4 NEWS & PRODUCTS


SED 2010 cancelled SED 2010 has been


cancelled, with the UK-based construction show set to return in 2011.


Organiser, Reed


Business Information, said in a statement that, although an improvement in business is expected around


April,


exhibitors and industry does not expect a significant, established upturn until the end of 2010.


Reco buys Strautmann


Reco have reached an


agreement to purchase all rights to Strautmann UK. This acquisition means that from January 2010, Reco has become the sole importer of Strautmann machinery into the UK. The range includes vertical feeders, muck spreaders and loader wagons. Reco Managing Director,


John Walls, said, “The addition of the Strautmann range will complement and enhance Reco’s existing offering of specialist machinery and enable us to offer a broader range of products to customers.”


Councils quizzed on management


of green spaces CABE’s Grey to Green


campaign, the GI healthcheck (www.cabe.org.uk/healthcheck) is an online tool for urban councils in England to find out how well they are prioritising their green spaces. The ten GI healthcheck questions ask councils to assess the priority given to green spaces and the staff


performance,


Performance) liquid grass seed coating from Rigby


promotes increased speed of establishment as well as encouraging a denser root development.


The ESP seed


coating technology incorporates a special formulation of key


New seed coating gives grass seed growth a boost The new ESP (Enhanced Seed Taylor


ingredients applied to the grass seed by using a liquid spray to ensure each individual seed is evenly coated. Encouraging rapid and


improved establishment, root mass is increased on average by over 20 per cent with a greater number of secondary and


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tertiary roots – a vital factor for example on golf greens, tees and approaches where greenkeepers are looking for density and uniformity.


has won Thatcham accreditation for a selected range of the company’s Skyline tracking and security products,


including


approval in the coveted CAT P5 and CAT P5 Plus Aftermarket Tracking System categories as well as the P2 Immobiliser and the TQA Fleet Management categories.


Stick with proven performers! Research and development manager, Jayne Leyland, is


encouraging turf professionals to discover how the proven performance of Barenbrug products backed by rigorous trials can help them.


“Nowadays, no one can


afford to invest in overseeding, species exchange or new construction projects without thoroughly researching and having confidence in the products and services they choose,” she comments. “Our commitment to applied research,


together with our


breeding programme and the emphasis we place on seed vigour,


and mixture and


resources to manage them. Local authorities will receive feedback


that rates their helping them


identify where they need to make improvements.


composition and synergy, enables us to introduce innovative new grass seed solutions that ensure you can choose the best possible mixtures to help you succeed in your objectives.” Having been put through their paces in the company’s trials programme, Jayne says that Barenbrug has the data to prove its products deliver the results turf professionals


depend upon. “For example,” she continues,


prolonged cold snap,


“following this key


priorities will be disease tolerance and recovery to cope with fluctuating environmental stress, as well as rapid cool soil temperature germination and establishment for emergency repairs and renovation in cold soils and rootzones. “We can show turf professionals how appropriate mixture selection can help them achieve this through, say, the superior combined disease tolerance of mixtures such as BAR Fescue or our proven rapid turf repair mixture, BAR 50 SOS.” Likewise, Jayne says that the


company’s trials are also helping identify things that are not yet proven or ready for commercial launch.


“There’s a bit of a


marketing buzz about seed enhancements at the moment.


Barenbrug Click here to request literature These categories have been


created by Thatcham to evaluate agricultural and construction plant security systems designed for after-sales fitment for compliance with the British Insurance Industry’s Criteria for Security Systems (Plant).


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We have access to a myriad of both existing and early research products, and have extensively and continually trialled enhancements for the past five years through both our own trials and trials at the STRI. As a result, we can confidently say that, at present, there is nothing scientifically proven to work or be of any practical benefit. “What’s more concerning is


we have identified needless seed treatments, which have been shown to have a significant detrimental effect on germination, establishment and plant health and vigour. And with some seed treatments making up as much as 50 percent of the weight in the bag, customers pay more for ‘dead’ weight and seed that is neither viable nor vigorous. However, we remain optimistic and will continue to test this technology – but will not treat seed until we have found a scientifically - proven enhancement that is of benefit to our customers.”


FEBRUARY 2010 Enigma awarded Thatcham accreditations


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