6 NEWS & PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT


Double the guarantee on preserved timber


A new brand of preserved timber called PermaTimber has been launched by Walford Timber and it comes with a guarantee of 15 years. The company has also recently been accredited with ISO9001 status of international quality assurance. M D George Smith said


“The new brand allows us to support those with a need for a longer lasting product yet we will continue to offer our quality range of non-kiln dried timber” The range of products


launched under this new umbrella will also be available on request treated to the stringent Highways Sector Scheme 4 requirements which have a 30 year desired service life.


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JCB unveils 2yr /


2,000hr Warranty JCB has doubled its


standard warranty period on the full range of compact excavators, to two years or 2,000 operating hours. The revised warranty covers all 15 models, built after October 1, 2009, from the 950kg Micro 8008 to the powerful 8.2 tonne 8080 ZTS midi. The warranty excludes


batteries and standard consumables such as ground engaging parts. Customers will also be


required to show that machines have been maintained in accordance with the manufacturer’s recommendations.


JCB Click here to request literature Headland Amenity will


launch Greentec Mosskiller Pro 4- 0-4+Fe at BTME in January. This new greens-grade mini granule has approval for moss control in managed amenity turf and with 75% of the available nitrogen derived from sulphate of ammonia, Greentec Mosskiller Pro will also act as a spring starter or low temperature hardener, where prolonged colour but not growth is required.


Headland will also be


running competitions specifically for those attending the three day show. Among them,


the popular carbon


offsetting initiative where saplings are given as prizes in an effort to offset some of the emissions produced by the Headland team on the road.


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Royal Aberdeen builds up for the Walker Cup


DECEMBER 2009


As part of the build-up to the


Walker Cup in 2011 Royal Aberdeen Golf Club has recently renewed its John Deere course maintenance fleet for the second time. A total of 21 new machines have been bought on a five year John Deere Credit finance deal with 19 older models from the previous fleet being traded in. The new package included four 2500E hybrid greens mowers, four 180C walk-behind greens mowers, two 7500 PrecisionCut


fairway mowers with grass boxes, an 8800 TerrainCut rotary semi- roughs mower, a 2653A tees & surrounds mower, two 4320 compact tractors, a 1500 Aercore aerator, five TE Gator electric utility vehicles and a Pro Gator, to add to his existing 4700 and 4115 compact tractors and three 220B walk-behind greens mowers.


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Sparrows increase in Islington Sparrows are increasing in


Islington following the planting of four green roofs on the same building. The building is topped by two partially wild flower meadows,


coppice and a native Hawthorn thicket.


Linda Laxton of British Wild


Flower Plants (BWFPs) who supplied the planting it is the tufted and common vetch that


one native Hazel


are so important. “These plants became infested with aphids in early spring and just as the few local house sparrows nested there, they had a ready supply of food for their chicks,” explains.


she “Breeding was


successful and the population increased.”


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Going for growth Two new names, Outdoor


Power Tools, in Long Eaton, Nottinghamshire and Wolverhampton based K O Machines have recently been added to the nationwide dealership network offering the full range of Shibaura compact tractors and Muthing Flails. Simon Holland of Outdoor Tools, who will be


Power responsible for sales & servicing


in the Nottinghamshire, Derbyshire & Leicestershire area commented, “we are planning for growth through two thousand & ten with a move to a brand new 6,500sq ft Commercial ground care facility and a strengthened team with the addition of ex Mitchell Industries staff, Paul Beckett and Bryan Elverstone who bring unrivalled professional ground care product knowledge


and expertise. The addition, to our product offering, of the Shibaura & Muthing brands, both respected in the industry for their quality and performance, will enable us to offer Local Authorities and professional users a tried and tested ground care maintenance package”


Simon Richard Ltd Click here to request literature


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