Hampshire-based groundcare specialist to supply and support Pitchmark’s line marking paints, machinery and accessories
Pitchmark, a global leader in line marking solutions, has announced a new UK partnership with Wildwood Machinery. The agreement creates a new distribution arm for Pitchmark in the UK, giving grounds teams, sports clubs and facility operators across the south of England access to its line marking paints, machinery and accessories, backed by Wildwood’s technical support and servicing.
Wildwood Machinery, part of the Bastian Group, provides a broad range of high-quality groundcare equipment, supported by highly qualified engineers operating from its HQ and workshops at East Horton Golf Club near Winchester and via mobile workshops. Its customer base encompasses Premier League and Championship football clubs, elite and community golf, tennis and sports clubs, local authorities, National Trust properties, schools and colleges.
Through this partnership, Pitchmark and Wildwood Machinery will support sports facilities across the south of England to get the most from their pitches.
Pitchmark’s portfolio includes ready-to-use and concentrated line marking paints, specialist machinery and sustainable packaging. Its Edge paint, developed to work in any machine, is supplied in Pitchmark’s bag-in-box packaging, which uses up to 90% less plastic than traditional plastic drums, helping customers reduce waste without compromising performance. The partnership further supports Pitchmark’s commitment to providing grounds teams with reliable, high-performance solutions that improve efficiency, maintain exceptional pitch presentation and support more sustainable working practices.
James Bastian, Managing Director of The Bastian Group, said:
“Wildwood Machinery is delighted to partner with The Pitchmark Group to bring their outstanding product range to our customer base across the south of England. There’s great synergy between our two businesses – we both serve the sports industry from grassroots up to elite level, particularly in football, rugby and tennis; we are both committed to timely, expert support, and rigorous quality control.
Wildwood’s strategy is to ensure that we offer our customers in both professional and community sport, end-to-end solutions for grounds and turf maintenance. Pitchmark’s range of line-marking paint and equipment is renowned for quality and value.
In combination with our dealership arrangement with robotic mowing manufacturer FJDynamics, this gives our customers a complete line-marking solution combining advanced robotic technology and high-quality paint, machines and accessories. We are also able to support grassroots football clubs with FA funding applications.
Wildwood Machinery will be distributing and supporting Pitchmark products from our headquarters in Hampshire and via our mobile units”
Tim Rodman, Managing Director of Pitchmark, added::
“We are delighted to be partnering with Wildwood Machinery. Our mission at Pitchmark is simple: to provide the best and most user-friendly products on the market, and Wildwood shares that commitment to quality and service. Together, we look forward to giving grounds teams, sports clubs and facility operators access to our line marking paints, machinery and ongoing technical support, and to building a strong, long-term partnership.”
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About Pitchmark
Since its foundation in 2010, Pitchmark has established a global reputation for developing innovative line marking solutions, supplying customers from grassroots clubs to professional sporting organisations and iconic venues around the world. The FIFA World Cup is the biggest stage in world football, and in 2026 Pitchmark was proud to play its part, supplying line marking paint, equipment and accessories to stadiums throughout the tournament to help grounds teams ensure every pitch was match-ready on the world stage.
About Wildwood Machinery
Wildwood Machinery is part of the Bastian Group, which encompasses commercial property, land management, sports, leisure, hospitality and groundcare interests across Hampshire.
The groundcare business was founded in 2022 by Managing Director James Bastian, who learned his trade across 30+ years working in the professional turf and sports sectors and other service industries.
At Wildwood Machinery the focus is on providing the broadest range and the highest quality of groundcare equipment on the market, giving landowners the very best options in terms of value, suitability and effectiveness.
The company’s highly qualified engineers support all sales with outstanding technical back-up from a state-of-the-art HQ and workshops at East Horton Golf Club near Winchester, and via mobile workshops. From cylinder grinding through to full servicing of complex equipment, Wildwood Machinery supports all customers with world-class servicing and support, enabling them to work efficiently without interruption.
Wildwood’s customer base encompasses Premiership and Championship football clubs, elite and community golf, tennis and sports clubs, local authorities, National Trust properties, schools and colleges.
The Bastian Group was founded by James Bastian’s grandfather, who first came to England as a serving US soldier in World War II and later acquired farming land in Hampshire. The family business expanded into butchery, land development and eventually the construction of East Horton Golf Club, developing it into a 45-hole club complete with clubhouse, hospitality and events facilities.
