AZ Alkmaar,
currently third in the Dutch football Eredivisie, has purchased a Jacobsen
Fairway 250 to maintain training ground pitches at the new 10-acre facility.
Local Jacobsen
dealer Voets Tractoren en Werktuigen BV made the delivery.
René Schouten de Jel
has worked at the club for five years and is part of the team that maintains
the training ground pitches.
Commenting on the
new facility, he said: “We have four natural grass pitches and four artificial
pitches. At the stadium, we have two Desso GrassMaster pitches. Two groundsmen,
including myself, are based at the training centre, and we have three staff who
maintain the stadium pitches. We recently
purchased the
Jacobsen Fairway 250 to replace our old machine which was very old andmdid not
meet the standards required from a topflight Dutch football team.
“This is the first
Jacobsen machine the club has purchased; we asked three companies to tender,
and Jacobsen came out on top. The quality of the product is outstanding, and it
was certainly the best value for money.
"We also received a very good reference
from Rob Wilderom at Zaanse Golf Club, which is just around the corner from us.
He mentioned how good the quality of cut and reliability was, so we couldn’t
argue with that. Everything about the mower, from ease-of- maintenance to
usability is perfect for us here.
“We have also
received very good service from both of our dealers, Van der Pols and Voets
Tractoren en Werktuigen BV. This is an important factor to consider when making
any purchase; the after-sales support is just as crucial as the quality of the
product. The representatives at the company have been very helpful; they always
pop in to check on us and provide their knowledge and expertise when required.
Overall, it has been a fantastic experience.”
The AZ Alkmaar
training centre is located near to Amsterdam and opened in the autumn of 2016.
The club has 15 teams, and the new training facility features offices, a gym,
players’ rooms and a restaurant.
