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same company kept being mentioned. I knew Ransomes Jacobsen, the UK turf equipment manufacturer, is very committed to education right across the industry, so we contacted their International Business Development Manager, Scott Forrest, and outlined what we were planning to do.”
“He was suitably impressed and approached his management team to gauge their interest. We were obviously delighted when Scott called us and asked us to prepare and present a detailed proposal, and even more delighted a couple of weeks later when Ransomes Jacobsen agreed to come onboard. We now had all elements we required to get the programme underway and we proceeded immediately.” Scott Forrest was my host and he explained why his company agreed to be part of education initiative; “I think it’s fair to say that we are known across the industry for our commitment to education, not just in the UK, but right across the globe. For example, in both the USA and UK we run the Jacobsen Future Turf Managers initiative, where top college students and young aspiring superintendents are invited to Charlotte and Ipswich for educational events.”
“In Australia, the UK and USA we have sponsorship agreements with turf colleges and universities and, in Asia, we recently sponsored Dr Thom Nikolai, the eminent American turfgrass agronomist, on a speaking tour to help with education in the Far East.”
“So, getting involved with the Silver Lakes education initiative, which encompasses
the whole of Africa, was an extension of what we are doing in other parts of the world. It’s part of our business
philosophy to support ventures such as this and we are delighted to be part of it.” Ransomes Jacobsen commitment to this project is to provide the necessary funding to allow less affluent students to take part in the programme, and the final words from Andrew McKenna sum up the importance of this to the success of the St Andrews International Greenkeeping initiative. “Our goal, at the outset, was
to grow the game in Africa with a three point strategy. First, we wanted to educate African golfers to produce and manage golf courses on the continent, with the St Andrews International Greenkeeping Qualification and the R&A sustainability agenda as a premium focus.” “Next, we wanted to establish Silver Lakes Golf Academy as the hub for golf course management training and education in Africa and, with the assistance of a financial institution, to aid in the distribution of funds for golf development in Africa as a whole.” “And, finally, we wanted to
secure funding to offer scholarships to Africa’s national golf unions (West, Central, East and Southern Africa) to provide their members with the opportunity to send their young players to the programme through the national unions and golf clubs. With the support from Ransomes
Jacobsen, we’ve succeeded on all three counts!”
at the 54th Doe Show
4th, 5th, 6th February 2014 Ulting Maldon CM9 6QH
The UK’s largest agricultural/ construction/groundcare dealer show
Free Refreshments
First Time at the Show
Ernest Doe & Sons Ltd
Ulting, Maldon, Essex CM9 6QH Tel 01245 380311
www.ernestdoe.com DECEMBER/JANUARY 2014 PC 27
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