TURF MANAGEMENT
Director , Paul Charlton ( left ) and Operator , Keith Willis ( right ) from
Turfcare Specialists
SECOND WIEDENMANN XD IN 12 MONTHS TAKES TURFCARE SPECIALISTS ’ TERRA SPIKE TOTAL TO FIVE
orthern contractor , Turfcare
N Specialists based at Consett , County Durham , now own five Wiedenmann Terra Spike deep aerators . Their most recent , a Terra Spike XD8 , came straight off the Wiedenmann stand at Saltex , to save on delivery miles . It now joins their existing XD8 , two XP8s and one XF6 .
With 35 years ’ experience of pitch maintenance and renovation across all sporting codes in Durham , Cumbria and North Yorkshire , the second-generation family business has built a stellar reputation for best value solutions .
Operations Director , Paul Charlton said :
“ We got our first XD in February 21 , liked it so much we ordered our second . We are really feeling the benefits . It ’ s fast , incredibly smooth and with few greasing points , on-going maintenance is minimal . Quality is first class ; it saves us so much time . We can give clients less interruption to their play timetable , so everyone benefits .
“ Currently we ’ re focused on golf contracts . The marked upturn in golf bookings is for a variety of reasons ; some courses just don ’ t have enough staff to cover the process while other clubs choose not to invest in their own machine , and that ’ s where we can come in …
“ If we use both the XDs typically , we ’ ll be doing 18 fairways in 3-4 days where previously with two Terra Spike XPs it was twice as long . Paired with our Kubota compact they also work on greens and fine turf .
“ The XDs are very comfortable at depths of 250 mm -275 mm , and we use them for football , rugby , golf and cricket . But we ’ re hanging on to the XPs as they can reach 400 mm down which is still a popular requirement . The XF6 is the quickest machine around . As a business , in months ahead we can tailor machines we bring for individual client requirements .”
Wiedenmann UK , Northern Sales Manager , Mike James , said : “ The Charlton family and Turfcare Specialists have been loyal customers since the early 1990s . Their first machine was from the P-Series , they ’ ve followed the Terra Spike ever since . I knew they would like the XD8 because it combines speed with the ability to work at depth .”
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