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Bob Vaughey
Sam Evans
Rob Clare
David McGregor
Matthew Gourlay
Andrew Sprunt Superb 6 set Master Greenkeeper record
The British and International Golf Greenkeepers Association is proud to announce that a record number of members have achieved the Master Greenkeeper certificate following examinations in April.
The six BIGGA members have joined the ranks of course managers, head greenkeepers and superintendents who can count themselves among the most highly-qualified and respected individuals within the industry.
First awarded in 1991, the Master Greenkeeper Certificate is awarded to those BIGGA members who have reached the highest standards of greenkeeping and golf course management.
To be eligible, a BIGGA member must have spent at least 10 years working in greenkeeping, with a minimum of three in a head greenkeeper,
course manager or superintendent role. They must also have been responsible for their current golf course or courses for a minimum of two years.
The successful BIGGA members who achieved Master Greenkeeper status are:
Bob Vaughey, Rolling Hills Country Club, California, USA;
Sam Evans, Fulwell Golf Club, UK; Rob Clare, Brough Golf Club, UK;
David McGregor,Westwood Country Club, Virginia, USA;
Matthew Gourlay, Colbert Hill Golf Course, Kansas City, USA;
Andrew Sprunt, Florissant City Golf Course, Missouri, USA.
Just 82p per hour!
Qatar World Cup stadium migrant workers being paid as little as 82p per hour!
Work begins on the 2022 Commonwealth Games athletes village
Construction work has begun on the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games Village - the largest infrastructure project directly related to the Games.
The £520m development in Perry Barr will provide a home for around 6,500 athletes and officials during the Games and is due for completion in early 2022.
Post games, the development will be converted into more than 1,400 homes, forming the first phase of a long-term regeneration plan for Perry Barr.
In legacy mode, the village will sit alongside improved open space, a redeveloped Alexander Stadium and related community, sport and leisure facilities as well as transport improvements.
The masterplan for the village was designed by a team led by local firms Glancy Nicholls Architects and Glenn Howells Architects.
"Perry Barr will provide a magnificent base for athletes in the summer of 2022 - and then go on to provide a genuine long-term Commonwealth Games legacy, by helping house the people of Birmingham in high- quality homes," said Ian Ward, leader of Birmingham City Council.
10 PC June/July 2019
The Daily Mirror has discovered that an eye- watering £5 billion is being spent on seven new stadia and infrastructure including transport and roads, built by an army of 28,000 workers who are being paid as little as 82p per hour.
Slogging away in blistering heat in Qatar, an army of workers (many from Nepal) is doing the graft so the super-rich nation can bask in the glory of hosting the World Cup in 2022.
That paltry amount is the minimum wage of 750 Qatari Riyal (£158) a month for a typical 48-hour week.
The nation is ranked the world's richest and could ask the world cup contractors to pay far more than this.
Visiting some of the venues being built, the Mirror spoke to workers - many who are from among the poorest nations - and found out how little they are paid.
Unite assistant general secretary Gail Cartmail described pay, working conditions and accommodation in Qatar for migrant construction workers as “appalling” in many cases.
She added: “We secured agreement for inspections on construction and accommodation with workers' committees.”
“While a huge step forward in a country where trade unions are illegal, it is limited to the World Cup venues.”
May Romanos, Gulf Researcher of Amnesty
International, said: “Things are not changing as fast as Qatar would like us to believe.”
“We believe that [football's world governing body] FIFA has a responsibility to respect human rights in relation to workers on infrastructure.”
“In October 2017, Qatar introduced a temporary minimum salary of QR750 per month. It is less than the QR900 that the Nepali government has requested. Qatar risks falling behind on its promise to tackle widespread labour exploitation and abuse of migrant workers.”
Oil-rich Qatar owns French football club Paris St- Germain, and paid £198million for Brazilian star Neymar two years ago on a contract said to be worth £500,000 a week.
£5billion is being spent in Qatar on the new stadiums as well as transport links and roads. There had been reports of 1,200 deaths of workers, but organisers say there have been three fatalities recorded in accidents on construction of the venues.
In achieving the certificate, Andy has become BIGGA's 80th Master Greenkeeper.
For more information about Master Greenkeeper, visit the BIGGA website and click on Master Greenkeeper Certificate in the Education tab.
To find out more about the latest group of Master Greenkeepers, head to the BIGGA website.
www.bigga.org.uk
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