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RTF TURF A ROARING
Do walk on the grass.....
SUCCESS AT CHESTER ZOO!
ACO GroundGuard® creates highly protected and versatile landscapes.
A beautifully landscaped area of grass is usually off-limits to pedestrians and is
certainly no place for cars and caravans, but now using the ACO GroundGuard®
ground reinforcement and stabilisation system, attractive and versatile grassed
areas can easy be created that can withstand extreme loads and high, repeated
use. Developed by drainage and landscaping specialist ACO Technologies, this
As the country’s most visited zoo, Chester Zoo sees more than a million visitors award-winning system is ideal for garden centres, golf clubs, caravan parks – any
stampede its grassed walkways and public spaces each year, invariably leaving the
location where the introduction of hard landscaping would detract from its visual
turf bare in busy holiday periods. Looking for a lasting solution to its worn turf, team
appeal and natural setting.
leader Mark Hargreaves turned to distributor All Turf Limited, which recommended
ACO Technologies:
Lindum RTF Turf – grown by Lindum from Barenbrug-bred RTF Rhizomatous Tall
Fescue – to better withstand the heavy traffic as well as cut re-turfing costs.
ACO Technologies designs and manufactures drainage, water management
and landscaping systems for virtually all internal and external applications.
Twice winner of The Queen’s Award for Enterprise: Innovation, the company
Thanks to its remarkable deep rooting capabilities, together with its prolific rhizome
has pioneered the development of channel and high capacity drainage systems.
(underground stem) production, RTF offers outstanding tensile strength and recovery.
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Following a successful trial, Mark re-turfed several grassed spaces totalling 1,500sq
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m across the 110-acre site. “I’m really impressed with the turf’s performance – it
looks lush and green, plus we’re starting to see it penetrate even deeper the more
established it gets,” he comments.
For more information, call Barenbrug on 01359 272000
or visit www.barenbrug.co.uk
urgently requires
General Manager
For an Amusement Park in Cairo, Egypt.
The position shall be responsible for increasing sales &
profitability, manage routine park operations and ensuring
visitor satisfaction while achieving high level of safety.
The person must have 8-10 yrs of overall experience in the
Amusement Park Industry with min 3 yrs as Head of Operations
in a large Amusement Park in Europe, Americas, Japan or
South Africa.
Please send in your CV within 15 days to
jobs@funcityoasis.com or Fax to 00971-48803310
Please mention “ Post of GM-Cairo” in the subject
line of all communication
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