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Attraxor helps Airdrie Golf Club deliver stronger, smoother greens

July 9, 2026/in News, Press Release/by Admin

Attraxor helps Airdrie Golf Club deliver stronger, smoother greens At Airdrie Golf Club, Course Manager Jordan Cameron has taken a clear, back-to-basics approach to turf management, and with the support of Agrovista Amenity and growth regulator Attraxor®, the results are speaking for themselves. Jordan joined the club, which celebrates its 150th anniversary next year, nearly […]

New report reveals how sports clubs could deliver modern facilities through relocation

July 9, 2026/in News, Press Release/by Admin

New report reveals how sports clubs could deliver modern facilities through relocation A new report has revealed how sports clubs with limited space in built-up areas could use relocation to deliver modern facilities and widen community access. Planning for Sport: Relocation, Relocation, Relocation?, produced by national planning and development consultancy Lichfields, says a move to […]

Attraxor helps Airdrie Golf Club deliver stronger, smoother greens

July 9, 2026/in News, Press Release/by Admin

New report reveals how sports clubs could deliver modern facilities through relocation

July 9, 2026/in News, Press Release/by Admin

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Attraxor helps Airdrie Golf Club deliver stronger, smoother greens

July 9, 2026/in News, Press Release/by Admin

Attraxor helps Airdrie Golf Club deliver stronger, smoother greens

At Airdrie Golf Club, Course Manager Jordan Cameron has taken a clear, back-to-basics approach to turf management, and with the support of Agrovista Amenity and growth regulator Attraxor®, the results are speaking for themselves.

Attraxor helps Airdrie Golf Club deliver stronger, smoother greens

Jordan joined the club, which celebrates its 150th anniversary next year, nearly three years ago after a varied career in greenkeeping that began when he left school.

The opportunity to take on the course manager role at Airdrie was one he couldn’t ignore.

“I could see the opportunity to implement my own ideas and take things to the next level,” he says. “Everything we said from day one that we were going to do, we’ve managed to achieve so far. It’s not just the greens; we’ve improved all aspects of the course.”

One of Jordan’s key objectives from the outset was to reduce disease pressure through solid agronomic fundamentals.

“The main goal when I came in was to go as disease-free as we possibly could,” he explains. “We achieved that in the first year. It’s really just about going back to basics – keeping the plant dry, keeping the surface open, and doing the simple things well.”

With a team of four maintaining the parkland course, those fundamentals include regular aeration at varying depths, scarifying, slitting, and winter use of a sarel roller to keep surfaces open and healthy.

“I always say there isn’t just one thing that makes the difference,” Jordan adds. “It’s everything working together.”

Alongside those mechanical practices, Attraxor has become a central part of the greens management programme. Originally introduced to help reduce Poa annua seedheads, the plant growth regulator quickly proved its value across the growing season.

“In my other roles I have used it briefly, but I really started using it properly here,” says Jordan. “It was mainly the Poa seedheads that we were targeting. I trialled it and it worked wonders.”

Attraxor contains the active ingredient prohexadione, which regulates turf growth by inhibiting the gibberellic acid pathway, reducing vertical growth and biomass while maintaining turf colour and quality. It also encourages root development, helping create stronger and more resilient playing surfaces.

For Jordan, the most noticeable improvement has been the consistency and density of the greens.

Attraxor helps Airdrie Golf Club deliver stronger, smoother greens

“The density of the turf is unbelievable,” he says. “It’s almost like a carpet. It’s thicker, tighter and sits a lot straighter without that lateral growth. It just creates a much nicer playing surface.”

Jordan has even experimented with winter applications of Attraxor – a decision that has delivered positive results on Airdrie’s free-draining, sand-based greens.

“We took a bit of a risk the first year trying it through the winter, but we noticed the ball roll was so much smoother,” he explains. “Coming into the season the surfaces were already in a much better position.”

Another key factor behind the programme’s success has been the support from Agrovista Amenity’s Technical Sales Manager Stewart Carbray. The relationship has developed to the point where the club now operates a full course programme with Agrovista as its sole supplier.

“We’ve got a full programme with them now for greens, tees and everything else – granular fertilisers, wetting agents, fungicides, the lot,” says Jordan. “Using Agrovista as a sole supplier just makes sense for us.”

