Farum Park Stadium is the home ground of the Danish soccer side FC Nordsjaelland. The venue will soon become the first stadium in Denmark to host their matches on a FIFA-approved artificial turf pitch. The new artificial grass logo mats are made by the company Signgrass. read more

The company TenCate Grass has become the official partner of the Royal Dutch Hockey Federation (KNHB). Loek de Vries, President and CEO of TenCate, and KNHB President Jan Albers sign today the partnership agreement for a period of four years. read more

COLOUR VISION is a colour concept, which represents innovative colours, effects and surfaces in selected polymers by means of plastic lens-shaped blanks. The company Gabriel-Chemie actively work on the colour trends of tomorrow and realises a new COLOUR VISION series each year. read more

The Greenfield site at the Joint Service Signals Unit base in Cyprus needed a re-developing with a 3G surface suitable for football and rugby in 2011. Playrite updated the pitch with a product from its Conqueror range of artificial grass that is filled with sand and rubber. read more

At the end of 2011, Guiseley Football Club in Leeds had their 1,600 square meter synthetic pitch updated with the Conqueror 50 surface of Playrite. The previous synthetic pitch needed to be replaced as it couldn’t withstand the activity from the high volume of users. read more

In order to defend their title the Bulgarian champion PFC Ludogorets from Razgrad, also known as The Eagles, decided to build new training fields. Polytan|STI equipped two football pitches as well as training ramp and stairs with synthetic turf and installed a running track. read more

Lano Sports is excited to announce the launch of their newly designed Web site, which went live on Monday 27th August and is located at the same address as the old one. As part of Lano Sports’ commitment for improvement and innovation, the website has been revamped. read more

The EUROPEAN TURF GROUP developed a heating system, which is easy and quick to install. The combination of the infrared heating ribbon with the patented Energy Saving Module is unique by the used pulse and modulating Technology. It creates cost savings of more than 50 percent. read more

For the first time ever in Italy, two Serie A clubs will play their home matches on a natural grass pitch, reinforced by artificial fibres. Desso Sports Systems have been asked to install their Desso GrassMaster system in San Siro Stadium and in the training centres. read more

The artificial turf system Duraforce of DOMO ® SPORTS GRASS is a durable fiber, which enables high wear resistance. In addition to that, results from the use of polymers, a soft play area, which is with a quality lawn, with such thick fibers, unusual. read more

The school sports facilities of the Northumberland Park School and Cheslyn Hay Sport & Community School in Staffordshire were expanded and improved by Playrite, specializes in the creation of artificial surfaces for sport, leisure and gaming industry. read more

TenCate Grass, a global leader in synthetic turf fibers and components, has built an artificial pitch for the PEC Zwolle, a Dutch football club. A patented 3D technology of TenCate Grass, which is sold worldwide by GreenFields, a subsidiary of TenCate, has been installed. read more

SignGrass and the European Turf Group (ETG), a sourcing and innovation platform for sports and landscape contractors, have agreed an official reseller partnership to facilitate the product, tufted artificial turf logo, for the football and turf market. read more

Heating Solutions and the European Turf Group have agreed a partnership to sell new heating systems for the natural and synthetic turf market. This system is based around ion heating technology and uses both electricity and infrared pitch heating developments. read more

In the 2012/2013 season the Dutch Ehredivise club Heracles Almelo will be playing on a synthetic turf pitch from TenCate, which is based on patented weaving technology. This is the first official synthetic turf pitch in which a number of new developments have been combined. read more

The Royal Herakles Hockey Club from Lier was the first club in Belgium to install a blue hockey pitch. To be more precisely, it is the Lano Sports’ Hockey Revolution pitch which playing characteristics have been the talk of town in hockey circles in Belgium and beyond. read more

The Home Depot Center in Carson, California recently was the sight of a sports field transformation. In only six days, crews of the European Turf Group transformed the natural grass field which hosts David Beckham and the Los Angeles Galaxy as well as the CD Chivas USA. read more

DOMO® SPORTS GRASS is introducing an environmentally friendly artificial grass infill onto the market. Naturafill is a natural product based on specially selected cork. The cultivation and processing of the cork is carried out in harmony with nature from start to finish. read more

The Football Foundation, one of UK’s largest sport charities, local Member of Parliament and internationally renowned football freestyler, Billy Wingrove, all where happy about the new GreenFields artificial turf pitch in Chippenham, Wiltshire, England. read more

Real Madrids' training center is equipped with iDNA artificial grass from Desso Sports Systems. Los Blancos train on their so-called i-pitch with first team, reserve and youth teams. The pitches have been in use since February. read more

Three leisure centres in South Wales were chosen to receive an upgrade to their current sports pitches. Caerphilly District Council selected Playrite’s Conqueror 40 that looks like real grass as being the ideal surface to meet all three leisure centre’s requirements. read more

Widnes Vikings' Stobart Stadium Halton is equipped with iDNA artificial grass from Desso Sports Systems. The Vikings train and play on their so-called i-pitch when entering Super League 2012. The RFL worked with the club and Desso to ensure the pitch meets the required standard for rugby league. read more

The differences between artificial and natural turf shall disappear with MoisTurf, a product developed by Oerlikon Barmag. One of the last drawbacks that artificial turf still had vis-à-vis natural turf – the hydrophobic character of the monofilaments – shall be a thing of the past. read more

The GABRIEL-CHEMIE group has presented its masterbatch solutions for stadium seats and artificial turf at the Expo Estádio in Sao Paulo. The exhibition, with 200 exhibitors from more than 20 countries, is focussed on equipment for stadiums and sports facilities. read more

The Germany-based synthetic turf manufacturer GreenFields Kunstrasensysteme has recently installed dual use football and hockey pitches at the Father Agnel School in Mumbai, India, as well as at the Western Academy of Beijing (WAB). Both pitches are recognized by the FIFA. read more

In the course of an audit in October by the TÜV Austria Services GmbH Gabriel-Chemie Gesellschaft m.b.H. obtained the ISO certification “Quality management system medical devices”. The Austrian Company promises the highest quality standards and also transparent and straightforward structures. read more

During an annual meeting of Dutch recreation organizations and companies, Signgrass® received the Pleisureworld Innovation Award 2011. Signgrass®-director Léon van Zijl was awarded this price for an in-house developed technology for implementing prints and logos in artificial turf. read more

A Japanese partner of GreenFields installed a new baseball field at the KYOCERA DOME OSAKA in Osaka. The Dome is one of the largest indoor covered spaces in Japan. Besides concerts, events, meetings and conferences, it is the home of the baseball team Orix Buffaloes. read more

NORDOT Adhesive #34P-4 from Synthetic Surfaces Inc. is a new, one component outdoor adhesive that was designed to install or repair synthetic turf and other outdoor surfaces. According to the manufacturer, the adhesive can be used in widely variable weather conditions. read more