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Ventrac Goes on Tour

Price Turfcare, the newly established business founded by Ransomes Jacobsen’s former International Sales Director, Rupert Price, has been promoting the product with a series of demonstration tours in the South East of England and across the Midlands. The first venue was at a private school south of the Thames, followed quickly by a trip up […]

Investigation Under Way After Greenkeepers’ Shed Is Targeted

A greenkeepers’ shed at a county golf club was broken into on Sunday night. Police are appealing for witnesses after the shed at Musselburgh Golf Club was targeted at about 10.30pm. Although nothing was stolen, damage was caused to the doors of the shed and the alarm was activated. Police believe it may be linked […]

Former Burnley Groundsman Recalls Stars, Bomb Scares and Sprinklers

Spend some time with former Burnley groundsman Roy Oldfield and the stories come at you like the sprinklers that keep the Turf Moor pitch slick. Once the tap has been turned on it’s an endless stream of wonderful recollections from Oldfield’s time at the club in the 1970s and 80s. From the characters that frequented […]

Revised Ryegrass Mixture

Germinal has updated its Grade A perennial ryegrass seed mixture for cricket squares, tennis courts and golf tees by upping the percentage of Cabrio Ultra Fine Ryegrass to give even greater fineness of leaf. The revised ‘A5 Cricket, Tennis and Tees’ mixture has moved from a blend of three perennial ryegrass cultivars (45% Escapade, 35% […]

Highspeed Going Forward

Acumen Waste Services Ltd (Acumen) is pleased to announce that on 24th March 2017 it completed the acquisition of Highspeed Group Ltd (Highspeed) including all subsidiary companies, staff, headquarters and waste transfer and treatment facility in Keighley, West Yorkshire. The acquisition of Highspeed will complement Acumen’s existing national waste management infrastructure, whilst also developing the […]