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Campey Turf Care Systems Winter 2019 - Issue 14
News
IN THIS ISSUE
CAMPEY MACHINES
USED TO PREPARE
PITCHES FOR 2019
RUGBY WORLD CUP
20 countries battle it out in Japan.
THE AIR2G2 BRINGS
NON-DISRUPTIVE
AERATION TO ASIA
Air2G2 Air Inject has been
an aeration revelation.
THE ‘PHENOMENAL’
KORO® FTM® PERFECT
Feyenoord head groundsman,
Erwin Beltman at Rotterdam’s
biggest football club.
CAMPEY™ ON SHOW
Campey™ exhibiting at trade
shows in 2019 across the world.
Wimbledon
use Air2G2
Historically, there has been no solid tine aeration on The All
England Lawn Tennis Club’s (AELTC) courts in the early part
of the year, but that has changed with the Air2G2 Air Inject.
CAMPEY NEWS WINTER 2019 - ISSUE 14
Dakota and
Vredo Impress
at The Irvine
Golf Club
A new Dakota 410 and Vredo
Overseeder have produced
impressive results at The
Irvine Golf Club in Scotland.
The Campey™ Turf Care Systems
machines were supplied through
The Double A Trading Co and their
representative Adrian Gardner, to
Derek Wilson who has been the head
greenkeeper at the James Braid
designed links for 33-years. The
attributes of the Dakota and Vredo
were the main reasons behind Derek’s
decision but the service from Campey
product specialist, Richard Heywood,
was equally as important.
Air2G2 Brings Non-Disruptive
Aeration to Asia
Since being introduced to the United Kingdom and Europe by Campey Turf
Care Systems, the Air2G2 Air Inject has been an aeration revelation.
It is being used across the world with “The compact size and weight of the “We’re very pleased with the two
Royal Selangor Golf Club, Kuala machine has been especially beneficial machines, and we’re pleased with the
Lumpur, Onwards Golf Club, Guam and when turning it in tight spots between back-up and how Richard has attended
Doha Golf Club, Qatar, all using it to the green and the bunkers. Those two to us,” Derek explained. “We’ve noticed
heighten their aeration programmes. factors also contribute to the minimal a difference in the spread, and we get
disruption element, and that allows us to the greens done a lot quicker now. One
Course superintendent at Royal use our machines regularly without fear
fill does three greens, it’s quick to move
Selangor Golf Club, Jack Cheong, of disrupting golfers, and that has meant
around the golf course, and we can
has had two spells at the Malaysian we can use it on a weekly basis.”
spread light or heavy if we want to, so
club totalling 15-years and has vast On average, Kuala Lumpur receives it gives us the option to do what’s best
experience with the wet climate and now 2500mm of rainfall, making effective for the course.
aerates his greens with the Air2G2 on a aeration vital to keeping the course open
weekly basis. for golfers. A practice green (above) has “We had some first-hand experience
been used for a long-term trial of the with the Vredo because we borrowed
“We got our Air2G2 at the beginning of Air2G2, with the left side of the green one from a local golf course and I was
2019, and it’s mainly been used on our untouched and the right portion receiving really pleased with the results. The
greens. They were quite compact under weekly aeration with the machine. seed came through quickly, and there
the surface where the traditional hollow For Jack, it’s clear there’s been a was very little wastage. We’ve had
tines could reach. The Air2G2 has definite improvement in the drainage our own one for six months now, and
helped break up this zone and improved characteristics during heavy downpours, it’s been out on the course, and we’re
the drainage throughout the profile and which has helped play resume quicker very pleased with the results on the
improved plant health. after heavy rainfall. areas we’ve used it on.”
CAMPEY NEWS WINTER 2019 - ISSUE 14
Esdav Experience After assessing the TopDrain
Esdav director of operations,
in drainage and we’re
looking forward to seeing
Immediate Fairway Lasse Jensen purchased a
machine through Campey
how the fairways perform
throughout winter.”
