GOLF COURSES
LITTLESTONE GOLF CLUB STRIKES GOLD WITH REESINK
n 2021 , Littlestone Golf
I Club in Kent became a Toro Total Solutions customer by upgrading its fleet with Toro machinery and investing in a Toro Lynx Central Control irrigation system . Now it has safeguarded its machinery investment by signing up to Reesink ’ s ReeAssure Gold maintenance scheme for the allround perfect deal .
Head greenkeeper Chris Barnard says : “ There were plans to alter the courses by redesigning the bunkers with the help of architects and building new tees , and the timing of that fitted well with upgrading the irrigation system as well as requiring a sturdy , multifunctional fleet to make things as quick and efficient as possible .”
With so much to do and a new 23 machine deal including cylinder mowers , rotary mowers , aerators , topdressers , sprayers and utility vehicles , the Club subsequently added the ReeAssure maintenance and servicing scheme to the deal to look after the entire fleet of new and old machines .
Chris says : “ With all the maintenance the team was taking on that occupied a lot of their time , coupled with not having a specialised mechanic or indeed staff trained in specific areas meant we were only able to deal with basic things and not with repairs or replacements . That would require outside help and that ’ s where Reesink came in .”
The Gold plan includes unlimited visits , covers all breakdown and call-out costs , only uses Toro genuine parts and covers all electrical components . Reesink ’ s South East Sheffield Park branch is providing the support and Chris has nothing but praise for the service so far .
He says : “ They ’ re very helpful , we just need to give them a call and they ’ ll be there . They know what they ’ re talking about , know the machines inside out , and can find the problem right away whereas it would take us much longer to do so . Since most of the Toro machines now have new technology , they also require a bit more knowledge to fix . The Reesink guys will have it figured out in 15 minutes or less just by using their laptops . It ’ s so much easier to delegate that to them so we can focus all our work on the courses .”
Littlestone Golf Club already had a very good long-standing relationship with Reesink having acquired most of its
40 GroundskeepingJournal . co . uk | May 2022