Industry - Athletic Turf

Signature Control Systems adds central U.S. regional sales manager

October 1, 2015By AT Staff

Signature Control Systems Inc. has hired Johan Nimb as its central U.S. regional sales manager. Nimb, 25-year irrigation professional, will be responsible for working directly with Signature’s distributors and sales teams throughout the central U.S. “Johan knows irrigation and will be a tremendous addition to the Signature sales team,” says Bob Finnegan, Signature’s vice president of sales and marketing. “His... read more

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Toro teams up with Minnesota Twins to rebuild community fields

September 28, 2015By AT Staff

The Toro Company and the Minnesota Twins organization collaborated through their six-year partnership to rebuild community baseball fields in the Twin Cities. Each year $20,000 is donated for the improvements — $10,000 from Toro and $10,000 from the Twins Community Fund. Typical projects can include anything from rebuilding backstops to putting sod in the infield and fencing, Toro says in a blog post. For 2015 the four... read more

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Hammons Field named Texas League’s Field of the Year

September 24, 2015By AT Staff

Hammons Field head groundskeeper nabs Turf Manager of the Year title Hammons Field, home of the Springfield Cardinals, the Double-A affiliate of the St. Louis Cardinals, was named the 2015 Field of the Year by the Texas League. Brock Phipps, the Cardinals’ head groundskeeper, was named the 2015 Turf Manager of the Year. The honor is the fifth consecutive... read more

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Jacobsen unveils Professional Series mowers, utility vehicles

September 3, 2015By AT Staff

Jacobsen, a Textron Inc. company, has launched its Professional Series commercial-grade mowers and utility vehicles. Built for a wide range of turf professionals including sports fields, the new Professional Series mowers and utility vehicles includes three lines of zero-turn mowers and six different models of utility vehicles. “One of our main goals with the launch of these exciting new products... read more

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Luke Yoder joins Ewing sports field team

September 2, 2015By AT Staff

Ewing has hired Luke Yoder, former director of field operations for the San Diego Padres, as its national sports field specialist. In the position, Yoder will serve sports turf managers in Southern California and support national accounts. He will work closely with Troy Smith, Ewing’s national sports turf products manager, and Ewing’s nationwide team of sports field specialists — Tim Lambert, Jim... read more

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