GGM Group announce addition of Worky Quad

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GGM Group announce addition of Worky Quad: The GGM Group have announced the addition of the Worky-Quad mini loaders to their product range, as one of a series of developments to support their growth into the ARB sector.

The company has been awarded the Cast SSQ Worky-Quad skid steer loader franchise, which was unveiled on the GGM Group’s stand at last week’s Great Yorkshire Show.

GGM Group announce addition of Worky Quad

GGM Group announce addition of Worky Quad

The WorkyQuad range represents a small revolution for the varied needs of having to work in confined spaces within multiple sectors. Thanks to the interchangeability of multiple accessories, SSQ can operate with extreme ease in a variety of locations larger machines just can’t access.

Thanks to the large range of interchangeable accessories, the Worky- Quad can perform multiple tasks, helping to minimise labour whilst improving productivity, allowing the completion of heavy, arduous tasks easily, saving time and costs.

The addition of Worky Quad to the product range follows significant developments in GGM’s entry in to the Arb market, including the expansion of their FSI territories with the addition of Yorkshire to North Wales and North of England, from the Scottish boarder and the recruitment of a new Product Specialist, all within one year of entering this market.

Filippo Zangoni of the Cast Group said:

“We are extremely excited to be working with The GGM Group to offer Worky-Quad to new territories in the UK. The company is long established and has made great inroads in to the Arb sector over the past year. We have previously worked with several members of the team and we know that we will build a fantastic, long lasting relationship.”

The expansion comes 10 months after the group made the first part of their move in to the ARB space after securing a prestigious partnership with FSI, Europe’s Largest manufacturer of stump cutters, becoming the FSI Stump Cutter Dealer for the North West and North Wales with an ambition to  become the tree surgeon’s dealer of choice in the North. The GGM range of Ag & Arb equipment offers high-performing solutions from manufacturers including Kubota, TP Chippers, FSI, Cast, Eliet, Husqvarna and Brian James Trailers.

In further developments, GGM has appointed Matt Bolton as Ag & Arb Product Specialist in a role which will see him working alongside Phil Edmondson (Ag & Arb Product Manager) tasked with taking the GGM range of Ag & Arb equipment out into the field and meeting customers.

Chris Gibson  said

“The GGM Group are thrilled to include Worky-Quad in to our product range and we are delighted to be appointed as the Dealer for the North of England and North Wales.

“GGM already have a reputation for offering the customer an exceptional level of service, both before, during and after sales, welcoming Matt to the team brings additional skills and knowledge to compliment this existing expertise offering our Ag and Arb customers a bespoke solution to their machinery needs”

“Both our Colne and Haydock workshops have highly skilled in-house and mobile Service Technicians with vast experience in all kinds of grounds maintenance and ag & arb machinery who along with our dedicated well stocked and knowledgeable parts team offers customers the high level of aftersales service you expect.”

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Bionema Launches Biodegradable Surfactant

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Bionema Launches Biodegradable Surfactant: Bionema Group, the recipient of the Kings Award for Innovation and a leading developer of biocontrol technology for plant health solutions, proudly introduces Soil-Jet® BSP100, a groundbreaking biodegradable surfactant designed for the sports and turf industry.

Soil-Jet® BSP100 enhances water and nutrient use efficiency, reduces soil water repellence, accelerates water penetration, and maintains moisture levels, improving turf health and quality.

Bionema Launches Biodegradable Surfactant

Bionema Launches Biodegradable Surfactant

This product is applied with conventional spraying equipment and is compatible with nutrients and beneficial microorganisms, enhancing their effectiveness. Available in various packaging sizes, it supports sustainable soil management and improves yield quality.

Field trials on golf courses, racecourses, football pitches, cricket pitches, and landscapes in the UK, Ireland, Canada, India, and LATAM countries have shown a 20-30% increase in nutrient uptake when nitrogen-fixing products like BioNFix® are applied. Surfactants are applied on golf, racecourses, and football pitches to improve efficiency in water and nutrient use. They reduce soil water repellence, enhance water penetration and distribution, maintain constant moisture levels, and increase nutrient availability. This results in healthier, more robust turf, better playing conditions, and reduced maintenance costs by optimising the use of water and fertilisers.

