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An absolute privilege to catch up with Steve Braddock and cover David Snowden presenting him with his Top Turf Influencer 2019 trophy. A truly well deserved accolade voted for by the industry. Congratulations Steve and we look forward to hearing more from you very soon!!!👏👏👏😉
The time has come to crown your
#TurfsTopInfluencer
of 2021! Thank you to all who nominated/voted as well as our sponsor
@DPSGOLF
.
Congratulations to our 2021 winner 🏆
⤵️ Read the full coverage in our Jan issue
Let the Top 10 countdown commence ...
The industry has spoken and it’s time to reveal who won the 2018 Top Turf Influencer of the Year award sponsored by
@DPSGOLF
. Let the countdown begin…
Turf Business were proud to give a special industry thank you to
@oldskool91to93
by presenting him with the Top Turf Influencer Award for 2019, as voted for by you. Steve is joined by David Snowden, the Managing Director of
@DPSGOLF
, who sponsored the award.
A huge thank you to all our delegates, sponsors and of course
@paul_pburgess
for making the first Turf Business Summit at Real Madrid such a success. Time to turn our discussions into actions.
With attracting and retaining staff continuing to be a prominent issue within the industry, we’d like to do our bit to help out.
We are now offering grounds-people and greenkeepers a free opportunity to post vacancies on our website.
Find out more ↘️
@johnledwidge
of Leicester City FC has been included in the shortlist for our Top Turf Influencer Award 2019 will you give him your vote?
Sponsored by
@DPSGOLF
Delighted to see that Steve’s family are proud of his Turf’s Top Influencer Award. The industries respect for Steve means a lot to them. We look forward to presenting them with the award soon.
@DPSGOLF
We would like to wish you all a very Merry Christmas from us here at Turf Business! Thank you to everyone who has supported us during this especially difficult year. Here's to 2021 and hopefully a Summit, see you all soon! 🎄🥂
Well that’s the
#TurfBusinessSummit
wrapped up for another year! Thank you to our delegates for bringing your passion and dedication to our workshop groups and sewing the seeds to help make the industry a better place for all. Great things happen when we all get together 👏🏼
Honoured to be with
@RoyRIgby1
celebrating his upcoming retirement. Wish you all the very best with your next adventure at the FIFA Women’s World Cup this summer. Enjoy the experience Roy and the times ahead you have certainly earned it.👏👏🍻
A fantastic day at the
@TurfBusiness
summit. A day of networking, ideas and education followed by a vist to AS Monaco training ground…. State of the art facilities 😍
Now for some dinner in Monaco 🇫🇷 🌱 ⛳️
Another great interview shining a light on the Turfcare industry! We’re loving seeing these Groundsmen getting the recognition and exposure they deserve 👍🏼
The Turf Business Summit 2023 is officially underway! Don’t forget to follow our instagram to keep up to date with our stories over the next few days! Just search for Turf Business if you’re not already following us
Fantastic day today at
@Edgbaston
hosting our Summit Focus Group! Some great discussions and topics raised that will help us in shaping the agenda for this year’s Summit. Thank you to all who attended,
@barnstonworth
for having us and to our sponsors! 👍🏼
🏆 The shortlist for this years Turf's Top Influencer award is now live!
The earlier nomination round has been used to compile a shortlist which we are now handing back to you, the industry, to vote for your winner.
Click here to vote 👉🏼
@DPSGOLF
TBTV were privileged to get a close up look at Wembley’s new pitch thanks to
@karl_standley
for his help and time in the madness of building up to a cup final.
#TTAD
We have teamed up with
@haix
and
@GORETEXeu
Footwear to offer five lucky readers the chance to win a pair of HAIX Black Eagle Safety mid boots worth £129.90!