Drainage Improvements
Portuguese dealer Torre Installing a secondary
Marco – AlgarveEstrada drainage system is simple
with the Imants
Nacional and proceeded with the TopDrain. It
with work on the fairways. trenches, removes spoil,
TopDrain1000
“In the Algarve, we have injects sand and re-compacts
French drains everywhere the surface in one operation.
and, in some circumstances, The sand grid it creates
we need to reinforce with drains exceptionally well on
The mixture of heavy spells of rainfall and warm
secondary drainage,” he said. its own and links the surface
season grasses in the Algarve, Portugal, can
make for challenging drainage conditions but
landscape contractor, Esdav, has used the
TopDrain 1000 with immediate improvements.
Thatch is a common issue, the TopDrain 1000 might
and it often causes problems be the ideal machine to
with surface drainage, implement a secondary
especially when there is a drainage system on their
heavy downpour. It has been fairways. The renowned
encountered many times by Portuguese golf resort hosts
Esdav who has been building, three world-class courses in
rebuilding and modifying local the North Course, which was
golf courses since the mid- redesigned in 2014 by Beau “Our client, Quinta do Lago, to existing primary drainage.
80s, working all over Portugal Welling and Paul McGinley, had been having some issues The overall operation saves
the South Course that with drainage on their fairways labour time while providing
and southern Spain.
overlooks the Ria Formosa and expressed an interest in faster processing times and
Recently, one of their clients, National and the award- using the TopDrain and after less surface contamination
Quinta do Lago, suggested winning Laranjal Course. assessing the machine, we than conventional methods.
were happy to use it.
The machine works to a
“It’s a quick machine to depth between 15-225mm
operate, and we definitely and uses three 40mm thick
saved a lot of labour time. blades at 100cm spacings
The turf also recovers during operation. The sand
very quickly, so overall it slitting method prevents
makes installing secondary sinking and shrinkage in hot
drainage a straightforward weather, making it perfect
and easy process.
for use in the Algarve and
“After using it, we noticed during the summer in the
immediate improvements United Kingdom.
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Heybroek, Erwin and his team
used the machine for the first
time themselves on a hybrid
first-team pitch before using it
on the amateur pitches, and
the results across all surfaces
have been impressive.
“Last summer we did the
first pitch at 1908, the first
team training facilities, and
it was the first one we did by
ourselves with the machine.
It was very exciting, but we
were very nervous about
how the machine works and
how we would do it, but the
results were very nice to
see. It was easy to use, and
we got a lot of good advice
from Heybroek, and they
‘Phenomenal’ Koro FTM
spent a lot of time with us
® and advising us – I know
®
a lot about grass but not
about the machines so that
Perfect for Feyenoord
combination was good.
“After that, because we
haven’t finished building the
For six years Feyenoord head groundsman, Erwin Beltman, new academy, we renovated
two amateur pitches. We
has evolved pitch maintenance at Rotterdam’s biggest football were able to do both in one
club, and having his own Koro® FIELDTOPMAKER® (FTM®) day starting from half six and
with Universe® Rotor is the latest part of his plan. ending at five, and they were
cleaner than they’ve ever
During his time at the club, would be in six years. We had developed for renovation use been before. The results
“
he and his team have been fewer machines, and we did on natural and Desso pitches were phenomenal.
awarded the Eredivisie Pitch everything using contractors, leaving a perfect surface to
of the Year five times in a that included, using the Kroo carry on with the rest of the
row from 2014-2018 for the FTM, aerating and seeding. renovation processes. As we
surface at De Kuip. When he I’d have to call a contractor have three Desso pitches
joined the club, after spending and hope that it would be and three natural, we can
it’s 40 or 50% better
eight years at the Royal good weather to do the job now do our own work on than last year and for
Hague Golf and Country and it really irritated me them. Last summer we did that pitch, it’s really
Club, a majority of work sometimes. If you say you three, but in the future when
including renovations was want to do the work on a the new academy is finished, satisfying
done by contractors. Monday you have to call we will use the Koro® on
up the week before, and six pitches. We can start “One of the amateur pitches
This caused certain is a really, really old Desso
the weather in Holland isn’t whenever we want, go as
irritations around scheduling and it was quite satisfying to
predictable, so for me, it was late as we want and do two
and often left his plans at the see how the Koro® worked on
a problem. pitches in one day, so it’s all
mercy of the weather, but that because every year there
in our own hands.”
