Muckhart Golf Club, just outside Dollar, has welcomed a new Wiedenmann Terra Spike GXi8 HD to its 28-hole site from Scottish Wiedenmann UK dealer, Fairways GM. Head greenkeeper, Paul Wilkie, looks after three nine-hole parkland courses and an extra 10th,…
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Wiedenmann XF6 helps STS York with their cricket wicket aeration marathon
Unusually moderate conditions since October have meant sports contractor, Sports Turf Services York has hardly called off a day’s work, excepting Christmas, these past few months. Director, Simon Race and experienced colleague, Nick Hatfield, operate together and separately across the…
York Racecourse goes for Terra Spike XD8 double
Head Groundsman at York Racecourse, Adrian Kay has just purchased a second Wiedenmann Terra Spike XD8 after eight years great service from his first. Opting to retain his original model, and not trade in in, Adrian commented: “Our XD8 is…
Rough maintenance combo switch to heather regeneration for Ladybank GC
In a corner of the UK where there are many remarkable golf courses, Fife’s Ladybank Golf Club, sets the bar high. Designed by Old Tom Morris in 1879, and venue for final qualifying for The Senior Open in 2018, Ladybank,…
Training day for Worsley GC as GXi8 HD arrives
The team at Worsley GC, a parkland course just west of Manchester, took delivery of a new Terra Spike GXi8 HD in October. Course Manager, Tim Johnson, was grateful to Wiedenmann UK’s Andy Kerr for providing a thorough induction and…
First Wiedenmann welcomed by contractor Avonmore Associates
South Warwickshire contractor, Avonmore Associates Ltd is a long- established family business providing ground care for clubs, councils, universities and schools. Based at Stratford-upon-Avon, excellent motorway links means they cover a huge part of the south, working across many sports…
Wiedenmann UK says ‘little & often’ still a favourite aeration approach
With aeration happening differently for everyone this season, Wiedenmann UK and its dealers are ready to help as and when they can. Having come through one of the wettest starts to the year and then only benefiting from a short…
Wiedenmann Terra Float Air overseeds all Tralee GC’s greens in 4-5hrs
Wiedenmann UK’s Terra Float Air is establishing itself as the seeder of choice for those managing seed projects. It ensures less wastage and virtually guarantees a precise measure. Distinctive on many levels, the Air has a futuristic look, often described…
Wiedenmann GXi8 at Lymm GC achieves 21 greens in a day
Last year, Wiedenmann’s Terra Spike GXi8 HD was on Twitter in full working mode, a coffee cup balanced as it travelled across a green. The coffee didn’t spill and greenkeepers filmed their versions of the #CoffeeCupChallenge. Impressed, Rick Sinker, Course…
Wiedenmann Terra Spikes numbers six and seven for ALS Contracts
Telford-based ALS Contracts has taken delivery of its sixth and seventh Wiedenmann Terra Spikes. Two new extra deep XD machines have joined their previous fleet of five XDs. Increasingly ALS Contracts has been offering an “all fairways in one day”…