Entries by Scott MacCallum

Obituary: Bobby McDougall

Obituary: Bobby McDougall: The turf industry is mourning the death of Bobby McDougall who died on March 29 after a short illness. Bobby, 42, was Ground Maintenance Technical Officer at Glasgow Life, a position he had held since May 2023. Despite his relatively young age, Bobby held a variety of posts in Scotland, England and […]

An update from Scott MacCallum

An update from Scott MacCallum: It has been a long hard 21 months for us all since Covid loomed over the horizon in March 2020 and started to dominate our lives. As I write, we are facing yet another escalation and we can see the dream of normality slipping away again- well into 2022. My […]

Merry Christmas from Turf Matters

Merry Christmas from Turf Matters: Rarely will a new year be treated with such gusto as 2021. I will certainly not be alone in wishing Good Riddance to 2020, although I am well aware of the fact that the advent of the new year doesn’t wipe the Covid slate clean. It will be with us […]

Turf Matters Big Winner at the TOCA Awards Again!

Turf Matters Big Winner at the TOCA Awards Again!: Turf Matters proved that last year’s triumph in the International Turf and Ornamental Communicators Awards was no fluke by winning big again in the delayed 2020 Awards. Turf Matters Designer, Tim Moat, won two categories for Best Cover (May-June 2019) and Best Single Page Design, while […]

An update from Scott MacCallum

An update from Scott MacCallum: This is the first newsletter I’ve done since we have emerged blinking from lockdown, or at the very least been given a little bit more freedom. What I’ve seen since are people desperate to get back to what was once regarded as mundane, and even irritating. I’ve found myself yearning […]