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Announcement of resignation of chief operating officer

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Announcement of resignation of chief operating officer: The British & International Golf Greenkeepers Association (BIGGA) has today announced the resignation of Chief Operating Officer Sami Strutt.

Sami (née Collins), will depart the association in February 2024 before taking up a role as education director at the Bernhard Academy.

Announcement of resignation of chief operating officer

Announcement of resignation of chief operating officer

Sami joined the association in 1993 as an administration assistant. Over the ensuing 30 years Sami rose through the organisation, being appointed chief operating officer in 2022.

Notable successes of her time with BIGGA include the development of the world-leading Continue to Learn education programme, BIGGA’s innovative Continuing Professional Development system and the Future Turf Managers’ Initiative. She has been instrumental in the development of the Master Greenkeeper Certificate, the Toro Student Greenkeeper of the Year Awards and the BIGGA Delegation to the GCSAA Conference and Trade Show with Bernhard and Company.

In 2019, Sami was invited to officially open the Bernhard Academy at the company’s headquarters in Haverhill, Suffolk.

In recent times Sami assisted BIGGA Chief Executive Jim Croxton as the association navigated the COVID-19 pandemic, hosting webinars to give BIGGA members ongoing access to digital learning despite the enforced cancellation of BTME 2021.

Upon being appointed chief operating officer in January 2022, Sami gained responsibility for a wider portfolio, overseeing the activities of BIGGA’s membership team with a remit to advance the operational structure of the association.

Sami is a graduate of The R&A’s Women in Golf Leadership Programme and has since progressed to become a coach for participants of the programme.

Sami said: “I have loved working for BIGGA and I anticipated spending my entire career with the association. Being able to have so much input into a business that I joined when I was so young was amazing, but I’m certain that this move is the right decision. This opportunity with the Bernhard Academy is one that I never imagined would be made available to me, so it is one that I couldn’t turn down. My certainty that this is the right decision is testament to what I have achieved with BIGGA, as the association has given me the experience and ability to take this next step.”

Jim Croxton, BIGGA chief executive, said: “When many people think of BIGGA, they think of Sami Strutt. She’s been a fundamental part of our team for over 30 years and has been at the heart of many of the things that are good about our association. She’s a hugely popular and important member of the BIGGA family and we’re disappointed to lose her, but thrilled that she’s got an opportunity to make her mark on the wider industry and one that will hopefully align with BIGGA’s strategic ambitions going forwards.

“I’m sad to lose a valued colleague but glad that we’ll still be in regular contact. She’s had a wonderful journey with BIGGA and I’m proud that the Bernhard Academy has chosen her to take on this key role.”

For more from Sami, including recollections of her time at BIGGA and her thoughts on the future of the association, head to the BIGGA website.

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New appointment announcement

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New appointment announcement: Following the decision of John Moverley to step down as Chairman from the end of June 2022, the Board of the Amenity Forum is very pleased to announce the appointment of Peter Corbett as its Executive Officer from 1st July 2022.

As part of a review of its structure, the intention is to appoint a Chairman of both the Forum and the Board as a separate post drawn from its own membership. This appointment will be announced shortly.

New appointment announcement

New appointment announcement

Whilst John is stepping down from his current role, certainly for the time being, he will provide some support for Peter in the interim particularly in terms of government affairs and Kate Hopkins will continue to provide full administrative support and have responsibilities for communications.

Peter Corbett is an independent consultant with much experience within the amenity sector and strong technical knowledge. He is very much looking forward to the challenges ahead.

Jim Croxton, a Forum Board member, said ’’We are delighted to welcome Peter. During the 13 years in which the Forum has operated under its current structure, much progress has been made and it has a recognised key role across the UK in promoting best practice in the management of amenity and sports spaces. Peter is the ideal person to now take matters forward and move us into the next phase of development at a crucial time of change for the sector’’

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Turf Machinery Spares announcement

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Turf Machinery Spares announcement: Brinly Hardy Co. announces today that the UK based company “Turf Machinery Spares Ltd” has been appointed as its distributor of the “Spyker Spreaders” brand for the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.  This allows Spyker Spreaders to strongly position itself within the UK’s Turfcare Market.

