Stellenbosch FC set to build a new complex
The Stellenbosch Municipality in South Africa has accepted a bid by football club Stellenbosch FC to operate and develop a…
FIFA and FIH publish guide on dual sport synthetic turf pitches
Football governing body FIFA and its hockey counterpart FIH, have published performance and construction guidelines for synthetic turf pitches that…
Differences in wear behaviour of synthetic turf systems using different infill materials
With polymeric infills to be banned from late 2031, the European synthetic turf industry has resorted to embracing organic alternatives…
Market developments observed
MARKET DEVELOPMENTS OBSERVED The polymeric shoots of recovery have been evident since the disruption of the Corona pandemic, and AMI…
Dry turf developments in overdrive
Dry Turf development in overdrive The International Hockey Federation (FIH) denies that it has already decided to abandon the idea…
Interview Alastair Cox
For the past 45 years, Professor Alastair Cox has been involved in drafting quality criteria for synthetic turf. He still…
Logos that change the playing field
The recent 2025 CFP National Championship in Atlanta, the US, featured the results of a new technology where logos, lines,…
GBP 100 million to revamp local sports facilities
The UK government has pledged GBP 100 million to upgrade sports facilities in local areas. Working together with the Premier…
South Korean stadium pitches investigated
The South Korean sports ministry has announced that it will work together with the professional football league to resolve persistent…
PEFCR swings into action
The authority responsible for sports infrastructure in the Netherlands has developed a labelling system to easily identify sustainable synthetic turf…