Entries by Ollie Swan

GMA launches new online toolkit

GMA launches new online toolkit: The Grounds Management Association (GMA) today launches its online ‘Grounds Management Toolkit’, a training resource aimed to support volunteers maintaining football, cricket, rugby league and rugby union pitches. The new website consolidates information from the Sport England ‘Groundsmanship’ website and has reshaped some of its written content into short videos […]

Steve Braddock enters the GMA Hall of Fame

Steve Braddock enters the GMA Hall of Fame: The Ground Management Association (GMA) today announced that Steve Braddock, Head of Grounds Management at the Arsenal Football Club training centre, enters its industry Hall of Fame. Steve becomes the second recipient of the award, joining the late Eddie Seward MBE who is the former Head Groundsman […]

IOG announces successful rebrand

IOG announces successful rebrand: The Institute of Groundsmanship (IOG), the leading not-for-profit membership organisation, today announces its new name and brand, the Grounds Management Association. Following unanimous backing by the Board, a member vote was called on the new name at the beginning of March. Votes have been cast by members via post over the […]

The IOG set to rebrand

The IOG set to rebrand: Following independent research entitled ‘Groundsmanship: Sports Vital Profession’ which highlighted the urgent need for change, the IOG today announces its intention to re-brand. After a thorough selection process, the proposed new brand name and identity, unanimously backed by the Board of the IOG, will be the ‘Grounds Management Association’. The […]