Entries by Louise Challiss

Bespoke DLF Wildflower mix brightens the landscape

Bespoke DLF Wildflower mix brightens the landscape: A wildflower meadow at the heart of a brand-new retirement village in Alcester has been praised for its outstanding, long-lasting visual impact. For the contractors, HFN Landscapes, the project was fraught with challenges – difficult ground conditions and high magnesium soil required a bespoke mixture, created by DLF […]

New 25L and 60L package sizes from Aspen Fuel

New 25L and 60L package sizes from Aspen Fuel: To meet the ever-growing demand from commercial customers, Aspen Fuel have announced the introduction of two new package sizes to their range of 2-stroke and 4-stroke Alkylate Petrol. In addition to the standard 5L and 200L units, new for 2020 are 25L and 60L options. These […]

Sprayed in 60 minutes!

Sprayed in 60 minutes!: A weather forecast of significant rainfall combined with warm, humid temperatures means only one thing for grounds managers – high disease pressure. For Leicester Tigers Rugby Club Head Groundsman Ed Mowe, the question was how to maximise the efficacy of a fungicide application given the approaching conditions. The answer was a […]

OxyShot® helps Air2Root reach new depths

OxyShot® helps Air2Root reach new depths: Air2Root Turfcare Limited pride themselves on using market leading machinery to bring a ‘breath of fresh air’ to compacted sports surfaces in and around the West Midlands. The latest weapon in their armoury is an OxyShot® from Charterhouse Turf Machinery which, with enhanced manoeuvrability and air-injection down to 500mm […]

Vanmac become UK distributors for Brouwer Kesmac

Vanmac become UK distributors for Brouwer Kesmac: Vanmac Ltd have announced they are now an authorised full line distributor for the Brouwer Kesmac portfolio of turf and groundcare machinery. With a long-standing, established reputation in the turf grower sector, the Brouwer Kesmac range of harvesters and pedestrian rollers, together with trailed verti-cutters, aerators and cylinder […]