New shareholder and CEO for Labosport Group
Labosport Group has appointed Professor David James as their new CEO. The appointment follows the acceptance of Certania to become…
Skin injury test one step closer to adoption
Assessing the possible risk of skin injuries on synthetic turf has come one step closer. Four World Rugby certified test…
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…
FIFA introduces new category
FIFA has announced the establishment of a category that is relevant for football surfaces. In addition to FIFA approved football…
Labosport adds Labosol to its basket
Testing institute Labosport has taken over the company Labosol. The French company is specialised in soil analysis and operates in…
Non-watered hockey turf update
The International Hockey Federation (FIH) is pursuing synthetic turf surfaces that have the playing characteristics of wet turf but do…
Establishing grass health and condition with one device
The Labosport Redbox simultaneously maps the density and colour of grass surfaces objectively and consistently. The lightweight and easy to…
World Rugby and FIFA round robins explained
Field technicians of Labosport, Sports Labs and several other international testing institutes saw themselves being put to the test last…
Roberto Armeni 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…
Thomas Turf Services simplifies soil testing
Thomas Turf Services (TTS) has taken its mission to aid the building and maintaining of the best possible quality turf…