Campey Turf Care Systems. Simon Gumbrill Sales Director

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1 Campey Turf Care Systems Simon Gumbrill Sales Director

2 European Field Maintenance at Real Madrid CF and Manchester United Football Club. The two most famous soccer clubs in the World. The style of play requires smooth, fast and consistent playing surfaces. Unique mechanical methods of preparation are used on the playing surfaces at the two clubs and throughout Europe.

3 Paul Burgess The key to a good pitch? Being strong at points of stress!

4 Paul Burgess Summary of Career History Aged 21 Head Groundsman at Highbury and Emirates Stadium, Arsenal Football Club, UK. Aged 25 Advisor for; Union of European Football Association (UEFA) for Euro 2004 and Champions League. Football Federation. Aged 30 Head hunted by Real Madrid CF for the position of Grounds Manager. Steve Braddock and Paul Burgess

5 Paul Burgess Summary of Career History 6 times, out of his 9 years as a Premier League Groundsman, Paul has been nominated and won the Premier League Groundsman. Paul has won the prestigious Institute of Groundsmanship Award. 7 re-turfs 3 artificial construction. 5 under-soil heating installations. 7 full natural pitch constructions. Various constructions on top of this as a consultant. 1 stadium from scratch Emirates Stadium, Arsenal Football Club. 1 st to introduce lights to TREAT A WHOLE PITCH.

6 Paul Burgess Grounds Manager - Real Madrid CF Real Madrid Santiago Bernabeu Stadium pitch and a further 11 football pitches at the training ground, including various projects we have around the World.

7 Where is Real Madrid CF? Located in central Spain at 2,133ft above sea level = officially a mountain. Madrid is the 3 rd largest city in Europe. Maritime climate warm summers / cold winters. Summer temperature 100+F (average) of rain a year (average). 58 days of rain a year. 2,691 hours of sunshine a year.

8 Real Madrid Is the richest football club in the world generating $632 million US dollars in 2011, for the seventh year running.

9 Paul Burgess Real Madrid CF 85,000 capacity at Bernabeu Stadium

10 Bernabeu Stadium Diversity Unique situation Versatility

11 160m training complex 6 ½ natural pitches 4 ½ plastic pitches Paul Burgess Real Madrid CF 43,000m 2 of gardens (5 pitches worth) 17 teams hire 8 stadiums in training centre 4 heated pitches Fully automated pitch covering system 6 9 hours play a week on each pitch plastic

12 Paul Burgess Real Madrid CF 2 / 3 people at Stadium 6 6 people and a mechanic at training ground 6 gardeners 365 days p/a 6 10mm per day of irrigation in the summer (grey water)

13 Grass Species

14 Paul Burgess Real Madrid CF Rye and Poa Pratensis (Blue) Transitional zone cool season Heat is a problem Rye Bermuda not popular with the players Rye preferred Winter 2 renovations per year, 1 x Spring aggressive 1 x Autumn Challenges altitude and a transitional region

15 Paul Burgess Spring Renovations Bernabeu Stadium / Training Light Koro % removed 30 tons of sand spread with a Dakota Turf Tender Koro Recycling Dresser used in 2 directions and is Paul s favourite machine Refresh Level with Koro Harrows 3 passes with the Vredo overseeder 1 pass with the Raycam Aeraseeder 30 tons of sand spread again with a Dakota Aerate with a Imants Shockwave Fertilize - seaweed Ground

16 Paul Burgess Spring Renovations - Bernabeu Stadium

17 Training Ground The condition of the pitches at the training ground pre April 2009 to.

18 Training Ground

19 Paul Burgess Autumn Renovations Training Ground Scarify 30 40% Koro Recycle Dresser one pass Overseed with a Vredo or a Raycam Seeder 30 tons of sand with a Dakota Turf Tender Aerate with a Imants Shockwave Fertilizer - seaweed

20 Training Ground

21 Paul Burgess Machinery used at Real Madrid Decompaction

22 Paul Burgess Machinery used at Real Madrid Surface removal / hygiene

23 Paul Burgess Machinery used at Real Madrid

24 Paul Burgess Machinery used at Real Madrid Topdressing

25 Paul Burgess Machinery used at Real Madrid Scarification

26 Paul Burgess Machinery used at Real Madrid Seeding

27 Paul Burgess Machinery used at Real Madrid Pitch marking

28 Paul Burgess Unique working practices at Real Madrid Imants Root Pruner adapted to pull 30 kilometres of under soil heating pipes into training pitch 3!

29 Night Time Turf Job

30 Night Time Turf Job

31 Stadium is An Event Hall

32 Stadium is An Event Hall

33 Stadium is An Event Hall

34 Stadium is An Event Hall

35 Stadium is An Event Hall Swimming Pool

36 Celebrating Winning the Spanish League

37 Celebrating Winning the Spanish League

38 Press Criticism

39 Alternative Events Tennis

40 Alternative Events Tennis

41 Alternative Events Tennis

42 The key to a good pitch? Being strong at points of stress!!

43 Always True Professionals

44 Manchester United Football Club

45 Joe Pemberton Reaction and awareness is key to create and maintain quality playing surfaces.

46 Where is Manchester United FC? Located in Trafford, near Manchester in the North West of England. 14 th largest city in Europe Maritime climate warm summers / cold winters 32 of rain a year (average) 140 days of rain a year 1399 hours of sunshine a year

47 Manchester United FC Is considered the best supported football (soccer) club in the world with an estimated 660million followers worldwide - nearly a 10th of the 7billion global population. 110million in China, only 3% in UK. I offer advice and guidance to Manchester United on team performance. Manchester City Football Club

48 Manchester United Training Ground Manchester United 1 st team training facility, reserves and academy

49 Joe Pemberton Training Ground Manchester United FC 16 fields 2 plastic 14 staff

50 Manchester United Key Objectives A playing surface to replicate Old Trafford, and other surfaces within the English Premier League.

51 Manchester United The standard of playing surfaces in the English Premier League in my opinion as a whole is one of the best group of winter surfaces in the world Simon Gumbrill. Emirates Stadium, Arsenal Football Club, UK.

52 Manchester United A very tough target when; 1 st team Training Pitches get used for 11 months of the year. The pitches are trained on twice a day, between 3 and 3 ½ hours.

53 Manchester United The Reserve Team also use the areas on certain occasions, so in total used 7 days a week.

54 Manchester United In the season, the pitches are trained on each morning from 10.30am until 12.30pm.

55 Manchester United Renovations

56 Manchester United

57 Manchester United Renovations

58 Manchester United Renovations Surface removal

59 Manchester United Renovations Sand spreading

60 Manchester United Renovations Reseed

61 Manchester United Renovations Grow in 7 days from seeding

62 Manchester United Renovations Grow in days

63 Manchester United Renovations Grow in days

64 Manchester United Renovations In play 6 weeks later

65 Manchester United 1 st team pitch

66 Manchester United January 2010

67 Manchester United January 2010

68 Manchester United

69 Campey-Imants booth 343