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Replay takes new cork infill pitch in their stride

Home to a total of 25 teams, the facilities at Newmarket Town FC are certainly put through their paces. In early 2016, a £750,000 upgrade was made to install a new artificial pitch, one of the first full size pitches in the UK to have cork infill. To protect and maximise the lifespan of their […]

Cricketer’s impressive juggling act

The Southland Cricket Association groundsman has had a tough assignment in the past couple of weeks battling the wet weather while trying to prepare a pitch for Southland’s Hawke Cup showdown against Mid Canterbury in Invercargill this weekend. That alone is a challenge. But added to that is Osborne himself is preparing to line up […]

Better Billy Bunker and Durabunker Partnership

Better Billy Bunker and Durabunker are pleased to announce a partnership agreement which brings together two leaders in the world of bunker construction. The agreement will see Better Billy Bunker serve as a representative for Durabunker in the United States. Similarly, Durabunker and its team of professionals become a certified licensed installer of the Better […]

Dudsbury GC reaps the rewards

Warren Moss, Course Manager at Dudsbury Golf Club in Bournemouth, believes that his greens are reaping the rewards following a switch from liquid fertilizers to ICL’s SierraformGT and Greenmaster Pro-Lite granular fertilizers. Dudsbury Golf Club is a 6,904 yard par 71 championship golf course and was designed by Donald Steel – the man who modernised […]

Hero groundsman praised after primary school flood

An Ipswich school is to be closed for at least three days after a leaking water fountain flooded the building, soaking hundreds of books as well as children’s PE kit. The security alarm was triggered at Britannia Primary School and Nursery just after midnight today as water from upstairs seeped through the ceiling onto the […]