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Brand New Hickstead Sponsorship for Avant

May 18, 2017/in Industry News, Press Release/by Lucy Marsh

Brand New Hickstead Sponsorship for Avant. AVANT has extended its support of the All England Jumping Course, Hickstead for the 2017 competition season with a new sponsorship agreement recently announced. The Avant Ring 2 will be officially in place for the duration of the Al Shira’aa Hickstead Derby Meeting, The Longines Royal International Horse Show, The […]

Commitment To Toro With Five-Year Contract

May 18, 2017/in Machinery, Press Release/by Georgina Scott

Pivotal Point In Club’s History Sees Commitment To Toro With Five-Year Contract. We often hear about how a new course manager or head greenkeeper introduces Toro to a club. Giving credence to the phrase quality is not an act it is a habit, when Dave King moved to Cricket St Thomas Golf Club two years ago from […]

Brand New Hickstead Sponsorship for Avant

May 18, 2017/in Industry News, Press Release/by Lucy Marsh

Commitment To Toro With Five-Year Contract

May 18, 2017/in Machinery, Press Release/by Georgina Scott

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Brand New Hickstead Sponsorship for Avant

May 18, 2017/in Industry News, Press Release/by Lucy Marsh

The Avant Ring 2 will be officially in place for the duration of the Al Shira’aa Hickstead Derby Meeting, The Longines Royal International Horse Show, The Hurstpierpoint College National Schools and Pony Club Championships and the All England Jumping Championships.

Over the season, Avant Ring 2 will see more than 3,000 competition rounds take place in both show jumping and showing disciplines.

Hickstead Sponsorship Manager, Simon Gaskin said: “We are delighted that Avant have taken up the sponsorship to sit alongside their status of Official Suppliers to the All England Jumping Course.

“Avant machinery plays a vital role in the operation of events at Hickstead, and the attachments are a real asset when setting up for the events.”

Added Raimo Ala-Korpi, Managing Director of Avant UK: “We are very pleased to be sponsoring Ring 2 at Hickstead this year, and look forward to seeing the exciting competitions taking place in the Avant ring this year.”

Avant manufactures a wide range of compact, 4-wheel drive machines, which can be fitted with a very comprehensive range of accessories to make general maintenance and equestrian jobs, easy and less labour intensive.

Commitment To Toro With Five-Year Contract

May 18, 2017/in Machinery, Press Release/by Georgina Scott

Dave, who is head greenkeeper at the club, says: “You only have to use Toro for a short time to appreciate its quality. At Sherborne I very quickly came to know and trust Toro so when I moved to Cricket St Thomas which was at a pivotal point in its history, I knew I needed Toro to help the team make it a premier golfing destination.”

Up until two years ago, when Cricket St Thomas came under new ownership by a member, it was known as Windwhistle Golf Club. Along with the purchase by Steve Hill and his wife Jacqui came Dave’s appointment, a re-brand and a major investment in the future of the club. Dave says: “The club has already undergone quite the transformation since it was bought, but there’s plenty more to come. There’s an ongoing plan to redevelop and reconstruct areas of the course and new machinery was required for this. I believe in Toro and was happy to commit to the brand in a five-year rolling plan.”

Involved in stage one of the plan are a Toro Groundsmaster 4500-D bringing says Dave a “wider cut to the roughs”, a Reelmaster 3100-D “for bank work” and for a precise, fine finish on the greens courtesy of the time-tested Greensmaster 3250-D.

The agreement was negotiated by Elliot Wellman from Devon Garden Machinery who has more of an understanding of the club’s requirements than usual for a dealer, having worked at the club for 16 years as a greenkeeper! Elliot says that these machinery choices are ideal for the club and its ambitions: “Knowing the club as I do and with an understanding from Dave of its ambitions for the future, these choices are wise ones. It’s incredibly exciting watching the changes the club is making; it’s now one of the most successful clubs in the area, which is a great achievement for all involved. It was also a real thrill for me to be involved in making the deal.”

It’s not often you come across a club which has the support and backing of a member as its owner and an ex-employee as its dealer. The understanding that this combination brings to the running of the club alongside a talented head greenkeeper such as Dave will undoubtedly bring it even greater success in the next two years.

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