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| Company type | Limited Company |
|---|---|
| Industry | Lawn Gardening Landscaping Horticulture |
| Founded | 1975 |
| Headquarters | Seaton Ross, York, United Kingdom |
| Products | Turf, Topsoil |
Number of employees | 100 |
| Website | Corporate website |
Rolawn Limited is a turf grower and landscaping supplier based in the North of England in the East Riding of Yorkshire.
In 1975, Rolawn was founded in Scotland before moving headquarters to England in Elvington, York. In 2017 Rolawn's Head Office moved to Seaton Ross, East Riding of Yorkshire.
Rolawn is certified to BS EN ISO 9001:2015 for its Quality Management System and BS EN ISO 14001:2015 for its Environmental Management System. [1]
Between 2008 and 2009, Rolawn was involved in court action with a rival company called Turfmech which was accused of infringing Rolawn's intellectual property over the design of one of their mowers. The matter was eventually settled out of court, and Turfmech agreed not to actively pursue the 'wide mower' market.
Rolawn has developed technology to extend the shelf life of turf. [2]
In 2017, Rolawn commissioned independent research by the Sports Turf Research Industry into the rooting capabilities of thinner cut younger turf, which found that the younger thinner cut turf showed deeper, denser more vigorous rooting when compared to older thicker cut turf. [3]
Rolawn is a member of the following trade organizations:
Nigel Forbes (b. 1918) was a Conservative politician, Scottish soldier and businessman who was chairman of Rolawn Limited from 1975 to 1998.
Kenneth E Dawson, the current chairman of Rolawn Limited, became a distinguished honorary member of Turfgrass Producers International (TPI) in recognition of his services to the turf grower's industry. [4] [5]
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