Incorrect use of chemicals causes trouble
A football club in Ireland and a hockey club in the Netherlands have both faced the music following the incorrect…
Perfect pitches require a collective effort
As the various speakers at ESSMA’s Pitch Management Workshop offered many insights and new ideas for maintaining and exploiting (stadium)…
GMA disappointed by comments The Bench
The Grounds Management Association (GMA) has issued a statement following some belittling comments on the profession of groundsman that were…
Sportsfields.info media partner for Saltex
It is with great pleasure that I can announce that www.Sportsfields.info and Sportsfields.Magazine have become an official media partner for…
Ghana to invest in pitch covers
The Deputy Director General of the National Sports Authority has indicated that the authority is planning to procure pitch covers…
Capital boost for SMG
Belgian investment company Gimv has taken a majority stake in SMG Sportplatzmaschinenbau. The move should help SMG to realise its…
Le Golf National to use electric equipment for Olympics
Tests with electric mowers on the Albatros course at the Golf National have satisfied the greenkeepers. The course will host…
African football pays the price for neglect
Poor stadium facilities will force nearly half of the African countries that will host World Cup qualifiers over the next…
BCCI announces prize money for groundsmen and curators
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has announced it will dish out lucrative prize money to the…
ECHA streamlines biocides consultations
Interested parties can soon provide information in one go on alternatives to biocidal active substances, as well as their impact…