A a pitch knows the routine: string lines, measuring tape, and hours on end getting the lines just right. When the job falls to volunteers, it gets harder still. For a growing number of UK clubs, schools and councils, that routine is changing. Turf Tank’ s line marking robots now handle the pitch marking, so the people who used to do it by hand can get on with their ever-growing list of jobs.
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Turf Tank’ s line marking robots gain ground across UK pitches
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A a pitch knows the routine: string lines, measuring tape, and hours on end getting the lines just right. When the job falls to volunteers, it gets harder still. For a growing number of UK clubs, schools and councils, that routine is changing. Turf Tank’ s line marking robots now handle the pitch marking, so the people who used to do it by hand can get on with their ever-growing list of jobs.
“ People who have never lined a pitch before are not having to come down and sit there with a measuring tape trying to figure out how to get a right angle,” says Neil McNaughton, President and Groundsman, Crosshouse Community FC.“ They can literally use an app on a tablet, create a new pitch anywhere.”
As the customer base grows, the model behind it stays the same: subscription, service, and stability, all built around the people who mark the pitches every week.
Subscription
No big upfront investment or surprise costs. Turf Tank bundles each customer’ s robot, service, and support into one predictable annual price that everyone in the organisation can stand behind.
Service
No middlemen, dealers, or distributor networks. Turf Tank services its customers directly, with the largest local field operations team in the game,
12 GroundskeepingJournal. co. uk | November / December 2026