Issue 107 • June 2016 Number 1 for turfcare professionals Pitchmark chosen for Euro 2016 In this issue : Football Focus, Specialist Mowers, Tennis Focus, Dealership Focus, Turf Treatment, Contractor Update Effective mowing & collecting @wiedenmannUK RMR 230 V-F Super Pro TXL MCS Favorit 650 MCS XP Super 500 Super 600 is growing... 2 and 3 November 2016 NEC Birmingham SALTEX is at the heart of the industry and the must attend event for anyone maintaining or managing pitches, estates, grounds, landscaping, play areas and parks. Bigger exhibition Enhanced expert advice Latest industry innovations More educational seminars New student competition Larger awards event Free admission to exhibition. To register visit www.iogsaltex.com. @IOG_SALTEX IoG Saltex T NEWS 13 NEWS A quiet finish at Warrington GC 10 FOOTBALL FOCUS PERCHED as it is on the highest point greenkeepers are working closing 18 SPECIALIST MOWERS in Cheshire and offering panoramic with a number of contractors, such as views over Lancashire, Merseyside arborists, mechanics, irrigation 22 TENNIS FOCUS and the Welsh mountains, members technicians and a pest control team 24 DEALERSHIP FOCUS: at Warrington Golf Club would be to create a more heathland feel to the FAIRWAYS GROUP forgiven for thinking they are far away course. from civilisation on the tranquil 18- “With the help of Cheshire Turf 26 TURF TREATMENT hole course. But with the M56 just a Machinery we also chose two mile down the road and houses all Greensmaster 1600 pedestrian 30 CONTRACTOR UPDATE around, quite the opposite is true. mowers for the hand mowing of the Managing noise restrictions with tees, a TriFlex 3420 hybrid triple the tight mowing schedule the Course manager John Mcloughlin. mower for the aprons, two undulating course demands, is course “We chose three Greensmaster Reelmaster 3550 mowers for the BUSINESS manager John Mcloughlin’s eFlex 2100 electric pedestrian fairways and a Reelmaster 3100 for Publisher: responsibility. Here he tells us how he mowers as they are so quiet and the semi roughs. The quality of cut Martin Smart Tel: 01892 664555 achieves the fine balance with the allow us to cut the greens before 7 and finish from that combination of [email protected] help of Toro. o’clock, which had previously not machines is exceptional in helping “To keep standards consistent we been possible. The extremely quiet maintain plant health and vigour on Advertising Sales: aim to cut the full course a minimum operating experience and their all the playing surfaces, which is Debbie Tunstill Tel: 01892 575513 three days a week throughout the essential to firm them up.” contour following design has worked [email protected] playing season. We are a very busy fantastically well on our undulating The set up and maintenance of the course so it is important we site.” Toro machines is, says John, Editor: Mervyn Barnard can achieve this in a five-hour period As well as the day-to-day “universal”, which allows for a very Tel: 01892 575516 to finish ahead of golf teeing off at 8 management of the course, John and straightforward user experience [email protected] o’clock in the morning. his full-time team of seven across the fleet. Associate Editor: Jemima Codrington Tel: 01892 575512 Pitch renovation tour at Leyland [email protected] Editorial Assistants: THE ninth date of the UK & Ireland the aim of expanding his knowledge. Josh Hodge Pitch Renovation Tour took place at “I’ve found the event very, very Tel: 01892 575511 the home of the Lancashire Football interesting,” he said. “I was thrown [email protected] Association in Leyland on Thursday into groundskeeping 12 months ago Jack Alexander 12th May, with a wide variety of and today’s been a great opportunity Tel: 01892 575511 grassroots and professional to learn.” [email protected] groundsmen coming to the event. The chance to learn and develop a Contributor: Over 80 groundsmen, club further understanding of the different James de Havilland officials, contractors and council practices that can be carried out was Turf Business is published by: representatives came to the all-day also taken by Judith Hayhurst from Marjentin Media Ltd event, which was supported by Lancashire County Council, who Lilac House Dennis, SISIS, ICL, Limagrain, New wanted to attend the event to find out Whitehill Road Holland and Pitchcare. The UK & Ireland Pitch Renovation how they could improve their school Crowborough The importance of the tour and its Tour at Leyland. playing fields. East Sussex TN6 1JP aim of improving the quality of massive difference to their surfaces. “It’s been a very well organised Whilst every effort was made to ensure the information in this magazine is correct at the time of going to press, the grassroots natural turf sports pitches in One such groundsman was Sam and enjoyable day. Having the publishers cannot accept legal responsibility for any errors or omissions, nor