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Moss on your Tennis Court

Spring is often the time when you take a good look at your tennis court and realise that you really need to tackle the moss, especially after all the wet weather we had last year. Now is a good time to get prepared and we recommend using Qualgex but please remember that to ensure it works effectively [...]

Gloucestershire Playing Fields Association Awards

Russell Grimshaw and Pat Baillie-Lane (our Sports & Maintenance Manager) popped over to Kings Stanley yesterday for the hand over of a cheque and plaque for the Gloucestershire Playing Fields Association competition. King Stanley won first prize and North Nibley the runner up. Related articles Sports Equipment Discount for Gloucestershire Secondary Schools (grimshawsports.co.uk) Winchcombe 3G [...]

Gloucestershire Playing Fields Association Awards

Great news, Kings Stanley have just been awarded Best Playing Field of the Year, with the runner up North Nibley. Meanwhile Chipping Campden won Best Playground of the Year and the runner up was Bredon. As the official sponsor, Grimshaw see it as an opportunity to put something back into the local sports community we [...]

Gloucestershire Secondary Schools Sports Equipment Discount

Established in 1947 Grimshaw is a family sports construction and civil engineering business based in Cheltenham. Proud of our long history in the area and keen to support local schools we are now offering a discount on our sports equipment to Secondary Schools in Gloucestershire. All you need to do is to contact us to [...]

Cheltenham Ladies College Tennis Courts

Just a quick email to say thanks to you and your guys for doing a great job on refurbishing our Well Place tennis courts, I must say they have come up better than expected so please pass my thanks onto the guys who worked on them during their overhaul. Many thanks Andy Andy O’Brien | [...]

New Tennis Court Quotations

Amongst the options included with our latest tennis court quotations, Grimshaw now offer bespoke timber framed summer houses, gazebos and carports etc. Whilst green oak is the traditional timber for such buildings, these are constructed using pressure treated softwood which looks similar, will last as long, but is not prone to the severe cracking and [...]

Gloucestershire Playing Field and Playground of the Year Competition 2011 DEADLINE 6th September

Grimshaw is pleased to be sponsoring the competition again this year. Entries can now be made in the following categories: – Playing Field of the Year: a public playing field where organised team sports such as cricket, football etc are played. – Playground of the Year: an area consisting of play equipment and/or informal sports [...]

Buy Tennis Court Sand

Artificial grass tennis and sports courts with a sand infill require a regular top up. We now supply the specialist sports sand that we use when constructing and maintaining courts, in handy 25kg bags for dressing artificial surfaces. If you require advice on quantities please do not hesitate to contact us. Related articles New Grass [...]

New Grass Tennis Court

Grimshaw have just started work on a new grass tennis court.  The majority of tennis courts now tend to be hard surface but there is nothing quite like the traditional feel, look and sound of a well constructed grass court.  A grass court is also easier on the body and lends itself to serve-and-volley style [...]

Gritty Issues for Tennis

This semi-loose grit surface is rated by many players as the very best to play on. With the slight give in the surface, it is said that it is like having a well-prepared grass court available for play throughout the year. With a method of construction pioneered by Grimshaw Sports over 50 years ago, 60% [...]