Magazine: Mapleham Golf Course Moves Ahead
By Parkland Press in Golf on 24th Aug 2008 6:05
Excellent progress has been made in the construction of Mapleham Golf Course, a key part of the huge Pegasus development north of Christchurch. 
Contractor Adam Jones of Grasslands Ltd reports that 9 holes have been built with a further 3 scheduled later in 2008. Construction is expected to be completed by February 2009.
Adam is installing the latest Toro Sitepro GDC decoder system at Mapleham. A total of 1,120 valve-in-head Toro 835S and 734 sprinklers are being installed. Every sprinkler is individually controlled for maximum flexibility and
efficient water use.
The central feature of the Mapleham development is an 18-hole championship-length golf course, master-planned by Francis Whitaker of Mason & Wales, and designed by leading landscape architects, Boffa Miskell, in collaboration with Greg Turner Golf. The course is a par 72, championship length course, playing approximately 6300m from the championship tees, to 5000m from the forward tees.
The golf course will be sculpted along the lines of traditional inland courses, and has been carefully designed to preserve the area’s existing topography. Enriched by mature trees, swathes of native grasses, wetland areas,
waterways and lakes, the course will sit comfortably in its pastoral environment.
Mapleham Golf Course Update.
Great progress has been made with earthworks and grassing this month and Mapleham is really starting to look like a golf course. A great grass strike has been achieved on holes 3, 4, 5, and 9 as can be seen in the photos below taken in May 2008. Holes 1, 2, 6 and 8 have now also been seeded. Irrigation and drainage works will continue during winter in preparation for seeding and completing further holes in spring. Mapleham lots in stages 1 & 2 now have titles issued, fences have been completed and tree planting is continuing.
Check out more at
www.mapleham.com
Parklands Distribution centre Complete.
With the move to a new 35,000 sq ft distribution centre completed, Parkland has created an Operations Division combining purchasing, warehousing and customer support.
Michael Abrahams, who was previously responsible for purchasing, has been promoted to Operations Manager.
Natalya Angus has joined Parkland as Purchasing Officer. She is an experienced purchasing and stock analyst and was formerly with Siemens. Bill Wilson has been appointed Warehouse
Manager replacing Steve Ford who has left the company. Bill is a very experienced warehouse manager with a particular interest in systems. The changes he has made along with our $200,000 investment in a Kardex automated picking system (which houses 9,000 parts) will help ensure that we meet our very high customer service standards.
Parkland is the exclusive New Zealand agent for a range of internationally proven brands like Toro, TyCrop, Traxmaster, Pope, Otterbine, Motorola and Irrinet. We work proudly with a broad range customers including New Zealand’s world ranking golf courses and sportsfields, local government, landscapers and even the DIY enthusiast. For more information on what’s happening at Parkland go to www.parkland.co.nz
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Excellent progress has been made in the construction of Mapleham Golf Course, a key part of the huge Pegasus development north of Christchurch. 
efficient water use.
waterways and lakes, the course will sit comfortably in its pastoral environment.
Check out more at www.mapleham.com
Natalya Angus has joined Parkland as Purchasing Officer. She is an experienced purchasing and stock analyst and was formerly with Siemens. Bill Wilson has been appointed Warehouse
