Sustainability, sports performance and circularity were central to the renovation of artificial turf pitches 3 and 4 at TSC Oosterhout. Commissioned by the Municipality of Oosterhout, the existing pit...
The environmental foot printing of products is inevitable, irrespective of the debate which data set should be used to go forward. Lessons learned in the Netherlands highlight the need for doing the g...
The Polish National Institute of Public Health (NIH) has approved ProPlay shock pads for sale and use in Poland. Polish law states that all products first have to be assessed for their impact on human...
Schmitz Foam Products has added a rollfoam shock pad to its portfolio. With this addition, the world’s largest shock pad manufacturer aims to become a single-source supplier. The new addition co...
The International Hockey Federation (FIH) aims to create a level playing field for hockey players worldwide by embracing Dry Turf surfaces. Its Preferred Turf Supplier, Polytan, has taken this ambitio...
The Coldwater City Council in the US has formally approved a 12-year tax abatement on real estate and personal property for Schmitz Foam. The producer of the ProPlay shockpad plans to build a new stor...
Everything is set for the European Standards Committee (CEN) to, this year, adopt a standard that specifies minimum performance and durability requirements for shock pads and e-layers. Once adopted, E...
Chief Technical Officer Ron Moors heads new Quality & Development department Schmitz Foam Products, producers of the ProPlay shock pad, have established a Quality & Development. The new depart...
England Hockey has decided to sell the mobile surface it used for its pioneering Big Stadium Hockey project at The Stoop two years ago. The field will be available to clubs throughout Great Britain. S...
The start of the new decade saw the ProPlay-Sport20 undergoing a update, this to ensure the world’s most popular shock pad is future-proof. 2020 turned out to be a year that was demanding in man...