as the club has progressed, “I wanted to be able to do were problems on that pitch
they have invested in everything by myself, and In August 2018 construction with the contractor. It’s an
machinery, and the grounds over the six years, we’ve began on the new Feyenoord Under-19s pitch which they
team are now able to carry got all of our own machines. Academy and Sports Club use for training, and they love
out their own renovations. This summer we have made Feyenoord. During this time it now. I think it’s 40 or 50%
some good investments, the club has had to use better than last year and for
“When I started six years ago,
including the Koro® FTM®. some amateur pitches which that pitch, it’s really satisfying.”
the club didn’t have enough
The Koro® is particularly have also been renovated
money for machines, and
useful because it has the using the Koro® FTM®. With Product literature available
they didn’t know what the club
Universe® rotor which was help from Campey dealer, at campeyturfcare.com
CAMPEY NEWS WINTER 2019 - ISSUE 14
people like to see everything
immaculately turned out
so it’s great for us to be able
to do that.
“We got another Venezia
last year for a contract in
Northampton where again we
had a lot of meadow grass
to cut and a lot of leaves
to collect. Another reason
for getting the machine at
Regents Park was for leaf
collection and we could wind
row leaves because it has
a big flail head on it which
chops them up and takes
them all on board.
“Time saving is an
important factor because in
Northampton we are covering
massive areas, but we can
send one man out and
cover the same area as two
smaller machines without
compromising on quality
because the Omarv is a high-
performance cut and collect
machine, so everybody is
happy with what it does.”
As well as being impressed by
the machine for a prolonged
period of time, Angus also
commends the backup service
ID Verde add Second
from Campey™.
“We did have a few issues
with the mower but the back
Omarv Venezia to Fleet
up from Campey™ has
been very good, even if it’s
been of our own making,
there’s no finger pointing it’s
just let’s get you fixed and
ID Verde has added a second Omarv Venezia to their fleet of mowing get you back on the road,”
machines after five years of impressive results in London’s Regents Park. Angus explained.
“I think the understanding of
A second contract in been impressed by the time are great but the cutting units what we do and the backup
Northampton which required users save when using the on them are a bit weak and we require is something
a cut and collect mower for mower as well as the cut, the materials we were looking that Campey™ and their
large areas prompted ID collection and presentation to cut were meadow grass suppliers do very well. One
Verde’s group head of assets qualities of the Italian made and that sort of thing, so we example of this is when
and fleet management, Angus machine. He said: “We needed something robust. we needed parts and they
Lindsay, to purchase another bought our first one for had them flown in from Italy
“When we cut and collect
Venezia from Campey™ Turf Regents Park back in 2014 overnight, so we were back
on the meadow grass on
Care Systems through their because it was high capacity, on the road within 36-hours.”
Primrose Hill it gives us a
dealer George Browns one of very strong and it did exactly
fantastic striped finish which
the UK’s leading groundscare what it said on the tin.
is the kind of presentation
machinery dealership.
“With cut and collect they didn’t get with the
Over the five years of use machines there’s a lot of previous machines they Product literature available
at Regents Park Angus has vacuum options about which had. In central London at campeyturfcare.com
CAMPEY NEWS WINTER 2019 - ISSUE 14
Premier Pitches Kft
Build Their Business
with Campey
Today, Premier Pitches Kft is Hungary’s most well established
sports turf contractor. They have been driving the professional
sports turf industry forward in the country with new renovation
techniques, hybrid pitches and joint educational events. But,
ten years ago, the company was just an ambition of executive,
Istvan Békefi, who travelled to England to meet Richard
Campey despite not being able to speak English.
