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STRI Group Announce Open Day

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STRI Group Announce Open Day: STRI Group has announced that its annual research open days will take place on 25 and 26 September 2019.

The event, which takes place at STRI’s UK research and development facility in Bingley, West Yorkshire, offers an opportunity for sport facility managers, owners, groundstaff and greenkeepers to learn about and discuss the development of the latest products and technology for the sportsturf industry.

STRI Group Announce Open Day

Dr Christian Spring, research operations manager, said: “STRI Research Days are an excellent way to gain insight into the latest developments and thinking on tackling current and future turf management issues.

“STRI Research Days offer turf managers a unique opportunity to network with, not only fellow turf managers, but to view and discuss the latest developments in turf maintenance with turfgrass scientists and industry professionals. This is reflected in feedback from previous events, where those attending have valued learning about what is new and upcoming in our industry and to have an opportunity to discuss these ideas.”

Delegates will be taken on a tour around a range of live research stations by an STRI staff member. At each station, there will be a joint presentation on the research being undertaken delivered by a member of STRI’s research team and representatives from the sponsor company. There will be time at the end of each presentation for delegates to ask questions.

STRI Research 2019 attendees can look forward to a freshly prepared breakfast, lunch and refreshments at no additional cost, as well catching up with fellow sport industry professionals. A limited number of discounted rooms are available and will be provided on a first come, first-serve basis.

Places are filling up quickly so if you would like to book a place for 2019 please email enquiries@strigroup.com, call +44 (0) 1274 565131 or tweet @striturf and indicate which day you would like to attend.

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Kverneland Announce New Franchises

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Kverneland Announce New Franchises: Leading Cornwall and Devon agricultural machinery dealership, Vincent Tractors & Plant, has been appointed as a Kverneland dealer for Cornwall and South Devon.

This means that its branches at Fraddon and Smithaleigh (Plympton) now have Kverneland-trained engineers and an extensive stock of parts and machines, meaning that it is able to provide after-sales and service for both new and existing Kverneland customers.

Kverneland Announce New Franchises

Paul Vincent, Managing Director of Vincent Tractors & Plant said “We are delighted to add Kverneland to our range of agricultural machines.  Kverneland produces a superb range of machines including ploughs, cultivators, fertiliser spreaders, mowers, balers, wrappers and diet feeders”.

“The addition of Kverneland to our range of agricultural machines will allow us to offer our customers a wider range of products.  We have been listening to our customers who have said that they would like us to supply a wider range of tillage machinery.  The addition of Kverneland will allow us to do that as they produce an excellent range of tillage equipment.”

“We have our Grassland Demo Day on 9th May at Spriddlestone Farm near Plymouth.  Visitors will be able to try out a wide range of machines, including a number of different Kverneland products,” said Paul.

To find out more about the range of Kverneland products check out their website https://uk.kverneland.com/ or contact Vincent Tractors & Plant at Fraddon on 01726 860332 or at Smithaleigh on 01752 981090.

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STRI Group Announce New Honours

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STRI Group Announce New Honours: The STRI Group has announced the addition of a new set of honours for the 2020 Golf Environment Awards (GEAs).

The Home Unions National awards, supported by the governing bodies for amateur golf in the UK, are designed to encourage clubs, just starting their ecological and environmental journey, to enter the GEAs.

STRI Group Announce New Honours

The GEAs have grown considerably in stature over the last few years and are now recognised as a prestigious and integrated award within the industry and at club level. Importantly the GEAs provide a vehicle for the industry and individual clubs to share information, grow their experience and importantly, demonstrate ecological and environmental best practice.

England Golf, Scottish Golf, Wales Golf and Golfing Union of Ireland joined the GEAs in 2018 to help create greater environmental awareness throughout golf. The Home Unions also provide a platform to help clubs grow the game by increasing membership and supporting sustainability at the heart of their communities.

Each Home Union will have its own National award for clubs in their region. Clubs must enter before the closing date of 2 August 2019. Shortlisted finalists will be confirmed in November 2019, and the winners will be announced at the GEAs in Harrogate during BTME week in January 2020.

The Home Unions National awards joins the existing GEA awards – Environmental Golf Course of the Year, Environmental Project of the Year, Conservation Greenkeeper of Year and Operation Pollinator.

