PITCH & LINE MARKERS same lines , at the exact same speed , exact same quality and exact same consumption of paint every time you mark out .
Whereas before , with just a manual marker , we ’ re not robots , so we are quite wonky , and on a site as big as this , we can ’ t use string lines all the time . So we are freehand marking quite a lot of the time , which you don ’ t have the same quality . It ’ s impossible to get the same quality without the robot .
On such a big site like ours , we have four different locations for the base station to set up on , and the base station makes a big difference . I counted we have 30 different pitches plotted out with these four base stations . And you can get a good range from the base station to the marker , so it ’ s very , very helpful .
We ’ re now onto ready mix paint , the Turf Tank paint , so we know exactly what we ’ re putting through the marker , whereas before , we were using concentrate paint . We all measure differently . It might be one glug here and one glug there , so you don ’ t really know how much paint you ’ re getting through .
Sometimes you might have a really bright line , and sometimes you might not , depending on how you ’ ve mixed it . But now , with the ready-mixed , we know exactly how much paint we ’ re using , so it ’ s easy to keep check of stock level and things like that .”
For more information on the Turf Tank One or to have a demonstration contact alex @ turftank . co . uk ( southern UK ) or matt @ turftank . co . uk ( northern UK )
WHEN PRECISION IS KEY
“ It saves us a hell of a lot of time . To mark one pitch , it would take myself or two of my staff an hour , an hour and a half to two hours . But obviously , with the Turf Tank to mark one pitch alone , it takes 20 to 25 minutes . Generally , we ’ d use five to six litres of paint to mark a pitch , but with the Turf Tank , we probably use four litres .”
Matt Tietjen , Academy Head Groundsman , Nottingham Forest Football Club
“ When I first saw the Turf Tank One at the demo , I was absolutelly amazed , and having used it , it is revolutonary . It just makes the job a hundred times easier , all the lines are straight and there ’ s no mess .”
Richard Hare , Head Groundsperson , Bromsgrove School
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Matt Murray UK National Sales Manager 07712-647-926 matt @ turftank . co . uk
Alex Robinson UK Regional Sales Manager 07766-220-190 alex @ turftank . co . uk
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