Groundskeeping Journal Issue 6 2021 | Page 25

PITCH & LINE MARKERS
Sports pitch being marked out with a TLM Pro day , Thursday is a repair day and on Friday we prep for the weekend fixtures . I was introduced to the TLM Pro when discussing these pitch line-marking time management issues with Rigby Taylor Technical Sales Manager , Simon Hughes and mentioned the fact that it normally took two members of staff one and a half hours to each mark a pitch , when Simon suggested I try the TLM Pro , which he said could help me free up the team members ’ time to do other tasks .”
The demonstration included a thorough run through of the robot ’ s mechanical functions and GPS technology and then was set to work on one of Hartpury ’ s full-sized sports pitches , which was completed in just 20 minutes
Matthew was so impressed a decision was made immediately to invest in the machine there and then , which has proved to be a massive time saver for the team . “ Our sports pitches are adjacent to each other so we can now
I just shake the container , put it in the machine and off it goes . The lines stay on for much longer than other paints that can dull down after a couple of days of rain . Impact paint hasn ’ t done that - even in the winter months .
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