NEWS RELEASE
Washington, DC: Calling all eco-conscious Washingtonians! Get outdoors for a great cause at the 'Kimpton Hotels Garden Party,' on Wednesday, July 9 from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. The "green" cocktail benefit will be held at Poste Moderne Brasserie's newly expanded "Garden"-the popular outdoor courtyard, tucked away behind the bustling restaurant. The event will support The Trust for Public Land (TPL), the only national nonprofit dedicated to conserving land for public recreation and enjoyment. TPL has protected more than 2.4 million acres including over 100,000 acres in the Chesapeake Region alone.
Guests will be treated to tastes from Chef Robert Weland's newly launched Garden Menu, which features simple, casual fare using organic and sustainable ingredients. At the Garden Party, guests will be invited to tour Chef's outdoor garden filled with organic herbs and vegetables as well as a 'tomato forest' of in-season heirloom tomato plants.
To complement the fresh garden fare, Poste's award-winning mixologist Rico Wisner will shake up eco-chic liquid libations featuring Square OneTM Organic Vodka. The specialty cocktails will be offered at happy hour prices ($5), and all proceeds will be donated to TPL. Guests can bid on the chance auction to win a variety of green-themed prizes including weekend getaways at Kimpton's eco-friendly hotels.
There will be a $10 door admittance fee for the event, which will include tickets for two complimentary cocktails and Garden hors d'oeuvres. All proceeds from admission fees, specialty drinks and auction items will go directly to The Trust for Public Land. To RSVP or for more information, call 202-661-2707 or e-mail aileen.deluna@kimptonhotels.com. Poste Moderne Brasserie is housed in the Hotel Monaco Washington DC, and is located at 555 8th St, NW, within a block of the Gallery Place Metro Station.
The Garden Party is jointly hosted by Kimpton Hotels' seven DC properties, including Hotel Palomar Washington DC, Hotel Helix, Hotel Rouge, Topaz Hotel, Hotel Madera, Hotel George and Hotel Monaco Washington DC. The event is part of Kimpton's nationwide campaign to raise money for TPL's Parks for People initiative. Kimpton has always held a strong, eco-friendly outlook throughout all levels of the organization, which includes a sense of responsibility, appreciation and care for the planet. The Trust for Public Land partnership-and Kimpton's EarthCare initiative as a whole-demonstrates the company's unyielding commitment to making a difference for the environment on a local, national and global level.
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Source: The Trust for Public Land
IOG SCOTSTURF TEAMS UP WITH ROAD EXPO TO HELP LOCAL AUTHORITIES SINGLE-SOURCE BUSINESS DECISIONS
With over 70 exhibitors already confirmed, plus an unmissable series of education presentations and exciting live product demonstrations, as well as award ceremonies including the Institute of Groundsmanship’s Scottish Football Groundsman of the Year, this year’s IOG Scotsturf exhibition on November 5 & 6 at Edinburgh’s Royal Highland Centre is on course to be more beneficial than ever to open space professionals across all sectors.
In addition, because the show is this year co-located with Road Expo Scotland – the only dedicated event for the roads and traffic management industry in Scotland – IOG Scotsturf will forcibly reinforce its relevance to all local authority decision-makers, complementing its standing as a must-see event for all golf course and grounds care professionals.
Last year’s IOG Scotsturf was attended by more exhibitors and visitors than ever before, and Show Manager Roy Daniels says the year-on-year support for the event is founded on the presence of a varied mixture of exhibitors – many of which display products for the first time in Scotland - as well as a programme of show features designed to add tremendous value to the time spent there by visitors.
“In addition to a comprehensive range of products to suit every budget and designed to make life easier and more effective, IOG Scotsturf works hard to ensure that its free education seminars address all the issues of relevance,” he says.
“With Road Expo taking place simultaneously in an adjoining hall, the multi-discipline decision-makers from local government throughout Scotland and the North of England this year have the ideal showcase to see, source and secure everything they need in one place and at the same time.”
