Contractor Cutting Edge GM, led by Director Josh Blackburn, has strengthened its turf maintenance fleet with a new Wiedenmann Terra Spike XD8. The Stockton-on-Tees-based company, which employs a team of eight, delivers specialist aeration and turf maintenance across rugby and…
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Two decades of turfcare innovation: Mike James, National Sales Manager, Wiedenmann UK shares 20 years of Turf Business magazine
Twenty years ago, Wiedenmann UK’s National Sales Manager, Mike James, was a young operations manager watching the turfcare industry shift dramatically. “It was a pivotal time in the world of deep spiking,” Mike muses. “We’d brought out the Terra Spike…
Heatwaves bring record August leaf clearance at Maxstoke Park GC
Leaf clearance began in August at Maxstoke Park Golf Club, the earliest in Course Manager Andy Ross’s 38 years at the Warwickshire club. “I can’t remember ever starting this early,” he says. “The leaves are brown, dry, and falling fast.…
Romford GC maximises versatility with Wiedenmann Terra Spike GXi8 HD
Romford Golf Club in Essex has relied on its Wiedenmann Terra Spike GXi8 HD for deep aeration since 2018, and Course Manager Antony Kirwan says it’s now integral to the club’s maintenance programme. “The GXi8 is exceptionally versatile,” says Antony…
Seeding made simple: Wiedenmann Terra Float Air helps little and often
Wiedenmann’s Terra Float Air continues to prove its worth for turf managers working on busy, high-traffic golf courses—where closure is only an option in extreme weather. Calum Forsyth, Course Manager at Elgin Golf Club, has had his own Terra Float…
Letchworth GC finds aeration rhythm with Wiedenmann Terra Spikes
Rob Groves, Course Manager at Letchworth Golf Club, Hertfordshire, says his team has found an easy rhythm when it comes to aeration. “We don’t let it cause any fuss,” he explains. Rob joined Letchworth GC in 2022, having previously been…
New look Wiedenmann Terra Spike GXi6 now being distributed in UK
One of the first Wiedenmann Terra Spike GXi6s, liveried in Wiedenmann’s new vibrant orange colour and silver logo, has gone to Hilton Park Golf Club, Milngavie, Glasgow. Stuart Neil, Courses Manager of the 36-hole site, is in the enviable position…
Hamilton Golf Club enters its ‘summer Wiedenmann phase’
Fleet of precision turf care machinery keeps course sharp, healthy, and tournament-ready Hamilton Golf Club has entered what Course Manager Neil Hogg calls its “summer Wiedenmann phase” — when its fleet of specialist turf care machines is fine-tuned for summer…
Wiedenmann Terra Rake makes half term debut for Pitch Prep NW
Father and son Mark and Ellis Bolton from Chorley, Lancashire, launched Pitch Prep NW two years ago when Ellis turned 17 and passed his driving test. Formalising their partnership made sense. Mark, a respected volunteer groundsman and head coach, for…
Cork Racecourse’s Wiedenmann Terra Spike XD8 vital to horse safety
Just over a year ago, Cork Racecourse, at Mallow in southern Ireland, took delivery of a Wiedenmann Terra Spike XD8, deep aerator to help with year-round preparation of their track. The XD8 was supplied by Michael Weldon from local Wiedenmann…