More importantly, Jordan values the advice and honesty he receives from the team.

“Stewart is fantastic, he’s a huge help. Because he’s been a greenkeeper previously, he understands what you’re going through. It’s not just a sales relationship.”

He adds: “Stewart isn’t going to sell you something just for the sake of it. If he doesn’t think you need a product, he’ll say so. That level of trust is massive.”

With a growing portfolio of products and continued technical support, Agrovista Amenity is helping Jordan ensure that Airdrie’s historic course continues to move forward.

“As a course manager you need products that perform and people you can trust,” he says. “With Agrovista Amenity, we’ve got both.”

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New report reveals how sports clubs could deliver modern facilities through relocation

July 9, 2026/in News, Press Release/by Admin

New report reveals how sports clubs could deliver modern facilities through relocation

A new report has revealed how sports clubs with limited space in built-up areas could use relocation to deliver modern facilities and widen community access.

New report reveals how sports clubs could deliver modern facilities through relocation

Planning for Sport: Relocation, Relocation, Relocation?, produced by national planning and development consultancy Lichfields, says a move to a larger site can also help clubs broaden their offer and improve long-term finances.

The report has been published at a time when more than 30 million people in England do at least 150 minutes of sport and physical activity each week, while attendance at UK sports events reached more than 77 million in 2024.

For clubs whose existing grounds can no longer meet the needs and demands of participants, supporters and local communities, the report finds that moves to larger greenfield or Green Belt sites could provide new pitches, clubhouses, changing facilities, spectator areas, parking and community space.

It also looks at how the sale or redevelopment of former sites can help fund new, expanded or more varied facilities while creating opportunities for wider objectives such as supporting local needs and delivering new homes in sustainable locations.

Rob Murphy, Associate Director at Lichfields, said: “Many sports clubs are trying to meet modern expectations from sites that were never designed for the way sport is played, watched and supported today.

“Some clubs can improve what they already have, but others simply do not have the space.Relocation can provide a route to better facilities, stronger finances and a broader community offer, but the case must be made carefully in order to capture the opportunities that we have identified within the planning system.

“When considered in this context, relocation has not only the potential to revitalise clubs, but in certain cases, ensure their survival, securing their future for generations to come.”

Sport England research also shows that every £1 spent on community sport and physical activity generates £4.38 in return, strengthening the case for better facilities as part of wider efforts to support healthier, more active communities.

The report is intended to help sports clubs, local authorities and landowners across the UK understand the site selection, planning and community issues that can influence relocation projects.

At Bolton Wyresdale Amateur Football Club, Lichfields supported Westchurch Homes in securing planning permission for 94 homes alongside four new outdoor sports pitches, a clubhouse and parking on Green Belt land.

The club’s former pitches suffered from poor drainage and had no clubhouse or parking for players and visitors. The football club now has two new sports pitches, built in accordance with Football Association standards, to replace their original pitches. It also benefits from a new clubhouse with separate changing rooms to foster a more inclusive environment, which it is hoped will encourage more women and girls into sport, as well as those with mixed abilities.

In Bristol, Lichfields advised on the relocation of Dings Crusaders RFC from Lockleaze Recreation Ground to Shaftesbury Park in the South Gloucestershire Green Belt, alongside the redevelopment of the former site for 152 homes, including 52 affordable homes. Since the move, registered junior boys have increased from 40 to 314, junior girls from zero to 96, adult female players from zero to 45 and adult male players from 50 to 130.

Helen Ashby-Ridgway, Planning Director at Lichfields, added: “The strongest projects are not just about finding a larger site. They need clear evidence of why the existing ground no longer works, why the proposed site is suitable and what benefits the move will deliver for the club, the local community and the council.

“Green Belt and countryside sites can be difficult, but they are not closed off to sports and leisure uses. For clubs, councils and landowners, relocation can create options that might not be available on an existing ground, but it needs a clear case behind it.

“That means dealing with the hard questions early, from accessibility and proximity to nearby residents, to biodiversity, flood risk, site choice and the wider benefits a new facility would bring.”

The full report is available to download here.

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Attraxor helps Airdrie Golf Club deliver stronger, smoother greens

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