At the time, Istvan was a horticulture there. In the following years, I was Shockwave® into Hungary to focus on
and landscape engineer, and after invited to Slovenia, Czech Republic pitch construction.
working in Austria for three years and Scotland to meet groundsmen,
Now, Premier Pitches Kft are a Campey
decided he wanted to move into see a lot of different stadia and learn. I
dealer as well as constructing football
growing turf. Knowing that the was also introduced to Carl Pass and
pitches and installing hybrid SISGRASS
information and machinery he needed John Woodfall from Premier Pitches Ltd
systems. The fleet of Campey
was available in the United Kingdom, and learnt a lot about renovations and
machines the company has enables
he contacted companies in the UK with building pitches from them.
them to carry out these projects without
Richard being the first to respond.
“From there, we started to organise the need for subcontractors which
Istvan explained: “Richard replied to me demos and renovation days in Hungary streamlines their operation.
very quickly, probably within minutes. to build the knowledge of Hungarian
So far, they have completed projects at
He invited us to visit Campey™ so I groundsmen and show them the
50 different sites in Hungary including
travelled with a translator to England importance of good renovations, which
the Groupama Arena, the home of the
and aimed to learn as much as I could. we are now seeing the benefit of.”
Hungarian national football team, and
“At the time, all I could ask was ‘what Istvan started his business by buying continue to strengthen their reputation
can I use this machine for?’ but Richard second-hand machines from Campey in the professional sports turf market.
was very patient with me, and our and eventually bought the first Koro®
working relationship continued from FIELDTOPMAKER® and Imants
CAMPEY NEWS WINTER 2019 - ISSUE 14
Campey Machines
used to Prepare
Pitches for 2019
Rugby World Cup
From September to November 2019 international
rugby teams from 20 countries will battle it out in
Japan in the Rugby World Cup on pitches prepared
using Campey Turf Care Systems machines.
stadia including The Sapporo of an Air2G2, Campey international standard
Dome, International Stadium Aeraseeder and Vredo Turf pitches. Each of the three
Yokohama and City of Tokyo Fix in the build-up to the machines play crucial roles
stadium set to host 48 games tournament to help deliver in pitch development and
in six weeks. Because of the maintenance with the Vredo
demands placed on the turf Turf Fix able to aerate,
by rugby preparation was key overseed and spread sand
and having the best machinery while the Air2G2 has been
available to establish the used to provide aeration
It is the first time the
pitches was crucial. before and after games to
tournament has taken place
outside of Europe and the Campey’s dealer in Japan, prevent compaction in heavily
Southern Hemisphere with 12 Toyo Green, took delivery used areas during matches.
Chris Bitten has been the remove organic debris from
lead cricket groundsman at hybrid grass pitches without
the university for just under a causing any damage to
year, and after successfully the synthetic fibres. 3mm,
using the Koro® FTM® on 5mm and 10mm blades
some of the squares for are available with each
the first time in 2018, he set taking off a different
was eager to see what the percentage of the surface
upgraded machine could do from 15% to 100%.
on the hybrid surfaces.
He added: “Against methods
“We’ve got some hybrid we’ve previously used it
pitches on our cricket takes more of the surface
squares, and we’ve been off, so it’s just purely new
looking to see how using grass that comes up the
the Koro® affects the fibres next year. You get a more
KORO FTM Becomes Regular
® ®
in the stitched pitches that uniformed grass coverage
Fixture in Loughborough
we’ve got,” he explained. with it, and with that, we’re
“The results have been hoping the squares next
University’s Cricket good, so it’s something
that’ll become part of our
year will look really good
because what little thatch
Maintenance Programme general maintenance every
couple of years.”
is left over on the cricket
wickets at the end of the
After using their old Koro FIELDTOPMAKER® (KORO® So far, Chris has used
season is gone.”
