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…
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…
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…
Aeration with Wiedenmann Terra Spike GXi8 regular as clockwork at The Royal Burgess
Chris Yeaman, Course Manager at The Royal Burgess Society of Golfers in Edinburgh, playfully jokes that he gives his aeration schedule ‘protected status’. “Aeration is an important part of the job; it’s so essential here, it’s entered into the planning…
Prestwick GC replaces 15-year-old Wiedenmann XF6 with GXi8 HD
Prestwick Golf Club, the birthplace of The Open Championship, is one of Scotland’s oldest and most famous courses. A machinery replacement budget allows Course Manager, Dave Edmondson, an injection of capital, annually, to add and replace machines. “We made provision…
Elgin Golf Club’s Wiedenmann GXi8 HD instant hit and hastens greens coring change
Elgin Golf Club’s, head greenkeeper, Calum Forsyth, is a proud second-generation greenkeeper. Appointed to his role at the Moray club a year ago, he brings a wealth of experience from spells at Penrith GC, Nairn GC and nearby Carrbridge GC,…
Aeration catch up easier with Wiedenmann Terra Spikes
For many, this winter’s aeration programme has been significantly interrupted. Contractor Dave Gibson, director at Fairways Sportsground, said: “Our work is principally in Scotland and north England… lots of new builds, but refurbishments and maintenance are still a big part…