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Tony Aitchison A Real ‘Natural’ To Join Replay

Leading synthetic surface maintenance company, Replay Maintenance, have recently appointed Tony Aitchison as their Key Accounts Manager. This new role will see Tony working with new and existing business and sharing the knowledge, experience and skills he gained through his years of working within the sports surfaces industry. Tony graduated from Nottingham Trent University in […]

Weed Killer Glyphosate Not Carcinogenic

Glyphosate, the key ingredient in Monsanto Co’s Roundup herbicide, should not be classified as a substance causing cancer, the European Chemical Agency concluded on Wednesday, potentially paving the way for its license renewal in the EU. A transatlantic row over possible risks to human health has prompted investigations by congressional committees in the United States, […]

MM60 – The Number One Choice For The Eagles

Bruce Elliot, head of grounds and estates at Crystal Palace FC, has revealed that Limagrain’s MM60 is his preferred choice of winter sports grass seed. It is safe to say that Crystal Palace have acquired an extremely experienced groundsman in Bruce. Having started his professional career at Fulham FC, Bruce went on to work for […]

Tiernan Crawford Wins Student Greenkeeper of the Year

Tiernan Crawford has been announced as the ICL and Syngenta Irish Student Greenkeeper of the Year Award 2017 winner. The young greenkeeper, who works at Beech Park Golf Club in Dublin, was crowned Student Greenkeeper of the Year after participating in the Kildare and Wicklow Education and Training Board(KWETB) Greenkeeping Training Course which is run […]

Rostov banned from playing at home until state of pitch improves

The Russian Football Premier League (RFPL) has banned Rostov from playing on the pitch at their Olimp-2 stadium until the state of the surface improves. Manchester United boss Jose Mourinho complained about the playing surface ahead of his side’s 1-1 Europa League draw at Rostov last week. Mourinho said UEFA had dismissed his complaints that […]