The need for FEED: The Lawn Association team are feeling a little Maverick today when it comes to discussing feeding lawns. Some say that grass only needs food once per season, but if our Top Gun grass nutrition training has taught us anything, it is to have a 12 month feeding programme ready. Grass is a plant and grows all year, so it shouldn’t be a surprise that is likes a good feed too!
Ariens joins Made in Britain community: Ariens, a leader in outdoor power equipment, is delighted to announce that it’s joined Made in Britain and will now proudly adorn all petrol zero-turn mowers for the EMEAA market with the iconic Made in Britain mark.
Ariens has an illustrious history of manufacturing machinery in the United States, but, to better meet the needs of its European customers, opened its first zero-turn production line at its UK plant over three years
ISEKI mower collects the leaves at Wellingborough: After demonstrating a variety of different ride-on mowers, Steve Mackey, Head Greenkeeper at Wellingborough Golf Club, found the one he was looking for in the ISEKI SXG323+.
“We don’t have ties to any company, and we never will,” said the straight-talking Steve. “We simply buy what does the job and the ISEKI mower does the job for us.”
STIHL to enhance cordless manufacturing capacity: STIHL Group has unveiled plans for a new €125 million state-of-the-art manufacturing site for electric and cordless power tools, significantly enhancing its battery-powered product manufacturing capacity.
Set for completion in 2024, the new 147,000m2 facility in Oradea, Romania will not only create 500 new jobs in the local area but also expand STIHL Group’s international manufacturing network, strengthening the flexibility and resilience of its supply chains.
Prestwick restores original layout: To celebrate the 150th Open, Prestwick Golf Club has revived the original 12-hole course that held the first Open Championship 162 years ago. The resurrected layout will be in play for just two weeks during October to mark the moment the Open Championship commenced in 1860.
Based on historical records and detailed maps, the club has recreated the ancient course by reinstating five greens and creating special teeing areas to replicate the routing originally
