PITCH & LINE MARKERS
Matthew was so impressed , he decided to invest in the machine there and then and says it immediately proved to be a massive time saver for the team . “ Our sports pitches are adjacent to each other so we can now cut and roll one pitch , put the TLM Pro on to mark and then cut and roll the adjacent pitch while it ’ s doing its job ,” he says .
Hartpury University College Campus
Sports Maintenance Manager Matthew Newman , who oversees the grounds maintenance of the facility ’ s multimillion-pound outdoor sports facilities - used by students , as well as Premiership RFU side Gloucester Rugby , Gloucester- Hartpury Women ’ s RFC , Hartpury University RFC and the university football club .
Matthew manages three grounds care teams that work across the 360-hectacre , Gloucester-based , Hartpury University and Hartpury College campus , which is one of the UK ’ s leading specialist sports , agriculture , equine and veterinary educational providers at Further and Higher Education level . His 11 members of staff include a gardening team that looks after the amenity areas around the historical gardens and student accommodation , the construction team works on hard landscaping projects , and the sports-based team of three manages the college ’ s short game area and golf green as well as eight natural turf and two 3G artificial sports pitches .
I mentioned the fact that it normally took two members of staff one and a half hours to each mark a pitch , to Rigby Taylor ’ s area manager , Simon Hughes who suggested I try the TLM Pro , which he said could help me free up the team members ’ time to do other tasks .”
The TLM Pro onsite demonstration included a thorough run through of the robot ’ s mechanical functions and GPS technology . He highlighted the fact that the two interchangeable batteries provide up to 10 hours spraying time , without re-charging , and gave a stepby-step guide on how to create pitch templates - via an App , supplied with the Samsung Galaxy tablet .
Simon then set the robot to work on one of Hartpury ’ s full-sized sports pitches , which was completed in just 20 minutes - within an accuracy of 5-10mm .
TLM Sport The most recent introduction using the next generation , state of the art , robotic technology and built-in GPS-RTK receiver and antenna is the TinyLineMarker Sport .
Faster , lighter and cost effective , the TLM Sport , is perfect for clubs and organisations that have single site use , or for sites with just a few pitches , it is a smart investment for training grounds , sports clubs , schools and district / borough councils .
TLM SPORT - Sleek , modern design stands out against machines built like tanks
“ There ’ s probably not a single day when a line marker is not being used by my team at the college ,” Matthew explains . “ We normally pitch prep on a Monday and Tuesday for university and college mid-week fixtures on a Wednesday , Gloucester Rugby trains on the same day , Thursday is a repair day and on Friday we prep for the weekend fixtures .
TLM Pro marking out Hartpury football pitch
TLM SPORT – lines marked to millimetre accuracy
The TLM SPORT has a modern , sleek design that stand out against machines built like tanks and moves easily over grass surfaces providing precision line markings to millimetre levels of
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