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STRI appoints Ben Morgan

April 6, 2022/in News, Press Release/by Eden Harris

STRI appoints Ben Morgan: STRI Group has appointed Ben Morgan as Consultant Agronomist regionally based in York, also working out of STRI Group Bingley Headquarters. Ben has worked in the turfgrass industry for just over 20 years including as a greenkeeper for 15 years, working on golf courses both in the UK and USA and gaining […]

Newquay GC wins Operation Pollinator Award

April 6, 2022/in News, Press Release/by Mark Sanderson

Newquay GC wins Operation Pollinator Award: Congratulations to Dan Kendle, Head Greenkeeper at Newquay Golf Club, for his success in winning this year’s Syngenta Operation Pollinator Award – presented at the Golf Environment Awards during BTME 2022. Situated right on the rugged north Cornish coast and running behind the entire length of the surfing mecca, […]

STRI appoints Ben Morgan

April 6, 2022/in News, Press Release/by Eden Harris

Newquay GC wins Operation Pollinator Award

April 6, 2022/in News, Press Release/by Mark Sanderson

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STRI appoints Ben Morgan

April 6, 2022/in News, Press Release/by Eden Harris

STRI appoints Ben Morgan: STRI Group has appointed Ben Morgan as Consultant Agronomist regionally based in York, also working out of STRI Group Bingley Headquarters.

Ben has worked in the turfgrass industry for just over 20 years including as a greenkeeper for 15 years, working on golf courses both in the UK and USA and gaining a BSc Honours Degree in addition to FACTS and BASIS qualifications. More recently Ben has gained 6 years commercial experience working as a technical sales manager expanding his knowledge across a range of sports.

STRI appoints Ben Morgan

He comments: “This is a genuinely exciting time for me to be joining STRI and working with many established and highly experienced staff across the agronomy team and other experts working with STRI Group. The company has so much history and proven success backed by research and innovation delivering support and solutions for resilient and sustainable, sports, commercial, recreational and public spaces.

Paul Woodham, Head of Agronomy adds, “we are delighted to welcome Ben to STRI. His experience to date will be a great asset and he will be working with some of the very best in the industry and experience many new and exciting projects as we assist clients who are shaping their strategies and ongoing management plans for the future challenges posed by climate change, legislative restrictions and player expectations”.

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Newquay GC wins Operation Pollinator Award

April 6, 2022/in News, Press Release/by Mark Sanderson

Newquay GC wins Operation Pollinator Award: Congratulations to Dan Kendle, Head Greenkeeper at Newquay Golf Club, for his success in winning this year’s Syngenta Operation Pollinator Award – presented at the Golf Environment Awards during BTME 2022.

Situated right on the rugged north Cornish coast and running behind the entire length of the surfing mecca, Fistral Beach, the course provides an amazing links golf experience, along with providing an immense ecological resource.

Newquay GC wins Operation Pollinator Award

Over the past few years, Dan and the team at Newquay have been working hard to refine the long ecological rough areas. “It’s already paying huge dividends, with an increase in wildflower populations in areas which were cut and scarified, including yellow rattle, kidney vetch, birds-foot trefoil and pyramidal orchids,” he reported.

At the same time, he signed the Club up to Syngenta’s Operation Pollinator. “As part of that we over-seeded an area outside our maintenance building with a coastal mix of wildflowers.

“It’s created a lot of positive feedback from both club members and also members of the public. The area has been alive with insects, including several species of bumblebee, including red tailed and garden bumblebees.”

Elsewhere on the course bunkers are used by solitary bees, with sandpit mining bees and sandpit blood bees both having been recorded.

Commenting on his success in Operation Pollinator Awards, Dan said: “to find out we had won the award was amazing.

“It’s a great achievement for us and I want to thank all the team for their hard work they have put in to helping contribute to the award. Along with the members and committee of Newquay Golf Club for their continued support in everything we do.”

Syngenta Technical Manager, Sean Loakes, added: “Dan has really embodied the spirit of Operation Pollinator in continuing to manage the golf course for the benefit of the Club’s members, while at the same time managing the out of play areas and particularly the ecological rough for the benefit of pollinators and the vast biodiversity.”

Golf clubs can sign up to join Operation Pollinator and receive a wealth of resources and advice on ecological management from the Syngenta website: www.syngentaturf.co.uk/operation-pollinator

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STRI appoints Ben Morgan

Newquay GC wins Operation Pollinator Award

STRI appoints Ben Morgan

Newquay GC wins Operation Pollinator Award

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STRI appoints Ben Morgan

STRI appoints Ben Morgan: STRI Group has appointed Ben Morgan as Consultant Agronomist regionally based in York, also working out of STRI Group Bingley Headquarters.

Newquay GC wins Operation Pollinator Award

Newquay GC wins Operation Pollinator Award: Congratulations to Dan Kendle, Head Greenkeeper at Newquay Golf Club, for his success in winning this year’s Syngenta Operation Pollinator Award – presented at the Golf Environment Awards during BTME 2022.

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