Golf Environment Awards founder, Bob Taylor, said: “We wanted to make the GEAs even more accessible to golf clubs, however big or small, across all regions of the UK. Developing a new cluster of awards, with the support of the Home Unions, will hopefully encourage clubs who haven’t entered before to give the awards a try, and to use them as a springboard to aim for the other established GEA awards in the future.”

Steve Isaac, R&A Director of Sustainability, said: “The R&A is delighted that its affiliates in England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales are engaging with the Golf Environment Awards.  This new category will unearth some fantastic examples of good environmental practices which can be widely shared and adopted by others in the golf industry.”

Iain Lancaster, Club Support Manager at England Golf, said: “England Golf is delighted to be involved with the new Home Unions National Golf Environment Award. This will be a wonderful showcase for remarkable projects undertaken by our affiliated clubs. We hope it will inspire others to put good environmental management into practice.”

Sandy Veale, Golf Coordinator – Wales Golf, said: “Wales Golf is delighted to have been involved in the development of the new of the Home Unions National Award. With so many fantastic examples of good environmental management across Welsh Golf Clubs, which might otherwise have gone unrecognised, this is a fantastic opportunity to give clubs the credit they deserve and spread good practice across the Home Unions.”

Carolyn Hedley, Environment and Sustainability Manager Scottish Golf, said: “Scottish Golf is pleased to continue its support for the Golf Environment Awards in 2019 and we are delighted that the new National Award has been created to encourage more clubs to enter. The GEAs are a great way for clubs to demonstrate their superb environmental practices and projects and we would encourage more Scottish greenkeepers to get involved to get the recognition they deserve.”

Entry for the 2020 GEAs closes on Friday 2 August 2019. Visit golfenvironmentawards.com for more details and to submit your club’s application.

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AGS Announce Recent Accreditation

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AGS Announce Recent Accreditation: Advance Grass Solutions Ltd is proud to announce its recent accreditation to The Investors in People Standard. It’s a mark recognised across 75 countries that sets apart those companies that have achieved excellence in the way they lead, support and manage people.

“Achieving Investors in People accreditation is an outstanding achievement for such a young company“ said Jamie Bennett, CEO of Advance Grass Solutions. “It requires genuine commitment from the management, passionate employees with everyone focused on the ambitions of the organisation”

AGS Announce Recent Accreditation

“Our most valuable asset is our employees and as such we wanted effective tools to measure and benchmark performance against common global principles to ensure we are the best employer we can be”.

To meet the minimum level for accreditation organisations are required to meet all nine performance indicators. Sarah Baker, Financial Director of AGS added “We scored well above average on all 9 indicators but were particularly recognised as exceptional in recognising and rewarding high performance”.

Accreditation lasts for 3 years with annual reviews. AGS is committed to delivering continuous improvement and ultimately providing our customers with an outstanding level of service and support.

For more information on AGS or to enquire about ongoing opportunities to join the team  please call 01183-914540 or email info@advancegrass.com.

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Campey Announce Golf Demo Days

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Campey Announce Golf Demo Days: Campey Turf Care Systems have confirmed they will be holding two golf demonstration days at Clitheroe Golf Club (30th April) and Prestbury Golf Club (2nd May).

Starting at 8.30am and finishing at 2pm, both days will include practical machinery demonstrations, environmental management, cylinder grinding and an introduction to Consolidate Turf.

Campey Announce Golf Demo Days

Campey machines will be joined by Trimax Mowing Systems, Walker Mowers, Dennis Sisis and New Holland for the machinery demonstration portion of the day and James Hutchinson from BIGGA Ltd will open with a talk on golf course ecology.

Connor Huffman from Reel Sharp will be providing practical advice and best practice when it comes to cylinder grinding with the afternoon ending with Gary Robertson and Tony Kvedras of Consolidate Turf giving a talk on Consolidate products.

Campey product specialists will be at the events to through the latest techniques for aerations, scarification, seeding and grass cutting. The Koro Fieldtopmaker, Air2G2 Air Inject and Vredo Compact overseeder are just three of a number of machines taking part in the practical demonstrations, each showing their industry leading results in their discipline.

Campey Announce Golf Demo Days

Campey machines will also be on show at the BIGGA North-West Spring Golf Day on 1st May 2019 at Warrington Golf Club where aeration, scarification, seeding and grass cutting best practice will all be covered.

To RSVP for either event email info@campeyturfcare.com

For more information, visit: www.campeyturfcare.com

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