Countrywide has announced the addition of Roger Clark to its Turf & Amenity team.
Roger will be supporting customers throughout Buckinghamshire, Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire.
"Roger has held key roles at some of the UK's top golf clubs and brings a tremendous breadth of industry experience," says Sam Honeyborne Turf & Amenity Manager for Countrywide, "which, over 21 years, spans the entire turf and amenity sector, combining both technical sales and practical knowledge and skills.
"I have no doubt that he will become a key member of our growing team of dedicated turf professionals and will be valued by customers and colleagues alike."
BASIS and FACTS qualified, Roger can advise on the use of pesticides and fertilisers and is keen to put his in-depth experience to the use of Countrywide customers – course managers, greenkeepers and groundstaff whose problems and pressures he fully appreciates.
"The demands today are tremendous," says Roger. "Golf courses, football grounds, sports stadia now operate 365 days a year so the challenge is to create healthy turf that lasts all year round.
"My advantage is that I understand customers' needs and enjoy working closely with them - and within any constraints they have - to advise on the best products to improve and maintain their surfaces. Whether it's grass seed, top dressings, fertilisers, or our substantial portfolio of pesticides and herbicides, it is much easier to recommend certain products when you have likely used them yourself."
Joining Countrywide seemed like a natural career progression for Roger: "I kept coming up against Countrywide as a competitor so, in the end, if you can't beat "˜em, join "˜em.
"Another big advantage for me was my experience of using Sustane, the organic, slow release fertilisers of which Countrywide has now been appointed sole European distributors. This new role will give me the opportunity to use all the knowledge and experience I have gained over my 21 years in the industry to deliver first class results for greenkeepers, course managers and groundstaff as part of the very vibrant, proactive Countrywide team."
