an advertisement . please help improve it by removing promotional content and inappropriate external links and by adding encyclopedic content written from a neutral point of view . september 2016 learn how and when to remove this template message rolawn limited type limited company industry lawn gardening landscaping horticulture founded 1970s headquarters elvington york united kingdom products rolawn medallion turf rolawn minster pro turf number of employees 100 website corporate website rolawn limited has become europe s largest producer of lawn turf . based in the north of england in the county of north yorkshire rolawn is a widely known name in the uk turf industry partly because of the quantity of turf that the company is able to produce on a regular basis and partly because of the technological advances it has developed and then introduced to the industry . rolawn limited are suppliers to the british royal horticultural society rhs 1 and their products have been used regularly at events such as the rhs chelsea flower show 2 contents 1 history 2 products 3 science & technology 4 trade associations 5 notable figures 5.1 nigel forbes 22nd lord forbes nigel forbes 5.2 kenneth e dawson 6 references 7 external links history edit rolawn was founded in 1975 in scotland before moving headquarters to the north of england in the vale of york at elvington city of york . products edit medallion turf minster pro turf turfmaster system for volume turf laying rolawn limited also produce other garden and landscaping products . these include a variety of topsoil lawn seed lawn fertilisers and lawn care products for pest control and top dressing . science & technology edit rolawn is at the leading edge of developing bespoke machinery to enable it to be at the forefront of the world s turf growing manufacturers . in 2006 . rolawn s engineers increased the company s fleet of super mowers to ten by designing and building the machines themselves at the time a huge milestone for the company . between 2008 to 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 super mowers . the matter was eventually settled out of court to avoid escalating costs and turfmech agreed not to actively pursue the wide mower market . rolawn submits its turf to the sports turf research institute for independent testing to ascertain its quality and to ensure the product is 99.9 % weed free . trade associations edit rolawn are members of the following trade organisations british and international golf greenkeepers association bigga institute of groundsmen iog british association of landscape industries bali sports turf research institute stri turfgrass producers international tpi notable figures edit nigel forbes 22nd lord forbes nigel forbes edit nigel forbes b. 1918 was a conservative politician scottish soldier and businessman in which capacity he was chairman of rolawn limited from 1975 to 1998 . kenneth e dawson edit the current chairman of rolawn limited became a distinguished honorary member of turfgrass producers international tpi in recognition of his services to the turf growers industry . references edit horticulture week magazine 1 pitchcare magazine gardener peter seabrook thanks rolawn 2 external links edit rolawn rolawn direct topsoil sports turf research institute stri institute of groundsmen the british association of landscape industries turfgrass producers international british and international golf greenkeepers association bigga retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title rolawn & oldid 740865573 categories companies based in yorkhorticultural companies of the united kingdomhorticulture and gardeninglawn carehidden categories articles with a promotional tone from september 2016all articles with a promotional tone navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages add links this page was last modified on 23 september 2016 at 20 30 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view