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Updated FIFA Test Manuals now available

The new document has been drafted in close cooperation with the FIFA Technical Advisory Group (TAG) a group that consists…

Husqvarna launches hybrid dethatcher

Husqvarna has launched another tool to be used in combination with their hybrid tool carrier. The dethatcher has been specifically…

SIS Pitches invests in tufting equipment

SIS Pitches will double the capacity of its site in Maryport, Cumbria, following the investment in two more tufting machines.…

EPA allays health-scare SBR

A multi-agency research initiative in the US that examined sport players’ chemical exposure on synthetic turf fields using crumb rubber…

Synthomer sells latex operations to Matco NV

Synthomer PLC has sold its latex compounding operations to Belgian company Matco NV. The company produced latex-based compounds and curing…

Groundskeeper CPD event

Grounds staff across Cheshire are invited to an upcoming session that severs their Continuous Professional Development (CPD). The event is…

Mineral-filled solution approved for main fields

The Council that oversees the quality of sports infrastructure in the Netherlands has approved mineral-filled synthetic turf for football for…

FWC pitches update

A FIFA delegation has visited the University of Tennessee (UT) in Knoxville to inspect the turf research & development (R&D)…

Andalusia ban fools the uninformed

The Andalusian Regional Government in Spain has gazetted that it will no longer subsidise synthetic turf fields that use microplastics…

Midwest Sport and Turf Systems becomes part of TCGG

Midwest Sport and Turf Systems has been acquired by TenCate Grass. The company from Plainfield, Il., specializes in synthetic turf…