Condor Grass Christmas gift for Robur et Velocitas
Players at Robur et Velocitas F.C. in Apeldoorn, the Netherlands, received an early Christmas gift when club management announced that…
EC postpones decision on polymeric infill
The European Commission will decide only in March or April next year at the earliest whether it will adopt the…
GMA launches non-English language training course
The Grounds Management Association (GMA) has launched a level 1 training course to maintain football pitches in the Serbo-Croat-Bosnian language.
Digital service saves Helsingborg water
The city of Helsingborg has embraced technology to save on water and fertilizers. A new digital service now alerts the…
Why we should keep the pitch heating going
Erwin Beltman was the head groundsman for stadium De Kuip in the Netherlands between 2013 and 2022. In that period,…
Synthetic turf as an energy producer
Trials show that synthetic turf fields can produce enough energy to replace natural gas as an energy source to boil…
End-of-life turf: the new gold
Reclaimed components of end-of-life synthetic turf can, by all means, be reused or repurposed. Authorities have drafted or are busy…
Grassroots funding for clubs in Scotland
The Scottish FA, together with the UK Government, Scotland’s football clubs, local authorities, leisure trusts and key stakeholders, will identify…
SIS Pitches partners with AstroTurf
SIS Pitches and AstroTurf will jointly bring the SIS Pitches hybrid systems to professional clubs, athletic programs, and sports teams…
Abrasion test method for synthetic turf
ISO 19721:2022 specifies an abrasion test method for accelerated testing of synthetic turfs for use in sports facilities. The document…