The GROUNDSMAN is the UK’s leading magazine for grounds managers and staff in professional and amateur sport

Published monthly The GROUNDSMAN is the official publication of the Institute of Groundsmanship (IOG) and it reaches a wide array of turfcare specialists from grounds managers to golf course managers; groundsmen to greenkeepers; landscapers to horticulturists, as well as amenity managers in the private and local authority sectors.

The GROUNDSMAN has been the ‘must read’ for grounds managers for many years. The publication is now in the next stage of exciting and forward looking developments that will see the best of the ‘traditional’ merged with more punchy and dynamic reporting on all aspects of groundscare.

TREVOR LEDGER, the new editor, is leading this revolution and his award winning experience turns the mundane into the fascinating.

At the heart of the new look GROUNDSMAN is the desire to reflect the skills and dedication of groundscare managers.

As Ledger is keen to emphasise: “This is a country that is sports mad and every minute detail of every single sporting event is dissected and analysed. At the very core of all this is the groundsman, the person that actually prepares the pitches and playing fields - the surfaces that are an essential part of the games that we love so much.

“It is time for everyone (and sometimes that includes groundsmen themselves) to realise just how vital that input is. Without grounds managers, there is no sport.

“Our focus will be on the relationship between sport and groundsmen. How do they achieve the results that make British playing surfaces amongst the best in the world? What techniques, products and services do they use?”

The IOG is the “Voice of the Industry.” The new look GROUNDSMAN magazine will ensure that the voice is loud and clear.

Click here to download the January 2007 issue of The GROUNDSMAN. (PDF)