GMA LIVE Winter is Coming Decompaction, Drainage & General Repairs of Winter Sports Pitches Date: Thursday 10 December 2020 Time: 7.00-8.00pm This session will provide you with all the latest hints and tips to get your pitches winter-proofed, as well as helping you deal with the ever-present issues surrounding decompaction and drainage. Our expert speakers include Ian Mather-Brewster, Key Account Manager (ECB) with the Grounds & Natural Turf Improvement Programme, Julien Morris, member of the Grounds & Natural Turf Improvement Programme team, and GMA’s specialist consultant, Alex Vickers.
Topics to be covered include: • Playing season maintenance – hand forking, surface repairs, aeration, tractor mounted / pedestrian slitters and other maintenance tips • End of season renovation – scarification, de-compaction (linear deep tine) and top dressing • Drainage – primary drainage, pipe systems, secondary drainage, sand slits and gravel banding • The importance of maintenance systems and their cost implications This session is free to attend. Join us on Thursday 10 December. Please sign-up here: https://bit.ly/2UZBamV
Grounds Management Association has continued to network with sports bodies and Government to provide the latest guidance for the sector. Our primary focus always remains the safety, as well as the physical and mental wellbeing of everyone working in the industry. We also understand that each working situation and environment during this challenging time is a case-by-case scenario.
