Best overall SME UK 2019 for AGS

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Best overall SME UK 2019: 2019 has been a multi award winning year for Advance Grass Solutions Ltd (AGS). In only their second full year of trading AGS have won 5 prestigious National Business Awards including:-

Best overall SME UK 2019: 2019 has been a multi award winning year for Advance Grass Solutions Ltd (AGS). In only their second full year of trading AGS have won 5 prestigious National Business Awards including:-

Best Business Awards 2019 – Winner of “UK Best New Business”

UKBA 19 – Winner of “Best New Business UK”

Growing Business Awards 2019 – Winner “Growing Business” of the year UK

SME National Business Awards – Gold Winner “Best New Business”

SME National Business Awards – Overall Gold Winner

In addition to these awards the company also became the youngest UK company to achieve ISO 9001 accreditation providing a TQM system that enables AGS to provide a consistent level of service to their customers. “We are determined to become a more environmentally friendly company in the future” says Sam Honeyborne MD “ISO 14001 is the next step to reduce our environmental foot print and we shall endeavour to achieve this in 2020.”

AGS team celebrating at the SME awards, holding one person holds award, 10 other people have their hands in the air.

Commenting on Advance Grass Solutions Ltd, the winner as the Best New Business and overall winner Best SME UK  the chairman of the judges said:

 “Advance Grass Solutions has come up with a sound formula for the perfect playing surface that incorporates consultancy, agronomy programmes, scientific and technical analysis, product selection and solid turf management principles. Through its all-in-one package and policy of using environmentally-friendly products, AGS has grown a quick reputation for creating sustainable, top-quality playing surfaces for major sporting venues including Premiership Football Stadia, Top 100 Golf Clubs and Independent Schools”.

“The AGS management have shown exceptional entrepreneurial skills setting credible foundations around a solid business model which augurs well for the future. Congratulations to AGS for coming up with market leading solutions and achieving strong growth in terms of turnover and new business.”

Jamie Bennett, Chairman and CEO said: “We are extremely proud to have won these national business awards and being recognised for excellence in our in our particular field is extremely satisfying. These awards are a credit to the whole AGS team whose dedication is directly related to our success. I would also like to thank our loyal customers who have shown faith in our products and support which has made these awards a reality.”

The Best Business Awards are one of the UK’s highest profile awards and winning this accolade speaks volumes about the quality of your organisation. Due to its high profile, the Awards attract a wide range of entries from across all sectors from large international PLCs and public sector organisations to dynamic and innovative SMEs. The winners all have one thing in common – they are truly excellent at what they do and Advance Grass Solutions Ltd (AGS) have proved this by winning a Best Business Award.

 

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AVANT appoints Davies Implements Ltd

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AVANT appoints Davies Implements Ltd: AVANT UK will be partnering with Davies Implements Ltd to provide Full range of AVANT Loaders and Attachments to customers in South West Wales.

Established in the 1930s, Davies Implements Ltd is a family run company with its origins based on sales, service and repair of agricultural machinery, in the South West of Wales. Whilst continuing to serve the farming community, the experience gained over the years has enabled them to diversify into other product lines and industries including that of arboriculture, forestry, horticulture and hire. In tandem with diversification the company’s customer base has shifted to straddle both rural and urban communities as well as the public sector.

AVANT UK’S After Sales Manager Richard Jenkins commenting on the recent addition “I am enormously happy to have such a well-respected dealership such as Davies Implements Ltd joining the AVANT® family, with a vast amount of knowledge in a vast array of market sectors and a passion for customer service it makes for the perfect partnership. Its easy to see that the Davies Implements team has an infectious enthusiasm for the machinery industry, I can honestly say hand on heart that it is truly refreshing to meet people with the passion that this dealership emanates!”

Upbeat about their NEW Partnership with AVANT UK Heulwen Davies, Director Davies Implements Ltd commented that she greatly enjoyed an “Enormously inspiring visit to Finland.” And that “Seeing the construction of the product, the range of models and the wide range of attachments was invaluable to set us off on what we hope will be a long and successful relationship with the  AVANT brand.”

 

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Going for the buzz at Sawgrass

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Going for the buzz at Sawgrass: Each year John Deere, in association with the British & International Golf Greenkeepers Association and the Golf Course Superintendents Association of Ireland, sends seven association members to Ponte Vedra Beach in Florida to join the agronomy team on the Stadium Course at TPC Sawgrass for the duration of The Players Championship – the unofficial fifth men’s Major tournament.

It’s an incredible experience, where the volunteers get completely immersed in the hosting of the PGA Tour’s flagship event with flights, accommodation and other costs all thrown in. Representing the British and Irish associations, the successful seven selected to join the John Deere TPC Sawgrass Volunteer Programme in March 2020, working alongside the home greenkeeping team as part of the volunteer course maintenance force of over 90, are:

7 BIGGA and GCSAI volunteers stand together in front of the John Deere Stand at BTME 2020

The BIGGA and GCSAI volunteers on the John Deere stand at BTME 2020 in January (left to right): Eddie Irvine, Alex Brougham, Mark Tucker, Peter Lewis, Dean O’Connell and Ben Hunter. (Inset) Yannick Weber on his home course in New Zealand.

 

BIGGA

  • South East: Ben Hunter, deputy course manager, The Richmond
  • South West & South Wales: Mark Tucker, head greenkeeper, Neath
  • Central England: Alex Brougham, deputy head greenkeeper, Trentham Park
  • Northern: Peter Lewis, greenkeeper, Royal Liverpool
  • Scotland: Eddie Irvine, deputy head greenkeeper, Trump International Aberdeen
  • International: Yannick Weber, assistant superintendent, Cape Kidnappers, New Zealand

GCSAI

  • Ireland: Dean O’Connell, greenkeeper, Grange Golf Club

Previous successful applicants of the scheme have described the experience as life changing and overwhelming. One of BIGGA’s 2019 delegates, Welshpool Golf Club course manager Jon Gamble, said: “TPC Sawgrass is an amazing venue and is out of this world. The presentation of the whole site is fabulous, from the condition of the course to the flowers and grandstands that sit very high on 17.

“They really do gear the tournament up so that everyone who goes has an awesome time, from a spectator point of view. Going to Sawgrass has made me want to go back every year now, just to get that buzz from what you experience. I would encourage and push anybody that wants to go there, to do so.”

This year’s tournament dates are March 12-15, 2020; the John Deere sponsored group flies out to the US on Friday March 6 and returns on Tuesday March 17.

 

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