GroundsFest 2025 Innovation Award winners presented

The GroundsFest Innovation Awards, celebrating excellence and innovation across landscaping, amenity management, turf care and related industries, have been presented.

Groundfest

The annual Groundsfest Innovation awards were presented at the show, held at Stoneleigh on 9-10 September. The awards are sponsored by Cramer and Bosch.

Judging was led by HortWeek technical editor Sally Drury, alongside Howard Drury, Marcus Forster and Martin Towsey.

WINNERS

  • Maintenance and workshop equipment - New product – Foley Company for the 642 Quick Spin Reel Grinder

  • Stood the test of time – Clearwater Recycling Systems

  • Services - New product – Origin Amenity Solutions for Machinekeeper

  • Transport – New product – LCVT for Side Tipping Beavertail

  • Tractors and implement carriers – New product – AEBI, Schmidt UK for Aebi TT 282

  • Tree care - 1x new product – CMC Lift UK for CMC S20

  • Landscape consumables - New product – Wildflower Turf Ltd for Enhanced Wildflower Biodiversity Range

  • Stood the test of time – DLF Seeds for The Pro-Flora range of mixtures

  • Landscape equipment - New product – Westermann UK for WR870 EGO Battery Moss Brush

  • Stood the test of time – The Professional Sprayer People for Mantis ULV Sprayers

  • Turf maintenance consumables - New product – Fargro for the DCM Vital Green

  • Turf maintenance equipment – New product – Redexim UK for Redexim Scarivator 

  • Stood the test of time – Redexim UK for Verti Drain

  • Grass cutting equipment – New product – STIGA for Nexus

  • Stood the test of time – Trimax for Pegasus

  • For services to Horticulture – Sally Drury


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