Which adhesive to use to glue together the individual synthetic turf carpet pieces that ultimately make up a field, is often left to the installer. It is something the tufter should provide guidance o...
As of March 2026, EN 15330-5, Specifications for infill material, replaces any national standard that exists in the European Union regarding this component for synthetic turf surfaces. What does it co...
The Energy Field consortium, led by contractor Finovi, brings together extensive experience in the field of sports pitches and energy issues. It aims to capitalise on this, as well as on its knowledge...
The consortium led by Antea Sport approaches the entire Scale Up project as flexibly as possible. They do not wish to commit to a single innovation and have also chosen two synthetic turf partners rat...
The GOO4IT consortium, led by Van Kessel Sport en Cultuurtechniek, brings together established names with innovative start-ups. They assessed the scalability, feasibility and affordability of a large ...
Quality and behaviour cause of grave concern Non-fill tears sector apart The question whether non-fill and mineral-filled synthetic turf should be permitted back into the FIFA Quality Programme, is sp...
After years of preparation, the Scale Up Future-Proof Synthetic turf Pitches initiative is now truly getting underway. The Dutch municipalities of Haarlem and Amsterdam are aiming, to a certain extent...
“If we embrace the environmental narrative, we will actually design and manufacture better outcomes” Interview with Martin Sheppard Martin Sheppard has been vocal about the integration of synthe...
The environmental foot printing of products is inevitable, irrespective of the debate which data set should be used to go forward. Lessons learned in the Netherlands highlight the need for doing the g...
The most sustainabile synthetic hockey surface has gone to ground Is Dry turf losing its moment? Where meteorologists fear a super El Niño weather phenomenon later this year which could lead to widesp...