Visit www.iogscotsturf.co.uk for full details of IOG Scotsturf, including an up-to-date exhibitor list.
Source: Wildish Communications Ltd & IOG Saltex
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In addition, because the show is this year co-located with Road Expo Scotland – the only dedicated event for the roads and traffic management industry in Scotland – IOG Scotsturf will forcibly reinforce its relevance to all local authority decision-makers, complementing its standing as a must-see event for all golf course and grounds care professionals.
Last year’s IOG Scotsturf was attended by more exhibitors and visitors than ever before, and Show Manager Roy Daniels says the year-on-year support for the event is founded on the presence of a varied mixture of exhibitors – many of which display products for the first time in Scotland - as well as a programme of show features designed to add tremendous value to the time spent there by visitors.
“In addition to a comprehensive range of products to suit every budget and designed to make life easier and more effective, IOG Scotsturf works hard to ensure that its free education seminars address all the issues of relevance,” he says.
“With Road Expo taking place simultaneously in an adjoining hall, the multi-discipline decision-makers from local government throughout Scotland and the North of England this year have the ideal showcase to see, source and secure everything they need in one place and at the same time.”
Visit www.iogscotsturf.co.uk for full details of IOG Scotsturf, including an up-to-date exhibitor list.
Source: Wildish Communications Ltd & IOG Saltex
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Barbecues and (open) Fires
by Michael Smith (Veshengro), RFA
With the summer season now being upon us many, I know, will want to go out into the parks and open spaces and the countryside for a picnic and such.
However, please note that BBQs and fires of any kind are not permitted in most parks and open space, on most if not indeed all commons and in woods. The exception are those parks and woodlands that have specific areas expressly for BBQs and such. Then, however, such activities are ONLY permitted in such designated areas.
Aside from the damage even a BBQ, of the instant variety especially, let alone a fire, can do to turf, summer time increases the risk of such a small thought to be harmless event getting out of hand turning into a major conflagration, involving unnecessarily the Fire Services, is extremely high. Not only are there the costs involved of the call out of the fire brigade – which would have not necessary had the BBQ or fire not been lit in the first place, there are other costs involved too, as in damage and loss of habitat and also loss in wildlife. Such an event, getting out of hand, can even involve the loss of life.
Something to remember when you go out into parks and countryside during summer.
While no one wants to diminish your enjoyment of parks and countryside at the same time such activity, especially if resultant in a major fire, not only reduces the enjoyment of parks and countryside for others; it also can endanger lives. Your own life, that of your loved ones, and that of others.
The lighting of barbecues and fires in areas not authorized for this is regarded as arson in most places and will be prosecuted as such. No one, however, wants to have to do this so, therefore, please refrain from BBQs and other fires, with the exception where authorised.
Enjoy the summer and your parks, open spaces and countryside but without the added risk from a BBQ for wildlife and habitat.
The great English picnic – of whatever fare, whether traditional or ethnic – is always welcome in such places. Just not, necessarily, barbecues.
Have a great summer in the great British parks and open spaces.
© M Smith (Veshengro), RFA, June 2008
With the summer season now being upon us many, I know, will want to go out into the parks and open spaces and the countryside for a picnic and such.
However, please note that BBQs and fires of any kind are not permitted in most parks and open space, on most if not indeed all commons and in woods. The exception are those parks and woodlands that have specific areas expressly for BBQs and such. Then, however, such activities are ONLY permitted in such designated areas.
Aside from the damage even a BBQ, of the instant variety especially, let alone a fire, can do to turf, summer time increases the risk of such a small thought to be harmless event getting out of hand turning into a major conflagration, involving unnecessarily the Fire Services, is extremely high. Not only are there the costs involved of the call out of the fire brigade – which would have not necessary had the BBQ or fire not been lit in the first place, there are other costs involved too, as in damage and loss of habitat and also loss in wildlife. Such an event, getting out of hand, can even involve the loss of life.
Something to remember when you go out into parks and countryside during summer.
