wave just now with new machinery. There’ s a lot of innovation coming through, and we’ ve had good support from Allen Whellans at Redexim too – he has always been on hand and supportive.”
The Verti-Rake now sits alongside other Redexim equipment in Steven’ s fleet, and he sees clear benefits in how they complement each other.“ As well as the Verti-Rake, we have a Verti-Drain, and they can work side by side. One can be raking while the other is aerating – they’ re
very much multipurpose and help us get the most from our maintenance programme.”
He also credits Hibernian FC for investing in the tools to allow his team to achieve high standards.“ Over the last two years, the club has made a big investment in machinery, which gives us an advantage in producing the pitch we want. When I first joined, there were just two of us and limited resources. The progression since then has been massive. People rightly give credit
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to the groundstaff, but the club deserves huge credit too for backing us with the tools we need.” With the Redexim Verti-Rake now firmly embedded in their maintenance regime, Steven and his team are well-equipped to keep Easter Road’ s playing surface clean, healthy, and ready for action.
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