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PITCH MANAGEMENT
INDUSTRY HEAVYWEIGHTS
GET BEHIND IOG AWARDS AS ENTRIES FLOOD IN
With entries arriving thick and fast and industry-leading
organisations lining up as category sponsors, the Institute of
Groundsmanship’s inaugural Industry Awards are on course
to be the highlight of the grounds care industry’s calendar.
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ponsorship so far includes support
delay for full details and to download entry forms.
from the FA, the FA Premier League,
The Awards - the first all-encompassing award
Barclays Spaces For Sport Programme,
programme for the industry - embrace four broad
CCPR (Central Council of Physical Recreation),
categories of entry covering Sport, Grass Roots,
the ECB (England and Wales Cricket Board), the
Young IOG and General, comprising:
Football Foundation, DLF Trifolium and
Sport
Ransomes Jacobsen - industry heavyweights all
The Groundsman’s Groundsman of the
committed to an event designed to recognise the
Year - peer nomination - recognising the
important contribution by grounds care staff to
very best of the sports turf management
the sustainability of British sport and best-
industry
practice grounds care across a multitude of
Spectator Sports Ground of the Year -
disciplines and technologies.
recognising the exceptional management
and maintenance processes undertaken to
The IOG Industry Awards 2009 will
produce the UK’s very best professional
acknowledge the high standards achieved by a
application and theoretical knowledge of
sports ground
wide range of volunteer and professional
the profession
Independent School Sports Ground of the
grounds care skills and facilities - from grass
Young Groundsman of the Year -
Year - recognising teams or individuals
roots to professional stadia level, and the
recognising the very best of the new crop
who produce high standards of multi-
winners results will be announced Oscar-style
of young grounds professionals (16-24
sport surfaces for school sports in the
at the Emirates Stadium, London, on 15 October
year olds) who have already made their
private education sector
2009 as part of the IOG’s National Conference.
mark on the industry.
Best Maintained Artificial Pitch of the Year
Rowena Luscombe, Global Community
General categories
- recognising the skills required for the
Sports Sponsorship Manager at Barclays,
Environmental Project of the Year -
maintenance and management of a safe
comments: “Ensuring the 200 sports sites
recognising the particular consideration
and sustainable artificial surface
we’ve created across the UK have a sustainable
given to environmental matters when
Professional Sports Grounds Management
future is critical to the success of the Barclays
constructing or maintaining a new or
Team of the Year - recognising the
Spaces for Sports programme. We’re very
existing sports ground or open green
outstanding results achieved through
grateful to the IOG for the support it has given
space, or the operations and applications
team work in grounds care
us with our sustainability work, and we’re
undertaken to maintain the area
Public Sector Sports Ground of the Year -
delighted to be supporting these awards.”
Employer of the Year - recognising
recognising teams or individuals, in local
David Withers, Managing Director of
forward thinking, progressive employers
authority employment, who produce high
Ransomes Jacobsen, says: “We are delighted to
in the grounds care industry who
standards of sports surfaces for public use.
be a sponsor of the inaugural IOG Industry
encourage ongoing learning and skills
Grass roots
Awards. Everyone in the grounds care sector has
updating, provide appropriate levels of
Grass Roots Sports Ground of the Year -
a duty to promote the professionalism of the
support and investment into the ground
recognising grounds staff who produce
people within it, especially the groundsmen and
and include the grounds staff in key
high standards of playing surfaces at a
women who are dedicated to preparing the very
decision making that will impact on the
grass roots level - often contending with
best playing surfaces - from the local playing
ground
low maintenance budgets and high,
field to the most prestigious stadia in the world.
Innovation in Grounds Maintenance -
amateur usage throughout the year
“As one of the leading turf maintenance
recognising innovative solutions to
Volunteer Sports Grounds Management
equipment manufacturers, Ransomes Jacobsen
overcoming maintenance problems in
Team of the Year - recognising the
applauds the IOG for its initiative and we look
grounds care
exceptional skills and commitment of a
forward to the presentation ceremony.”
Public sector outdoor facility of the year -
volunteer grounds management team to
Commenting on the high level of interest
recognising the skills and expertise of
achieve outstanding results through team
shown in the Awards, IOG Chief Executive
grounds professionals who maintain
work in a sports club at grass roots level
Geoff Webb says: “It is clear that these Awards
publicly used facilities, including parks
Volunteer Sports Groundsman of the Year
are just what the industry has been waiting for,
and gardens, to the highest standard
- recognising the exceptional skill and
judging by the type of organisations that have
Lifetime Achievement of the Year -
commitment of a volunteer to producing
pledged sponsorship as well as the number of
recognising the outstanding contribution
quality playing surfaces at a grass roots
entries we have already received.
of an individual to the industry.
FSA
level.
“Also, the fact that the Awards will be
Young IOG
taking place at one of the world’s best stadia
The Institute of Groundsmanship
Most Promising Sports Turf Student of the
will lead to heightened opportunities for wider
Tel: 01908 312511
Year - recognising the effort and potential
public recognition of our industry.”
Contact: Kevin Duffill, Head of Sales & Marketing
of full-time or part-time sports turf
He also added that interested parties should visit
Email:
kduffill@iog.org
students both in terms of practical
www.iog.org (or email:
awards@iog.org) without
www.iog.org
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