New offices for SGL
SGL has moved into new offices. After more than 25 years in the offices where the concept of grass grow…
SGL revamps dashboard
SGL has revamped its data management dashboard by adding additional functionalities that enable greenkeepers to make proactive, data-driven decisions in…
Helping the club pursue a dream
With Juventus FC having the ambition of being competitive in every possible league every season, their grounds team is facing…
Opinion piece: Data-driven sports turf management soon to be the norm
Smart technologies and techniques can ease the work of the groundsman or greenkeeper but also help commercialise the playing field.…
SGL to be taken over by Bruin Capital
PlayGreen, the holding company of which Stadium Grow Lighting (SGL) from Waddinxveen, the Netherlands, is part, will be acquired by…
The power and pitfalls of dashboards
Erwin Beltman was the head groundsman for stadium De Kuip in the Netherlands between 2013 and 2022. In that period,…
The best performance at Santiago Bernabeu Stadium: grass that grows indoors
Ever since the Santiago Bernabeu Stadium commissioned its high-tech underground grass grow system, the spectators haven been able to focus…
Eddy van Endert: ‘I live in a golden cage’
If the football authorities ever decide to organize a World Cup for grounds teams, it is very likely that you…
Bernabeu’s love for grass inspires NFL
The decision by the Bernabeu Stadium in Madrid to embrace the most modern technology to maintain a good natural turf…
Why PEC Zwolle is a strong contender for ‘best pitch’ award
While playing in the highest Dutch league is new to many of the PEC Zwolle players this season, groundsman Alfred…