Germinal to focus on chart-topping ultra-fine ryegrass at SALTEX: Cabrio Ultra Fine Ryegrass is the most recent addition to Germinal’s portfolio of perennial ryegrasses for use on cricket squares, tennis lawns and golf tees.

Cabrio sits at the top of the BSPB’s Series L list for lawns, landscaping and summer sports thanks to a fineness of leaf scoring of 8.8 – half a point ahead of its nearest rival.

SALTEX College Cup Winners to Work at 2018 Six Nations: The Institute of Groundsmanship (IOG) has announced that the 2017 winners of the SALTEX College Cup will be given the opportunity to work as part of the grounds team when Scotland host England as part of the 2018 Six Nations Championships, at BT Murrayfield Stadium.

After making its successful debut at SALTEX last year, the College Cup will be returning to this year’s exhibition. Last year’s winners from CAFRE College in

Mulchrone Brothers makes impact in groundcare market with Kubota UK: Mulchrone Brothers Ltd is gaining significant traction in the West Ireland groundcare market following the recent extension of its partnership with industry-leading manufacturer, Kubota UK.

Over the last 40 years, the family dealership has been an established name throughout the mid-western counties of Ireland, renowned for providing first-class machinery and aftersales support to both the domestic and professional markets. Having supplied Kubota’s agricultural solutions for 14 years, it was an obvious

Taking centre stage at this year’s Saltex will be the new Grillo FD 900.

Powered by a 26hp diesel engine this small, compact 4wd machine is sure to impress contractors & local authorities.

Grillo at SALTEX 2017

Fitted with a 52 inch Grillo 3 blade cutting system allowing excellent”>

Makita Adds Pin Nailer, Multi-Cutter And Fan To 10.8V CXT Range

  • Pin Nailer fires 23 gauge, 15, 18, 25, 30 and 35mm nails
  • Rotary Multi Cutter for use on carpet, cardboard and some plastics
  • 180mm Fan that runs for 10 hours on 4.0Ah Li-ion battery

Makita has added three new tools to the increasingly popular 10.8v CXT range in which the compact size of these high performance tools is proving valuable for confined space operations.