Take a look at the organisations supporting the GMA Industry Awards 2027.
ISEKI UK & Ireland
Platinum Sponsor and Award Category Sponsor
Independent School Grounds Team of the Year
Based in Japan and founded 100 years ago, ISEKI has been a consistent leader in the development and manufacturing of specialist agricultural and horticultural machinery. Exceeding the customers’ expectations is an essential part of the ISEKI ethos, priding itself on developing a range of quality compact tractors and mowers with superb specifications and reliability. ISEKI has been represented in Europe for over 50 years, having established ISEKI Europe SA in Brussels during 1971. ISEKI UK & Ireland is part of a worldwide network of distributors and is responsible for distributing compact tractors and mowers in the UK, Ireland, Iceland, Middle East and Africa.
ISEKI UK & Ireland takes immense pride in its partnership with the Grounds Management Assocation and is committed to providing unparalleled support and expertise to professionals in this field.
ICL
Award Category Sponsor
Professional Football Grounds Team of the Year
ICL is a leading provider of high-performance products and expert support for sports turf professionals. Across the UK and Ireland, we work with grounds teams at all levels, from grassroots clubs to elite stadia, to help maintain safe, high-quality playing surfaces year-round.
Our range includes proven fertilisers, wetting agents, seed and plant protection products, all backed by ongoing research and technical insight.
We’re proud to sponsor the GMA Awards and support the industry’s continued drive for excellence in pitch maintenance, recognising the hard work and professionalism shown across the grounds management community.
Agronomic Services LTD
Award Category Sponsor
Professional Rugby League Grounds Team of the Year
With more than 30 years’ experience, sports turf professionals trust Agronomic Services Ltd for their expert agronomic advice, comprehensive testing systems, analytical reports and turf action plans combining quality products. With distribution for Floratine products and their own Agronomics liquid range they provide tailor-made nutrition packages.
Agronomic Services Ltd are delighted to sponsor the Professional Rugby League Grounds team for the 3rd year running showcasing the skills and dedication of the grounds managers and their teams.
Origin Amenity Solutions
Award Category Sponsor
Young Groundsperson of the Year
Origin Amenity Solutions (OAS) is the UK’s largest provider of products for the amenity, sports, and landscape markets, offering a comprehensive range of turf management and plant health solutions. OAS is focused on supporting greenkeepers, grounds managers, local authorities and landscape contractors through product innovation, education and research and development for continuous improvement in plant health practices.
SGL
Award Category Sponsor
Professional Football Grounds Team of the Year (Elite)
SGL provides grounds managers from all over the world with the necessary tools and support to maintain a consistent, high-quality grass playing surface throughout the year.
The SGL system consists of (1) grass grow lighting units – specialising in LED technology – to enhance grass recovery after practice sessions, matches or events, (2) eco-friendly grass disease prevention equipment to keep the pitch healthy and safe, (3) an all-in-one data collection tool, combined with a dashboard displaying all important pitch values to empower data driven decision making, (4) pitch performance testing technology and data to assess the quality of the playing surface, and (5) dedicated support from our in-house agronomists to achieve optimal results.
In addition to the quality of the playing surface, sustainability is an increasingly important topic within the pitch management industry. It is our goal to provide top quality, energy efficient technology to enable clubs competing on various playing levels to transition towards sustainable pitch management. Therefore, innovation is key.
DLF Seeds
Award Category Sponsor
GMA Grounds Manager of the Year
DLF are the worlds largest breeder, producer and distributor of grass seed with a global network. When you deal with DLF you have science on your side. Research and development are at the heart of our business. Based on the trends and needs of the market place our worldwide research and breeding network develop high performance new sustainable seed varieties suitable for all mixtures uses and climatic conditions.
With over 200 years in the seed industry our market leading brands: Johnsons sports seed, MM, Masterline and Designer our customers can always be assured of a high performance turf surface they can rely on.
MJ Abbott / Premier Pitches
Award Category Sponsor
Professional Rugby Union Grounds Team of the Year
MJ Abbott are experts in the construction of hybrid, natural turf and synthetic sports surfaces. Undertaking projects ranging from the construction of a stadium pitch, through to a single training pitch or the construction of an entire training ground.
Through the 20 year long-standing partnership with Premier Pitches, who have been part of the MJ Abbott group since 2022, they offer end of season renovation of hybrid and natural turf pitches. MJ Abbott and Premier Pitches combine as industry leaders, in the construction and renovation of playing surfaces for football, rugby, horse racing and cricket.
NATIONAL GOVERNING BODIES
Award Category Sponsor
Community Groundsperson/Team of the Year
The Community Groundsperson/Team of the Year Award is proudly supported by leading organisations from across UK sport: the Premier League, Football Foundation, Sport England, Rugby Football League (RFL), England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) and Rugby Football Union (RFU).
Together, these national bodies invest millions of pounds each year to improve community sports facilities, playing surfaces and participation opportunities.
KUBOTA
Award Category Sponsor
University & College Grounds Team of the Year
Kubota UK is a market leading supplier of high-performance machinery solutions.
It supplies a comprehensive product range for the groundcare, agricultural, amenity and construction equipment industries and is a leader in the supply of engines for many OEM’s, all supported by outstanding levels of aftersales services from a nationwide network of independent specialist dealers.
Based in Thame (Oxfordshire), Kubota UK is a subsidiary of the Kubota Corporation, a global business. Kubota Corporation’s mission is to support the future of the Earth and humanity by contributing products that help the abundant and stable production of food, help supply and restore reliable water, and help create a comfortable living environment through its superior products, technologies and services.
Infinicut
Award Category Sponsor
Professional Tennis Courts Grounds
The INFINICUT® range has proven its credentials with turf professionals globally, seeing it become the mower of choice at leading sporting facilities. Available in 22”, 26” and 34” widths, and with a fixed or floating head, the INFINICUT® cylinder mower features industry-leading cut quality, lithium battery power and CAN bus protocol, making it the world’s first professional Bluetooth mower range – enabling wireless interfacing via the InfiniApp. Extending the INFINICUT® concept is the SM34 Rotary Mower, which delivers millimetre precision adjustment and strong vacuum performance. The INFINICUT® can also be transformed into a multi-use maintenance unit via the TMSYSTEM™.
cAMPEY TURF CARE SYSTEMS
Award Category Sponsor
Professional Cricket Grounds Team of the Year
Established in 1986, Campey Turf Care Systems is one of the UK’s leading independent suppliers of specialist turf care machinery, providing innovative equipment and practical solutions to the professional sports turf and grounds care industry.
Based in Macclesfield, Cheshire, Campey has built its reputation over four decades by working closely with grounds professionals, greenkeepers, contractors and turf managers to understand the challenges they face and provide machinery that delivers effective, practical results.
Howardson Group ltd
Award Category Sponsor
Newcomer of the Year
Howardson Group is a family-owned British manufacturer based in Derby, bringing
together three specialist turfcare brands: Dennis, SISIS and Hunter Grinders.
While the Howardson Group name is itself relatively new, its businesses are built on
decades of British engineering, industry knowledge and long-term relationships across
professional and grassroots sport.
That makes supporting the GMA Newcomer of the Year Award particularly fitting.
Howardson Group believes strongly in developing people, sharing expertise and
supporting the next generation of groundscare professionals.
Across its brands, the Group helps grounds teams create and maintain outstanding
playing surfaces, season after season