“We are excited that Turf Machinery Spares Ltd. is now leading the distribution in the UK and Northern Ireland. They have an excellent team and a very efficient operation that is centrally located with strong logistics partners nearby. Their ability to support our customers in short order, while also offering new products and spare parts online was something we wanted. We are confident they have the best stock of Spyker Spreaders and spare parts to support our new and existing customers.” said Spyker Spreaders Sales Director, Roger Beames.

Turf Machinery Spares announcement

Turf Machinery Spares announcement

Trevor Brooks – Sales Director  Turf Machinery Spares Ltd commented – I have always been impressed with the quality of Spyker spreaders and we felt this was an ideal product for us and we are all looking forward to working with the Brinley Hardy Group to grow the Spyker Spreader market here in the UK, it’s a great quality product , reliable and built to very high standards. In my view the best on the market and the certainly aimed at the professional .

Brinly-Hardy Company’s Spyker Spreaders brand is based in Indiana USA. Spyker Spreaders has been designing and manufacturing its products for over 150 years, which are used globally by Landscape Pro’s, Sports Turf Managers and Golf Course Superintendents. For more information about Spyker Spreaders please visit its website at www.spyker.com

Turf Machinery Spares Ltd. is based in Surrey UK. Its principals have over 60 years’ experience in the Turfcare industry. The company is recognized as the country’s leading supplier of high-quality Turfcare spare parts and golf course accessories.

For more information about Turf Machinery Spares, Ltd. please visit its website at www.turfmachinery.co.uk 01483 764467 sales@turfmachinery.co.uk

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Avant UK announcement

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Avant UK announcement: Seemingly against all odds, despite the global turmoil generated by COVID19 pandemic Avant UK clients, users, owners & operators in serval industry sectors saw yet again another growth year.

Avant’s are available across the UK in 30 outlets from Somerset to Scotland. Avant boasts a strong dealership network covering all sectors from farming to construction, landscaping to property maintenance. We at Avant offer local UK support from a strong established dealership providing sales, service, technical support and hire.

Avant UK announcement

Avant UK announcement

COMING SOON – TO A DEALERSHIP NEAR YOU

As the Avant UK network goes from strength to strength,  we can now offer the same level of service with the launch and addition of Leguan Lifts, the new generation access platforms, at selected specialist dealerships. Leguan Lifts, manufactured in Finland, is a subsidiary of the Avant Tecno Group,  producing versatile and user-friendly all terrain spider lifts.

John Spencer, Sales and Marketing Director for Avant Tecno UK Ltd has these words to say about the launch “Over the past few years demand has grown not only from our never-ending loyal fan base of Avant® Loader owners but also from those owners and operators of our Leguan® spider Lifts. We are now in a position to offer the same level of expertise and service for the Leguan® lifts through a growing network of specialist dealerships through the UK, bringing the Leguan® spider lifts closer to the customer.

This year, we are unveiling, not only new and updated Spider lift models, our new and refreshed Leguan® branding but it’s also the 30th anniversary of Avant® Loaders being sold worldwide, so lots of exciting things to come from the Avant family.”

Jori Mylläri, VP, Sales & Marketing for Leguan Lifts Oy, talking about the UK Launch added “The introduction of the new generation Leguan spider lifts that come with many unrivalled features and user-friendly control have helped us reach new heights in recent years. It is time to introduce these products for the wider UK audience together with the professionals at Avant UK”.

STRAIGHT TO THE POINT

Leguan Lifts Oy, founded in 1990 specialise in designing and manufacturing reliable and technologically advanced self-propelled access platforms. Leguan has a long tradition in this field; the first self-propelled access platform with outriggers was introduced in 1994. In recent years, Leguan Lifts has completely restructured their product selection introducing many unseen features and the most user-friendly interface to date.

Every spider lift is designed with extraordinary all-terrain capabilities and robust boom structure, which makes Leguan’s versatile and fit for any access job. Leguan’s are built to withstand all climates from the heat of Australia to the freezing cold winters of the Nordics.

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Replay Maintenance announcement

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Replay Maintenance announcement: Following the announcement last night regarding Covid-19, the Replay Board of Directors have made the difficult decision to suspend all works until further notice to help ensure the safety and wellbeing of our Staff and Customers.

Due to the nature of our work with Operatives moving from facility to facility we felt it was our ultimate duty of care to fully abide by the Government’s policy on tightening the social distancing measures. We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause but hope that normal service can resume over the next few weeks.

