London, England: Rain Bird Europe has appointed Golf Med Yapı Turizm Sanayi ve Ticaret Limited as its exclusive distribution partner in Turkey, offering the full range of Rain Bird Golf irrigation products for golf courses and sports grounds, contractors and turf managers.

Golf Med was established in 2001 with the intention of providing comprehensive management consultancy and construction services to developers of golf courses and sports grounds.

“We’re delighted to announce that Rain Bird golf irrigation products will be available through Golf Med throughout Turkey,” said Antonio Farina, Golf Area Sales Manager for Turkey, Cyprus, Greece and Italy at Rain Bird, an Executive Member of the Asian Golf Industry Federation.

He added: “Golf Med is the perfect distribution partner for Rain Bird as they offer commitment, integrity and high levels of expertise in the golf business. They are ideally placed to support the growing Turkish golf market and we are confident that they can meet and exceed our customers’ needs and expectations.”

Golf Med is owned by Naki Evrandır and Cengizhan Bölükbaşı, with 55 years’ combined experience in golf course construction, maintenance and operations. Its range of services is designed to assist developers with the complexities of constructing, and successfully operating a golf course.

Also an exclusive distributor for several leading brands in turf maintenance equipment, the company offers machinery to suit any requirement.

Evrandir said: “With factory trained technicians providing technical support and operator training, and spare parts supplied from our Antalya depot, we ensure that the quality of the equipment is matched only by quality of our customer support.”