Entries by Val Graham

ISEKI tractor and Wiedenmann blower double

ISEKI tractor and Wiedenmann blower double: One of Scotland’s most notable private estates, which has unrivalled cultural and historical significance, has welcomed a Wiedenmann Whisper Twister blower and ISEKI TH 5420 compact tractor. Kinross House, in Kinross-shire, overlooks Loch Leven, the largest loch in the Scottish Lowlands. Its formal gardens were planted in 1675, and […]

Wiedenmann double all in a day’s work

Wiedenmann double all in a day’s work: This summer, Brian Dunne, celebrates 20 years as Course Superintendent at Adare Manor Old Course GC in the southwest of Ireland. He has built a long-established relationship with local Wiedenmann dealer Seamus Weldon, at nearby Killarney. “We go back years; they’ve always been there for us,” he said. […]

Wiedenmann Terra Float Air is new arrival at Ardfin

Wiedenmann Terra Float Air is new arrival at Ardfin: Newly appointed Director of Golf at Ardfin, Stewart Duff, has chosen a Wiedenmann Terra Float Air for his first machinery purchase.   Stewart. who took up his post at the Isle of Jura estate in October, had been working as a consultant for the estate prior […]

Fortrose & Rosemarkie GC selects Wiedenmann GXi8 HD

Fortrose & Rosemarkie GC selects Wiedenmann GXi8 HD: Only a handful of top golf courses can boast a lighthouse at the end of their road. Fewer still have pods of dolphins swimming regularly on a rising tide, literally, minutes away. The award-winning Fortrose & Rosemarkie Golf Links, on the Black Isle, near Inverness, is steeped […]

Less thatch at Linlithgow GC

Less thatch at Linlithgow GC: Linlithgow Golf Club has taken delivery of a 2.3 m width Wiedenmann Terra Rake, from Wiedenmann UK’s Scottish dealer, Fairways GM at Kinross. Course Manager, Phil Montgomery said “I’d been eyeing one up for a while. The rake pulls up a terrific amount of thatch. Take the day it arrived; […]

Bathgate Golf Club invests in Jacobsen

Bathgate Golf Club invests in Jacobsen: New recipients of a Jacobsen Eclipse 360 Hybrid 3WD greens mower are greenkeepers at Bathgate Golf Club. The West Lothian club is famous for its close links to the Ryder Cup, having produced Ryder Cup captains, Eric Brown and Bernard Gallacher, and a third Ryder Cup player in Stephen […]

Groundcare Supplier award for Wiedenmann UK

Groundcare Supplier award for Wiedenmann UK: Wiedenmann UK has welcomed winning an industry award. The sales teams at top dealers, Ernest Doe & Sons voted Wiedenmann UK their top supplier of groundcare equipment in a poll of dealer staff. The award was presented at the Ernest Doe & Sons 63rd annual Show at Ulting, Maldon […]

Terra Spike GXi8 HD helps Woolley Park advance aeration

Terra Spike GXi8 HD helps Woolley Park advance aeration: Playing ‘catch up’ is a necessary evil for many turf professionals. Whether juggling weather windows, staff availability or extended playing schedules, quite often something falls behind. Happily for the team at Woolley Park Golf Club, Wakefield, the delivery of a new Terra Spike in November, and […]

Terra Spike GXi8 HD gives boost to College grounds

Terra Spike GXi8 HD gives boost to College grounds: Myreside Stadium in Edinburgh is home to George Watson’s College and Watsonian rugby club. Regular fixtures held there include Tennent’s National League Division 1, FOSROC Super Six Championship and Tennent’s Women’s Premier League matches. Beside the main pitch, Head of Grounds, Craig Eccleston, and his team […]

Mega Twister blows in new era

Mega Twister blows in new era: Buchanan Castle Golf Club, at Drymen, is within touching distance of Loch Lomond. Twenty miles from both Glasgow and Stirling, the parkland course, designed by the legendary James Braid, lies in the foothills of the Scottish Highlands. At the start of summer, Buchanan Castle’s well known head greenkeeper, Ronnie […]