Pitchcare Classifieds SPORTS TURF CONTRACTORS
SPORTS TURF D CRANE
Construction Golf Courses, Natural/
Artificial Pitches, MUGAs
Renovation Koro Field Top Maker, Fibre Sand Installation, Laser Grading, Seeding
Drainage
Gravel banding is a secondary drainage technique, undertaken when soils are moist and surface disturbance is negligible
had drawbacks. Often, in dry weather, they opened-up due to soil shrinkage, and the
aggregates in the trench needed topping-up. Sometimes, this could occur more than once, prolonging the scarring of the surface and adding additional costs.
Hence, gravel band drainage has become a popular secondary system. It is a trenchless technique, meaning that soil is not excavated; the aggregate is vibrated into 25mm wide slots made by a stainless steel channel opener. Using a 3-tonne capacity gravel banding machine, operated by a skilled operator, outputs of up to 10,000 linear metres per day are usual. In the case of gravel banding, it needs to be undertaken when soil moisture levels are high, as they may be in winter time. The flotation tyres on the machines rarely mark the sward.
Another recently launched secondary system is the Lightening DrainTM
. 25mm
diameter land drainage pipe is fed into 35mm wide trenches and simultaneously backfilled with Lytag, a manufactured product derived from pulverised fuel ash from coal fired power stations. At pipe spacings of 400-500mm it provides rapid drainage and is finding favour for drainage of established golf
greens. At somewhat wider spacings, it may be used to drain football and hockey pitches.
Along with considering what drainage techniques are appropriate, one has to consider by whom they are to be undertaken. Is it best to use a contractor? Would it be appropriate to purchase the equipment? Could equipment be hired-in and used by our own staff? Or, is it feasible to hire-in the equipment together with a skilled operator? The answer will probably depend on availability of staff, and the skills of those staff. Sometimes, there is a choice of a hybrid approach - for example, hire with the option to purchase. Another approach is to engage a contractor to install the more complex primary drainage system and carry out the secondary drainage with one’s own staff. It’s time well spent to make cost comparisons of the alternative approaches, for this is where substantial sums of money can be saved. Take advice. You may find you can afford that drainage work after all.
David Shelton is Managing Partner of Shelton Sportsturf Drainage Solutions LLP.
www.sheltonsdranage.com
Piped Drainage, Sandmaster, Whiz Wheel, Gravel Banding
Tel:01254 878047
Email:
info@dcranesportsturf.com Website:
www.dcranesportsturf.com
Get in touch on: 01773 872362
www.pugh-llewis.co.uk
Specialists in Sportsfield Construction, Fencing,
Drainage and Landscaping
Sports Surfaces for Quality & Excellence
CONSTRUCTION • DRAINAGE IRRIGATION • MAINTENANCE SOFT LANDSCAPING & PLANTING
SCONSTRUCTION DRAINAGE
Sand Slitting, Gravel Banding V RENOVATION
erti Draining, Hollow Coring, Scarifying, Koro Field Topmaker, Topdressing, Overseeding, Sand Spreading
Scotland: Tel 01236 453030 ports Fields and Golf Courses
Cheshire: Tel 01565 889220 Email:
info@souterssports.co.uk www.souterssports.co.uk
Tel: 01772 780545
danvicturfcare@btconnect.com
Mobile: 07768 122577
Sportsfield Construction Drainage Schemes Renovations & Improvements Cricket Specialists
Tel: 01529 455757 Fax: 01529 455775 e-mail:
steve@stevenpask.co.uk
www.stevenpask.co.uk
SPEEDCUT CONTRACTORS LTD
A professional service for all Sportsturf:
• Drainage • Construction • Renovation
Natural & Synthetic
Renovation - Drainage - Maintenance Sports Pitch Design - Construction
Oxford 01865 331479
www.speedcutcontractors.co.uk
Advertising in the classified section of Pitchcare costs as little as
£200 a year Trenching machines perform best when soils are not saturated
www.kestrelcontractors.co.uk
Tel: 01256 880488 Email:
info@kestrelcontractors.co.uk
Contact Peter Britton on 01952 898516 or email:
peter@pitchcare.com DECEMBER/JANUARY 2012 PC 139
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