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$2.5 million to light up Manuka Oval
3 weeks ago by: Bradley van Dam
"I will believe it when they turn them on!!!!! "
Dr Richard Gibbs Farewell
3 weeks ago by: Karl Johnson
"I totally endorse Ian's comments. Richard has brought so muc ..."
Dr Richard Gibbs Farewell
3 weeks ago by: Ian Mckendry
"Richard - you will leave a huge hole in the Australasian tur ..."
Bunker Drainage
1 Apr 2012 by: Simon Miels
"Hi, Is there anyone in Australia selling this product. re ..."
Over-seeding Warm Season Grasses
28 Feb 2012 by: Peter Bass
"Its Consultancy Roaring Silence pretty obviously I'd say. ..."
The Challenges of Growing Grass in Azerbaijan
8 Nov 2011 -
Football -
Phil Sharples
- Issue 38 - Aug / Sept 2011
When Phil Sharples was asked to manage a contract to build grass football pitches in Azerbaijan, little did he know of the challenges that lay ahead. Now appointed as Stadium & Surfaces Director at Gabala FC, he talks about life in the former Eastern Bloc country
What Lies Beneath?
16 Mar 2011 -
Consultancy -
Phil Sharples
Maintaining high performance turfgrass stands is a difficult and sometimes thankless task. Our goal, our aim, is to produce a vigorous turfgrass stand(s) on a continual basis throughout the plant's life.
Environment Matters!
15 Aug 2009 -
Consultancy -
Phil Sharples
Water, there is only so much of it and nature is not making new supplies, only recycling a proportion of it. In fact, much of the world's water supply - in excess of 99% - is unavailable for man's most import uses - drinking, manufacturing, sanitation, recreation and irrigation because it is tied up in the world's oceans and polar ice caps.