FTM®) to renovate cricket squares last year, Loughborough the Koro® FTM® with the
University has made their new machine a permanent Universe® rotor, which is Product literature available
fixture in their cricket maintenance programme. specifically designed to at campeyturfcare.com
CAMPEY NEWS WINTER 2019 - ISSUE 14
Wimbledon use
The main reason for the
introduction is disease
management. With certain
Air2G2 for Winter
pesticides going off the
market, the AELTC’s Head of
Courts and Horticulture Neil
Aeration and
Stubley, began looking at
alternative ways to manage
disease, with increased
aeration coming out on top.
Topdressing Trial
Neil explained: “We decided
to look at an alternative to
how we manage disease with
some of the pesticides that
are coming off the market.
Historically, there has been no solid tine aeration on The All We then started looking
England Lawn Tennis Club’s (AELTC) courts in the early part at some modern aeration
devices to see if we could
of the year, but that has changed with the Air2G2 Air Inject.
creep into January and
February with spiking just to
Product literature available help us. We have a routine
at campeyturfcare.com – we have a monthly wetting
CAMPEY NEWS WINTER 2019 - ISSUE 14
breaking up the soil but just regular Sarroll rolling
further down the profile, so to keep the surface open.
we’re hoping that by doing We’re thinking this year that
that it would destress it more. before we do our annual top
dressing through the end
“We got our own machine
of September into October,
around Christmas 2018 and
we’ll put the Air2G2 through
put a programme together.
it first to give it that second
We did all the courts in
opening and alleviate it
January and did a second
before we put the dressing
follow-up round in February.
down and do the final levels.
It’s hard to compare on one
We want to do it to see what
year what sort of benefit
benefits, if any, there are.
it had because we had a
fairly dry winter whereas the “One of our challenges, when
previous winter in this area we’ve looked at aeration,
“
It’s only going to benefit because
it’s getting a good depth down at
nine inches and so far, so good.
was fairly wet. By nature, has always been the courts
our clay soil doesn’t drain being soft in the winter.
quickly, so if we do get a lot Because we’re quite a heavy
of rain it does pool on the loam when it rains in the
surface, and it takes time winter, the courts get soft,
for it to disperse. Over the and you have to be very
second and third year, we’ll mindful if there’s wheels or
have more data to relate rollers on certain machines.
back to. Although the surface We can never put the tractor-
dryness was very good this mounted stuff on the courts
winter and we didn’t have in the winter because the
any pooling, we didn’t have tractors will rut the surfaces.
agent programme, a monthly of The Championships,
much rain either, so it’s hard So, it’s always a pedestrian
turf hardener – it’s a calcium, because the courts become
to compare at this stage, spiker, and we looked at the
Magnesium, potassium and so hard, and clay soil to a
but it’s only going to benefit market and came out with the
iron mix – and it’s all about certain extent has a bit of a
because it’s getting a good Air2G2. And I was surprised
plant health and making sure memory to it, is it starts to
depth down at nine inches how little surface disruption
the leaf is as dry as it can dry out and stress, and you
and so far, so good.” there was from it in terms of
be. Then we started thinking tend to find the spike holes
about finding a spiker that can start to show and open up Although the machine the wheels, so it’s certainly
fit in with that programme. as the soil shrinks. was brought in for disease ticked that box and a few
management, its attributes others so far.”
“We’ve seen the Air2G2 “So last year we put it in the
for working in wet conditions Using the Air2G2 has given
around for a couple of budget for a form of spiker
have proved useful, and Neil and his team flexibility
years, and we’ve been and then a contractor who
other trials have been put in with aeration. They now
monitoring it. Because of has an Air2G2 brought it
place to see if it can aid top have the option to inject air
the nature of the beast with down and demo-ed it for us
dressing during renovations. into sections of courts and
The Championships we on one of our courts, and we
historically have a policy liked it. The spacings weren’t “This year we’re going to can easily use the machine
where we don’t do solid really close that you would trial it before we do top along the backs of the courts
spiking or solid aeration after have a lot of holes opening dressing. In the past, we’ve in-between monthly spiking.
Christmas. If we start spiking up on the surface, but you only done one solid tine There has also been a focus
through January, February had the benefit of when the aeration which is normally at on areas near hedgerows
and March what will happen spikes go in and punch the the renovation stage,” Neil and buildings or that get
during the second week air through, you’re actually explained. “After that, it’s covered by shade.
