Spring 2024

Feature Story

40 YEARS OF
WORKING TOGETHER

For 40 years, Reesink UK and The Toro Company have worked together for excellence in turfcare. Here we speak to Amy Dahl, vice president of international business at The Toro Company, about what she believes are the reasons for the longevity of the relationship.

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HAT TRICK FOR TOROAT MIDDLESBROUGH FC

Four pitches at Middlesbrough Football Club’s training ground at Rockliffe Park are seeing the results from improved accuracy, full coverage and powerful control from a new Toro irrigation system. Find out the three products delivering the winning combination here!

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FIVE STAR EXPERIENCE AT RUSTINGTON

With STAR golf buggies, Rustington Golf Centre can provide a five-star experience without the associated price tag. Plus, the lithium-ion battery falls in line with the centre’s new ethos and commitment to electric over diesel.

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SAVINGS INEFFICIENCIES FOR BARTON

Opting for full course coverage including fairways for the first time to combat increasingly warmer weather, more regular heat waves and less precipitation every year, accuracy was key at Barton-on-Sea Golf Club. Discover the extent of savings here.

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SUSTAINABLESOLUTION FOR RHS WISLEY

RHS Garden Wisley chose Otterbine’s 25HP Polaris Giant Fountain to create a rainwater capture lake as part of the Royal Horticultural Society's project, providing irrigation to one of the largest plant collections in the world seen by around a million visitors a year.

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REESINK ROUNDUP

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BUNKER WORK FORTORO AT LEWES

Find out how a small but mighty fleet of Toro machinery helped Lewes Golf Club with its winter development project, the first goal of which was to recondition eight of the club’s 11 bunkers.

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LAKE REOPENEDTHANKS TO OTTERBINE

Otterbine’s Air Flo 3 aeration system brought the lake at Pinewood Scout Centre in Croydon back to life, reopening it for water sports after a period of closure due to poor water quality. If you have a water problem that needs fixing, Otterbine could be the solution.

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TAKING CARE OF THE ROUGHS AND THE SMOOTH AT BATHGATE

A new Toro Groundsmaster 4300 rotary mower for the roughs and a used-certified Toro Workman GTX
electric utility vehicle from our ReeOwn scheme aid the smooth running of Bathgate’s course.

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WORKING OUT THECOSTS IS NOW EASY THANKS TO TORO

Toro has devised a cost calculator to compare operating expenses of alternative energy powered models in seconds. We ran a battery-powered ride-on, pedestrian mower and a hybrid ride-on through the cost calculator and have the results here.

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FURTHERMORE

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DEALERSPOTLIGHT

Russells Groundcare was appointed a Toro service centre in 2000 and given full dealer status for the Toro product range in 2005. Here Paul Russell, CEO, and Mark Willerton, groundcare sales manager, share with us their insights of the industry.

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VALUABLE COST-SAVINGSAT TOOT HILL

While the cost of business has continued to rise in all kinds of industries, Toot Hill Golf Club has evolved to mitigate burdensome and fluctuating expenses by acquiring a mix of hybrid and all-electric Toro machines.

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MACHINEFOCUS

For decades, the Toro Workman line-up has set the standard for tough, hard-working utility vehicles and the MDX Lithium is no different. It delivers the same strength and durability but with all the benefits of lithium-ion battery technology. Get the low-down here.

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Product Testing

TOROPROCORE 648s

Independent machinery tester James de
Havilland discovers that sometimes the
smallest changes make the biggest difference.

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The Last Tee

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Student awards caught on camera

The winner of the Toro Student Greenkeeper of the Year Award was Michael Russell, assistant greenkeeper at Ormskirk Golf Club in West Lancashire and winner of the Young Award was Daniel Martin, first assistant greenkeeper at Farleigh Golf Club in Surrey.

We caught the moment and captured the event on camera. See how the event unfolded here.

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Behind the scenes at The Open

A 2023 highlight was providing championship support and a fleet of Toro machines for The Open at Royal Liverpool. With a focus on battery power for the greens, tees and surrounds, we caught up with links manager James Bledge and went behind the scenes as preparations took place for the historic event.

Watch the video by clicking here.

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Record year at BTME

It was a record-breaking year at BTME as we debuted four new equipment launches from Toro. There was a strong electric theme with the Workman MDX Lithium and new Toro Vista passenger vehicle along with new technology in the form of Toro’s Geolink precision spray system.

You can find out more about all of those here.