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DRAINAGE 45


Cost effective drainage quick and neat trenching work with minimal disruption to play.


Traditional drainage and Lytag banding of greens and fairways


where a surface has been poorly maintained and has got to the point where it requires specialist treatment. Some


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PHILIP DIXON Contractors Ltd Est. 1978 Sportsturf Drainage Specialists


surfaces encountered are so bad, due to neglect or ignorance, that you can’t actually see the playing surface. It never ceases to amaze me that what looks like a basket case, can be transformed into a first class playing surface, with playing characteristics as good as natural turf. As the nature of this kind of work is very specialist the company travels far and wide, up, down, and across the country, literally to all points of the compass, both in the UK and overseas. I have also been surprised at


the broad spectrum of the company’s client base, ranging from a privately owned tennis court in someone’s back garden, through to Premier League training facilities. Artificial surfaces are usually constructed for year round play, and can be located in areas where they receive lots of wear, which a natural turf surface could not sustain, such as a local authority pitch in a built up area. And, when I say a built up area, they can be exactly that, built up, to the point where we have to employ a crane to be able to access


the pitch with the machinery. In cases like this, it is not


viewed as a problem, but as a challenge. As with any playing surface, natural or artificial, the timing and speed at which the maintenance operations are carried out are very important, as the surfaces are usually fully booked up, whether they are a local authority pitch, private tennis club or school.


There are lots of pros and cons in the natural verses artificial debate, and that is a discussion


that could go on and on. Which one provides the best playing surface, I could not say, as it depends on more than the skill of the groundsman. The finished surfaces are dependant on the initial performance characteristics specified for them, the design and build quality, the budget allocated for their maintenance, the environment in which they will be located, and how much wear they will be subjected to.


surfaces are the same, and the nature of the problems encountered is dependant on the type of surface and the maintenance it has or hasn’t received. Research into the optimum construction method and the ideal maintenance regime is ongoing for both natural turf and artificial surfaces.


What is apparent is that no two


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Blec Vibro Sand Banding : Koro Surfacing : Vertidraining : Topdressing : Overseeding


Koro Surfacing : Vertidraining : Topdressing : Overseeding If it’s drainage, it has to be Duncan Ross!


Koro Surfacing : Vertidraining : Topdressing : Overseeding If it’s drainage, it has to be Duncan Ross!


If it’s drainage, it has to be Duncan Ross! DESIGN : INSTALLATION : MAINTENANCE


Pitch Construction : Piped Drainage Systems Sand Slitting : Blec Vibro Sand Banding


Pitch Construction : Piped Drainage Systems Sand Slitting : Blec Vibro Sand Banding


Pitch Construction : Piped Drainage Systems : Sand Slitting Miles Drainage Limited


Quality Land Drainage Systems for Sports Pitches, Golf Courses and other Amenity Areas


•Advice, design and installation •Piped systems •Sand Slitting •Gravel Banding


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technologies for the maintenance of artificials is where I step in at Sweepfast but, due to


commercial sensitivity, I can’t explain the new technology we are developing, but watch this space!


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