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INFINICUT® return to BTME

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INFINICUT® return to BTME: The INFINICUT® stand at BTME 2023 was awash with new products developed specifically to meet the exacting requirements for modern golf course management.

2024 promises to be no different, with the INFINICUT 22” FL and golf cutting unit taking centre stage on stand 614 – showcasing the very best in cut quality, technological advancement and operator experience thanks to industry-leading innovations such as the ‘tilt and turn’ feature.

INFINICUT® return to BTME

INFINICUT® return to BTME

Twelve months on from making its debut, the promise made by the INFINICUT® 22” golf cutting unit to be the most balanced mower for achieving low heights of cut is now proving itself with a number of customers in the field. Engineered to suit the specific set of requirements needed for fine turf, this new floating head model delivers accuracy and cleanliness of cut and unparalleled contour following ability when married to the INFINICUT® traction unit. With the focus firmly on finish, the cutting unit is equipped with INFINICUT’s SMARTCut™ reel – produced in-house and dynamically balanced for ultimate accuracy.

Appreciating that every golf course is different and the fact that course managers don’t necessarily follow the same maintenance doctrine, the INFINICUT® offers the ability to quickly and easily alter a range of mower parameters via the InfiniApp™. Settings can also be stored for retrieval and/or simultaneously sent wirelessly to multiple machines in a fleet, reducing time and all-but eliminating differentiation between mowers.

One InfiniApp™ feature that has proven extremely popular with operators is ‘tilt and turn’. At the end of line turn, a sensor automatically detects that the mower is lifted and slows the unit down to a prechosen percentage of walk speed. Each individual operator can choose a slow-down rate that they are comfortable with and, when dropped back to the mow position, the regular mowing speed is engaged.

Further convenience is delivered to the operator thanks to the dedicated INFINICUT® trailer, offering the swift and safe transportation of 22” and 26” units between greens.

The technical team will be on hand across the three days to discuss the full INFINICUT® pedestrian range, together with the TMSystem™ collection of grooming, mowing and maintenance cassettes which transforms the INFINICUT® or mainstream models of multi-gang mower into units for complete turf refinement.

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Time saving solutions the focus for GKB at BTME

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Time saving solutions the focus for GKB at BTME: Time is a precious and ever-decreasing commodity when it comes to completing operations around the golf course. That’s why the multi-functional Sandfiller will be taking centre stage on the GKB stand, when they return to BTME in 2024.

The GKB Sandfiller is designed to tackle the problem of surface drainage and aeration on sports turf and golf courses, especially on greens. A true multi-tasker, the Sandfiller scarifies and simultaneously backfills with sand, or a combination of sand and seed, in a single pass. Delivering the perfect conditions for excellent root growth and optimal plant health, the Sandfiller can be operated by one person, where other similar methods demand more time and labour.

Time saving solutions the focus for GKB at BTME

Time saving solutions the focus for GKB at BTME

Tried and tested by contractors and courses up and down the country, the heart of the Sandfiller utilises the principles of GKB’s much-praised Combinator – carbide blades effectively slitting the surface and creating channels to be easily refilled with dried sand and leaving a clean, play-ready finish in its wake.

Alongside the Sandfiller on stand 644 will be the equally versatile Combiseeder. Four working widths of Combiseeder are available, all equipped with twin spiked rollers which create 1500 holes per square metre, and two brushes to ensure seed is accurately deposited into the pockets for optimal germination conditions. Facilitating routine overseeding quickly and efficiently, the GKB Combiseeder proves an effective tool in retaining sward density and preventing weed, annual meadow grass or moss ingress as more chemical remedies are removed from the market.

The Sandfiller and Combiseeder are just two of a broad portfolio of quality-built maintenance solutions from GKB Machines, further details of which can be found by speaking to the technical team on hand across the three days in January.

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Turfco – Turf management made easy

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Turfco – Turf management made easy: Turfco built the first mechanised topdresser in 1961 and continues as the first choice of professional turf managers worldwide. Turfco designs and manufactures products that help do jobs more efficiently and effectively in topdressing, seeding, debris blowing, application and renovation. We work with you, and deliver the equipment and services you need to be successful.

We’re driven by a passion for improving the health and playability of your turf, and this unwavering commitment has yielded a continuous series of breakthroughs; that’s quality innovations rewarded by 16 patents.

Turfco – Turf management made easy

Turfco – Turf management made easy

In the UK we are primarily known for our high-quality range of trailed and truck-mounted WideSpin 1550 series top dressers, powerful Torrent 2 debris blowers and our TriWave overseeders. We also manufacture the CR-15, a combined material handler and top dresser for fairway maintenance, the Mete-R-Matic range of drop-style top dressers and pedestrian edgers and turf cutters.

To see how productivity can beautify your course, come and see us on in Hall 6 stand 608

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Smithco Sprayers, Rollers and Bunker Rakes

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Smithco Sprayers, Rollers and Bunker Rakes: The Smithco range of golf course maintenance equipment will be on display at BTME as they return to BTME for 2024 on stand 604 in Hall 6.

The Spray Star range features four industry-leading, self-propelled, GPS-controlled sprayers with numerous control options including application rate, turn compensation pulse and the industry-leading 25cm nozzle spacing offering a 100% greater accuracy than competitors.

Smithco Sprayers, Rollers and Bunker Rakes

Smithco Sprayers, Rollers and Bunker Rakes

Smithco’s Tournament greens rollers provide fast, consistent and true putting surfaces. With rolling widths from 91 cm to 1.78 metres, there’s a machine ideal for maximum efficiency on your course.

Their commitment to cutting-edge technologies and environmentally-conscious products, such as the  Sand Star 48V Electric bunker rake, places their equipment in a class of its own. With 50 different attachments, Smithco’s bunker machines will meet any and all of your course’s needs.

Come and see the Smithco products on stand 604 in Hall 6.

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Ventrac at BTME

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Ventrac at BTME: Price Turfcare, the UK and Ireland distributor of the Ventrac multi-implement, all-terrain compact tractor, returns to BTME with the Ventrac 4520 compact tractor unit and a selection of attachments. Since its launch in 2017, this combination of highly manoeuvrable compact tractor and multiple attachments has quickly established a recognised place in UK turfcare industry.

With the capability of working on 30-degree slopes, low ground pressure and over 30 attachments, it’s the most versatile equipment combination for the busy course manager. This is a machine that can mow in multiple formats, blow leaves, move snow, reinvigorate pathways, aerate, cut turf, dig trenches, grind stumps and prepare seedbeds … everything a golf course of any size, can utilise all-year round.

Ventrac at BTME

Ventrac at BTME

Peter Pattenden, Golf & Estate Manager at Carden Park says, “I can honestly say this is one of the best machines I have ever bought! Summed up in three words, it’s exceptional, versatile and robust.”

To understand why Peter and the industry have embraced the Ventrac product, come along and visit stand 122 in Hall 1.

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