...The wrong type of grass invaded the courts in the Nineties — Poa annua is a coarse grass that causes lumps, bumps and brown patches. Nowadays it is largely removed by a special machine, the Koro Field Top Maker, that also shaves and planes the grass. It’s a little pricey for your average suburban [...]
The UK & Ireland Grassroots Pitch Renovation tour came to a close in Dublin at the end of May, as 875 groundsmen, club and council officials attended 13 events in England, Scotland, Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland. The tour, which was supported by sponsors Pitchcare, New Holland, Limagrain, ICL, SISIS, Dennis and ALS [...]
The Imants RotoKnife from Campey Turf Care Systems is proving an effective weapon in the fight against Chafer Grubs. 2014 proved an excellent year for the Chafer grub and consequently a particularly bad year for the turf professional responsible for managing the grass. Peter Wisbey is an independent greenkeeping Consultant with over 48 years of [...]
As well as using the Imants ShockWave – provided by Campey Turf Care Systems – on their own site, Sandbach Rugby Club plan to hire the machine out with an operator to generate extra-income, allowing the machine to pay for itself. This approach is being adopted by an increasing number of grassroots clubs who have [...]
Campey Turf Care Systems has supplied an Imants Shockwave to Freddie Brickland, head groundsman at Cheshire County Sports Club, who was recently named as The FA Groundsman of the Year for 2016. The accolade is even more impressive when taking into consideration the fact that the site of six football pitches, one rugby pitch, two [...]
Quick and precise seeding is essential at Stone Dominoes Football Club with the vast Staffordshire site in constant use, and Campey Turf Care Systems has provided a Vredo DZ 214 Compact Seeder to help them meet their aims. 34 teams have played on the ten pitch site this season meaning in excess of 1000 matches, [...]
Surface drainage is essential for promoting strong, healthy growth in turf. The STRI are currently trialling and collating scientific evidence on using the Imants SandCat. This approach is looking at how to improve both the soil structure and drainage of a golf green using an aerator while simultaneously applying sand into slits. The Imants SandCat [...]
In the summer of 2015 we held a demonstration tour in Ireland specifically for the golf course maintenance professionals. Product Specialist Brian O’Shaughnessy took the opportunity to highlight the latest products and techniques to some of Ireland’s finest greenkeepers and course managers. This culminated in the Turf Science Live event sponsored by Everris (part of [...]
Asia is a growing market for sports turf maintenance and interest in our products has increased tremendously over the last few years. Export Sales Manager David Harrison has travelled across Asia holding demonstrations, setting up dealerships and exploring many opportunities in the countries which make up this vast continent. We first made a huge impression [...]
On September 10 2015 Campey Imants along with our USA distributor, Aqua Aid were Diamond Sponsors for University of Tennessee Field Day held in the grounds of the prestigious Institute of Agriculture. The University of Tennessee along with its talented pool of professors is known for its cutting edge research into turf management for golf [...]