While no one wants to diminish your enjoyment of parks and countryside at the same time such activity, especially if resultant in a major fire, not only reduces the enjoyment of parks and countryside for others; it also can endanger lives. Your own life, that of your loved ones, and that of others.
The lighting of barbecues and fires in areas not authorized for this is regarded as arson in most places and will be prosecuted as such. No one, however, wants to have to do this so, therefore, please refrain from BBQs and other fires, with the exception where authorised.
Enjoy the summer and your parks, open spaces and countryside but without the added risk from a BBQ for wildlife and habitat.
The great English picnic – of whatever fare, whether traditional or ethnic – is always welcome in such places. Just not, necessarily, barbecues.
Have a great summer in the great British parks and open spaces.
© M Smith (Veshengro), RFA, June 2008
IOG SALTEX HELPS RACECOURSE GROUNDSMAN MAINTAIN HIS WINNING STREAK
The going’s been good for Richard Bradley, head groundsman at Great Yarmouth Racecourse, since he switched sports after starting his career at the local golf club. He got the seven-year itch while watching the horse racing from neighbouring Great Yarmouth & Caister Golf Club, where he served his apprenticeship. “The grass looked greener on the other side,” he laughs.
Seven years later, he shows no sign of succumbing to the same urge to move on and loves his role at the racecourse, including his annual pilgrimage to IOG SALTEX at Windsor.
This year will be his sixth visit on the trot and he relishes the chance to view the latest innovations in the grounds care sector. “I like to keep up to date with technological developments - in machinery, grass and fertilisers,” he says.
He has a thirst for knowledge, too: during his stretch at the golf club, he undertook three years of formal education at college. Keeping on the learning curve is important to him, he says – which is another good reason for making the long trip to Windsor: it’s usually a minimum of a three-hour drive each way but well worth the effort.
Last year’s launch of the show’s Skills Village proved irresistible, he reflects, but he has one regret: “The seminars are great if you have time to go to them, but there just isn’t enough time if you only attend the show for a single day, as I do.”
His approach is to cherry-pick his way round the event, swapping information with fellow groundsmen – “it’s great to meet up with people who work in sports turf as well as on racecourses” - and making use of the knowledge of the exhibitors. He is usually accompanied by the racecourse’s Clerk of the Course and other members of staff. “For the more junior members, the show is definitely very educational and there’s plenty to learn,” he says.
Richard Bradley oversees three other groundstaff and as part of what is a varied programme of work together they are responsible for maintaining the racing surface in prime condition, as well as the overall preparation and presentation of the site and surroundings.
“The most demanding aspect of my work is the hectic racing schedule. Throughout the racing season, meetings are scheduled close together including two/three day meetings, which means there is a tight turnaround to ensure the racing surface and site are up to scratch and ready. The workload is heavy and demanding.”
It is to improve the methods used in managing the racecourse that he says is the prime reason for attending IOG SALTEX. As the show is held during a break in the racing calendar, the timing is “just right”, he adds.
“The event showcases developments in the industry that will make our lives easier and allow us to do our jobs better. Last year, for example, I went with the specific hope of finding a new batwing mower to replace the front-mounted vortex and blower powered by a 75 HP tractor that I currently use. I found what I wanted but, unfortunately, budget restrictions have so far prevented me from ordering it.”
The chance to press the flesh with industry suppliers is also important to him. “It’s an ongoing thing: I’m always looking for ways to save money without compromising the quality of the racing surface. I’ll look at the grass seed, soil, sand and fertiliser at the trade stands. IOG SALTEX is cracking for those.”
Seven years later, he shows no sign of succumbing to the same urge to move on and loves his role at the racecourse, including his annual pilgrimage to IOG SALTEX at Windsor.
This year will be his sixth visit on the trot and he relishes the chance to view the latest innovations in the grounds care sector. “I like to keep up to date with technological developments - in machinery, grass and fertilisers,” he says.
He has a thirst for knowledge, too: during his stretch at the golf club, he undertook three years of formal education at college. Keeping on the learning curve is important to him, he says – which is another good reason for making the long trip to Windsor: it’s usually a minimum of a three-hour drive each way but well worth the effort.
