Money on sport well spent
The Sport Industry Research Centre at Sheffield Hallam University has calculated that every GBP 1 spent on community sport and…
TPE infill from salvaged ocean plastics
The new Act Global synthetic turf for Ranney School and Princeton Soccer Academy in Tinton Falls (NJ), the US, has…
Hybrid fields discussed
As the list of hybrid fields solutions is growing rapidly, it is difficult to separate the wheat from the chaff.…
Dutch city experiments with lava
By using lava instead of Grauwacke to build a subbase, the new synthetic turf football field in Lelystad, Netherlands, will…
Sprinturf acquires organic infill company
Sprinturf has announced the acquisition of GreenPlay Organics, a supplier of plant-based organic infill systems. Both companies have extensive installations…
Syngenta turf publishes South African turf disease guide
The latest turf identification disease guide aims for assisting tur professionals in South Africa in particular to help identifying, controlling…
Germany state bans polymeric infill
The German state of North Rine-Westphalia has decided to only support the construction of synthetic turf pitches that use environmentally…
Introduction EU shockpad standard delayed
The European Standards Committee (CEN) has decided to postpone plans for a European standard for shockpads.
Infill Working Group makes progress on standard
The ESTC has made another step in paving the way for a European standard for infill material for 3G synthetic…
New research project verifies safe artificial turf pitches
The new synthetic turf pitches at Bergavik sports ground in Kalmar, Sweden, have been fitted and are managed according to…