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TGA Advises Temporary Cost Adjustment

March 31, 2026/in News, Press Release/by Admin

TGA Advises Temporary Cost Adjustment The Turfgrass Growers Association (TGA) is advising its grower members to introduce a temporary “Energy & Production Cost Adjustment” in response to recent increases in key input costs driven by external factors. Ongoing geopolitical tensions and continued volatility in global energy markets have led to sharp rises in fuel prices, […]

Toro entrusted by Bournemouth for new centre

March 26, 2026/in News, Press Release/by Admin

Toro entrusted by Bournemouth for new centre As the first team moves into AFC Bournemouth’s new training complex at Canford Magna, a new fleet of Toro machinery arrives to look after the first four pitches to be built. The machinery choices by Head of Grounds Ian Lucas are strategically made on how to cut more […]

TGA Advises Temporary Cost Adjustment

March 31, 2026/in News, Press Release/by Admin

Toro entrusted by Bournemouth for new centre

March 26, 2026/in News, Press Release/by Admin

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TGA Advises Temporary Cost Adjustment

March 31, 2026/in News, Press Release/by Admin

TGA Advises Temporary Cost Adjustment

The Turfgrass Growers Association (TGA) is advising its grower members to introduce a temporary “Energy & Production Cost Adjustment” in response to recent increases in key input costs driven by external factors.

TGA Advises Temporary Cost Adjustment

Ongoing geopolitical tensions and continued volatility in global energy markets have led to sharp rises in fuel prices, alongside sustained pressure on fertiliser costs. These inputs are critical to turf production, and the speed and scale of recent increases are creating immediate cost challenges for growers across the UK.

In response, the TGA is encouraging grower members to apply a clearly identified, temporary adjustment to invoices. The proposed “Energy & Production Cost Adjustment” is intended to provide a transparent and proportionate mechanism to reflect these short-term increases in input costs.

This recommendation follows discussions with grower members and is positioned as a shortterm response to exceptional market conditions. The level of the adjustment will be regularly reviewed by the TGA and adjusted or removed as conditions stabilise.

Separately, the TGA’s most recent Market Survey, conducted at the end of 2025, highlights the longer-term cost pressures facing the sector. Growers reported consistent increases in production costs over recent years, including an average rise of 5.64% in 2025. Importantly, many businesses indicated that selling prices have not kept pace, placing ongoing pressure on margins.

Richard Owens, Chair of the Turfgrass Growers Association, commented:

“Growers are facing a combination of sustained long-term cost pressures alongside more immediate increases driven by external factors, particularly fuel and fertiliser. This recommendation provides a clear and transparent way to reflect those short-term increases, while the wider industry continues to address the underlying cost challenges.”

The TGA continues to monitor developments closely and is working with its members and industry partners to support a resilient and sustainable turfgrass industry.

For further information, please contact:

Turfgrass Growers Association
info@turfgrass.co.uk
www.turfgrass.co.uk

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Toro entrusted by Bournemouth for new centre

March 26, 2026/in News, Press Release/by Admin

Toro entrusted by Bournemouth for new centre

As the first team moves into AFC Bournemouth’s new training complex at Canford Magna, a new fleet of Toro machinery arrives to look after the first four pitches to be built.

Toro entrusted by Bournemouth for new centre

The machinery choices by Head of Grounds Ian Lucas are strategically made on how to cut more efficiently according to European regulations and meet the Premier League standards in place for all pitches.

Ian explains, “The products we chose come with adjustments to match the width of cut to the pitches exactly. The Toro Reelmaster 3100 with SideWinder, which is usually a mower favoured by golf clubs for cutting around bunkers and obstacles, allows us to mow as efficiently as possible with no overlap.”

It’s a machine also favoured by other premier football clubs, says Ian: “I visited other training centres and saw how other clubs had fitted a wider arm kit on the SideWinder but without the wider front units meaning they could cut 30 inches across instead of 26. That meant they the cutting width worked better with the required striping pattern within the dimensions of the pitch.”

The patented SideWinder technology brings more benefits than that to the football pitch though as Ian continues: “Being able to use the SideWinder cutting unit from left to right brings a more even weight distribution eliminating wear marks.”

Also ably assisting Ian and his team of 11 looking after the 57-acre training grounds are Toro’s Workman HDX utility vehicles with cabs for improved operator comfort and a Toro Reelmaster 3550 for its light footprint and turf-friendly tyres.

Ian says: “The Workmans have a big cargo bed which is perfect for the development stage of the project we’re in – it can easily cope with the amount of grass we need to move and the attachments we load it up with like the tipper trailer.”

This will be followed up with another machinery order in the new year as the next four pitches for the £36 million Performance Centre open. Ian comments: “We’re ready for that. I’ve already chosen the Toro machines I want and submitted the lists. I’ve been using Toro for around 15 years, so I know how good it is, especially with the back-up and support of Reesink, our local dealer D J Scott and our mobile mechanic Lee Read.”

He concludes: “When it comes to the turfcare machinery entrusted to look after this huge investment in sport, it had to be Toro.”

Mark Winder, Area Sales for Reesink, says: “Just as AFC Bournemouth’s ambition and commitment to excellence is shown with its new state of the art training complex, Reesink’s focus is on working with Ian and the team to ensure they have the turfcare equipment they need to maintain all the pitches to the highest of standards.”

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