Benefits of Soil-Jet® BSP100:

  • Improves water and nutrient use efficiency in irrigation.
  • Prevents soil water repellence, reducing runoff, erosion, and nutrient loss.
  • Speeds up water penetration into the soil.
  • Enhances water distribution in the crop’s root zone.
  • Maintains constant moisture and increases nutrient availability.

Soil-Jet® BSP100 is recommended at 1 L/ha up to 2 L/ha at monthly intervals, which is ten times lower than market alternatives. This reduces turf professionals’ costs by 50%. The product is available in 1L, 10L, 20L, and 208 L.

Dr Minshad Ansari, CEO and founder of Bionema, expressed enthusiasm for this innovation, stating, “Soil-Jet® BSP100 is a game-changer for sports and turf management. It optimises water and nutrient utilisation, combats soil water repellence, and fosters robust turf growth. This aligns with our mission to promote sustainable turf management through natural microbial solutions, reducing pesticide and synthetic fertiliser use and promoting healthier soil”.

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Green-tech wins prestigious best new product award

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Green-tech wins prestigious best new product award: Green-tech, a leading supplier of landscaping and forestry products, is delighted to announce that it has won the Best New Product 2024 Award at GLAS Ireland, held on 18 July in Dublin.

This prestigious award recognises the innovative credentials of the TreeParker® urban tree planting system, showcased at the event.

Green-tech wins prestigious best new product award

Green-tech wins prestigious best new product award

The TreeParker® system is designed to ensure the success of urban tree planting projects by protecting against soil compaction, providing stability for highways’ applications, and managing drainage in urban tree pits. Recently, the system was successfully installed as part of the pedestrianisation of Mardyke Street in Athlone, demonstrating its practical benefits and efficiency.

Richard Gill, Sales Director at Green-tech, expressed his excitement about the award: “We are incredibly proud to receive the Best New Product Award at GLAS Ireland 2024. This accolade is a testament to the hard work and dedication of the team behind the development of the TreeParker® system. Our goal is to provide innovative solutions that support urban greening initiatives, and this award reinforces our commitment to excellence.”

Landscape contractors across Ireland and the UK have praised the TreeParker® system for its ease of installation, simplicity, and outstanding results. Many have returned to use the system for additional projects, validating its reliability and effectiveness.

Visitors to GLAS Ireland 2024 had the opportunity to meet the Green-tech team at stand F3, where they could learn how the TreeParker® system can be tailored to meet the specific needs of their urban tree planting projects. Green-tech’s in-house specification team works closely with landscape architects on large-scale projects, offering bespoke solutions that ensure successful outcomes.

For more information about the TreeParker® system and Green-tech’s range of services, please visit www.green-tech.co.uk.

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Explore Mansfield Sand at GroundsFest

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Explore Mansfield Sand at GroundsFest: Visitors to the Mansfield Sand stand (OSA260) at GroundsFest 2024, taking place at Stoneleigh Park, Warwickshire on 10 and 11 September, can expect to see a comprehensive range of sand-based products vital to the overall health and performance of sports pitches.

For over 180 years, Mansfield Sand has pioneered the development and production of premium silica sand-based products. The company provides a wide range of innovative products for sports, landscaping, and equestrian uses, including stadium and training ground facilities, championship golf courses, and world-class show jumping arenas.

Explore Mansfield Sand at GroundsFest

Explore Mansfield Sand at GroundsFest

The company’s leading experts will be on hand at GroundsFest 2024 to explain how some of the following products could make a difference to your sports turf projects.

Reinforced Rootzone

Mansfield Sand offers a range of Reinforced Rootzones designed to maximize the use of natural turf surfaces while maintaining the high standards demanded by today’s sports industry. Mansfield Sand’s reinforcement technology provides stability and durability to all sand-dominated Rootzones, allowing the pitch to remain free-draining and consistent across the entire surface.

Products include:

  • Fibre Reinforced Rootzone – reinforced with polypropylene fibres.
  • Fibrelastic Rootzone – reinforced with polypropylene fibres and flexible Elastane fibres.
  • Fibresand – particularly advantageous when grass cover has been reduced due to heavy usage and wear during the winter period.

