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ClearWater – a winner at BTME 2017!

Highspeed Group’s ClearWater system was the focus of much attention at BTME this year and was a winner in more ways than one! MD, David Mears said: “BTME is always an excellent show for us and this year proved no exception. We were most impressed by the large number of enquiries taken for our ClearWater […]

Southend FC Sack Groundsman

The Shrimpers crunch League One clash against Bolton on Saturday was postponed four hours before the scheduled 3pm kick-off. Loyal Ken Hare was deemed incapable of doing his job and chairman Ron Martin swung the axe once the game was officially called off. A club spokesman said: “People generally lose their position as a result […]

ANB Groundcare invests in Kubota

Over the last decade, ANB Groundcare has continued to go from strength to strength thanks to on-going support from market-leading supplier of groundcare machinery solutions, Kubota. Back in 2006, Alastair Brooker founded ANB Groundcare with just £20,000 in the bank and an uncertainty of which direction to take the business. Today, the Berkshire-based company is […]

Price Turfcare success at BTME

Price Turfcare, a newly established business founded by Ransomes Jacobsen’s former International Sales Director, Rupert Price, had a very successful launch at the recent BTME Conference and Exhibition in Harrogate. Commenting on the final day of the event, Rupert Price said, “I can honestly say that we could not have had a better launch pad […]

More Evidence Neonics Inhibit Social Behaviour

Exposure to neonicotinoid (neonic) insecticides leads to a decrease in pollination frequency and fewer social interactions in bumblebees, according to research published by scientists from Harvard University and University of California, Davis. The study, released last year but presented lastweek at the Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology’s annual meeting, underscores the need for regulators […]