CAMPEY NEWS WINTER 2019 - ISSUE 14
Jordans Improve
Cricket Wickets with
Koro Renovation ®
Jordans Sports Ground Solutions has seen an improvement in ball
bounce consistency on cricket wickets where they have removed
thatch using the Koro® FIELDTOPMAKER® (Koro® FTM®).
In summer 2018, the contractor started accurate method of removing it from the built up over the years. I’d say it’s a
using their new 1.6. Koro® FTM® with surface down to whatever millimetres better way to remove saddles than the
Universe® rotor to remove thatch from we need to go to,” Ian said. “We’ve had previous methods we’ve used because
cricket squares as well as saddles. A some good feedback about the squares it’s more accurate.”
year later, reports back from clubs have that it has been used on. We’ve been
So far, the Koro® FTM® has proved
signalled improvements and Jordan’s told the bounce has improved and
itself to be extremely versatile and
managing director, Ian Jordan, thinks there’s more consistency in the bounce
effective on all grass surfaces. Jordans
using a Koro® FTM® to renovate cricket now the thatch has been removed so
has used it on tennis courts, rugby
squares will soon become the norm. the feedback has been good.
pitches and natural and hybrid football
“A lot of cricket squares have a build- “Customers have also been happy with pitches among other surfaces with
up of thatch, and it’s a quick and more the removal of saddles where loam has positive results.
Vredo Completes Over accessible source of dune
sand for that, so there was
seed is well in there, and sure
enough, it all germinated.
Seeding Dream Team
never a worry for us that it We had a debrief meeting
would work, only if it would yesterday with the tour, and
germinate. The Vredo can nobody complained about
at Hillside Golf Club push the seed into the ground
as deep as you want to go,
the fairways, and there were
no negatives about the
so you can make sure the course at all.”
In 2018 Hillside Golf Chris said. “The Tour came
Club was given six in November and told us we
needed to seed through the
months to prepare winter to give us the best
their links for the 2019 possible coverage on the
British Masters, hosted fairways. We were already
by local European winning the battle with
Tour professional products we were using from
Consolidate Turf, and they
Tommy Fleetwood. were recovering, but the
In November 2018, club was prepared to spend
European Tour agronomist, money on a seeder and
Eddie Adams, told Hillside the seed to fill both of them
they needed more seed in because they wanted to get
their fairways which meant the course looking as good
seeding during winter – as it could for the event.
making the Vredo Super
“We were putting fescue out
Compact 1.2 Overseeder DZ
with the Vredo in February,
212.035 the best machine
and there was a lot of top
for the job.
dressing to stop any cracking
“Having the Vredo alongside if it turned out to be a dry
our other seeder was a great spring. We were lucky that
overseeding combination,” we could use our easily
CAMPEY NEWS WINTER 2019 - ISSUE 14GAA National
Maintenance
Workgroup
As a company, Campey™ offers
support to numerous grassroots
sports initiatives, and in Ireland that
is focused on the GAA National
Maintenance Workgroup.
Campey™ area manager (Ireland,
Czech Republic, Poland, Slovakia),
White Horse Contractors
Brian O’Shaughnessy, heads up
the company’s involvement in this
programme that concentrates on
Invest in Campey™ Fleet
improving the education of Irish
groundsmen.
White Horse Contractors has invested in a fleet of Campey™
machines as the first part of a major five-year investment plan.
