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Rushmere Golf Club’s secretary manager Bob Tawell, centre left, shakes hands with Reesink’s Julian Copping and is joined by greenkeepers Michael Buck, left, and David Driver.

TORO for the trio at Rushmere

February 3, 2020/in News, Press Release/by Izzy Cutler

TORO for the trio at Rushmere: When you’re part of a small team having a fleet of machinery you can rely on makes all the difference as Rushmere Golf Club can attest to as it signs its third five-year lease deal agreement with Toro and Reesink Turfcare. TORO for the trio at Rushmere: With just […]

Best overall SME UK 2019 for AGS

January 30, 2020/in News, Press Release/by Jamie Bennett

Best overall SME UK 2019: 2019 has been a multi award winning year for Advance Grass Solutions Ltd (AGS). In only their second full year of trading AGS have won 5 prestigious National Business Awards including:- Best overall SME UK 2019: 2019 has been a multi award winning year for Advance Grass Solutions Ltd (AGS). […]

TORO for the trio at Rushmere

February 3, 2020/in News, Press Release/by Izzy Cutler

Best overall SME UK 2019 for AGS

January 30, 2020/in News, Press Release/by Jamie Bennett

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TORO for the trio at Rushmere

February 3, 2020/in News, Press Release/by Izzy Cutler

TORO for the trio at Rushmere: When you’re part of a small team having a fleet of machinery you can rely on makes all the difference as Rushmere Golf Club can attest to as it signs its third five-year lease deal agreement with Toro and Reesink Turfcare.

TORO for the trio at Rushmere:

With just three greenkeepers at the historic 6200-yard, 18-hole course in Ipswich, Suffolk it is absolutely essential that the machinery brand head greenkeeper Pat Swinn invests in is the most efficient and reliable there is.

Rushmere Golf Club’s secretary manager Bob Tawell, centre left, shakes hands with Reesink’s Julian Copping and is joined by greenkeepers Michael Buck, left, and David Driver. Photography

He says: “Efficiency and reliability in a machinery partner are often cited as the primary reasons for choice and use, but the importance of those two factors takes on a whole new meaning when you have a small team. For us those two things can equal the productivity of an extra person.”

For Pat who has been at the club for 20 years and his greenkeepers – Michael Buck and David Driver, who have both been at the club for over a decade – there is simply nothing comparable to Toro in this respect, hence why the club is taking its relationship with the brand and its sole UK distributor Reesink Turfcare to 15 years.

Pat says: “Who we choose each time is a joint decision and every time it is unanimous. We stick with what suits us and the course. We stick with what delivers and aids us in our job, allowing us to be the most productive we can. We’re active in our decision-making process and each renewal is competitive and each time Toro outperforms all others.”

The machines that form the club’s third five-year lease deal are two Greensmaster TriFlex Hybrid 3420 mowers, Groundsmaster 4500-D and two Workman GTX E utility vehicles, among many, which are like-for-like replacements. The Groundsmaster 3500-D Sidewinder however is a new addition to the club and quite the star of the show for Pat and the team.

Pat explains: “We’re in the third stage of renovating all our bunkers and the sidewinder was brought in specifically for creating the perfect finish around the edges. It’s delivering not only on that, but also for how easy it is to use. Adjusting the position of the units is so simple from the seat, it’s really impressive.”

A heathland course set on common land, Pat comments on how even maintenance is more of a challenge at Rushmere: “Course maintenance is constant. As a course on common land we have a lot of walking traffic and dogs coming across the course throughout the day. That can cause a significant amount of damage and requires vigilance to make sure the course presents for our members at all times.

“Toro is instrumental in helping us achieve that. The machines are very rarely on downtime, if parts are ever needed, they arrive promptly thanks to distributor Reesink’s excellent service and the backup from rep Julian Copping is always there whenever we need it.”

It’s quite often thought that bigger is better and quantity over quality, we think the team at Rushmere is single-handedly proving that is not the case. Small but mighty is the name of the game here, made even more effective by the support of Toro.

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Best overall SME UK 2019 for AGS

January 30, 2020/in News, Press Release/by Jamie Bennett

Best overall SME UK 2019: 2019 has been a multi award winning year for Advance Grass Solutions Ltd (AGS). In only their second full year of trading AGS have won 5 prestigious National Business Awards including:-

Best Business Awards 2019 – Winner of “UK Best New Business”

UKBA 19 – Winner of “Best New Business UK”

Growing Business Awards 2019 – Winner “Growing Business” of the year UK

SME National Business Awards – Gold Winner “Best New Business”

SME National Business Awards – Overall Gold Winner

In addition to these awards the company also became the youngest UK company to achieve ISO 9001 accreditation providing a TQM system that enables AGS to provide a consistent level of service to their customers. “We are determined to become a more environmentally friendly company in the future” says Sam Honeyborne MD “ISO 14001 is the next step to reduce our environmental foot print and we shall endeavour to achieve this in 2020.”

Commenting on Advance Grass Solutions Ltd, the winner as the Best New Business and overall winner Best SME UK the chairman of the judges said:

“Advance Grass Solutions has come up with a sound formula for the perfect playing surface that incorporates consultancy, agronomy programmes, scientific and technical analysis, product selection and solid turf management principles. Through its all-in-one package and policy of using environmentally-friendly products, AGS has grown a quick reputation for creating sustainable, top-quality playing surfaces for major sporting venues including Premiership Football Stadia, Top 100 Golf Clubs and Independent Schools”.

“The AGS management have shown exceptional entrepreneurial skills setting credible foundations around a solid business model which augurs well for the future. Congratulations to AGS for coming up with market leading solutions and achieving strong growth in terms of turnover and new business.”

Jamie Bennett, Chairman and CEO said: “We are extremely proud to have won these national business awards and being recognised for excellence in our in our particular field is extremely satisfying. These awards are a credit to the whole AGS team whose dedication is directly related to our success. I would also like to thank our loyal customers who have shown faith in our products and support which has made these awards a reality.”

The Best Business Awards are one of the UK’s highest profile awards and winning this accolade speaks volumes about the quality of your organisation. Due to its high profile, the Awards attract a wide range of entries from across all sectors from large international PLCs and public sector organisations to dynamic and innovative SMEs. The winners all have one thing in common – they are truly excellent at what they do and Advance Grass Solutions Ltd (AGS) have proved this by winning a Best Business Award.

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TORO for the trio at Rushmere

TORO for the trio at Rushmere: When you’re part of a small team having a fleet of machinery you can rely on makes all the difference as Rushmere Golf Club can attest to as it signs its third five-year lease deal agreement with Toro and Reesink Turfcare.

Best overall SME UK 2019 for AGS

Best overall SME UK 2019: 2019 has been a multi award winning year for Advance Grass Solutions Ltd (AGS). In only their second full year of trading AGS have won 5 prestigious National Business Awards including:-

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