Pitchcare Classifieds TURF SUPPLIERS
Spearhead Turf LTD
Growers of natural & rootzone sports turf using the very best STRI cultivars
• Custom grown turf • ‘Instant play’ sports pitch turf • Reinforced fibreturf
•Washed turf available in all turf grades
• Nationwide delivery at a time to suit you
• Forklift offload • Contracting service • Overseas supply
Tel: 01724 855000
email:
info@countyturf.co.uk www.countyturf.co.uk
Specialist growers of turf for sport and amenity
Winter sports Football and rugby
70% Ryegrass 30% Smoothstalk Standard thickness up to 50mm Golf
Greens, tees, fairways, bunkers ••••••
Specialist growers of sportsturf and golf turf with a wide range of grades, rootzones, thick and fibre reinforced turf
Tel: 01904 448675
sales@turf.co.uk
www.turf.co.uk TYRES
Specialists in 1.2m wide big roll - supply only or supply and lay
Tel: 01652 678 000
www.tillersturf.co.uk
www.pitchcare.com
First cut is performed with rotary mowers
Our editor meets Tim Fell, Managing Director of Lincolnshire based Tillers Turf
TILLERS Turf is a leading grower and national supplier of cultivated turf for landscape and sport. As turf growing specialists, they supply a wide range of turf for different uses and site conditions.
No hassle… No wasted time… No repairs.
Fit Puncture Proof Tyres and you’ll never have another puncture again - guaranteed.
www.tiredofpunctures.com Buy online or call 0844 800 6493
USED MACHINERY
Specialists in Turf Care Machinery t: 01282 453900
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www.balmersgm.com
• Compact Tractors • Ride-On Rotary Mowers • Ride-On Cylinder Mowers • Chippers • Trailers
• Attachments • Accessories • Mini-diggers • Pedestrian Mowers • Hand-held Equipment
The largest stock of second-hand turf care machinery in the UK
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Growing turf for use by landscapers and house builders is the core of their business, and the products are used by many well known companies and organisations, including The National Trust, English Heritage, Olymic Park, Rolls Royce, British Airways, Nissan, Sainsbury, Heathrow T5, Buckingham Palace, Windsor Castle, Sun Alliance and the Foreign Office.
The company has also established an international reputation as a specialist grower of turf for golf courses. Turf for greens, tees, fairways and bunkers is supplied throughout the UK, France, Belgium, Norway, Denmark, Sweden, Luxembourg, Switzerland, Holland and Ireland.
Managing Director, Tim Fell, explained how the company spent time evaluating new grass species and mixtures as part of their research and development programme that has led to the commercial production that includes RTF, Rootzone turf tor golf greens, Bunker Revetting and Wildflower turf.
The demands of both a changing climate and the need to reduce the carbon footprint of landscapes generally, dictate that Tillers explore grasses that can tolerate weather extremes and can thrive under low maintenance regimes.
Wildflower turf has been developed to meet the demand for biodiversity in the landscape, and special mixtures have been
Tim Fell
developed for green roofs and for developments where Sustainable Use Directives are specified.
Tim has dedicated twenty-four years of his working life building up Tillers Turf. Day-to-day management of the growing crop is the responsibility of Production Manager, Chris Elvidge, who is very hands-on manager, spending much of his working day monitoring the 1,100 acres of commercial turf nurseries split between nine farms in and around the Lincolnshire countryside.
Tim explained how it is important to be in close contact with the crop, nurturing at every step of the production cycle.
The investment in machinery is huge, with hundreds of thousands of pounds being spent on prime moving vehicles (tractors), cultivation equipment, seeders, harvesters, irrigation systems and mowing equipment.
Tillers have five Trebro turf harvesters that, when working flat out, can harvest anything between 20,000 to 30,000 square metres of turf a day. These machines cost well into six figures to buy new.
At any one time there will be fields in different stages of production; some lying fallow, some being prepared for a crop and others in the growing and harvesting stage.
The natural underlying Lincolnshire soil is perfect for growing turf, as it is
Premium Turf Direct From the Growers
www.spearheadturf.co.uk 01638 742901
TURF TO BE PROUD OF
Turf production
No growing pains at Tillers Turf ...
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