Landscape
Amenity PRODUCT UPDATE
OCTOBER 2015
Winter Maintenance
Sweepers, Collectors Blowers & Vacs
SALTEX Comprehensive preview of the 2015 event
Latest product news and innovation
Page 15-29
Jane Carley’s in-depth sector report
Page 30-32
Page 33-36
New research shows large parks key to city success Cities should feature compact development alongside large, contiguous green spaces to maximise benefits of urban ecosystems to humans, research led by the University of Exeter has concluded. More than half the world’s population now lives in cities. As numbers continue to swell, decision-makers across the globe grapple with how best to accommodate growing resident numbers while maintaining healthy urban ecosystems. Previous r e se a r c h h as demonstrated that urban green spaces and trees yield farreaching benefits to humans, from increased happiness and health to absorbing surface water run-off and storing carbon. Researchers have long debated whether it is better to build
compact developments with large parks or nature reserves, as often found in Europe and Japan, or whether it is preferable to build sprawling suburbs with many small parks and gardens, as found in many North American and Australian cities. Now, the team at the University of Exeter, working with Hokkaido University in Japan, has analysed nine case studies of cities worldwide which considered how urbanisation patterns affect the functioning of urban ecosystems. The research, published in Frontiers in Ecology and Environment and supported by the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC), has concluded that high-density cities featuring large parks or nature reserves yield the most benefits – although they stress that smaller parks and gardens should not be
sacrificed and still play a positive role. Lead author Dr Iain Stott, from the University of Exeter’s Environment and Sustainability Institute (ESI) on the Penryn Campus in Cornwall, said: “As populations continue to grow, it’s vital that we expand our cities and build new ones in a way that is most sustainable for ecosystems, and which provides the greatest benefits to urban residents. “Our research finds that compact developments that include large green spaces are essential for the delivery of ecosystem services. For humans to get the most benefit however, combining this approach with greening of built land using street trees and some small parks and gardens is the best method.” Exeter University Enquiry 1
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Made in Britain members help city get fit
Visitors from across the UK and abroad say that the new venue and new date for SALTEX 2015 are key reasons behind their decisions to pre-register for the free to attend event.
Two proud Made in Britain members have joined the campaign to ‘fight the flab’ in one of the most deprived and obese cities in the country.
The NEC Birmingham has well connected transport links to the rest of the country – with more than 75 per cent of the UK’s population situated within just three hours from the venue. Plus visitors who decide to travel by Virgin Rail can receive 25 per cent discount on their ticket fare. IOG members that bring their membership card to the show are
eligible for a £5 car park voucher at the NEC. The new look SALTEX, which also marks the 70th anniversary of the show, will feature a comprehensive programme of free educational seminars and will, for the first time, combine with the Institute of Groundsmanship’s (IOG) annual Industry Awards dinner. Visitors can attend any of the 47 educational seminars on the show floor, hosted by partner associations and industry experts, within the two-day LEARNING LIVE programme – many of which has CPD points
connected to them. The seminar theatre next to the IOG Hub will feature sports turf management panel debates with high-profile industry professionals taking centre stage. Two further theatres will feature dedicated seminars relevant to those working in the school, play, amenity, parks, arboriculture and forestry environments. For our comprehensive preview go to pages 15-27.
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The Great Outdoor Gym Company (TGO) from Kent has been working with Hull City Council since the London 2012 Games in the city’s attempts to deliver its own Olympic legacy. TGO has installed eight free-touse outdoor gyms in Hull that are readily accessible to people of all ages and abilities, breaking down the barriers to physical activity and acting as a gateway to improving health.
Bring a touch of class to every surface
Now TGO has engaged Made in Britain founding company Zaun, which was the main perimeter and security fencing provider for the London Olympics, in enclosing the latest Hull project at Barbara Robson Park in Sutton Village.
energy gyms. We have a real opportunity to transform local parks and playing fields into health and wellbeing spaces for the whole community and tackle health issues from the angle of prevention rather than cure.”
TGO founder and MD Matt Delaney, ex-London Director of Sport England, PE teacher and professional basketball player, wanted to help communities get more active by offering high quality training facilities in every community.
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He said: “Hull has been a brilliant pioneering partner for us in championing our green
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