New chair for CEN-TC 217
CEN-TC 217, the technical committee for sports surfaces of the European Committee for Standardization, has appointed Roberto Armeni as the new…
Iowa Sports Turf brings hybrid stitching to the US
Iowa Sports Turf and GrassMax Systems join forces to introduce GrassMax hybrid stitching in the US sports field market. Iowa…
Maracana Stadium goes hybrid
Rio de Janeiro’s iconic Maracana stadium will have a hybrid surface from March 2022. The Grassmax surface should be installed…
Hybrid pitches facilitate growth of cricket
To accommodate the growing number of members, Dutch cricket club Voorburg has opted to have five natural grass pitches to…
RHENAC Sports LED CLS: game changer in pitch management
Monitoring and improving a stadium field per square metre has finally become reality. The RHENAC Sports LED CLS R-BL-1750, developed…
Retractable pitch for Real Madrid stadium?
Real Madrid FC have released a video that shows how its proposed retractable pitch is expected to work. A five-minute…
Pitches, balls to be sterilised when football resumes
Leagues are considering to sterilize balls and pitches frequently in order to minimise the chance of players getting infected by…
Idverde opens German subsidiary
Idverde continues its development in Europe with the opening of a subsidiary based in Cologne, Germany. The company is aprovider…
French study: 60% of sponsors will not continue sponsoring clubs
Union Sport & Cycle, a French federation for the sports infrastructure industry, has calculated a EUR 3.1 billion loss of…
GAA asks HSE: can we maintain pitches during lockdown?
The GAA are seeking clarification from the HSE regarding the current coronavirus guidelines currently preventing them from cutting pitches. It…