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The GroundsFest Difference

September 8, 2026/in Turf Spotlight/by Admin

The GroundsFest Difference A Unique Industry Gathering Free entry. Free parking. Live demonstrations. Education. Innovation. Entertainment. GroundsFest brings everything together in one place – creating an event where the whole industry can connect, learn and enjoy. Try Before You Buy Get closer to the latest machinery and technology with live demonstrations and hands-on experiences. Innovation […]

Why Radley College Continues to Choose MM Seed

September 7, 2026/in News, Press Release/by Admin

Why Radley College Continues to Choose MM Seed When you’ve spent more than 25 years looking after some of the country’s busiest school sports facilities, consistency becomes invaluable. For Adam King, Head of Grounds at Radley College, that’s exactly why MM Seed has remained his first choice for more than two decades. Set within the […]

The GroundsFest Difference

September 8, 2026/in Turf Spotlight/by Admin

Why Radley College Continues to Choose MM Seed

September 7, 2026/in News, Press Release/by Admin

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The GroundsFest Difference

September 8, 2026/in Turf Spotlight/by Admin

The GroundsFest Difference

A Unique Industry Gathering

Free entry. Free parking. Live demonstrations. Education. Innovation. Entertainment.

The GroundsFest Difference

GroundsFest brings everything together in one place – creating an event where the whole industry can connect, learn and enjoy.

Try Before You Buy

Get closer to the latest machinery and technology with live demonstrations and hands-on experiences.

Innovation Everywhere

Be among the first to see exclusive product launches and new solutions from leading brands.

Education That Gives Back

Through the GroundsFest Academy, profits from the show are reinvested into free educational events across the UK, helping professionals develop.

Outdoor Demonstrations

See machinery working. Test performance. Make informed decisions.

The heart of GroundsFest is the opportunity to see the latest equipment in action.

Across the outdoor demonstration areas, visitors can watch leading manufacturers put their machinery through its paces in real working conditions. From mowing and turf care equipment to landscaping machinery, vehicles and new technology, it’s the perfect environment to compare products, ask questions and get hands-on with the innovations shaping the future of the industry.

At GroundsFest, you don’t just look at machinery – you experience it.

The GroundsFest Difference

Machinery Nation LIVE

Where machinery meets entertainment.

Machinery Nation LIVE returns with even more action. Watch professional operators demonstrate incredible machines in a high-energy showcase designed to entertain, educate and inspire.

Indoor Exhibition Halls

Discover hundreds of brands under one roof.

Step inside and explore a huge range of products, services and solutions from leading industry suppliers.

With hundreds of brands exhibiting across the halls, you’ll find the latest machinery, irrigation, software, tools, vehicles, PPE, landscaping products and much more.

Expect exclusive launches, show offers, competitions and plenty of opportunities to meet the experts behind the brands.

FREE Educational Seminars

GroundsFest is committed to helping industry professionals develop their knowledge and skills.

Our free seminar programme brings together leading experts to share practical advice, technical knowledge and the latest industry insights. With sessions covering a wide range of topics, visitors can gain valuable CPD opportunities and take fresh ideas back to their workplace.

The Landscape Zone In partnership with BALI

A must-visit destination for anyone involved in landscaping.

Explore the latest ideas, meet industry experts, visit the BALI stand, enjoy expert-led sessions and hear conversations from the BALI Podcast stand.

The Innovation Award In partnership with HortWeek

Discover the products shaping the future of the industry.

Join us at 3:30pm on the HortWeek and BALI Theatre as we reveal the winners of the Innovation Award and celebrate the exhibitors bringing exciting new ideas to market.

Live Music Festival

The show doesn’t stop when the exhibition closes.

The GroundsFest Difference

From 4pm on day one, GroundsFest transforms into an evening festival atmosphere. Enjoy live music, great food, drinks and the chance to continue networking in a relaxed environment. By popular demand, the world’s greatest Queen tribute band returns to the stage – so get ready to sing along!

Lawn Mower Racing In partnership with Kramp UK

Fast, noisy and completely unique.