Last year’s launch of the show’s Skills Village proved irresistible, he reflects, but he has one regret: “The seminars are great if you have time to go to them, but there just isn’t enough time if you only attend the show for a single day, as I do.”
His approach is to cherry-pick his way round the event, swapping information with fellow groundsmen – “it’s great to meet up with people who work in sports turf as well as on racecourses” - and making use of the knowledge of the exhibitors. He is usually accompanied by the racecourse’s Clerk of the Course and other members of staff. “For the more junior members, the show is definitely very educational and there’s plenty to learn,” he says.
Richard Bradley oversees three other groundstaff and as part of what is a varied programme of work together they are responsible for maintaining the racing surface in prime condition, as well as the overall preparation and presentation of the site and surroundings.
“The most demanding aspect of my work is the hectic racing schedule. Throughout the racing season, meetings are scheduled close together including two/three day meetings, which means there is a tight turnaround to ensure the racing surface and site are up to scratch and ready. The workload is heavy and demanding.”
It is to improve the methods used in managing the racecourse that he says is the prime reason for attending IOG SALTEX. As the show is held during a break in the racing calendar, the timing is “just right”, he adds.
“The event showcases developments in the industry that will make our lives easier and allow us to do our jobs better. Last year, for example, I went with the specific hope of finding a new batwing mower to replace the front-mounted vortex and blower powered by a 75 HP tractor that I currently use. I found what I wanted but, unfortunately, budget restrictions have so far prevented me from ordering it.”
The chance to press the flesh with industry suppliers is also important to him. “It’s an ongoing thing: I’m always looking for ways to save money without compromising the quality of the racing surface. I’ll look at the grass seed, soil, sand and fertiliser at the trade stands. IOG SALTEX is cracking for those.”
- IOG SALTEX 2008 will be held on 2-4 September at Windsor Racecourse, Berks, and will embrace fine turf and sports surfaces, turf maintenance equipment, children’s outdoor play and safety surfacing, landscaping, contractors, commercial vehicles, outdoor leisure and facilities management, as well as software and security equipment. The show is attended by open space management professionals and contractors – from groundsmen and greenkeepers through to play officers, architects, designers and surveyors as well as local authority and outdoor leisure facility managers.
IOG SALTEX’S NEW SHOW FEATURES KEEP PACE WITH THE CHANGING LANDSCAPE
With new and exciting dedicated landscape equipment product displays and demonstration areas, as well as the annual World Skills UK Landscape Gardening final plus daily presentations on the impact of the new National Highways Sector Scheme 18 legislation, landscape professionals have plenty of reasons to visit this year’s IOG SALTEX open space management show (2-4 September, Windsor).
New this year for IOG SALTEX – and specifically designed to appeal to landscape contractors of every size – are:
With equipment on view and in action, visitors will have the opportunity to question suppliers face-to-face about machine capabilities – and costs!
Visit www.iogsaltex.co.uk for the programme.
In addition to running demonstrations in the Live Machinery Arena, Ernest Doe will also be displaying a wide range of machinery and kit in the Ernest Doe Specialist Dealer Centre to illustrate all aspects of its business and to demonstrate the full scope of its expertise.
After-sales support is a ‘must-have’ for every user, so the company will also be offering invaluable parts and service workshops. Again, visit www.iogsaltex.co.uk for full details.
With Doosan and Terex, in particular, supplying compact equipment ideal for landscaping, the nearby Landscape Village will feature a host of companies displaying products targeted at the landscape profession. For example:
The new regulations will impact everyone involved in providing services relating to the environment and landscape, so for landscape professionals, in particular, this will be an unmissable opportunity to gain up-to-date and pertinent advice and help from the experts on such a critical issue.
Register NOW at www.iogsaltex.co.uk to receive your FREE entry badge and information about IOG SALTEX, or call the Ticket Hotline for FREE tickets on 0844 557 2724.
