BIGGA and R&A’s updated advice: The British and International Golf Greenkeepers Association and R&A have updated their guidance after the lockdown for coronavirus was extended
Greenkeepers have been given updated advice on what counts as essential maintenance during the coronavirus pandemic.
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Free Hand Sanitiser: To support the essential workers in the sportsturf industry at this time and help maintain the high hygiene standards required at work and keep colleagues safe, Indigrow has a limited quantity of FREE pocket sized Hand Sanitiser Rub Duo Packs to give away!
These have been manufactured in the UK to WHO standards, containing 75.2% alcohol formulation with hydrogen peroxide.

Lighter weight. Reduced emissions: ECHO has introduced a new range of three domestic and semi-professional use double-sided hedgetrimmers: the HC-2020, the HC-2020R and the HC-2320.
These hedgetrimmers, which replace existing models, are lighter in weight and feature a reduced emissions engine which has to be a major consideration in present and future times. The HC-2020 replaces ECHO’s HC-1501. With its new engine design for lower emissions and 534mm length cutting blades, you get a hedge trimmer with improved
JCB support the homeless: JCB has stepped up its food aid programme to cater for homeless people in North Staffordshire.
Since the launch of the JCB ‘Food for our Communities’ programme – the idea of Lady Bamford, wife of JCB Chairman Lord Bamford – the company has provided more than 3,600 cottage pies for disadvantaged people across the area.

Japanese excellence at Whitefield GC: Whitefield Golf Club, one of the longest established golf courses in the North West have invested in a brand-new fleet of machinery with a retail value in excess of £250,000 to futureproof the club.
The prestigious 18-hole mature golf course, which boasts superb putting surfaces, undulating, partly tree-lined fairways and spectacular views is also renowned for its par 3 and has a reputation as being deceptively difficult, with golfers coming from miles around












