Topsoil industry to lose passionate educator: The UK’s topsoil industry is to lose to retirement someone who has spent the past 26 years raising the quality bar for manufactured topsoils and leading the industry in educating and informing customers across the construction, landscaping, and amenity markets. Andy Spetch is retiring at the end of April […]
Cranfield study results: A year-long scientific study into the amount of soil microbiology in TOPSOIL products has resulted in data that will assist product development and help customers to understand more about the health of the soils they specify or use. The study, which was overseen by Senior Research Fellow of Soil Biology at Cranfield […]
STRI analysis results: British Sugar TOPSOIL’s Sports&Turf topdressing and Sports10 pitch repair medium could help to reduce the use of inorganic fertilizers to encourage grass establishment and growth. Analysis being carried out at the Sports Turf Research Institute (STRI), under the auspices of Principal Scientist Dr Christian Spring, show that both products contain a plentiful […]
British Sugar TOPSOIL announces Bursary recipient: First announced in February to mark the launch of its new TOPSOIL Academy online learning resource, the British Sugar TOPSOIL £500 Training Bursary has now been awarded to Richard Brusaferro, a former NHS Senior Theatre Assistant and recent career-changer. Richard, 51, who has worked at Ipswich Hospital for the […]
Closing date approaches for Bursary applications: Applications for British Sugar TOPSOIL’s 2022 Training Bursary need to be in by no later than Friday, 29th April, with a decision due by Tuesday, 31st May. Anyone working in the land-based sector, i.e. groundworks/construction, landscape contracting, greenkeeping, groundsmanship or garden design, can apply for the bursary, which is […]
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