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I might use an eight- blade cylinder and they might use a 12-blade cylinder, but the machine is still doing the same thing and the outcome is the same


” The Nevile’s Court lawn


cylinder mower side and found they are a lot nicer to operate. I’ve invested in Locke cylinder mowers that are American built and have a floating head, and it’s changed our cutting as more people are happy to step behind it because it’s so easy to operate.” “A lot of it is looking at machines that are used on sports turf and thinking how they can be implemented on fine turf and we recently did that with an aeration machine. I might use an eight-blade cylinder and they might use a 12-blade cylinder, but the machine is still doing the same thing and the outcome is the same.” Using machinery to make improvements has been a trend throughout Tom’s career and keeping up to date with the latest technology is important to him. “It’s vital to keep up to date by visiting


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We’ve invested in a lot of battery-operated kit for when we’re in sensitive


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areas and that’s been a step forward in technology. So, it’s hedge cutting and leaf


blowing that we can do with less noise and it makes them less tiresome to work with


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exhibitions and talking to people,” says Tom. “Reading publications is crucial too because there are always new ideas; that’s also why going to demo days to see machinery is important because it gets you thinking differently.”


Trinity offers some unique challenges for modern machinery. The access to the main College is the historic Avenue, through a gateway. The Fellows’ Garden and modern student accommodation is across busy Queen’s Road. Equally, modern equipment can be in keeping with the College environment. “We’ve invested in a lot of battery- operated kit for when we’re in sensitive areas like the Courts and that’s been a step forward in technology that’s helped us. So, it’s hedge cutting and leaf blowing that we can do with less noise and it makes them less tiresome to work with,” Tom explains. “One of the best machines we acquired recently was an Avant 635 multi-tool. It saved us an enormous amount of time when we had to distribute 90 tonnes of soil in New Court after the refurbishment. If we didn’t have that machine, then it would have been backbreaking - it’s a good example of making what we do more efficient. You could say ‘I need another five gardeners on site’, but if you haven’t got that then you can


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