Agronomic Services Ltd IOG Corporate Plus Members

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Agronomic Services Ltd IOG Corporate Plus Members: David Snowden, Managing Director of Agronomic Services Ltd takes full advantage of his IOG Corporate Plus Membership.

“The IOG offers wonderful training opportunities for their members so I decided to take up their Reinforced Pitches Course held at St Georges Park which is a wonderful venue.”

David Snowden has more than 25 years in the industry. “I believe that we should never stop learning and that it is important to understand new technology and the science behind it.

We have products and services that complement the reinforced pitches and pitch preparation so I feel it’s crucial to understand all levels of the process. It’s great tenjoy a day of learning with like-minded colleagues and to listen to Chris Gray of the IOG.”

Agronomic Services Ltd will be exhibiting at Saltex 1st – 2nd November, Stand number F100. David will be presenting a seminar on Sports Pitch Renovation on Thursday 2nd Nov at 10.40am.

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Ransomes Jacobsen Wins RoSPA Gold Medal Award 

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Ransomes Jacobsen Wins RoSPA Gold Medal Award: Ransomes Jacobsen Limited is a winner at the RoSPA Health and Safety Awards 2017.

The company, based in Ipswich, achieved the Gold Medal award (5 consecutive Golds) in the prestigious annual scheme run by the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA).

The award was presented during a ceremony at the ExCeL, London in June 2017. The award was achieved during a special year for family-safety charity RoSPA, as it celebrates its centenary.

Through the RoSPA Awards scheme, which is open to businesses and organisations of all types and sizes from across the UK and overseas, judges consider entrants’ overarching occupational health and safety management systems, including practices such as leadership and workforce involvement. The awards are now in its 61st year.

Geoff Elliot, Environmental Health and Safety Manager at Ransomes Jacobsen, said: “This award is testament to the commitment and hard work of all Ransomes Jacobsen Ltd employees. As a company, we ensure that our workforce is protected to the highest level possible, and it is an honour to now have received this award for five consecutive years as recognition of our commitment to safety. We will continue to ensure high standards are met in the workplace, and we thank all those who have made this possible.”

Julia Small, RoSPA’s head of awards and events, said: “The RoSPA Awards are the most prestigious in the world of occupational health and safety, and held in high regard around the world, as winning one demonstrates an organisation’s commitment to maintaining an excellent health and safety record. Achieving the standard required is no mean feat.

“This is a special year in the history of RoSPA, and we congratulate all of our winners in this, our centenary year”.

The majority of awards are non-competitive and mark achievement at merit, bronze, silver and gold levels. Gold medals, president’s awards and orders of distinction are presented to organisations sustaining the high standards of the gold level over consecutive years. For the first time in 2017, the Patron’s Award has been presented to those organisations that have achieved consecutive gold awards for 25 years or more.

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DLF Join Team To Complete More Than A Bike Ride In The Country!

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DLF Join Team To Complete More Than A Bike Ride In The Country! On the 1st July a team of 10 cyclists, over half from seed breeders DLF, embarked on a bike ride from Lands End to John O’Groats to raise money for three worthy causes.

The eight and a half day journey saw the team covering over 900 miles and climbing the equivalent of 11 times the height of Ben Nevis. All the money raised will be split between Diabetes UK, The Cure Parkinson’s Trust and Alzheimer’s Research UK.

The team included DLF Seeds Managing Director Tim Kerridge, Craig Spooner from the Amenity division, Jeremy Hindle and Jo Hillewaert from wholesale and Nick Duggan from the Agricultural division. In the last 6 months of training for the event, the team had clocked up almost 18,000 miles of cycling between them.

Upon completing the challenge, team leader Tim Kerridge said, “We are delighted to have taken on this challenge and despite being pretty tired at times and battling some pretty extreme weather – both heat and rain – the excellent team spirit and fantastic support kept us going throughout. So far we’ve raised more than £6,000 for Alzheimer’s Research UK, Diabetes UK and The Cure Parkinson’s Trust, which well and truly makes it all worthwhile.”

Though they’ve finished their gruelling ride, the teams online fundraising page remains open in the hope of reaching the target of £10,000. Those wishing to donate to one of the causes can visit www.justgiving.com/teams/DLFLEJOG2017.

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Groundsmen Get Their Pants Back

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Groundsmen Get Their Pants Back: “Sri Lanka Cricket regrets the unfortunate incident that you had to face and we will ensure that it will never happen again” said Ashley de Silva CEO of Sri Lanka Cricket addressing the groundsmen contracted for the three ODI’s between Sri Lanka and Zimbabwe.

The one hundred groundsmen were compelled to hand over their pants before collecting their wages. There was huge uproar when Sri Lanka were humiliated at the hands of Zimbabwe in the fifth ODI when the groundsmen who were at work at the Mahinda Rajapaksa International Cricket Stadium (MRICS) in Hambantota, were forced to strip off their pants, which were branded Sri Lankan Cricket, trousers provided by the board. Authorities demanded that they had to remove their work pants hand them back to the authorities if not they would not be paid.

Explaining the experience one worker said “They only paid us for our three days worth of work after taking our clothes. They hadn’t told us to come prepared with another set of clothes. They asked us to hand over the trousers, so we had no choice but to do that” .

However yesterday the matter was settled and SLC CEO Ashley de Silva said “You have been contracted by Sri Lanka Cricket before and we hope you will support us in the future too” while handing over a new track bottoms and t-shirts and Rs 2000 to each person. Ninety two of the One hundred groundsmen contracted for the Sri Lanka -Zimbabwe ODI matches played at MRICS Sooriyawewa were present.

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Seagull Deterrent ‘Gullsinator’ Arrives in the UK

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Seagull Deterrent ‘Gullsinator’ Arrives in the UK: High-tech faux predator provides councils and schools with a humane way to drive seagulls away.

Seagull Deterrent ‘Gullsinator’ Arrives in the UK

 The Gullsinator, a new device designed to fight the ongoing battle to rid seafronts, promenades, parks, golf courses and other outdoor areas of seagulls, has arrived in the UK, and has already been successfully deployed.

Seagulls have become a health and safety problem for golf courses, parks, schools, racecourses, stately homes, cricket clubs and airports across the UK.

Seagull muggings have become an everyday occurrence in many communities and cause fear among the residents.  Anyone who has ever been dive-bombed – or ‘gull-bombed’ – by aggressive seagulls while enjoying a cone of chips at the seaside will know how scary it can be.

So in a bid to combat the airborne problem, Hartlepool Borough Council has revealed plans to launch a campaign to tackle the problem of the swooping scavengers – which have been known to turn aggressive towards people and even attack them causing gashes, cuts and bruises.

The Gullsinator is made of hi strength foam, shaped like a predator, with an electric motor that glides on grass, water, ice and snow. It’s controlled remotely, so the user can scatter the seagulls from a distance. Seagulls learn not to return to the original area through behaviour modification, thus ensuring a humane approach to eliminating seagulls from the land.

Jeremy from Gullbusters said “The Gullsinator gives local councils a simple and humane solution to the problem. Seagulls pose a regular problem for residents and visitors in seaside towns across the country , stealing food out of people’s hands aggressively in the worst cases.”

Council papers describe the act as “seagull muggings”, and state that “large groups of sea birds congregating waiting for food are intimidating, particularly as the larger herring gulls can have a wingspan of over 1.5 metres.

It goes on to say there is “potential for injury to both people and birds”.

This is where the Gullsinator comes in!

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