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Today we’re heading across the pond to talk with Chris “Minty” Minton, Head Mechanic and Workshop Manager at Leicester City Football Club in Leicester, England. Minty oversees an elite training facility with 24 football pitches, a nine-hole golf course, and more than 460 pieces of equipment across three sites, all with a team of four and a lot of John Deere green.

From growing up fixing engines with his dad to designing his own dream workshop, Minty shares how his career evolved from a small lawnmower repair shop to one of the most advanced sports turf operations in the UK. We talk shop design, apprenticeships, the Sports Turf Academy, and his go-to Milwaukee tools. Plus, we hear about his grandson George, his trusty cockapoo sidekick, and the strong network of technicians driving innovation in UK turf.

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