Synthetic turf

The latest trends and developments regarding artificial grass or synthetic turf for football, rugby, hockey, tennis and padel including legislation and developments regarding the environment

Irish FA calls on clubs to request funding

1 week ago Guy Oldenkotte

The Irish Football Association (Irish FA) and the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport (DCMS) Multi-Sports Grassroots Facilities Investment Fund aims to allow local grassroots football clubs in Northern Ireland (NI) to improve and upgrade facilities to create a better grassroots football infrastructure foundation.

PFAS restriction one step closer

2 weeks ago Guy Oldenkotte

A proposal has been submitted to ban the use of PFAS. The proposal is part of the largest substance ban ever submitted in Europe.

NFLPA files grievance over hardness of stadium field

3 weeks ago Guy Oldenkotte

The NFL Players Association is filing a grievance against the NFL and the Carolina Panthers for the hardness of the synthetic turf at Bank of America Stadium in the Dec. 24 game between the Panthers and Detroit Lions

Condor Grass Christmas gift for Robur et Velocitas

1 month ago Guy Oldenkotte

Players at Robur et Velocitas F.C. in Apeldoorn, the Netherlands, received an early Christmas gift when club management announced that it had selected a Condor Grass artificial grass system that uses Brockfill infill to replace the 15-year-old field that relied on SBR.

EC postpones decision on polymeric infill

1 month ago Guy Oldenkotte

The European Commission will decide only in March or April next year at the earliest whether it will adopt the proposed ban on the sale of polymeric infill. A decision was actually expected last week.

Synthetic turf as an energy producer

2 months ago Guy Oldenkotte

Trials show that synthetic turf fields can produce enough energy to replace natural gas as an energy source to boil water for showers or warming properties. The business cases are in place . Now it is up to the government and property developers to move forward.

Laura Simmons new SFMA CEO

2 months ago Guy Oldenkotte

The North-American Sports Field Management Association (SFMA) has appointed Laura Simmons as CEO. Following the appointment of Melanie Taylor to CEO of the Synthetic Turf Council (STC), the SFMA is now the second major organisation in the sports fields industry to be led by a female.

End-of-life turf: the new gold

2 months ago Guy Oldenkotte

Reclaimed components of end-of-life synthetic turf can, by all means, be reused or repurposed. Authorities have drafted or are busy drafting quality standards that define the various parameters. However, what matters most is that the end-of-life turf is processed correctly.

ASA motivates rulings

2 months ago Guy Oldenkotte

The British Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has motived two of its rulings that affect synthetic turf. The motivation highlights two key areas for marketers to be mindful of.

Grassroots funding for clubs in Scotland

2 months ago Guy Oldenkotte

The Scottish FA, together with the UK Government, Scotland’s football clubs, local authorities, leisure trusts and key stakeholders, will identify key football facilities across the National Association’s 6 regions, where there is an evidence-based need for investment. clubs in need can receive support for the upgrade or replacement of synthetic turf fields as well as the improvement or upgrade of existing grass surfaces.