INDUSTRY PROFILE


Fairway aeration at Moor Allerton Golf Club


construction under their belts, the company offers a complete range of services from renovation to brand new design and build projects. They work with many different clients and work usually splits as follows: April to June - football and rugby, August to September - cricket, and winter - golf (particularly tees and greens). The company’s clients fall into eight categories: football, rugby, cricket, golf, bowls, equestrian, schools, colleges and universities and local authorities. Ben said that they generally work directly with clients but also through consultants or charities and others administering grant aid. Clients range from small sports clubs through to Premier League football clubs. The company has longstanding business relations with, for example, Leeds United, Huddersfield, Barnsley and Sheffield Wednesday football clubs; all reasonably local. However, they also work with some a good distance away, such as Brighton,


We were fortunate that other projects, already booked in, could be


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brought forward to fill the holes in the diary


Installation of secondary sand slits at Huddersfield Town FC’s training facility 104 PC February/March 2021


Exeter and Colchester! Ben believes that the furthest they have been, however, is Dublin! Clontarf Cricket Club had heard of Chappelow’s reputation and asked if they wished to tender for what they called ‘a once in a generation project to relay the entire square’. Chappelow tendered and were awarded the work which they carried out in 2019. Chappelow’s impressive kit list keeps


expanding (see machinery list) and features a number of specialist machines. One favourite that really stands out is the CAT D6 Medium Dozer, Ben tells me. “The dozer is equipped with a fully automated dual grade laser system,” Ben explaines. “When set up, the blade follows the laser without operator involvement; such precision, it’s been tremendously beneficial to us!”


The company does not have allegiance to any one particular brand of machinery and each purchase is thoroughly considered for value and utility. There seems to be one


exception to the brand allegiance however; all their eleven tractors are John Deere and Ripon Farm Services supplied these along with other cultivation equipment. Ben tells me that they all find John Deere tractors reliable, user friendly and cost effective. As he says: “You don’t need loads of tuition to get going!” He said that kit is a mix of agricultural and amenity and, on occasions, there is a cross-over. Agricultural machinery he feels is more robust than amenity items in a number of cases and often without the amenity price tag!


Dedicated and purposed machinery is sourced from specialist distributors. Servicing is carried out in-house as they have their own facilities and trained personnel. The company seldom needs to hire machinery, but there are odd occasions; usually it’s for a 360 Excavator. On the matter of a wish list: “Our own fleet of different sized 360 Excavators!” says Ben with a smile.


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