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Panamanian club installs Capillary Bunkers

May 19, 2022

LX builds on Kubota legacy

May 19, 2022

Protecting parks key to Levelling-Up ambitions

May 19, 2022

Slaley Hall turns to Otterbine

May 18, 2022

Bury St Edmunds on course with Toro

May 17, 2022

MM seed ensures great start for Wycliffe

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Turf Talk

Dennis Mowers Celebrates 75 years of SALTEX

Managing Director of Dennis Mowers Ian Howard recieves an award from the Grounds Management Association’s CEO Geoff Webb for exhibiting at every SALTEX over the past 75 events.

AriensCo at SALTEX 2021

AriensCo, an industry leader in outdoor power equipment, showed off its range of professional petrol and battery powered zero-turn mowers on stand at SALTEX.

GroundWOW at SALTEX 2021

David Pritchard from GroundWOW looks back on the past two years growth with Turf Matters and the exciting new partnerships on the horizon within football.

Turf Spotlight

Making a mark

May 20, 2022

Making a mark: Scott MacCallum meets Andy Butler, the Head of Grounds and Gardens at Repton School, a man who is fast making his mark… For 14 years…

BTME in the spring

May 20, 2022

BTME in the spring: It was strange, but reassuring at the same time, to arrive in Harrogate for BTME 2022. After a gap of 26 months since the last edition,…

On your side for 50 issues, and counting…

May 20, 2022

On your side for 50 issues, and counting…: When we launched Turf Matters back at the beginning of 2014, we had high, but realistic, hopes. We hoped that…

The ultimate aerification system for natural grass pitches and golf courses

February 18, 2022

The ultimate aerification system for natural grass pitches and golf courses: SubAir Systems, a high-tech system provided by Bernhard and Company to EMEA…

What is it about Durham?

February 18, 2022

What is it about Durham?:Scott MacCallum talks cricket with Durham School’s Head of Grounds Barry Boustead, learns how a merger with the city’s Chorister…

Raising the bar

February 17, 2022

Raising the bar: Scott MacCallum headed to Hertfordshire to meet James Bonfield, a Course Manager for whom a change of club ownership has been a real tonic…

Maximise workshop efficiency: Relief grind your cutting units

February 17, 2022

Maximise workshop efficiency: Relief grind your cutting units: Ian Robson, of ProSport UK Ltd, the UK & Ireland Importer/Distributor for Foley Company,…

A matter of trust

January 7, 2022

A matter of trust: Scott MacCallum visits John O’Gaunt, one of the best golf clubs in England, and talks with Course Manager Nigel Broadwith about achieving…

Getting to the roots of sustainability

August 24, 2021

Getting to the roots of sustainability: Back in April, users of ‘turf Twitter’ bore witness to the effect extreme weather has on the sports turf industry. A…

Turf News

Panamanian club installs Capillary Bunkers

May 20, 2022

Panamanian club installs Capillary Bunkers: Nicklaus-designed, the Santa Maria golf club is a private club in Panama City, opened in 2012. Managed by Troon…

LX builds on Kubota legacy

May 19, 2022

LX builds on Kubota legacy: An ongoing programme of improvements is reaping rewards for Old Fold Manor Golf Club in Hertfordshire, with Kubota’s latest…

Protecting parks key to Levelling-Up ambitions

May 19, 2022

Protecting parks key to Levelling-Up ambitions: If progress is to be made on the Government’s flagship “levelling-up” agenda the nation’s parks…

Slaley Hall turns to Otterbine

May 19, 2022

Slaley Hall turns to Otterbine: Slaley Hall Hotel, Spa and Golf Resort in the Northumberland countryside became a first-time Otterbine customer ready for…

Bury St Edmunds on course with Toro

May 18, 2022

Bury St Edmunds on course with Toro: Bury St Edmunds Golf Club in Suffolk is approaching its centenary and has enlisted the help of Toro and Reesink Turfcare…

MM seed ensures great start for Wycliffe

May 17, 2022

MM seed ensures great start for Wycliffe: With a new season just around the corner, the green at Wycliffe Bowls Club has never been in such good condition,…

New irrigation manager for Panks

May 17, 2022

New irrigation manager for Panks: Panks has appointed Cevan Edwards as Irrigation Manager to lead the company’s Irrigation department as it continues…

Atco’s new cordless roller mowers

May 17, 2022

Atco's new cordless roller mowers: The trend for cordless mowing with battery powered machines is growing all the time as environmentally conscious gardeners…

Terra Rake makes fairways on point

May 17, 2022

Terra Rake makes fairways on point: Ponteland Golf Club, just north of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, has purchased a Wiedenmann Terra Rake to add even more quality…