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Guy Oldenkotte

Guy Oldenkotte is senior editor of sportsfields.info and has been covering the outdoor sportssurfaces market and industry since 2003
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First ever biodegradable synthetic turf system

The first ever fully biodegradable synthetic turf field has been opened. The field was installed at E.H.S.'85 F.C. in Emmen,…

Playground with the smallest possible CO2-footprint

Using RSI SPORTS Turf Panels has allowed a school in Antwerp to minimise the CO2 footprint of the installation of…

Grass length and irrigation contribute to lowering temperatures

Scientists at Wageningen University in the Netherlands have concluded that the grass length and irrigation of a surface do lower…

Will corn infill bring the solution?

In their quest for more natural products, synthetic turf installation companies have now also turned to corn. Dutch installation companies…

What is Astroturf?

Astroturf is a brand of synthetic turf that is widely regarded as the first synthetic turf ever developed. Over the…

What is FieldTurf?

FieldTurf is a North-American producer and installer of synthetic turf surfaces. The company is part of the French company Tarkett.

What is a GrassMaster?

GrassMaster was the first hybrid sports surface solution that was widely accepted as a reinforced natural grass surface. It was…

DLF reports record-high results

The results for grass seed producer DLF have never been this strong, DLF CEO Truels Damsgaard said when presenting their…

TenCate Grass launches turf recycling solutions pilot program

TenCate Grass has widened its involvement in recycling synthetic turf by adding chemical recycling to the mix. Together with companies…

Synthetic turf quality explained

Polyethylene comes in various qualities, which has encouraged some to start specifying the quality of the raw material in an…