TURF MANAGEMENT
Aware of the difficulties being
experienced by landscapers in their
quest to secure reliable turf supplies,
Paynes Turf has adopted a number
of special strategies in recent times
that are designed to help meet current
requirements, minimise immediate
disappointment, and ensure that turf
needs can be met in the future.
For a start, the company has invested
in further irrigation equipment in
order to cope with extreme climate
events, thus limiting the effects of
any prolonged drought, such as the
one experienced last year. Ultimately,
the aim at Paynes Turf – as it is with
many established turf growers – is
to invest in products and processes
that will future-proof our service and
the supply of turf to the industry. A
further initiative has been putting a
lot more turf into production to cope
with ongoing high demand.
This year has also seen Paynes Turf
take its recently introduced B2C
e-commerce site offline, so it could
focus on meeting the needs of trade
customers. Replacing this website
with an emphasis on trade has enabled
Paynes Turf to continue serving long-
standing clients such as landscapers,
housing developers and local
authorities, as well as distributors.
Of course, the effects of extreme
weather and all of the new measures
turf growers are putting in place will
have an impact on production costs.
Some additional cost will be absorbed,
but extra outlays in irrigation and
other equipment are likely to impact
overheads and prices. However, turf
growers are committed to making turf
an economically viable product.
Although many landscapers will
have felt frustration at disrupted turf
supply, this difficult period is now
largely behind us all. For example,
turf stocks at Paynes Turf are getting
back to normal, putting the company
in a good position to meet customer
demand for turf in 2020.
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