Greentech Sportsturf is one of Scotland’s leading sports turf
contractors and specialists in design, construction , renovation and
maintenance of sports surfaces.
There’s an impressive list of fields of play the company has
worked on, including Gleneagles, Hampden Park and Oriam sports performance
centre.
It follows then there is a need for quality equipment that’s right
for the job when you’re maintaining sports turf, both natural and synthetic,
across Scotland and handling projects throughout the UK and Ireland.
Greentech invested in two GKB machines, the Quick Clean and
Rotobrush after seeing them at the Saltex show and following demonstrations set
up by Tom Shinkins, GKB Operations Manager.
“We looked at the whole market in synthetic turf cleaners and
renovators but in the end it wasn’t hard to choose. The GKB machines are far
and away a quality build and do the job they’re designed to do better than the
others we tested.” Says Greentech’s Synthetic Turf Manager, Ewan Peddie. Due to
the weather conditions Greentech had to wait until early May before being able
to start treating synthetic surfaces and the machines have endured a punishing
schedule in the catch-up.
The GKB Quick Clean has been noted for its powerful in-depth
cleaning of all types of synthetic turf pitches Greentech have been working on.
It’s easily hitched and the synthetic turf brush casts infill material and
contamination onto a vibrating screen. Coarse dirt is removed to a collection
container while dust and other lightweight dirt is absorbed by a suction unit
with a dust bag. The result is a quality finish after cleaning at high speed
with a reliable machine that is fully height adjustable.
Brushing the edges of synthetic turf pitches is important and
generally it’s where the most persistant contamination will be found in the
form of moss and algae settlement. Greentech put their GKB Rotobrush to work
with good effect from the extra rigid bristles and report a deeper, more
effective brush in areas where normal brushing and cleaning are not sufficient.
They found the Rotobrush ideal for working with and restoring the technical
characteristics of the synthetic surfaces they were cleaning, while removing
the contamination.
“We’re constantly moving around covering maintenance on synthetic
sports surfaces of a wide variety, from Local Authorities, to schools and main
sports venues,” says Ewan, “and the GKB machines are ideal, especially for the
speed at which we need to work.”
