The right sand depends on your existing rootzone- to mix the wrong sands into an existing soi, course, green or pitch can bring far reaching problems that we aim to avoid not create.

Evenly graded medium sands can improve drainage characteristics in many soils- first let's get your soil tested to create a road map to plan the journey!

Professional Groundsmen and Greenkeepers will know not to use SHARP SAND or BUILDING SAND on their pitches or courses and greens, we need to ensure volunteers are not tempted to simply get a few bags from the local DIY merchant just because 'it's handy and local'. You could spend good money on the wrong materials and simply exacerbate your existing problems.

ALWAYS ask a supplier for data sheets on any sand they propose to supply and ask WHY they suggest a particular sandfor your needs. It's difficult enough to get funds without spending them on inappropriate products

Email us to arrange a site visit or call first to discuss your circumstances and we'll try to come up with effective solutions to your sportsturf problems.

Having trouble grasping the concept of the gradings of sands and their effect on your soil profile? Here are a few examples that might help.

Soil consists of SILT, SAND and CLAY. This is not a manufacturing process, this is how nature creates soil. The sizes of the different particles vary from stones down to 2mm in size (which can still feature in Sharp Sands which are used in concrete aggregates) to 'Sands' which can be anything between 1mm and 63 micron, that is 63/1000 of a millimetre- pretty small don't you think? The silts and clays are those particles below this size and are the particles we do not need to encourage or increase if we are trying to create a better draining profile in our soils.

Imagine a bag full of marbles- youknow, the glass ones that kids used to play with at school before manual pleasures came down to justkeyboard skills. If your sand is all one size then you have the same effect as a bag of marbles, the surface will not be stable and may 'move around' in layman's terms.

The gaps between the marbles can be filled with SMALLER particles but preferable not tiny end particles. If the marbles are between 1.00mm and 0,25mm then they have large gaps or pore spaces betweenthem; fill that space to an extent with 0.25-0.125mm particles and there will STILL BE SPACE FOR AIR AND WATER PASSAGE- too much fine particle content will simply fill up all of the space and deny any passage of air and water leading to ANAEROBIC conditions ('Occurring in the absence of oxygen'). Without air and water our roots cannot prosper.

For any advice, or simply a chat about the Sand you use or wish to purchase call us any time 24/7 on 0845 5191 586 or David Goodjohn 07780 580379.