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From L to R – Anthony Shepherd Sales Manager at Turney Group , Andy Miller Head Groundsman NRFC , Alan Prickett Sales Director at Iseki UK & Ireland , Simon Tunn Area Sales Manager at Turney Group .
ISEKI announces five-year partnership with Northampton Saints RFC
seki UK & Ireland is
I delighted to announce that it has signed a five-year partnership Agreement as Official Agricultural and Turf Care Machinery Supplier to Northampton Rugby Football Club at cinch Stadium at Franklin ’ s Gardens , Northampton .
Under the Agreement Iseki will supply tractors , mowing machines and electric vehicles to the Club , for use by the grounds maintenance and stadium teams in their work around the prestigious site .
The Partnership also covers Iseki ’ s range of agricultural machinery , which will be showcased at events such as the annual
‘ Farmer ’ s Day ’ at the Club .
David Withers , Managing Director of Iseki UK & Ireland said “ The opportunity to work with such a respected and longestablished Club is very exciting for both me and the team at Iseki .
We have historically had a close relationship with England Rugby and now directly supporting one of the top Rugby Premiership clubs offers us the opportunity to use the facilities at cinch Stadium at Franklin ’ s Gardens to showcase our machinery to both existing and prospective customers .
We have supplied Saints with an Iseki TG6687 HST 67hp tractor with loader , which will be used for both on and off pitch work , one of our excellent SXG327 54 ” ride-on grass collecting mowers and a TXGS24 sub-compact tractor for use on the High-Performance Centre ’ s indoor pitches . Other products will be used by the Club at various points in the year .
Anthony Shepherd and Simon Tunn from our local dealer , P . A Turney Ltd ., were extremely helpful in introducing us to Saints ’ Head Groundsman , Andy Miller , and the rest of the management team at the Gardens , who share our excitement at being able to work together going forward . We will certainly be making extensive use of the facilities for both match days utilising our box , and for events and meetings at the Club in the future ”. www . iseki . co . uk
18 GroundskeepingJournal . co . uk | September / October 2023