By Howard Swan, Swan Golf Designs Ltd
Croatia’s national television company, HRT, visited East Berkshire Golf Club last month to meet with SGD’s Howard Swan and discuss golf as ‘a way of life’. Working alongside the Bernhard Vrban from the British Embassy in Zagreb, HRT’s Jasna Paro toured the golf course and conducted interviews with Howard and Brand Architect Jonathan Barker as well as several East Berkshire members about how the traditions of the game fit within the modern business of golf here in the UK.
The interviews will form part of a TV programme aimed at demonstrating the potential benefits of golf’s development in Croatia, which currently has only three recognised golf courses. It is hoped that the local population will begin to show more interest in the game, and that future growth of golf can be based upon domestic participation as well as international tourism.
SGD are one of very few design companies to have successfully completed projects in Croatia, where golf development has failed to progress as predicted due to the complexities of local planning and land ownership systems.
By Howard Swan, Swan Golf Designs Limited
Swan Golf Designs teed off 2011 with the successful launch of its brand new website. Built in SGD’s distinctive style and including a host of new content, the site paves the way for what will be another exciting year as the Practice continues to sign up new projects. These will include a number of renovation projects in the United Kingdom and Ireland, two new resort courses in India as well as FirstGolf facilities in east and west Africa, in the Cape and in Jiangsu province in central China.
The new website contains information about SGD and its golf course architects, as well as details of the Company’s approach to design issues, the environment and the business of golf, underscoring the Practice’s focus on sustainability.
An extensive portfolio of current and recent projects has been included to showcase SGD’s influence on both new design and renovation projects, with photos of the construction process and the finished product. In addition, the regularly updated news pages keep clients and associates informed of the team’s recent work.
The website, created by London based web designer James Flood, also includes recently published articles by SGD architects and links to the FirstGolf websites.
William Swan adds, “We are particularly pleased with our new site; the result of several months of planning and the most significant upgrade since our website first went live. We hope that this new incarnation will be attractive and interesting to all and helpful to our existing and potential clients around the world”.
www.swangolfdesigns.com
By Howard Swan, Swan Golf Designs Ltd
Swan Golf Designs today launches its brand new website following a highly successful 2010 which saw work across the globe pick up pace and several projects recognised with prestigious awards.
Created to showcase SGD’s portfolio of work and demonstrate the Practice’s talent, knowledge and experience, the site is up and running in perfect time for BTME’s Harrogate Week where Howard Swan will run his hugely popular Design Class for the twentieth year in a row.
William Swan says:
“We are delighted to launch our new website today with its new look and a host of new content.
It was important to us to be able to show the quality and range of our work. We were especially keen to include as many images as possible in order to illustrate the beauty of many of our projects.
It is integral for any business to have a user friendly website to effectively communicate with clients. Our new site does just that and we look forward to adding to it as our work across the world expands.”
The website can be found at www.swangolfdesigns.com and can be accessed from today.
In addition to all the latest Swan Golf Designs news, it features links to the websites of FIRSTGOLF, SGD’s worldwide initiative to grow the game of golf.
By Howard Swan, Swan Golf Designs Ltd
Without doubt, 2010 was the year that confidence began to return to the golf industry. For Swan Golf Designs that translated into an exciting 12 months, with new projects commencing throughout the UK, Europe, Asia and Africa. During that time, it became apparent to the SGD team that the challenging economic circumstances have focused the attention of golfers, golf clubs and investors on one thing: the value of a course. This has meant a renewed interest in quality – quality of course maintenance, quality of course construction and quality of golf course design. Over the last year in particular, Swan Golf Designs has worked for clients committed to excellence and alongside consultants and contractors capable of providing such distinction.
As 2011 unfolds, SGD is looking forward to another year of outstanding projects, having recently agreed to design two new courses in India as well as continuing to work on existing projects across the globe.