Sand Soil Rootzones

Understanding the demands of turf managers, Mansfield Sand ensures that their rootzones contain only the highest quality materials. For renovation or construction, the company’s superior rootzone blend, Mansil 40 Silica Sand with quality screened topsoil, guarantees the perfect start.

Sand Compost Rootzones

Mansfield Sand offers a range of premium quality sand organic material blends, ideal for creating a rootzone rich in organic material. These blends aid in the retention of nutrients and provide increased drought resistance.

Top Dressing

Produced for the fine turf market, Mansfield Sand’s Soil Top Dressing is a manufactured homogenous product made from their own premium silica sands combined with top quality soils. All components are passed through a sterilising unit and a 3mm screen to produce an easy-to-spread, stone and pebble-free dressing. Mansfield Sand also offers bespoke dressing blends and can incorporate soil amendments into any product.

Mansil Silica Sand Sports Range

Sourced from the company’s Two Oaks Quarry in Mansfield, the Mansil range of Silica Sands is predominantly used in the construction and maintenance of a wide variety of sports surfaces, including winter sports pitches, golf courses, bowling greens, and all amenity turf areas.

Visit Mansfield Sand at GroundsFest 2024 to discover how their cutting-edge products can elevate your sports turf projects to new heights.

For more information visit www.mansfield-sand.co.uk

You can also follow the company on Twitter – @MansfieldSand and Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/MansfieldSandSportSurfaces/

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Hunter Grinders Returns to GroundsFest

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Hunter Grinders Returns to GroundsFest: After a successful GroundsFest 2023, Hunter Grinders is excited to announce its return to GroundsFest 2024, where it will be showcasing the enhanced Jupiter ATI ‘All in One’ Grinder.

The Jupiter ATI is a fully automatic relief spin grinder, designed to deliver precision grinding at its best. It features automatic traverse, indexing, and in-feed, ensuring that every grind is accurate and consistent. This machine meets all CE compliance standards and Health and Safety requirements for noise, vibration, and airborne dust particles.

Hunter Grinders Returns to GroundsFest

Hunter Grinders Returns to GroundsFest

Key Features of the Jupiter ATI:

  • Fully Automatic Operation: The grinder can be set to operate independently, allowing operators to perform other tasks simultaneously.
  • Precision Grinding: Achieves original manufacturer’s specifications for returning cylinders and bottom blades.
  • Stable and Accurate: The cast bed provides stability, and heavy-duty linear bed rails ensure smooth and accurate traverse of the grinding wheel to within 0.05mm.
  • Operator Safety and Comfort: Liquid coolant prevents airborne dust and heat distortion, maintaining operator comfort and safety.
  • Versatile Tool: The 360-degree electric 200kg hoist can be used for other heavy lifting tasks in the workshop.
  • Comprehensive Capabilities: Grinds both top and front faces of the bottom blade, takes data measurements from the cylinder shaft, and has a 1067mm (42”) cylinder & bottom blade capacity.
  • Programmable Grinding: Fully programmable for relief and spin grinding, with automatic docking of the wheel head and cycle countdown.
  • Robust Construction: Features a cast bed, liquid coolant on all operations, 240-volt power supply, linear bed rails with self-adjusting bearings, and a slow/soft start spin grinding motor.
  • Additional Features: Flexi drive to cutting cylinder, bearing pack, universal bracket pack, hands-free indexing attachment, twin LED work lights, fully enclosed guard, variable speed spin and traverse motor, 3” wheel head attachment, rotary blade attachment, two emergency stop buttons, and full installation and training.

Hunter Grinders invites all GroundsFest 2024 attendees to visit Stand 50 in Hall 1 to learn more about how this state-of-the-art machine can enhance your grinding operations.

For further information or a no obligation demonstration, please contact Hunter Grinders on 01332 824 777 or visit www.huntergrinders.com

For more news, reviews and insightful views, you can follow Hunter Grinders on Twitter and Instagram @huntergrinders and like the company’s Facebook page – https://www.facebook.com/HunterGrinders/

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