James Wright

Telephone: 01908 312511 Email: gma@thegma.org.uk

James represents the Education Sector.

James has been actively involved in groundsmanship for 25 years. Initially as a volunteer groundsman at Dunnington Cricket Club, and has worked on golf courses in Spain and Ireland and successfully completed in the Ohio Programme which included working for 4 years at Double Eagle Club. He currently holds the position of Senior Maintenance Manager at the University of Leeds managing the external estate alongside the off campus and residential building portfolio.

James has a HND in Turfgrass Science, and BASIS Certificate in Crop Protection (Amenity Horticulture).

In recent years he has worked with the GMA to implement two successful education days aimed at the volunteer groundsman sector, which not only provided educational seminars but also gave greater accessibility to members of the GMA.