A to relieve severe compaction failed to deliver the desired results , the
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Outstanding Service leads to an Outstanding Surface at Hove Prep School
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A to relieve severe compaction failed to deliver the desired results , the
decision was made to undertake a full renovation on one of the pitches at Hove Prep School in Sussex . Word of mouth led Grounds and Gardens Manager Adam Bedson to speak with AMS Contracting Ltd who he cites , from the outset , delivered outstanding customer service and confidence in their capability to fix the situation to the standards required – which they did , to the satisfaction of the school and pupils alike !
Hove Prep School is one of three sites belonging to Lancing College , with its own sports facilities supporting a packed programme of year-round play and coaching . “ It became evident that years of overuse had contributed to severe compaction problems that became almost impossible to recover ” explains Adam , who has been at the college since 2019 . “ Kit we hired failed to rectify the problem so we reached out to Ashley and Myles Strange at AMS who immediately put us at ease .”
“ Having not conducted a project of this scale for a good number of years the Bursar naturally had a lot of questions , which the AMS team answered in-depth and in a timely manner . The level of care and knowledge shown definitely helped to secure the funding we needed to get the project underway in the summer of 2023 .”
The full pitch renovation included surface removal , soil profile upgrade , laser-levelling , seeding and nutritional programme , conducted by a team of four operatives under the guidance of Ashley and Myles . “ We felt in safe hands every step of the way . What really stood out for me was the hours the team were prepared to work – on site from sunrise and non-stop until the early evening .
14 GroundskeepingJournal . co . uk | January / February 2024