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New Installation: Oak Grove High School | Oak Grove, MO

New Installation: Oak Grove High School | Oak Grove, MO

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Midwest Synthetic Turf has completed another beautiful installation with Act Global’s Xtreme Turf.

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Oak Grove High School in Oak Grove, Missouri chose Xtreme Turf BDX 48oz with mixed infill for their 80,000 square foot multi-sport facility. The contractor for the project was Nationwide Turf Installation.

Tear-out of the old turf began on January 9, 2017 and installation was completed on the 21st of February.

Part of the old turf was repurposed in the bullpens of the Chillicothe Mudcats baseball team in Chillicothe, Ohio. Another portion of the turf was used in horse stables.

Robin Wiley, Project Administrator for Midwest Synthetic Turf, was pleased with the progress of the installation. “We had great weather to work in January and February,” said Wiley. “The installation was finished one week ahead of schedule.”

About Act Global
Act Global is a world leader in synthetic turf technology, with manufacturing facilities on three continents and sales in more than 80 countries. The company carries a full range of products for sports (Xtreme Turf, UBU and Xtreme Grass), landscaping (Xtreme Lawn), aviation (AvTurf) and land reclamation (LiteEarth). Act Global’s UBU brand is known for providing “Ground Gear for Athletes” to 19 NFL fields and numerous colleges. Venues that have utilized turf with the UBU brand include MetLife Stadium, Paul Brown Stadium, Mercedes-Benz Superdome, U.S. Bank Stadium and NRG Stadium. Act Global is also a FIFA Preferred Producer for Football Turf, Synthetic Turf Council Certified Manufacturer, World Rugby Preferred Turf Producer, FIH Preferred Supplier, and holds ISO 9001 Certification. To learn more about Act Global visit http://www.actglobal.com.


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New Installation: Oak Grove High School | Oak Grove, MO

New Installation: Belisario Porras

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IMG_2607A new multi-use pitch by Act Global was inaugurated on December 27 in the heart of Panama City.

Belisario Porras, the 50,000 square feet (5,000 square meter) facility featuring the Xtreme Turf F50 system with FB Global UVA tested fibres, will be used for baseball and soccer by school students and the local community. The objective of this field is to maximize the use of land in a densely populated area of the city. The field is equipped with LED illumination so the pitch can be used at night, and also features a building with bathrooms, dressing rooms, and a gathering space.

The site was made to support efforts from the Mayor’s Office of Panama to improve public spaces throughout its district.

Guillaume Loubersac, Act Global’s Technical Director, is excited about its completion. “We are very proud to be providing the City of Panama with this durable, high-class surface to help develop baseball and soccer in this part of the city,” said Loubersac. “We’re always happy to be involved with helping out local communities.”

About Act Global
Act Global is a world leader in synthetic turf technology, with manufacturing facilities on three continents and sales in more than 80 countries. The company carries a full range of products for sports (Xtreme Turf, UBU and Xtreme Grass), landscaping (Xtreme Lawn), aviation (AvTurf) and land reclamation (LiteEarth). Act Global’s UBU brand is known for providing “Ground Gear for Athletes” to 19 NFL fields and numerous colleges. Venues that have utilized turf with the UBU brand include MetLife Stadium, Paul Brown Stadium, Mercedes-Benz Superdome, U.S. Bank Stadium and NRG Stadium. Act Global is also a FIFA Preferred Producer for Football Turf, Synthetic Turf Council Certified Manufacturer, World Rugby Preferred Turf Producer, FIH Preferred Supplier, and holds ISO 9001 Certification. To learn more about Act Global visit http://www.actglobal.com.


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New Installation: Oak Grove High School | Oak Grove, MO

Act Global and Carpell Provide Synthetic Turf Pitches on Canadian West Coast

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Act Global and Canadian partner Carpell Surfaces have been working together to install three fields on the Canadian West Coast for the City of Vancouver – two of which will be used chiefly for soccer and one which will be used for field hockey.

Kerrisdale Park, pictured at leftkerrisdale (1), a FIFA- and World Rugby-compliant pitch, features Xtreme Turf DX60 and a 23mm Proplay shockpad. Ecofill Rebound,  thermoplastic elastomer was supplied by Carpell.

