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Former Crystal Palace Head Groundsman, Ian Jordan, talks to Pitchcare’s Laurence Gale MSc about seyting up his own contracting business
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an Jordan is a sportsturf contractor who, three years ago, took the decision to
leave full time employment and set up his own sportsturf contracting business.
Ian had spent many years working in the sports turf industry trying to improve the level at which he worked, He was finally rewarded in 2004 when he was appointed Head Groundsman at Crystal Palace a job he relished and enjoyed immensely. However, after about a year, Ian had the opportunity to set his own business.
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“The driving force behind my decision was that I wanted to provide a better lifestyle for my wife and family” he said. “I was already committed to long hours at Palace and felt that, by being my own boss coupled with my experience and the contacts I had made, I could, potentially, earn a lot more money and be in control of my own destiny. I loved my job at Palace but it was a set wage for long hours.”
Since taking his decision, Ian has steadily built up his list of contracts and has managed to treble his turnover.
“Any money the company makes gets ploughed back into the business” said Ian, “by investing in new equipment and resources. I can now afford to employ two fulltime staff, Alan Shardlow and Matt Grice, and a part-timer, Scott
Cole. Between them they look after several contracts in the South East London area.”
“My very first contract was to look after the cricket and football pitches at Sydenham Sports Club. I knew the club very well having been a regular player and volunteer groundsmen there for twenty years.”
“In the early days I would take whatever work was offered. This included quite a bit of domestic gardening work. It was an area that ‘just happened’, via word of mouth.” Steadily, his reputation for quality workmanship was getting around. Ian then picked up the contracts to look after several other sportsgrounds including Dulwich Hamlet, Fisher Athletic and Beckenham Town football clubs.
“It has certainly been an eye opener looking after non- league football pitches compared to a professional one. The shear volume of games being played is staggering. Most of the football clubs we look after have well over seventy games per season.”
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