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Cricket Club Raid Sees £13k Of Equipment Stolen

May 24, 2017/in Industry News, Press Release/by External Source

Cricket Club Raid Sees £13k Of Equipment Stolen – Thieves using high powered machinery broke in to a cricket club’s storage unit, taking £13,000 of ground maintenance equipment – one of three incidents of criminals targeting sports clubs in the area. Oldswinford and Stourbridge Social Cricket Club was victim of a ‘professional and clearly planned […]

The Trilo S3 Is A ‘Revelation’ To Robert Cleisham Of Northenden GC

May 23, 2017/in Machinery, Press Release/by Louise Prettyman

The Trilo S3 Is A ‘Revelation’ To Robert Cleisham Of Northenden GC – The Trilo S3 vacuum sweeper is a versatile and adaptable machine to easily collect grass clippings, leaves and litter and finds a natural home on the golf course. Suitable for year-round use, the S3 was designed in direct response to industry demands […]

Cricket Club Raid Sees £13k Of Equipment Stolen

May 24, 2017/in Industry News, Press Release/by External Source

The Trilo S3 Is A ‘Revelation’ To Robert Cleisham Of Northenden GC

May 23, 2017/in Machinery, Press Release/by Louise Prettyman

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Cricket Club Raid Sees £13k Of Equipment Stolen

May 24, 2017/in Industry News, Press Release/by External Source

Oldswinford and Stourbridge Social Cricket Club was victim of a ‘professional and clearly planned job’, say club bosses.

The thieves used high powered machinery to take off locks to the storage units to one of the club’s bases, in Norwood Road in Brierley Hill.

Once inside the shed, close to nearby homes backing on to the cricket field, the criminals took three grass mowers, three trimmers and a hover mower.

The total cost of the haul is estimated to be £13,000.

The theft, discovered on Friday afternoon, is the latest targeting of a cricket club.

Three weeks ago, a storage unit at Swindon Cricket Club’s ground in Hinksford Lane, Swindon, was broken into, but nothing was taken. And another club, which asked not to be named, was also recently targeted, with equipment being stolen.

Paul Hatton, vice-chairman at Oldswinford and Stourbridge Social Cricket Club, which also has a ground in Stourbridge, said: “We have had graffiti in the past, things going missing. But this was something else, it was a professional and clearly planned job.”

He said the theft was discovered by the groundsman when he went to use the equipment on Friday, and discovered the locks had been broken.

The club, which has four adults teams and six youth teams, is now to use equipment from its other ground, while depending on Dudley Council to cuts its grass.

He said: “They got in using highly powered machinery, and then managed to move out the equipment and take it away. It is strange no-one heard it, it was just 30ft from houses, we don’t know when exactly it happened.”

The club, he said, will now have to consider bringing in CCTV to protect the club, adding more expense.

He added: “We are feeling a bit depleted. Why someone things they can just come in and take our equipment we depend on is beyond us.”

He added: “Sports clubs survive on the generosity of members, so to lose pieces of equipment, it causes upset, not just for that club, but others.”

A West Midlands Police spokesman said: “We were called to reports of a burglary at the Cricket Ground, Norwood Road, Brierley Hill, which is believed to have happened sometime between 10pm on 10 May and 2.30pm on 12 May.

“Garden equipment was stolen from a storage unit. Anyone with information can call 101 quoting crime reference number 20DY/99157M/17.”

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The Trilo S3 Is A ‘Revelation’ To Robert Cleisham Of Northenden GC

May 23, 2017/in Machinery, Press Release/by Louise Prettyman

Suitable for year-round use, the S3 was designed in direct response to industry demands for a light-weight unit working at a respectable 1.5m width. At only 1200kg it only needs a mid-range 30HP compact tractor, however, the full floating brush head, and low ground pressure, allows the machine to work under the heaviest of conditions where others may struggle.

The modular design of the Trilo S3 means users can tailor elements of the machine, including brakes and tyre options, to their specific requirements. It comes with the options of a scarifier, flail shaft and gulley brush rotor giving the operator the ability to conduct multiple turf maintenance tasks all with one unit. These heads are interchangeable and can be swapped in and out in under one hour resulting in less time spent in the workshop and more out in the field. The vacuums power is provided by a 700mm, 4-bladed fan which lifts and holds the grass vertically to deliver a higher quality of cut and finish.

The material is then removed and collected into a 3m³hopper which can be emptied via the S3’s 1.6m high tip facility. Utilising a single ram lifting and tipping system is just one way that the Trilo machines are built with low maintenance in mind. The S3 also features a 5m long, 200mm diameter wander hose to allow for easy cleaning of confined or restricted areas such as bunkers, shrubberies or refuse bins.

Over at Northenden Golf Club, Course Manager Robert Cleisham calls their Trilo S3 a ‘revelation’, making the job of debris collection a task which his team now enjoy. “Seeing the improved course presentation once the leaves are collected is quite rewarding” says Robert. “The wander hose is particularly useful for getting down into the ditches, taking even wet leaves easily in its stride. Thanks to the S3, the job of clearing long stretches of ditch, which used to take the best part of a day now takes just an hour or two.”

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