In March 2019, the Slatter Group added the people that use the machines on a
White Horse Contractors to their day to day basis. Service and customer
organisation to enhance their natural turf support were also key in our decision-
construction and renovation portfolio. As making process.
part of the acquisition, David Smith was
“We had outstanding service from Ben
installed as managing director from his It is run by Croke Park pitch manager,
Taylor and Campey, and I was impressed
previous position at the Slatter Group Stuart Wilson, Padharic Greene,
with their ability to do the deal and deliver
and began sourcing new machines. groundsman at the GAA National
the products quickly. We needed a quick
Games Centre and Colm Daly,
With a particular focus on pitch turn around with the new equipment
groundsman at Croke Park as well
construction and renovations, the list to get started on projects and Ben
as other GAA groundsmen. Many
of machines included a Dakota Turf delivered a lot of the equipment direct
education days take place as well as
Tender 440, Vredo DZ 225.75, Koro® to site, even commissioning some on
working days, one of which took place
Speed Harrow and two CAMPEY site himself, to enable us to hit client
in July 2018 at Geraldines GFC Louth
Speedressers. Both CAMPEY machines deadlines this summer.
to demonstrate the difference a proper
have played a vital role in the new build
“White Horse Contractors have a renovation can make.
constructions completed this summer.
fantastic reputation in the sports turf
“We’ve brought the pitch back to a new
The drop-spreader is designed to handle and drainage industry and we want to
pitch, and the maintenance programme
all top dressing material. Its high work build upon the 60 years of experience
is vital after that,” Brian said. “You’ve
rate enables it to spread up to depths of held by the company. By investing in
got to maintain it properly. You’ve got
2mm-75mm in ones pass while the four our machinery fleet, this will allow us to
to top dress it and scarify it. If it isn’t
flotation tyres minimise the risk of turf ensure we deliver the level of service
maintained properly, you go back
damage and compaction. that our clients expect. The five-year
to square one and 25mm of organic
investment plan is a strong foundation
David had to consider numerous factors, matter build-up, and the pitch will
for our growth plans in the future.”
including build quality and operator become wet and not drain properly,
feedback, along with speed of delivery. and grass won’t survive in it.”
This was vital to ensure that planned Kieran McGann of the national
projects could begin on time. maintenance workgroup added: “We
“We looked at the market to compare have a number of sponsors and experts
the available equipment. The operators here working on this day. People can
and I preferred what Campey could come here and see the most modern
offer us,” David explained. “We based machinery and showcasing this to the
our decision on operator feedback, GAA and GAA officials throughout the
because I think it’s essential to listen to country is invaluable.”
CAMPEY NEWS WINTER 2019 - ISSUE 14NEW PRODUCT ANNOUNCEMENT
Imants
QuickDrain
What is it?
Secondary drainage tool which
attaches to the RootPruner* to allow
sand slits.
Key benefits:
Assist drainage, helps to dry out wet
areas. Ideal for high traffic areas.
Potential Users:
Campey on Show
Contractors, golf courses.
™ Available from: Now
Product literature available
Throughout 2019 Campey™ Turf Care System has exhibited at trade shows at campeyturfcare.com
across the world, including BTME, National Grasdag in Belgium and the
Turfgrass Producers International (TPI) Summer Convention and Field Day.
Before travelling to the TPI event, the
Campey™ sales team spent two days
Get in touch
at the Dakota factory, gaining valuable If you have any questions or require
insight into the popular top dressers. more information don’t hesitate to get
2019 has also seen the team exhibit in in touch, call +44 (0)1260 224568,
Sweden, The Netherlands and Germany visit www.campeyturfcare.com,
as well as taking the renovation tour email info@campeyturfcare.com
back on the road, completing golf or write to Campey Turf Care
specific dates at Clitheroe Golf Club Systems, Marton Hall Lane, Marton,
and Prestbury Golf Club while also Macclesfield, Cheshire SK11 9HG.
taking grassroots groundsmen through
a renovation at Newcastle Town Football Keep up to date with us
Club. In Europe, a demonstration tour,
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led by Brian O’Shaughnessy, travelled CampeyTurfCare Campeys
through the Czech Republic and CampeyMachinery CampeyTurfCare
Slovenia as well as a demonstration
week in Ireland and Northern Ireland.
Tennis has also been on the agenda
in 2019 with delegates at Wimbledon
getting the chance to see the new
Koro® FIELDTOPMAKER® with
Terraplane® rotor in action as part of
the two-day Grass Court Seminar.
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