To enter re-Tweet this tweet with
#SafeHAIXFeet
and follow
@Turfbusiness
. Full details –
A fab & insightful couple of days at the
@linksclub246
meeting of which we’re honoured to be invited along to. Including an interesting talk from
@striturf
’s
@StellaRixon
on the course tour. Great to catch up with everyone! Thanks again to
@paullarsenrsg
& the Links committee ⛳️
Turf Business are on the way to our first Summit in Madrid. Looking forward to two days of discussion, debate and touring the world-class facilities of Real Madrid.
Big thank you to all our delegates at today’s TBS Focus Group held at the Etihad Stadium. Special thank you to
@WackoJacko1974
and all the team at
@ManCity
for helping us pull the event together. Great discussions and valuable input from everybody!
David Snowden from
@DPSGOLF
caught up with Real Madrid's
@paul_pburgess
to present him with his 2018 Top Turf Influencer award!
Nominations will be open soon for this years Top Turf Influencer. Who will you choose?
#TurfNews
: Based at
@LCFC
's new training facility in Seagrave, the
@LCFC_SportsTurf
Academy is being maintained by a new fleet of 32
@JohnDeere
sprayers, mowers, compact tractors and Gator utility vehicles supplied by local dealer
@FarolLtd
.
Read more 👉🏼
To win an all-expenses paid trip to the Turf Business Summit at the 5* Quinta do Lago resort, all you have to do is complete our survey.
Participants will be entered into a free draw to win a place at this unique event and have their voice heard!
NEWS: Announcement from
@CampeyTurfCare
on the sad passing of David Briggs –
We would also like to extend our condolences to David's friends and family from us all at Turf Business, following this extremely sad news.
#TurfPeople
: Liam Nicholson, greenkeeper at
@GullaneGolfClub
, saved the life of a golfer who was having a heart attack on the course earlier this month, heroically resuscitating them using one of the club’s three defibrillators. 👏🏼
Read more ↘️
NEWS: For
@EastleighFC
Head Groundsman
@DanBarnes08
, managing a high wear pitch, on a relatively tight budget is made slightly easier by getting the right seed in the ground first & foremost. For this, he turns to
@QualitySeed
J Premier Pitch.
Read more 👉🏼
Royal Cinque Ports Golf Club’s course manager,
@JamesBledge
, will be on the panel at the Turf Business Summit Question Time event at St George’s Park. Taking place on June 25th, this event will be a great opportunity to ask panel members all your turf-industry questions.
Your Turf's Top Influencer for 2023, as voted for you by, is Meg Lay. Meg made history in 2023, leading the first all-female team to prepare an international cricket wicket. A trailblazer for women and young people in the Turfcare industry. Congratulations Meg 🏆
We’re here at
@LCFC
’s Training Ground and Sports Turf Academy today, ready to go for today’s
#EducationGroup
meeting! Looking forward to today’s discussions 🌱
We’ve arrived in Nice 🇫🇷Looking forward to another inspiring and educational few days at this years Turf Business Summit! If you’re not coming along, keep your eyes on our socials to see what we’re getting up to
#TBTV
: We visited
@LCFC
's brand-new Sports Turf Academy recently, where we caught up exclusively with Head of Sports Turf & Grounds,
@johnledwidge
. He told us more about the this new facility and the 4 fundamental ‘pillars’ that make it.
Watch here 👉🏼
The 2019 Turf Business Summit built on the success of 2018’s Madrid event, and really delivered on possible solutions to some of the industry’s leading talking points.
But it brought so much more in terms of engaging the great and the good of the turf professional world.
NEWS:
@SomersetCCC
's head coach Jason Kerr has praised the work of
@ScottH4wkins
and his grounds team, as the Somerset squad got the chance to train outside for the first time in 2021 this week.
Read more 👉🏼
Is
@J_J_Dempsey
your Turf's Top Influencer of 2020?
This award recognises the industry’s most influential figures & organisations.
Click here to cast your vote from our 28 nominees, as chosen by you:
A fantastic day at our Question Time event today at
@Eton_College
! Some great debates had and a wide range of topics covered.