Replay Maintenance announcement

Replay Maintenance announcement

We have enabled home-working for office-based Staff over the last 2 weeks and will continue to have Staff presence over this next period who will be available to respond and answer any new or existing enquiries or general queries.

These are unprecedented and challenging times, from all of the Staff at Replay we wish you well and hope you stay safe and healthy during the coming days and weeks.

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Bernhard company announcement

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Bernhard company announcement: The whole world knows now of the global Corona virus crisis facing all of us. Daily news updates make it absolutely clear that business cannot continue as it has.

All employers have a duty of care to their employees, customers and suppliers. We are no different and we take this very seriously.

Bernhard company announcement

Bernhard company announcement

In line with the scientific projections and Government instructions, Bernhard and Company has come to the decision to suspend its operations with immediate effect on March 24th.

Steven Nixon, Director of Bernhard Company, explained: “Nobody knows how long this crisis will last but clearly it will become much more difficult to continue to trade for several months. However, we will keep customers and partners up to date with developments and will review the situation weekly, observing always the government’s advice.”

The unprecedented impact of Coronavirus on businesses globally is an enormous challenge. Many businesses must dramatically curtail operations. We are doing that now but with great care to safeguard our staff and the teams who work with us. In due course we will be able to share our plans for the better times that will return.

Please be patient during this extraordinary time of worry and its threats to our health and wellbeing. Thank you, our employees, customers, suppliers and partners, for your continued support. We’ll be in touch with you again soon with updates on the situation and how we are dealing with it. You’ll be kept in the loop with details of our progress.

For any queries, please contact Bernhard Company on: queries@bernhard.co.uk so we can respond as you would expect. We care deeply about all our friends and know you do too.

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Amenity Sprayer Operator of the Year Announcement At BTME

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Amenity Sprayer Operator of the Year Announcement At BTME: The overall winner of the Amenity Forum Sprayer Operator of the Year Awards, which is sponsored by ICL and Syngenta, and supported by BASIS, will be announced at the 2018 BTME event in Harrogate.

The awards, in their third year, seek to recognise and reward the industry’s best sprayer operators. Its aim is to improve overall standards by identifying the best practice of individuals to enhance results – and sharing their experiences across the industry.

Amenity Sprayer Operator of the Year Announcement AT BTME

Over the past year, sprayer operators from all over the UK have been entering one of three categories and the winners were announced at the recent Amenity Forum conference, held at the Pirelli Stadium, Burton on Trent.

The category winners were:

Sports turf: Using a knapsack/boom sprayer: Chris Phillips – Complete Weed Control

Chris joined Complete Weed Control, South Wales in 2001 as an operator and soon became proficient in the skill of street pavements herbicide application before excelling in the fine turf side of the business. Since acquiring the CWC franchise in south and central Wales, his business has gone from strength to strength and in particular his work on golf courses has been widely praised.

Chris feels extremely proud to have won this category and believes it is a major achievement in his highly successful career so far.

Landscape & Industrial: Using a knapsack sprayer: Nathan Hume – SH Goss Ltd

Nathan, Contracts Manager and Ecologist for SH Gross Ltd, primarily specialises in the prevention of invasive non-native plants and also operates in a wide variety of sites including airports, railways, cemeteries, rivers, forests, nature reserves, construction sites and golf courses.

“It was an honour to receive the award. Myself and the company have always followed best practice so awards like this are a nice justification that we are doing things right,” he said.

Amenity Sprayer Operator of the Year Announcement AT BTME

Landscape & Industrial: Using a vehicle sprayer: Lee Harrison – Complete Weed Control

Lee joined Complete Weed Control South Wales five years ago and is regarded as a very intelligent operator, who is highly motivated and anxious to do a good job every day. He is extremely knowledgeable with all aspects of pesticide applications and especially when it comes to calibration. His precision is said to be ‘legendary’ within the company.

The three category winners have now been invited by ICL and Syngenta to attend the BTME Welcome Reception where the overall winner will be announced. Not only will the winner receive the Amenity Forum Shield but they will also have a number of fantastic prizes to choose from which include.

  1. Flights, accommodation and entry to GCSAA 2018 San Antonio, Texas – or
  2. Flights, accommodation and entry to GIE Expo 2018 Louisville, Kentucky – or
  3. ICL / Syngenta products to the value of £2,000

Please contact ICL on 01473 237100 or visit www.icl-sf.co.uk or www.icl-sf.ie if you are in Ireland.

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