Meet The Members

In this interview, we’re chatting to Maia Vepkhvadze, a greenkeeper currently working at Lofoten Links in Norway. Maia’s journey into the industry began by chance during the COVID-19 pandemic, when a job advertisement introduced her to a profession she had never heard of before. Since becoming Georgia’s first female greenkeeper, she has built an international […]

In this interview, we’re speaking to Greg Smith, who has over 40 years in the industry, starting out in 1983 and managing various stadiums and environments across Nottingham, UK, from grassroots all the way up to professional sports with Notts County. He’s now overseeing major facilities at the University of Nottingham.  Q: How did you

Our sponsor Regen Amenity has announced that it will now be supplying a range of Sigma organic fertilisers to the UK amenity sector, following the confirmation of a partnership with Sigma AgriScience earlier this year. The agreement, established in January this year, gives Regen Amenity exclusive access to a series of organic, OMRI-listed fertilisers developed

In this interview, we’re chatting to Kate Stillwell, Head Greenkeeper of GKG Golf Course in Iceland. With her father working as Head Agronomist on the European Tour for more than 40 years, she spent much of her childhood travelling to world-class golf courses and developing a passion for the industry from a young age. Here,

We chat to Dan Studders, a Sydney-based turf professional and managing director of Ground Solutions Australia. Dan shares his start in the grounds industry at just 12 years old, his initial experience working in golf, and his pivot into a sales role, which ultimately led him to form his own business in groundscare. He also

We chat to Stuart Butler about his journey into greenkeeping, which started almost by accident and turned into a multi-decade career in sports turf. Stuart shares how a short-term contract at his local golf club became the foundation for working at world-famous courses, his time working overseas, and eventually stepping into head greenkeeping roles. He

We recently sat down to chat with Jack Churchman, owner of CutCrew, which offers sports turf and commercial grounds maintenance. Jack became interested in the industry from a young age, as his dad was the chairman of a local golf course. He followed his 9-year stint in the military with a job that he didn’t

In this episode, we’re interviewing Josh Staunton of Staunts on the Grass. He’s a professional footballer, currently playing for Poole Town, and has recently stepped into a turf management role, bringing a unique perspective to the groundscare industry. When the time was right, he made the leap of faith and started his own turf maintenance

Welcome to the latest edition of our “Meet the Members” series, where we highlight the people making a difference in the greenkeeping industry. Today, we’re joined by Duncan Cheslett, better known in the golf world as The Relief Greenkeeper, who has built a reputation across social media for his skilled, flexible work on golf courses.