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Independent
Professional Consultants
In addition to our in-house and specialist
professional golf associate golf services, we can also offer a range of
complementary
consultancy
services provided by independent professional consultants
Working together - independently or as an integral
part
of the client's golf development team
or in association with other established golf experts and
consultants - we cover all aspects of design, construction,
development,
management, operation & golf tourism. And, together, we can
offer
the full range of expertise, experience and
enthusiasm needed to meet and develop virtually any project objective
or requirement.
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CHRIS
POWELL
| Golf Course Designer & Golf Consultant
Azores · Bulgaria ·
Croatia · Faroes · France · Georgia · Netherlands · Portugal · Spain
· Tenerife · United Kingdom
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Chris
Powell is the senior partner at Cameron Powell Limited. He
qualified
as an associate of the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors in 1971
and spent 10 years in the building & civil engineering
industry as a construction economist and project manager.
In 1981 he joined the Miller Buckley Leisure Group, under chairman Sir
Michael Bonallack,
as General Manager of the group companies: Cotton
Pennink
Lawrie & Partners, Miller
Buckley Golf
Developments & Miller
Buckley Golf
Services. At that time, Cotton Pennink Lawrie &
Partners were probably the leading golf course design company in
Europe, with over 300 golf courses in more than 30 countries. Miller
Buckley Developments specialised in golf, leisure & residential
development projects. Miller Buckley Golf Services managed
the company-owned golf
&
leisure clubs, as
well as facilities for private
clients such as Eagle Star.
In 1986, together with PGA Golf Professional and former European Tour
Player Bob Cameron, he took over and completed the design, development,
management and operation of Abbey Park Golf &
Country Club which he had previously project
managed for
Miller Buckley. The partnership then began to undertake golf
course design and golf consultancy works in the UK and around Europe,
including the critically acclaimed Furnas & Batalha golf
courses in
the Azores, and Campo de Golf Vidago Palace,
Portugal.
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For a more detailed insight into some of his views on golf course
design, check out Chris's interview with Business Club Magazine
For further
information about the golf services provide by Cameron Powell or for
any other enquiries, please telephone or use the email contact form
below.
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Chris Powell
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PETER WISBEY |
Golf Course Management & Greenkeeping Consultant
France · Germany · Madeira · Portugal
· Spain
· UK |
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Peter
Wisbey is Director of Practical
Turf Management Ltd a golf course and greenkeeping consultancy company.
He is a senior and respected greenkeeping professional, with over forty
years
of
practical experience, during which time he has managed some of Europe’s
highest rated venues, preparing them for both National and
International
tournaments
Peter's areas of expertise
include: Agronomy; Arboriculture; Course Preparation for
Tournaments; Ecological
Studies;
Estate/Garden Design & Management; Flood Risk Assessment; Golf
Course Construction; Golf Course Management; Ground Water Management;
Hydrogeology; Irrigation Design &
Management;
Land Drainage; Project
Management; Sustainability;
Staff
Recruitment & Training; Tree & Woodland
Management; Water
Engineering & Management
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GOLF
& TOURISM LIMITED |
Golf Tourism Consultant
Abu Dhabi · Cyprus ·
Dubai · Hong Kong · Mexico · Morocco · Portugal · South Africa · Spain
· Thailand · Tunisia · Turkey · UK · USA |
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Headed
by Jim Long,
Golf & Tourism Limited provides advice and practical assistance
to hotel
groups, tourism offices, companies, individuals and other organisations
on all
aspects of Golf, Tourism & Real Estate. Some of his clients/
business associates,
present & past, include: Dom
Pedro
Hotels;
TWA Airlines; Trusthouse Forte Hotels; Cyprus,
Estoril, Lisbon & Costa
Brava Tourist Offices.
Jim Long (Class AA PGA
Member) is a long established and well respected figure in golf, having
pioneered the specialised golf tour operators market with
Longshot Golf
Holidays. He has organised over 150 Pro-Am
tournaments worldwide
through his WORLD PRO-AM series and has extensive experience and
expertise in a
range of golf consultancy services, including: Club management;
Golf
promotion; Golf tourism; Golf course design;
Marketing 'The Golf Rules
Dictionary'.
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ARTUR MELO | Agronomist
Argentina · Brazil · Canada · France ·
Germany · Portugal · Spain
· Switzerland · USA
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Artur
is a graduate of UFRRJ and has over 15 years experience of sports turf,
particularly golf courses and soccer fields.
A Portuguese national, he
is currently based in Brazil and also has experience of working in
Argentina, Canada, France, Germany, Portugal, Spain, Switzerland, and
USA.
He is also experienced in automated sprinkler
systems & land drainage systems.
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TELMA SANCHES |
Golf &
Landscape Illustrator |
Landscape Architect
Portugal |
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Telma
Sanches is a Portuguese National and graduated in Landscape
Architecture at Oporto University in 2007. She is an associate and
administrator of the company "Jardins ao Quadrano, Lda". She
collaborated
from 2008-2010 as Landscape Architect in the 'Aquanatur' project at the
Vidago Palace Hotel, Spa and Golf Resort in Northern Portugal. The
building development project was carried out under Architect Siza
Vieira with golf course design services by Cameron Powell.
Telma has won a number of awards including:
- Honorable mention in the "Concurso Prémio
Jornal Arquitecturas/Vibeiras Jovem Arquitecto
Paisagista", Edition Ibero-Americana, with the project “P2P
39’27’45,29’’N 8º2830.03’’W", in 2010
- Winner of the European Competition
"Europan 10" with the project "P2P 39’27’45,29’’N 8º2830.03’’W", in 2010
- Winner of the "IV Festival Internacional
de Jardins de Ponte de Lima", with the project “Energias Reflectidas",
in 2008
A fine example of her work as a golf & landscape illustrator
can be seen in
her layout poster of the Vidago
Palace parque
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DAVID WILDMORE |
Golf Course Property Development & Golf Project Marketing
United Kingdom |
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David has a lot of operational expertise in
property development, of both commercial and residential properties,
including his own property development - so he knows the reality of
such an undertaking. Project Marketing is a highly
specialised area of the property
development industry that views it as a holistic process from
greenfields to selling out the whole project:
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Identifying potential locations and exploring the concept.
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Researching the feasibility and viability of the project.
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Pre-marketing services.
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Project sales and marketing.
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Post sales – customer relationship management with all the
buyers
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Working closely with you through all the above stages |
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UK LAND CLEAN |
Bespoke Land Reclamation and Restoration
United Kingdom |
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UK Land
Clean are the UK’s premier land reclamation and restoration
specialists, offering a wealth of knowledge and experience in the
earthmoving sector. We provide professional solutions in land
reclamation and remediation, site clearance and bulk earthworks for
both public and private sector. Our experience and expertise mean that
we are able to offer a comprehensive and professional service from
conception, surveying procedures, the planning application process and
successful management of sites right through to completion.
As
well as general land restoration, land reclamation, landfill
contracting and public& leisure build, UK Land Clean specialise
in
Golf Course Remodelling and Contruction. We can provide inert soils as
fill material for course remodelling or construction, as well as full
golf course funding, planning, design and construction packages. In
association with our specialist professional associates we can also
offer golf course management, golf
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