Jim Buttar
Telephone: 01908 312511 Email: gma@thegma.org.uk
Jim has over 26 years extensive experience of hands-on management in the sports turf industry, which began as an apprentice at a private school in Cambridgeshire.
Through his journey in elite football, combining his passionate approach, leading by example and with his management ability, Jim has successfully delivered surfaces for several leagues and competitions across the world. Including the English Premier League, UEFA Champions League, UEFA Europa League, UEFA European Championship qualifiers and World Cup qualifiers, and recently the African Nations Cup.
His latest project is leading the grounds team at the RFU managing the Twickenham stadium pitch, producing high quality surfaces for international and domestic competitions. Alongside this he has the responsibility of advising on strategy for the Rugby Grounds Connected programme for volunteer grounds people.