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SAGE comes to Malvern

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SAGE comes to Malvern: The SAGE Expo 2022 is going to be one of the top outdoors tradeshows of the year and they have selected the perfect venue. For people working in the sports and grounds maintenance sector, an outdoor tradeshow is much more practical than attending an indoor event.

The Sports and Grounds Expo first launched in 2021 to provide the outdoor space that allows exhibitors to give full, hands-on demonstrations of their products and enables visitors to see the products and solutions in action.

SAGE comes to Malvern

SAGE comes to Malvern

This year the event promises to be bigger and better, hosted at the picturesque Three Counties Showground in Malvern and benefitting from the expanse 90 acres of land and high standard of facilities.

The location also provides enough space to implement measures to create a COVID safe environment while we still face the challenges of the pandemic. The venue has been awarded the ‘We’re Good to Go’ charter mark by Visit England, the official tourist board for the region and is recognised as upholding the necessary health and safety guidance to meet the government’s COVID-19 requirements.

Many businesses in the industry have been heavily impacted by the pandemic and the team at SAGE are going above and beyond to ensure that the tradeshow provides a springboard for success across the sports and grounds industry, as it looks to recover and bounce back stronger.

The event will bring all of the biggest brands together and will be the ideal opportunity for people working in the industry to network and find out more about the new products and trends that are delivering improvements to the sports and grounds maintenance industry.

Exhibitors will be allocated a spacious outdoor pitch offering unrivalled value-for-money, with prices from £8/m2 for the excellent lead generating and sales opportunities presented by this well-resourced event.

Sports and grounds maintenance businesses are very excited to have this platform to showcase their products and to get the chance to network with other industry experts, especially with the all new headline event, “Sustainable Solutions for Grounds Specialists”, taking place in partnership with Bio-Circle.

Matthew Coleman, Sales Manager of TORO explains how beneficial the event will be for his company:

“This is a dedicated show for our industry at the perfect time of year (mid-season), where the weather should be reasonable and it is a quieter period, allowing more time for follow up enquiries after the event.

Rather than paying premium costs for indoor facilities where it is impossible to provide realistic demonstrations, this outdoor tradeshow is tailored for ground care and the other work that is involved in our industry.

We’re really looking forward to a busy but fun two days of meeting people from all sections of the sports and grounds maintenance industry at this wonderful venue.”

The SAGE 2022 tradeshow is an unmissable event for anyone in the sports and grounds maintenance industry, you can still book your place, to exhibit by contacting us (details below). Visitor registration will open soon.

To book a stand, contact the SAGE team by email: team@sportsandgrounds.co.uk or go to the website: www.sportsandgrounds.co.uk now.

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Two is company when it comes to ISEKI

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Two is company when it comes to ISEKI: ISEKI UK & Ireland, distributors of ISEKI compact tractors and mowers alongside their local dealer Rickerby based in Carlisle, recently sold a TLE3410 following an initial TG6490 IQ to Richmond (Yorks) Golf Club.

Established in 1892 Richmond Golf Club in North Yorkshire holds a 18 hole golf course, carefully maintained and constantly improved by a team of three greenkeepers headed up by Rob Spaven, Head Greenkeeper, Iain Leversuch and Daniel Dean.  With the course’s long history, the team are passionate about continuing to refine the course bringing it back to its natural habitat. Over-looking a valley it is perfectly positioned for stunning views at every hole no matter what the Yorkshire weather throws at it.

Two is company when it comes to ISEKI

Two is company when it comes to ISEKI

Having purchased its first TG6490 IQ tractor from local dealer Rickerby based in Hexham four years ago the club has since grown in popularity and memberships, which in turn means more pressure on the greenkeeping team to keep developing the course.

Commenting on the initial purchase Rob Spaven explained; “One of the main reasons we purchased the TG6490 IQ was because of the tractors low ground pressure ensuring minimal damage on the greens, we are a wet course thanks to the local Yorkshire weather so this is very important to us.”

“Another invaluable tool of this particular tractor is the Headland management system when verti-draining. Instead of acting like an octopus having to constantly keep lifting and lowering the implement, starting and stopping the PTO whilst turning and realigning, the headland management system cuts out the PTO when lifted and re-engages on return down all with one simple lever making these repetitive tasks so much easier and safer.”

“There is a big selection of 24 gears for the ultimate control, 1,580kg lift capacity perfect for operating implements, moving logs and towing trailers, and most importantly the air con cab is a god send when working in Yorkshire inclement weather!”

With the increased maintenance that was now required due to the club’s success, it was decided another tractor was needed to keep up with the workload.  This is where the new TLE3410 comes in, commenting on the decision Rob Spaven explained; “again with its low ground pressure and minimal damage on the greens the 40hp TLE3410 with 1000kg lift capacity was chosen for spraying and slitting fairways.  A really good, simple tractor that’s bomb proof and perfect for operators to just jump on and use.”

“As greenkeepers we are all worried about taking tractors on the greens, but when you’ve got two tractors that barely leave any marks, what more could you ask for! The TG’s reliability has been faultless, club’s don’t have as much excess money anymore, we can’t afford big repair bills but we have had no problems with this tractor.”

“After the excellent service and back up received from our first ISEKI tractor from local dealer Rickerby, we didn’t hesitate to contact them again for the purchase of our TLE3410.  The staff at ISEKI UK have also been brilliant, they are a friendly bunch to deal with, happy to answer any questions and there is really good communication from them.  I cannot speak highly enough of them to be honest and would highly recommend ISEKI products.”

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750,000th JCB engine comes off the line

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750,000th JCB engine comes off the line: JCB is celebrating a major milestone for its award-winning engine.

The 750,000th engine has just come off the line at JCB Power Systems in Derbyshire where production first began in 2004.

750,000th JCB engine comes off the line

750,000th JCB engine comes off the line

Engine production was extended to India in 2011- helping to power JCB to the landmark figure.

JCB Chairman Lord Bamford said: “750,000 engines is quite some milestone when you consider that we only started manufacturing 17 years ago. So much has been achieved over that time with our engines including two world land speed records. With the development of our new hydrogen motor, there is so much more to come and the future for our engine business looks very bright.”

More than half of the 750,000 engines have been made at JCB Power Systems which produces a range from 55-212kW. The engines are used to power JCB’s products as well as those of customers producing equipment as diverse as road sweepers, screeners and crushers and barges.

JCB India’s Delhi plant currently manufactures around 48 engine variants for the Indian market and for export.

Among the highlights of the past 17 years of engine production was a Queen’s Award for International Trade for JCB Power Systems in 2016 honouring a 325% growth in third party sales.

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