Thank you to all who attended, our tagged sponsors as well as
@leemarshallsay
and the team for hosting insightful tours of Eton 🌱
Coverage to follow!
📢 We are delighted to announce the start of an exciting initiative following discussions at last year's Turf Business Summit, focusing on the
#education
sector.
We hope that this meeting will be the start of something set to make a real difference. Keep an eye out for updates!
#TurfBusinessSummit2021
Thanks to all of our delegates and sponsors who made our Summit 2021 event truly special. Your ideas are invaluable and the time you invested will make the industry a better place.
NEWS:
@BrokenhurstGC
, one of Hampshire’s finest woodland/heathland courses, have recently signed their first ever fleet package deal using a
@JohnDeere
Financial contract lease arrangement.
Read more 👉🏼
🚨 GIVEAWAY!
After a tough year we’ve decided to give away a Turf Business ‘Thirst Aid Kit’ containing 6 exclusive ‘Half Cut’ beers.
To be in with a chance of winning follow ALL the steps listed below (we will check!)
You have a week to enter, good luck!🍻
We are thrilled to be at the
@linksclub246
annual meeting hosted at
@RoyalStGeorges1
this year! Thanks very much to
@PaulLarsenRSG
for inviting us along, we’re looking forward to walking the course tomorrow and talking all things fescue 🌱
Waking up at the superb Belfry this morning, ready to go for this year’s Turf Business Summit! We are looking forward to seeing our delegates and sponsors later today ⛳️
NEWS: During
#GroundsWeek
(1-7 March 2021), a celebration week for the turf care sector,
@thegma_
has released new research that highlights the crisis the UK is facing without the next generation of grounds staff and volunteers.
Read more 👉🏼
#TurfNews
: David Daly, Golf Course Superintendent at
@HogsHeadGC
, has long relied on a wide range of
@ICL_Turf
products, from the initial grow-in to now helping him maintain the award-winning 18-hole course to a consistently high level.
Read more 👉
Here's an insight into what went on at yesterday's Education Group meeting, an interesting and beneficial day had by all. Keep an eye out for further updates online and in print!
We'd like to thank everyone for attending as well as
@johnledwidge
,
@PAPACALLSOP
and the
@LCFC
team.
Is
@mowermanjimmy
your Turf's Top Influencer?
This award recognises the industry’s most influential people and organisations, with voting carried out by fellow professionals across the field.
Click here to cast your vote:
#TBTV
: When we last caught up with
@PaulLarsenRSG
, Head Greenkeeper at
@RoyalStGeorges1
, the 149th
@TheOpen
was inevitably cancelled. Given the green light for 2021, Paul updated us on this years preparations.
Watch the full video here 👉
@RandA
NEWS:
@wembleystadium
the very heart of English football, is now the home for five 34”
@Infinicut
FL mowers. The functionality of the floating head units coupled with the quality of cut is what sealed the deal for
@karl_standley
.
Read more 👉🏼
We're excited to announce that this year's Turf Business Summit will visit AS Monaco's Training Center La Turbie. We caught up with Declan Robinson, pitch manager for AS Monaco, to find out more.
Watch now ➡️
Here's a little snippet of what went down at our Summit Focus Group earlier this month! Hosted at
@Edgbaston
, attendees participated in interactive live polls & discussions that will help shape the agenda for the Summit in October. Thanks to all who attended & to our sponsors! 👏🏼
#TurfNews
: BREAKING – A
@BIGGALtd
spokesperson has confirmed to Turf Business that discussions are taking place around looking at an alternative date in March for BTME 2022.
Find out more ↘️
@BIGGA_Events
NEWS: With effective teaching, learning and support from both
@MyerscoughColl
&
@TheBelfryHotel
, four recent apprenticeship completers have all achieved distinctions in the Level 2 Golf Greenkeeping Apprenticeship Standard.
Read more 👉🏼