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Dealer Helps Air Ambulance

May 2, 2018/in News, Press Release/by External Source

Dealer Helps Air Ambulance: Nigel Rafferty Groundcare of Redruth, Cornwall were more than happy to loan one of their Iseki demonstration tractors at short notice to the Cornwall Air Ambulance for the launch of the Charity’s £2.5m New Heli Appeal on Tuesday 24 April. The tractor was used to tow and position the next generation AW169 […]

Nominations Open For IOG Awards

May 2, 2018/in Events, Press Release/by Colin Hoskins

Nominations Open For IOG Awards: Nominations are now open for the 2018 Institute of Groundsmanship (IOG) Industry Awards, with 21 categories of entry recognising the passion, dedication and challenges faced by grounds staff in both grassroots and professional sports at clubs of every size and from all areas of the UK. This year’s awards – the […]

Dealer Helps Air Ambulance

May 2, 2018/in News, Press Release/by External Source

Nominations Open For IOG Awards

May 2, 2018/in Events, Press Release/by Colin Hoskins

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Dealer Helps Air Ambulance

May 2, 2018/in News, Press Release/by External Source

The tractor was used to tow and position the next generation AW169 helicopter flown in especially for the launch between the helipad and the hanger.

Nigel Rafferty says, “We are very pleased to have been asked to help with the launch of this appeal – even in this small way. We were in no doubt that our Iseki TL3400 tractor would cope well with towing the new helicopter to and from the hanger to the helipad.”

Cornwall Air Ambulance are now embarking on a two-year fundraising campaign, the New Heli Appeal, to urgently raise £2.5m to bring this next generation air ambulance helicopter to Cornwall by April 2020, the date the lease runs out on its current aircraft.

To donate visit Cornwall Air Ambulance website.

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Nominations Open For IOG Awards

May 2, 2018/in Events, Press Release/by Colin Hoskins

This year’s awards – the 10th in the series and being held on October 31 at the Hilton Metropole hotel at the Birmingham NEC, on the evening of the first day of SALTEX – includes the introduction of new awards and enhancements to existing categories.

To celebrate the anniversary, the IOG is planning some exciting changes to the awards event which has continually grown in status for acknowledging the achievements of volunteer and professional grounds teams, as well as community clubs and national stadia.

Commenting, IOG chief executive Geoff Webb says: “We are planning some exciting developments for the awards presentations to mark the 10^th anniversary. We have added new categories and enhanced the entry criteria – opening up the awards to more potential winners from all sectors of society – at all levels of the sporting spectrum.

“The awards continue to provide the only national stage for the achievements of everyone involved in groundscare across all levels of sport – whether professional teams at stadia or, indeed, the lone volunteer groundsman at a small village club.

“Importantly, applications to every category are encouraged from Scotland, Ireland and Wales, as well as England.”

He adds: “These are the only awards for groundsmen that are judged by groundsmen, and we are lucky to have a dedicated group of volunteer judges with a range of backgrounds that encompass the diversity of the industry and profession today.

“Please take the time to nominate as you must know many deserving candidates and great examples of sports turf management at every level.”

The 2018 IOG Industry Award categories are:

IOG Toro Most Promising Sports Turf Student of the Year
IOG Rigby Taylor/Top Green Young Grounds Person of the Year
IOG Redexim Charterhouse/AMS Volunteer Sports Grounds Person/Team of the Year
IOG National Governing Bodies’ Community Sports Club Grounds Team/Individual of the Year
IOG Public Sector Sports Grounds Team of the Year
IOG Bowling Greenkeeper/Team of the Year
IOG Best Managed Artificial Surface Award
IOG Ransomes Environmental and Ecology Strategy Award
IOG National Governing Bodies’ Professional Multi- Sports Ground/Facility
IOG Headland Amenity Professional Cricket Grounds Team of the Year
IOG Professional Tennis Courts Grounds Team/Individual of the Year
IOG John Deere Professional Horse Racing Grounds Team of the Year
IOG Professional Rugby Football League Grounds Team of the Year
IOG Kubota Professional Rugby Football Union Grounds Team of the Year
IOG SISGrass Professional Football Grounds Team of the Year – for English Leagues 1 & 2, National League, National League North/South, Scottish Championship & Leagues 1 & 2, Ireland & Wales Professional Leagues
IOG SGL Professional Football Grounds Team of the Year – for the Premier League, Championship and Scottish Premier League
IOG University/College Grounds Team of the Year
IOG Growth Products Independent School Grounds Team of the Year
IOG International Ambassador of the Year
The IOG Ransomes/DLF Johnsons Alex R Millar Award – to the person chosen as the outstanding winner across all award categories
IOG GrassMaster Solutions Lifetime/Outstanding Achievement Award.

To make nominations, visit www.iog.org/awards where you can also find full details of entry criteria for each award.

For information on how to sponsor an award, please contact Karen Maxwell on 0908 552 987 or email: kmaxwell@iog.org

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Dealer Helps Air Ambulance

Nominations Open For IOG Awards

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