TREE SURGERY BEST PRACTICE COMES ALIVE AT IOG SALTEX’S ‘WORLD OF ARB’

The wide-ranging needs of arboriculturalists are being met at this year’s IOG SALTEX open space management show (Windsor, September 8-10) by a packed programme of ‘World of Arb’ live demonstrations and ‘meet the expert’ sessions, as well as dedicated seminar presentations and a showground packed with exhibitors displaying all the equipment needed for safe and effective tree surgery.

In addition to providing non-stop ‘meet the expert’ advice concerning, for example, climbing gear and procedures, arboricultural specialists the BTS Group, will also be staging a daily programme of exciting live demonstrations covering best-practice routines for:

• Access - climbed versus platform – highlighting health and safety issues as well as the efficacy of the alternative routines;
• Aerial rescue techniques; and
• Chainsaw use and maintenance.

Kevin Moore, Training Manager of the BTS Training division, says the enthralling programme will involve BTS staff from the Group’s Ipswich, Luton and Leeds bases.

Elsewhere in the show, arborists will also be able to view and discuss a wide range of appropriate equipment – from harnesses through to sky-high access platforms – while in The Grandstand, as part of the show’s free education programme, a trio of experts from the Arboricultural Association’s Education and Training Committee will be presenting focused sessions on:

• Tree inspections and record keeping – by Rhoderic Taylor – on Tuesday September 8 at 10.45 hrs;
• Tree protection – by Julie Sadler – on Wednesday September 9 at 13.30 hrs; and
• Tree pruning – by Jack Kenyon – on Thursday September 10 at 14.15 hrs..

Visit www.iogsaltex.co.uk for full details and the latest World of Arb programme of events.

Register NOW at www.iogsaltex.co.uk to receive your FREE entry badge and information about IOG SALTEX, or call the Ticket Hotline on 0845 272 8782 for FREE tickets.

IOG SALTEX 2009 will be held on 8-10 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.

Organised by The Institute of Groundsmanship, the first IOG exhibition was staged in 1938, the forerunner to today’s IOG SALTEX Sports, Amenity & Landscape Trade Exhibition. Held annually at Windsor Racecourse, IOG SALTEX is the annual extravaganza for everyone who cares for and/or manages open spaces – including groundsmen, greenkeepers, contractors, local authority and leisure facility managers. The Institute of Groundsmanship (IOG) is the leading membership organisation representing grounds managers, groundsmen, grounds maintenance managers, greenkeepers and all others involved in the management of sports pitches, landscape and amenity facilities in the UK. As well as maintaining the IOG Performance Quality Standards and providing a consultancy service for sports grounds, lawn maintenance and amenity horticulture, the IOG’s extensive Training and Education programme includes cricket, football, tennis, horseracing, bowls, artificial surfaces, turf science and many other specialist subjects. For more information visit www.iog.org

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