Editor’s pick

Will Bill save Maryland and the US from disaster?

2 weeks ago Guy Oldenkotte

The US state of Maryland is about to vote on a bill that should allow authorities to track the chain of custody of a synthetic turf field. Plans for the bill were met by fierce opposition from the US synthetic turf industry. However, the latter can learn some lessons from their peers in Europe.

Judge recommends proceedings on the merits

1 month ago Guy Oldenkotte

A Dutch municipality was advised to follow a summary procedure to establish whether Domo Sports Grass did or did not deliver accordingly. Sportsfields.info explains the case.

Innovative and autonomous ways to establish field quality

2 months ago Guy Oldenkotte

Data, and the ease with which this can be captured, can be a big contributor to the improvement of a sports field. Automated as well as robotized data capturing technologies are now available. This article looks at some of these solutions and discusses what they can offer.

Synthetic turf renovation and conversion guideline

2 months ago Guy Oldenkotte

The Dutch synthetic turf market and industry have released a synthetic turf renovation and conversion…

Nonfilled crisis looms

3 months ago Guy Oldenkotte

The indiscriminate use of definitions to refer to new synthetic turf products that don’t contain any performance infill is a recipe for disaster.

Which is better: brushing or raking?

5 months ago Guy Oldenkotte

Opinions about whether brushing or raking third-generation synthetic turf fields is better for the field are divided. A grant from the Norwegian FA, the Dutch industry body BSNC, as well as the Dutch Ministry of Health, Welfare and Sport enabled the Municipality of Amsterdam to contract research institute ERCAT of the University of Ghent to investigate this in more detail.

Warm season grass discussed

5 months ago Guy Oldenkotte

Maintaining a good quality sports pitch in countries with a hot climate can be tremendously…

Synthetic turf as an energy producer

6 months ago Guy Oldenkotte

Trials show that synthetic turf fields can produce enough energy to replace natural gas as an energy source to boil water for showers or warming properties. The business cases are in place . Now it is up to the government and property developers to move forward.

End-of-life turf: the new gold

6 months ago Guy Oldenkotte

Reclaimed components of end-of-life synthetic turf can, by all means, be reused or repurposed. Authorities have drafted or are busy drafting quality standards that define the various parameters. However, what matters most is that the end-of-life turf is processed correctly.

So, you want to make grass yarn?

6 months ago Media desk

The art of producing synthetic turf for sports is grossly underestimated and incorrectly compared to the production of plastic household products. In this article, Jacki Stephen of Imajica Consulting focusses on the machinery to be used in the production of high-end, durable and consistently performing synthetic turf products for sports.