New this year for IOG SALTEX – and specifically designed to appeal to landscape contractors of every size – are:
- The AEA Live Machinery Demonstration Area;
- The Ernest Doe Specialist Dealer Centre, featuring Acacia Hire; and
- The Landscape Village – featuring hard and soft landscaping and plants, and a host of dedicated exhibitors.
With equipment on view and in action, visitors will have the opportunity to question suppliers face-to-face about machine capabilities – and costs!
Visit www.iogsaltex.co.uk for the programme.
In addition to running demonstrations in the Live Machinery Arena, Ernest Doe will also be displaying a wide range of machinery and kit in the Ernest Doe Specialist Dealer Centre to illustrate all aspects of its business and to demonstrate the full scope of its expertise.
After-sales support is a ‘must-have’ for every user, so the company will also be offering invaluable parts and service workshops. Again, visit www.iogsaltex.co.uk for full details.
With Doosan and Terex, in particular, supplying compact equipment ideal for landscaping, the nearby Landscape Village will feature a host of companies displaying products targeted at the landscape profession. For example:
- B&Q
- Buildbase
- Geosynthetic Technology
- Hedgemaster
- Iron Stop
- Kongskilde
- Mainstream Irrigation
- Postpullers
- Premier Trees
- RMB Craftscapes
- Thornton Sports
- Village Gardens
- Wave Seven Marine
The new regulations will impact everyone involved in providing services relating to the environment and landscape, so for landscape professionals, in particular, this will be an unmissable opportunity to gain up-to-date and pertinent advice and help from the experts on such a critical issue.
Register NOW at www.iogsaltex.co.uk to receive your FREE entry badge and information about IOG SALTEX, or call the Ticket Hotline for FREE tickets on 0844 557 2724.
- IOG SALTEX 2008 will be held on 2-4 September at Windsor Racecourse, Berks, and will embrace fine turf and sports surfaces, turf maintenance equipment, children’s outdoor play and safety surfacing, landscaping, contractors, commercial vehicles, outdoor leisure and facilities management, as well as software and security equipment. The show is attended by open space management professionals and contractors – from groundsmen and greenkeepers through to play officers, architects, designers and surveyors as well as local authority and outdoor leisure facility managers.
‘MINI STONEHENGE’ BRINGS NATURAL PLAY UP-TO-DATE AT IOG SALTEX
In addition to launching a number of new and exciting play products, the display being mounted by Russell Leisure at this year’s IOG SALTEX open space management exhibition (Windsor, 2-4 September) will grab visitors’ attention for another major reason – the staging of a ‘mini Stonehenge’ display of stone circles will be an outstanding focal point at the show.
Featuring several pieces of specially carved Cornish glacial granite some being more than three metres high – similar material to that used in the ancient megalith in Wiltshire – the stones will be adapted towards natural play through intelligent landscaping and incorporating motion and carved designs within the pieces.
The innovative exhibit at IOG SALTEX is the brainchild of Dominic Ropner of Time Circles, a company that is partnering Russell Leisure to help expand the latter’s natural play portfolio.
According to Russell Leisure’s Alasdair Wellwood, the co-operation with Time Circles is “the perfect fit for a company with an ever-expanding range of natural play products that are landscape- and architecturally-friendly”.
He says: “Our IOG SALTEX display should prove an amazing attraction among the play exhibits – not only because of the mini Stonehenge and our other natural play products on show, but also because we are introducing the new and innovative Cosmo Rope range, new roundabouts and see-saws .”
These, he says, will complement the examples on show from the company’s existing range of playground equipment, ballcourts and skate ramps, for example, designed for children between three and 14 years.
“We’re convinced that our partnership agreement with Dominic Roper’s Time Circles gives us an unrivalled competitive edge in the natural play market, an area that is proving increasingly popular for us in a year which sees the Government’s £225 million Children’s Plan play investment programme underway.”
Time Circles’ natural play exhibits will also be available at IOG SALTEX’s Landscape Village – this year a much-expanded area dedicated to the needs of the landscaping professional and which will include home improvement and garden centre giant, B&Q, that will be showcasing its landscaping and ever-increasing trade offer.
