The Groundsman December 2017

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INDUSTRY AWARDS

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Headland Amenity Professional Cricket Grounds Team of the Year Durham CCC The Durham CCC grounds team – head groundsman Vic Demain (second right), deputy head groundsman Mark Patterson (far right) and outground manager Craig Thompson (far left) – collect their award from Alex Hawkes (second left), Headland Amenity’s regional manager, sports turf.

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Cub Cadet Infinicut Professional Tennis Grounds Team of the Year Nottingham Tennis Centre Nottingham Tennis Centre’s grounds manager Ryan Middleton (left), groundsman Tatenda Mukome (second left) and chief operations officer Mike Wisner (second right) collect the award from John Coleman, Infinicut (MTD) general manager.

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SGL Professional Football Grounds Team of the Year (Premier League, Championship and Scottish Premier League) Leicester City FC The Leicester City FC grounds team pose with their award, along with SGL operations manager Frank Van Beusekom and technical sales engineer Tom Grafen.

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SISGrass Professional Football Grounds Team of the Year (English Leagues One & Two, National, National North/ South, Scottish Championship & Leagues One & Two, Ireland & Wales Professional Leagues) Bury FC The Bury FC grounds team – grounds manager Gareth Lester (second right),

Stadium head groundsman Michael Curtis (third left) and head groundsman at the club’s Carrington training centre Michael Steele (far right) – collect their award from Ivo Lamot and Phil Blackwell, directors of SISGrass BV and SIS Pitches, respectively, along with BBC TV presenter Mark Clemmit.

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John Deere Professional Horse Racing Grounds Team of the Year Ripon Racecourse Ripon Racecourse’s grounds team – head groundsman Carl Tonks (second left) and groundsmen Martin Johnson (far left) and John Ireland (second right) – collect their well-earned award from Chris Meacock (centre), John Deere’s UK and Ireland sales manager, and Life On Mars actor Dean Andrews. www.iog.org THE GROUNDSMAN 23


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