EDUCATIONAL ESTABLISHMENTS


Chris making sure the basics are done well with the Verti-Drain


“When I was working at Ely City Golf Club, we used John Deere mowers so, when Will said he wanted to get everything from one dealer and one manufacturer, I recommended that was the way to go. That investment has paid off because there is a noticeable difference in quality since we’ve had the new equipment,” Chris began. Will continued: “It’s been our focus to get that equipment and it works into our proactive approach. When I first took over we were able to invest. The first time around


we weren’t able to get any of the equipment we wanted, but it was still a significant improvement on what we had. We were quite keen to get it all under one umbrella as far as a dealer and manufacturer, and as Chris said, he had experience of using John Deere quite a lot at the golf club, so we went that way.”


“The one that’s really made the difference is the large 15ft Progressive tow behind mowing deck because we can cut volume. There are times where we just need to cut


volume and still present the pitches right. Chris went out on it this morning when it was pouring with rain, and it still did a lovely job of cutting the pitches. We just got a five- gang fairway mower, and we had a triple last year because, with the new cricket tables, we needed to cut more volume of grass.” “We used to hire in a verti-drain, but we’ve managed to pick up an old one, and we’ve just got a Trilo scarifier and collector, so over the last ten years we’ve built up necessary core machinery which enables us to be in


Cricket in play in the shadow of Ely Cathedral 92 PC December/January 2020


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