Your Invitation - Register today. The Edgbaston Priory grounds team are hosting ‘Turf Tactics’ a Free day organised by Pitchcare and leading industry companies focused on the management of clay based surfaces. WHAT’S IN IT FOR YOU? Attendees will learn from the Edgbaston Priory grounds team and industry experts on how to get the best [...]
...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 [...]
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 [...]
Golf has been reintroduced to the Olympic Games for Rio 2016 when some of the games top names will represent their countries on the course after a 114 year absence from one of the biggest sporting events in the world. In 2013 Marcelo Matte’s company Green Grass Brazil started growing the grass for the new [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
After a successful trial Alan Ferguson, Head of Grounds and Estates at St George’s Park training complex has purchased an Air2G2 air injection machine to produce the essential space in the soil structure needed for healthy growth. To date he has been extremely impressed with the results on his pitches with the machine helping [...]
The transition from ryegrass to Bermuda grass can be difficult! In the spring of 2015 Benjamin Lovett, course superintendent at the Montgomerie Maxx Royal Golf club, decided it was necessary to make the switch. His reasoning was based upon the courses natural assets and in order to facilitate the change, the Koro Recycling Dresser was [...]
