Capel St Mary Bowls Club made the switch from a domestic mower to a Dennis Sport pedestrian cylinder and club secretary John Wright says that it has been a highly worthwhile move.

As petrol and diesel prices hit the headlines, Etesia are discovering that end users are now placing new requirements at the top of their grass cutting machinery wish-lists. “Fuel costs topping £5 a gallon have become a really important factor for end users to consider when pricing up contracts.

When reviewing the performance of a ground maintenance operation or planning to replace mowers it is important to analyse the true costs of grass cutting. Often the main focus in terms of equipment cost is the initial purchase price.

One of the first of John Deere’s new rear roller mowers sold in the UK, an R54RKB is already earning its stripes at English Heritage’s Osborne House on the Isle of Wight.

Ransomes Jacobsen has supported an exchange visit of Czech greenkeepers organised and facilitated by The Club Company. Six course managers from CZ Golf, a golf course operator and management company based in Prague, visited The Tytherington Club and...