Featuring several pieces of specially carved Cornish glacial granite some being more than three metres high – similar material to that used in the ancient megalith in Wiltshire – the stones will be adapted towards natural play through intelligent landscaping and incorporating motion and carved designs within the pieces.
The innovative exhibit at IOG SALTEX is the brainchild of Dominic Ropner of Time Circles, a company that is partnering Russell Leisure to help expand the latter’s natural play portfolio.
According to Russell Leisure’s Alasdair Wellwood, the co-operation with Time Circles is “the perfect fit for a company with an ever-expanding range of natural play products that are landscape- and architecturally-friendly”.
He says: “Our IOG SALTEX display should prove an amazing attraction among the play exhibits – not only because of the mini Stonehenge and our other natural play products on show, but also because we are introducing the new and innovative Cosmo Rope range, new roundabouts and see-saws .”
These, he says, will complement the examples on show from the company’s existing range of playground equipment, ballcourts and skate ramps, for example, designed for children between three and 14 years.
“We’re convinced that our partnership agreement with Dominic Roper’s Time Circles gives us an unrivalled competitive edge in the natural play market, an area that is proving increasingly popular for us in a year which sees the Government’s £225 million Children’s Plan play investment programme underway.”
Time Circles’ natural play exhibits will also be available at IOG SALTEX’s Landscape Village – this year a much-expanded area dedicated to the needs of the landscaping professional and which will include home improvement and garden centre giant, B&Q, that will be showcasing its landscaping and ever-increasing trade offer.
- IOG SALTEX 2008 will be held on 2-4 September at Windsor Racecourse, Berks, and will embrace fine turf and sports surfaces, turf maintenance equipment, children’s outdoor play and safety surfacing, landscaping, contractors, commercial vehicles, outdoor leisure and facilities management, as well as software and security equipment. The show is attended by open space management professionals and contractors – from groundsmen and greenkeepers through to play officers, architects, designers and surveyors as well as local authority and outdoor leisure facility managers.
ROYAL APPOINTMENT AFTER WINDSOR DEBUT AT IOG SALTEX
A Japanese knotweed infestation at Royal Mid-Surrey (RMS) Golf Club has been treated using a pioneering new stem injection system from Cheshire-based Japanese Knotweed Control after the two organisations met at last year’s IOG SALTEX exhibition at Windsor.
Set in Royal Parkland at Richmond-upon-Thames and adjacent to the Royal Botanic Gardens at Kew, the golf course’s location meant that traditional chemical spraying of the knotweed was not an environmentally acceptable option.
Reviewing alternative treatment methods whilst attending the IOG SALTEX exhibition, golf club general manager, Marc Newey and course manager, Gavin Kinsella were impressed with Japanese Knotweed Control and in particular its new stem injection system.
The stem injection method enables localised treatment specific only to those weeds that need removing and has been used on two large problem areas on the RMS course. Knotweed was becoming increasingly prevalent on a car park area that borders the edge of the 18th fairway, as well as on proposed new teeing ground at the 9th.
A completely new environmental approach, the stem injection system works by delivering a measured dose of herbicide into the centre of the plant rather than just to the surface. This means it targets only the plants injected and there is no environmental risk of spray drift, run-off or contamination of watercourses and other sensitive vegetation.
Within a couple of weeks of meeting at the show, Japanese Knotweed Control had visited the golf course, surveyed the extent of the problem and made recommendations. A cost-effective solution with minimum disruption to the course and all risk factors taken into consideration was agreed before work began.
The golf club’s response was indicative of the enormous interest shown in the new stem injection system at IOG SALTEX. Japanese Knotweed Control’s stand attracted visitors from a large number of local authorities as well as groundsmen from some of the country’s leading public parks, stately homes and even a premiership football club, fully justifying the company’s debut attendance at the show.
“Given the huge scale of the event we were delighted with the number of visitors that said they’d specifically sought us out to discuss their Japanese knotweed problems,” said joint managing director, David Layland.
