Educational Establishments
What’s in the shed?
Tractors John Deere 4720 Kioti CK22 Kioti DK45 Kubota L3250 Kubota L4200 Ford 1920 Ford 4600 Ride-on Mowers Toro 3100D Sidewinder triple Toro 6500 Reelmaster fairway John Deere 2653B triple mower Scag turf tiger Kubota GR1600 Suire tractor mounted finishing deck Trimax Procut tractor mounted rotary Sportster 3 gang trailed cylinder unit Pedestrian Mowers Dennis FT510 cassette system Dennis G610 Allett Tournament Etesia PBE Etesia LK Scag SW236A Hayter Hayterette Miscellaneous Amazone GHL150 Autoguide cricket roller Greentek maxi brush Jensen woodchipper Impact Glider line markers x 3 Charterhouse easy spread topdresser Kilworth rotovator Kilworth Fertiliser spreader Kubota mini-digger Paslode nail gun
Pellenc battery operated system incudes hedgecutter, strimmer and blower attachments
Scotts Fertiliser spreader x 2 SISIS Twinplay SISIS Flexicomb SISIS Overseeder SISIS Trailed sweeper Stihl Backpack strimmers x 3
Stihl Hedgecutters x 4 (includes 1 battery option) Kaaz strimmers x 2 Sealy arc welder Snowex tractor mounted grit spreader Front loader bucket for Kubta L3250
Front loader bucket for Kioti CK22, also snow plough attachement
Variety of weird and wonderful hand tools for landscaping and fencing
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that we are well looked after when it comes to spares and repairs.” Recent purchases have included a Trimax
Procut “which produces a quality aesthetic presentation to the pitches”, a Toro SR70 aerator “which is versatile and efficient” and a Toro 3100D “which presents the formal grass areas to a high standard,” comments Eamonn.
Machinery is hired in for scarification for end of season cricket renovations and a side arms flail is required for some areas of the site. AT Bone are the contractors of choice for the sports pitches and BW Services are used for any landscaping works. In addition to the natural turf surfaces,
there are two full size sand filled pitches and eight macadam tennis courts. These are maintained in-house with
regular brushing of the surfaces. The sand filled pitches receive a quarterly ‘powersweep’ courtesy of Technical Surfaces. Annual pitch inspections take place and rejuvenation is carried out, when required. “Construction of the second full sized all-
weather surface resulted in the loss of one of the existing rugby pitches. So, in conjunction with this build and to restore/increase the number of grass pitches, a new grass area was created from a horse paddock. This will
accommodate two rugby pitches which, in the summer, becomes a fifth cricket square and outfield. All topsoil removed from the new artificial pitch construction was utilised on the new grass pitch area.” The weather provides a constant challenge. “The seasons don’t appear to be as defined as they once were,” suggests Eamonn, “certainly here in the south of England anyway. This makes our job increasingly more complex. Winters, in general, appear to be less cold, which creates issues with disease; and the summers can be hit and miss also.” “The last couple of years has seen an
increase in worm and chafer grub activity, which I put down to the generally milder weather. We try to control the worms with a suppressant and use a target specific chemical for the chafer grubs.” “Regular cultural practices greatly reduce
pest and weed outbreaks. If and when required, we apply systemic weed control and apply a total weedkiller to all hard standing areas. But we are ever mindful of environment issues here; it is crucial to keep our ecosystems healthy and vibrant.” “Where possible, we do things in
environmentally friendly way - the whole department is sustainability and
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