with scarifying rotor and Koro Recycling Dresser (RCD) are both used on the picturesque course by Spencer Lloyd-Pye, golf course superintendent [...]
Quick, efficient work with great results is exactly what contractor’s need when working across varying sites and Shaun Foster, director at Greener Grounds, believes he has exactly that with the Air2G2 and Vredo Compact overseeder. Operating from their base in Liverpool Shaun and his team work across golf courses, football pitches and bowling greens with [...]
The Koro Field Top Maker (FTM) with Universe® rotor and Air2G2 play an important role at Tottenham Hotspur’s state of the art training centre, both working across it’s plethora of pitches. Based in Enfield, the 77-acre site is home to Tottenham’s first-team and academy and is regarded as one of the best facilities in Europe [...]
The Vredo Compact and Super Compact Overseeders have weaved their own part in the story of the historic Open Championship as one or other is now used at eight of the host courses of the famous golf tournament. There are machines in use at Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club, Royal Birkdale Golf Club, [...]
The Imants Rotosweep offers efficient removal of surface debris from sports turf, including cores, grass clippings, leaves and general litter collection. But when fitted with a Rhea scarifier attachment it becomes the perfect tool for refining your renovations and a vital part of the of the renovation process. Paul Burgess at Real Madrid uses the [...]
York Racecourse is no stranger to drainage problems given that it’s located on a flood plane which is fed by the river Ouse, with rain from the Yorkshire Dales providing a flood risk even when it isn’t raining in the local area. But Adrian Kay, head groundsman at the course for nine years, and Alan [...]
The summer of 2015 started with 24 entrants for the first North West Knockout which we were sponsors of 23 rounds of golf later and the Final was played at Hillside Golf Club between Jim Grainger of Ringway Golf Club and Chris Harding of Prestwich Golf Club. Despite the weather predictions the evening was warm [...]
