Pitchcare Classifieds AERATION
DRAINAGE 45
Cost effective drainage quick and neat trenching work with minimal disruption to play.
DRAINAGE SPECIALISTS
DESIGN & INSTALLATION PRIMARY SYSTEMS SAND SLITTING & GRAVEL BANDING
Tel.01722 716361
www.mjabbott.co.uk
AFT Trenchers
Tel: 01787 311811
info@trenchers.co.uk www.trenchers.co.uk
Drainage Taylor made ...
Silverdale Colliery transformed for community sports fields and housing
WHATEVER the sporting activity, efficient drainage is an essential element in maintaining a good playing surface. Loss of use due to waterlogging or turf damage can result in a backlog of games, dissatisfied sportsmen and women, cancelled fixtures and even serious financial loss.
Draining and Gravel Banding
also Vertidraining, Hollow Coring, Overseeding, Field Top Maker, Deep Scarifying
Mobile: 07860 259692
Tel: 01284 735105 Email:
peter@buryturfcare.com www.buryturfcare.com
TERRAIN Turf and Trees
10” drill aeration 1m air injection 1m soil coring Air excavation
www.terrainaeration.com terrainaeration@aol.com
Tel: 01449 673783 CYLINDER GRINDERS
Philip Dixon Contractors Ltd Established 1978
Sportsturf Drainage Specialist Drainage Construction Renovation
An efficient drainage scheme will eliminate waterlogging, reduce compaction, allow easier maintenance and more flexible management of valuable resources. Improved drainage will result in a better soil structure, fewer weeds, a healthier sward and more economical use of fertilisers.
Yet, it wasn’t so long ago that sports turf drainage was dominated by agricultural land drainage contractors, and it took the foresight of a few to introduce new methods and machinery designed specifically for sports surfaces. Coupled with improved aeration techniques, sports surfaces are
Slitting Banding Maintenance
Tel 01772 877289 (Preston, Lancs) Email:
info@dixondrainage.co.uk www.dixondrainage.co.uk
unrecognisable from those of the 1980s.
Turfdry was established in 1995 by Melvyn Taylor, when he identified a clear market opportunity for specialist sports turf drainage, having seen how effective the US manufactured Hydraway Sportsdrain had been whilst working for the coal board.
The geotextile drainage system had been used successfully on landfill and landscaping projects and Melvyn identified that it could be equally as effective on sports surfaces.
Tel: 01462 683031 email:
admin@huntergrinders.com
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Blec Vibro Sand Banding : Koro Surfacing : Vertidraining : Topdressing : Overseeding Sand Slitting : Blec Vibro Sand Banding : Landscaping
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 Pitch Construction : Piped Drainage Systems
Willow Farm,
Red Cat Lane, Burscough, Ormskirk L40 0RF Appley Bridge,Wigan, Lancashire WN6 9DT
t 01257 255321 f 01257 255327 e
office@duncanrosslanddrainage.co.uk www.duncanrosslanddrainage.co.uk
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rosslanddrainage.co.uk www.duncanrosslanddrainage.co.uk
t 01257 255321
Having overcome scepticism voiced by many when the system was first introduced, the Turfdry Drainage System as it is known in the UK, is now proven as an effective and less disruptive alternative to conventional plastic pipe drainage systems, although
Melvyn is at pains to point out that his company do offer traditional methods where Hydraway is not suitable and/or productive.
Pitchcare caught up with Melvyn to see how the system had transformed an area of derelict land, formerly part of Silverdale Colliery in Newcastle-under- Lyme, into formal football pitches as part of a larger scheme for the redevelopment of the overall colliery site for residential and recreational use.
Melvyn explained that the Hydraway system has a number of advantages over conventional schemes in that it can be laid shallower, the width of the pipe is narrower and the surface area larger for the ingress of water. The system is also wrapped with a membrane to prevent silting up.
Silverdale is part of a reclamation scheme for the community of Newcastle-under- Lyme Borough Council, with the council able to use Section 106 monies to develop land for community use in conjunction with new housing developments.
The new pitches will form part of a new Silverdale community scheme where a group of housing developments are served by a brand new community centre with access to these new pitches. Work under the watchful eye of the Council landscape architect, Rebecca Allen, began in 2010 when Turfdry were appointed to carry out the construction of the new pitches. The council had employed the company’s services in the past and were confident in their ability to deliver the project on time and within budget.
After surveying the site, a works programme was put in place. This involved the creation of a new temporary site access to
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