can they accept responsibility for the the UK & Ireland was evident among Konczynski from Kirby Lonsdale chance to be talked through the standing of advertisers nor any editorial contributions. The views expressed do not necessarily reflect those of the the guests, many of whom realised Rugby Club, who is new to the machines before getting the publisher. No part of this publication may be reproduced what small changes could be made to industry with little previous opportunity to see how well they without the written permission of the publishers. © Turf Business 2016 their own programme to make a knowledge and came to Leyland with work is invaluable.” LEADING IN TURF CARE INNOVATIONS With over 30 years of experience in the industry, Classen has established itself as a true force in grounds care as well as the brand of choice for commercial and rental markets. Our tough, easy to use and maintain product line includes sod cutters, aerators, turf rakes and overseeders. Demonstrations available. Call for local dealer details. www.classen.uk.com GROUNDS CARE UK 0800 840 0888 Part of the Schiller worldwide group of companies TB0616 www.TURFBUSINESS.co.uk JUNE 2016 3 T NEWS New wide area mowers from John Deere JOHN DEERE’S 1500 Series II smoother ride. The optional premium Comfort front rotary mowers are now cab features heating, air conditioning available in the UK & Ireland, after and excellent all-round visibility. being sold in a number of other These professional front rotary European countries. They are suitable mowers can be equipped with a for wide area mowing in the choice of hydraulic side or rear- commercial, golf and amenity turf discharge decks with working widths markets where operator comfort, high up to 3m, which are designed to cope output mowing performance and with long, dense grass and uneven uptime are key requirements. terrain. A CrossCut function allows Featuring a powerful Yanmar 49hp the operator to lift the deck just off the four-cylinder engine, hydrostatic four- ground when turning, and a ‘smart’ wheel drive and diff-lock, a standard CommandArm armrest controls, the ride for all mowing jobs. weight transfer system shifts the air suspension seat and a spacious new 1505 and 1515 mowers are Front deck suspension activates weight from the mowing deck to the operator platform with designed to provide a comfortable automatically during road use, for a drive wheels for extra traction. WITH a warm British Summer Time greenkeepers’ budgets,” he warns. in full swing, water management “These unwanted symptoms specialist Otterbine is advising Time to oxygenate impact on the golfer’s experience and greenkeepers to aerate water hazards the golf club’s reputation, and may now, before oxygen depletion or say Otterbine also require costly fixative stress situations occur. programmes. Once a lake has lost its Maintaining high water quality is Robert Jackson, Irrigation Manager at until symptoms of poor water quality ecological balance, it goes into crisis, an essential part of successful golf Lely Turfcare, Otterbine’s UK appear before implementing good at which point the cost of restoring it course management all year round, distributor, explains why it’s vital to water management could be dramatically rises. As well as often but both the light and heat generated act now rather than later. “Waiting detrimental to both the environment being more expensive to implement, by the sun can quickly lead to severe reactive solutions tend to be less problems in lakes and ponds. friendly to the environment too,” The resultant warmer water and Robert explains. excess nutrients, combined with low With solutions suitable for small oxygen levels and minimal ponds to vast lakes, Otterbine’s wide circulation, prematurely ages water range of aeration systems comprise and throws the natural ecosystem out aerating fountains, industrial aerators of balance. This can lead to algae, and diffused air systems. Each has aquatic weeds and odours, as well as unique features that work to increase sludge build up and even dead fish. oxygen levels and circulate oxygen In order to avoid this, a proper rich water, keeping water quality water management system should be high, and inhibiting algae, aquatic Ensure clear waters with Otterbine’s range of aeration systems. put in place as soon as possible. weeds and odours. Jacobsen Eclipse 322 for Patshull Park PATSHULL Park Golf & Country for a replacement for our old control the frequency of cut ensures leaks – as there isn’t any hydraulic Club have taken delivery of a machine, we wanted to ensure that that we can match our mowing oil in the machine! Jacobsen Eclipse 322 diesel-electric we evaluated all of our options. We regime to the prevailing conditions. “The demonstration and buying hybrid mower from Jacobsen UK needed to make a decision based on Servicing is also simple with the process was through Jacobsen Direct.