“Not only did we actually secure sales of the new stem injection system on the stand but we generated some excellent new business leads from organisations and groundsmen interested in us carrying out treatment programmes at affected sites.”
One of those, Royal Mid-Surrey’s Gavin Kinsella confirmed: “Japanese Knotweed Control offered a first class service, impressing us with the efficiency and accuracy of its stem injection system. We were able to see immediate results as the knotweed began to die back and the main benefit has been that no other vegetation or animal life on the course has been affected by the treatment.
“The team are professional, personable and highly knowledgeable about the treatment required. Following IOG SALTEX it was able to quickly and efficiently overcome a knotweed problem which, if left untreated, could have escalated into a major costly issue,” he said.
Set in Royal Parkland at Richmond-upon-Thames and adjacent to the Royal Botanic Gardens at Kew, the golf course’s location meant that traditional chemical spraying of the knotweed was not an environmentally acceptable option.
Reviewing alternative treatment methods whilst attending the IOG SALTEX exhibition, golf club general manager, Marc Newey and course manager, Gavin Kinsella were impressed with Japanese Knotweed Control and in particular its new stem injection system.
The stem injection method enables localised treatment specific only to those weeds that need removing and has been used on two large problem areas on the RMS course. Knotweed was becoming increasingly prevalent on a car park area that borders the edge of the 18th fairway, as well as on proposed new teeing ground at the 9th.
A completely new environmental approach, the stem injection system works by delivering a measured dose of herbicide into the centre of the plant rather than just to the surface. This means it targets only the plants injected and there is no environmental risk of spray drift, run-off or contamination of watercourses and other sensitive vegetation.
Within a couple of weeks of meeting at the show, Japanese Knotweed Control had visited the golf course, surveyed the extent of the problem and made recommendations. A cost-effective solution with minimum disruption to the course and all risk factors taken into consideration was agreed before work began.
The golf club’s response was indicative of the enormous interest shown in the new stem injection system at IOG SALTEX. Japanese Knotweed Control’s stand attracted visitors from a large number of local authorities as well as groundsmen from some of the country’s leading public parks, stately homes and even a premiership football club, fully justifying the company’s debut attendance at the show.
“Given the huge scale of the event we were delighted with the number of visitors that said they’d specifically sought us out to discuss their Japanese knotweed problems,” said joint managing director, David Layland.
“Not only did we actually secure sales of the new stem injection system on the stand but we generated some excellent new business leads from organisations and groundsmen interested in us carrying out treatment programmes at affected sites.”
One of those, Royal Mid-Surrey’s Gavin Kinsella confirmed: “Japanese Knotweed Control offered a first class service, impressing us with the efficiency and accuracy of its stem injection system. We were able to see immediate results as the knotweed began to die back and the main benefit has been that no other vegetation or animal life on the course has been affected by the treatment.
“The team are professional, personable and highly knowledgeable about the treatment required. Following IOG SALTEX it was able to quickly and efficiently overcome a knotweed problem which, if left untreated, could have escalated into a major costly issue,” he said.
- IOG SALTEX 2008 will be held on 2-4 September at Windsor Racecourse, Berks, and will embrace fine turf and sports surfaces, turf maintenance equipment, children’s outdoor play and safety surfacing, landscaping, contractors, commercial vehicles, outdoor leisure and facilities management, as well as software and security equipment. The show is attended by open space management professionals and contractors – from groundsmen and greenkeepers through to play officers, architects, designers and surveyors as well as local authority and outdoor leisure facility managers.
DIARY DATE
IOG SALTEX 2008
2-4 September at Windsor Racecourse, Berksshire.
IOG SALTEX is Europe’s only exhibition focusing on fine turf and sports surfaces, turf maintenance equipment, children’s outdoor play and safety surfacing, landscaping, contractors, commercial vehicles, outdoor leisure and facilities management, as well as software and security equipment.
Visit www.iogsaltex.co.uk for more details or call 020 7955 3987.
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