Steve Gibbs

BIGGA has teamed up with Xact to provide every member with access to free help and advice to make workplaces a more professional and positive environment.

I believe there are still too many turf professionals up and down the country who are not earning anything like the recommended salaries that our governing bodies are recommending.

The Premier League, The FA and Government’s Football Foundation are ramping up efforts to improve the quality of grass pitches in England with the launch of the Football Foundation Groundskeeping Community app.

One of the biggest problems for bowls clubs around the country is the ongoing cost of maintenance of the green.

Cheshire’s Adlington Golf Centre has recently undergone major construction works to create a brand new 9-hole par 3 course.

Toro and Reesink Turfcare have announced they will be sponsoring the SALTEX College Cup 2019, managed by the Institute of Groundsmanship.

With the cricket season soon coming to an end, many groundsmen should now be organising the renovation of their square and outfields.

The grounds team at Coventry University have found an edible garden to be a very useful educational tool for their apprenticeship scheme with the apprentices doing much of the propagating and growing of the stock.

The first of the three UK Green Flag Award Ceremonies took place recently at Port Sunlight.

Watch an exclusive video of Greg Jones from The Belfry GC near Birmingham, speak from Pebble Beach Golf Club and the wonderful opportunity that the Ohio State University internship programme offered him.