NH Koneet, our dealer in Finland, is continuing to deliver a range of machines to suit the local conditions. The City of Espoo has been supplied with a Dakota 412 Turf Tender and Kalajoki Golf course with an Imants ShockWave.
The Dakota Turf Tender is being used at Tapiola Sport Park, a large multi-sport facility in Espoo as well as other grass pitches in the city, whilst the ShockWave is in use at Kalajoki Golf course, located near the shoreline on the west coast of Finland in Kalajoki Hiekkasärkät.
Teemu Lahtinen, head groundsman for the City of Espoo, has spoken about how much he and his grounds team have enjoyed using the machine and the effect it has had on both their synthetic and natural pitches.
“We bought the Dakota 412 in 2013 and have been using it on all of our pitches ever since,” he said.
“Mainly we use the Dakota 412 to top dress the football pitch here at Espoo, Tapiola Sport Park, but also for others grass pitches at area of City of Espoo.
“Our grounds team have been really satisfied with the top dresser because of the even spread it provides and its easy adaptability when changing the spreading distance and calibration.
“We have used it to spread all kinds of material, even for applying the artificial granules onto the synthetic pitch and the final result was great!”
Similar reviews of the Imants ShockWave have come from Risto Lavander, green-keeper at Kalajoki Golf course who has been impressed with the performance of the machine.
“The machine has been fantastic for us here at the course,” he said.
“We are using it on the fairways with great results and the surface can be played on almost immediately after use.”
