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UK tracker kit deal signed
Ransomes Jacobsen has signed a deal with Canadian firm DSG Tag Systems to sell its TAG-150 fleet... Read moreGrowth reported at STIHL
STIHL has reported 10.8 per cent growth in 2011 with a record turnover of EUR2.6bn. ... Read moreRobot scores the latest green goal at Forest Green Rovers
A robot has joined the grounds staff at Forest Green Rovers to save time-wasting on the pitch in... Read moreRacecourse steals a march with new aeration kit
Beverley Racecourse in East Yorkshire has switched from using external contractors for turf aeration... Read moreCardiff signals Olympic role
A giant set of Olympic Rings was put up outside Cardiff's City Hall last week to herald the Olympic... Read moreDeluges put an end to drought but not hosepipe bans
Some 19 regions are no longer officially in drought following the wettest April on record and... Read moreMinistry of Defence offers procurement tips
Business event will give advice to smaller companies on how to access £14bn of defence jobs. ... Read moreContractors cite rain in hosepipe plea
Industry unites to pursue turf-watering exemption as businesses report mounting sales losses from... Read moreLantra website aims to benefit employers and learners
Sector skills council Lantra has relaunched its website - www.lantra-awards.co.uk - for horticulture... Read morePlumpton College cancels open day because of waterlogged parking
Plumpton College in East Sussex has cancelled its open day on Saturday 12 May 2012 because car... Read moreYoung Horticulturist of the Year final for May
The final of the Institute of Horticulture's Young Horticulturist of the Year competition will be on... Read moreIndustry bodies renew calls for hosepipe concessions
Representatives from the landscape and turf industry are calling for water companies to review their... Read moreHosepipe ban takes jobs as clarity eludes water firms
Latest evidence gathered by Turfgrass Growers Association shows the drastic impact of water... Read morePrize for oldest Etesia Hydro
Twenty-two years after the first Hydro 100 came to market as the world's first direct-collect ride... Read moreRyegrass launched on UK market after pot and field tests
Barenbrug has launched BAR 7 regenerating perennial ryegrass (RPR) sports mixture in the UK... Read moreHTA advertises for director general
The HTA is advertising for a new director general with the closing date for applications on 25 May. ... Read moreEtesia appoints new dealer
Etesia UK has appointed Golf & Turf Machinery in Wakefield, West Yorkshire, as its new dealer for... Read moreWettest April on record does not mean end to hosepipe bans
The wettest April in the UK for over 100 years will not lead to an end to the hosepipe ban, say... Read moreRansomes rides out to Spain
PGA Catalunya Resort, recently voted the Number-one golf course in Spain, has just signed a five... Read moreTurf Centre quits growing turf
Turf Centre, the 41-year-old company in Liss, Hampshire, has stopped growing turf. ... Read moreDjokovic honoured for 2011 achievements
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