Lawn mower racing returns to GroundsFest, bringing excitement and entertainment to the show. Whether you’re a fan from last year or watching for the first time, make sure you grab a spot trackside.

More Than a Show

GroundsFest is about people. It’s about conversations, connections and celebrating the incredible industry we’re all part of.

Check out the Exhibitor List here

Why Radley College Continues to Choose MM Seed

September 7, 2026/in News, Press Release/by Admin

Why Radley College Continues to Choose MM Seed

When you’ve spent more than 25 years looking after some of the country’s busiest school sports facilities, consistency becomes invaluable. For Adam King, Head of Grounds at Radley College, that’s exactly why MM Seed has remained his first choice for more than two decades.

Why Radley College Continues to Choose MM Seed

Set within the Oxfordshire countryside, Radley College is home to an extensive range of sports facilities. The team maintains 14 rugby pitches, which become 16 football pitches during the winter, nine cricket squares, a nine-hole golf course and extensive college grounds, supporting around 770 boarding pupils throughout the year.

“It’s all about making sport happen,” says Adam. “The boys are at their happiest when they’re out playing. They learn just as much about teamwork and life on the sports field as they do in the classroom.”

Keeping those facilities performing at the highest standard demands products that can be relied upon year after year. For Adam, that relationship with MM Seed began with a visit to one of the company’s production facilities in the Netherlands, where he saw first-hand the research, development and quality control behind every seed mixture.

“It really opened my eyes,” he explains. “You realise just how much research goes into developing new grasses. Some of the work they’re doing today has been ten years in the making. Seeing how clean everything was and the care that goes into producing the final product gave me a huge amount of confidence.”

That confidence has only grown over the years.

“The cultivars within the MM mixtures have always been excellent,” says Adam. “They’ve consistently stayed at the top of the list. We’ve trialled individual cultivars over the years as well, including Melbourne, which I absolutely loved for cricket. It’s been great having that relationship where we’re able to trial new grasses and see what works.”

Perhaps the greatest endorsement comes from the fact that, despite trying alternative products over the years, Adam always finds himself returning to MM50 for cricket square renovations.

“We’ve used MM50 for more than 20 years,” he says. “Every now and again we’ve renovated a square with another manufacturer’s seed just to make sure we’re still getting the best product. Every single time we’ve gone back to MM50. That’s testament to its consistency.”

That consistency is evident in every stage of the renovation process.

“We get excellent wear tolerance, strong recovery, good germination and a healthy sward going into winter. Those are the things that matter.”

Even during one of the driest summers in recent years, when renovation timings were dictated by prolonged drought, Adam remained confident in the seed’s ability to perform once moisture returned.

“This year has been really challenging,” he explains. “We renovated early but then had virtually no rainfall. Once we started getting some moisture back, the seed came through well. We’ve seen similar conditions before and MM50 has always established strongly once the weather turns in our favour.”

Alongside MM50, Radley College also uses MM60 alongside MM Tetrasport across winter sports pitches and MM9 on the golf course, giving Adam confidence across every area of the site.

For Adam, however, it isn’t just about one successful product.

“I think there are three things everybody wants from seed: good cultivars, good germination and cleanliness. MM consistently delivers all three.”

He has also become a firm believer in MM Seed’s Headstart coating technology after initially approaching coated seed with some scepticism.

“I was probably like a lot of people and wondered whether coatings really made much difference,” he says. “But when you compare it with an uncoated seed, the plant just seems stronger. You get that little bit of extra vigour during establishment, whether that’s quicker rooting or stronger early growth. Sometimes that’s all you need to give the grass the best possible start.”

With increasingly unpredictable weather patterns, Adam believes flexibility has become just as important as product choice.

“We can no longer stick to a fixed renovation calendar,” he says. “We have to work with the weather and adapt our timings. That’s just part of modern grounds management.”

What hasn’t changed is the confidence he places in MM Seed.

“When you’ve been using a product for over 20 years and you keep coming back to it, that tells its own story. It’s the consistency that makes the difference.”

Visit the new and improved MM Seed website at www.mm-seeds.co.uk

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