15 Weeks to BTME 2013 GREENKEEPER GI INTERNATIONAL Celebrating 25 years of BIGGA OCTOBER 2012 Inside... CLIMATE CONTROL Coping with our unpredictable climate A BRUSH WITH FAME Karl Parry’s new product Featured TORO BOY Toro Student Greenkeeper of the Year 2012 is Thomas Flavelle ALSO INSIDE... DRAINAGE : BASIS POINTS : HORSE CHESTNUT WELCOME FROM BIGGA BIGGA BIGGA President THE MOWER Sir Michael Bonallack, OBE BIGGA Board of Management Chairman Tony Smith THEY DON’T WANT Vice Chairman Chris Sealey BIGGA Past Chairman Andrew Mellon BIGGA Board Members Paul Worster, Gary Cunningham, Stuart Greenwood, Arnold Phipps-Jones, Jeremy YOU TO SEE. Hughes, Kenny MacKay, George Barr BIGGA Chief Executive Officer Jim Croxton BIGGA General Manager Tracey Maddison
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[email protected] www.bigga.org.uk Tel – 01347 833800 | Fax – 01347 833801 The Toro final three GrEEnkEEPEr InTErnationAL The official monthly magazine of the Toro youngsters shine British and International Golf Greenkeepers Association Limited. Production Congratulations to our cover star Thomas programme. The brochure, to be found within Design & Brand Flavelle of Lingdale Golf Club who this magazine, contains full details of the Turf Executive Managers Conference, the one and two day Tom Campbell triumphed over a very impressive field of fellow student greenkeepers to take the Workshops, our new ‘Focus On’ sessions and Tel – 01347 833800 ext 513 coveted Toro title last month. the free Seminar programme.
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