Mercer Stadium in New Westminster also features Xtreme Turf DX60 with a 23mm Proplay shockpad. All new turf installations in the city of Vancouver will now be using TPE infill. The same turf is also installed in Panama at Estadio Agustín Muquita Sánchez, central to the Panama sports community by hosting both professional and local club matches. The DX system lends an ideal balance of performance, durability and player comfort to meet the needs of this elite sporting facility.

Oak Meadow Park, also in Vancouver, features Xtreme Turf NFH13, a water-based FIH Global-approved turf. The same turf is featured at Stadium Hoki MBPJ, Petaling Jaya, Malaysia. The system includes advanced texturized fibre technology and glass-reinforced primary that requires less glue than a typical backing for a highly durable surface. The water layer helps lower friction to create a flat, fast pitch for the high speed of gameplay. A short, dense turf pile gives excellent traction and surface stability to enhance player footing, stick movements and ball roll for a technically accurate game.

“We continue to see demand grow for higher quality artificial turf. Buyers notice that high quality products produce longer-lasting fields, not to mention the ever-important safety aspect, said Guillaume Loubersac, Technical Director for Act Global. “Alongside our trusted partners, we continue to deliver the best playing surfaces to our players around the world.”

About Act Global
Act Global is a world leader in synthetic turf technology, with manufacturing facilities on three continents and sales in more than 80 countries. The company carries a full range of products for sports (Xtreme Turf, UBU and Xtreme Grass), landscaping (Xtreme Lawn), aviation (AvTurf) and land reclamation (LiteEarth). Act Global’s UBU brand is known for providing “Ground Gear for Athletes” to 19 NFL fields and numerous colleges. Venues that have utilized turf with the UBU brand include MetLife Stadium, Paul Brown Stadium, Mercedes-Benz Superdome, U.S. Bank Stadium and NRG Stadium. Act Global is also a FIFA Preferred Producer for Football Turf, Synthetic Turf Council Certified Manufacturer, World Rugby Preferred Turf Producer, FIH Preferred Supplier, and holds ISO 9001 Certification. To learn more about Act Global visit http://www.actglobal.com.

About Carpell Surfaces
Carpell Surfaces is a leading supplier and installer of synthetic sports surfaces across Canada. The company has an excellent reputation for top-quality installations in sports facilities at major universities, colleges and schools, as well as high-profile sporting events such as the 2015 Toronto PanAm/ParapanAm games and the 2015 Women’s World Cup at Montreal’s Olympic Stadium. A running track by Carpell Surfaces, located at Gerard Filion Secondary School in Longueuil, Quebec, was named 2016’s Outstanding Outdoor Track Facility of the Year by the American Sports Builders Association (ASBA). Carpell was also featured by the publication Canadian Business Executive as winner of the 2015 Best of Canada award. To learn more about Carpell Surfaces visit http://www.carpell.com/en/home.html.


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New Installation: Oak Grove High School | Oak Grove, MO

Super Bowl Fun Facts

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superdome - modified 2Pictured at left: UBU Speed series S5-M turf before gameplay at Super Bowl XLVII in New Orleans, Louisiana.

The 2017 Super Bowl LI is quickly approaching… less than two weeks to go! The finalists have been decided – the New England Patriots and the Atlanta Falcons are going to Houston to play on our UBU Speed Series turf!

Have you ever wondered how much a Super Bowl ring is worth? Who makes that giant trophy? And why’s it called the Super Bowl? Answers to these questions and more Super Bowl fun facts below!

  • Roman numerals were first used for the fifth year of the Super Bowl – since then, the only year Roman numerals weren’t used in its title was Super Bowl 50, played in 2016.
  • The game was created as part of a merger agreement between the NFL and its then-rival league, the American Football League. After the merger, each league was redesignated as a conference.
  • The National Football Conference, better known as the NFC, leads the league with 26 Super Bowl wins, while the American Football Conference, or AFC, has 24.
  • The Pittsburgh Steelers have the most Super Bowl victories – six.
  • Super Bowl Sunday is the second-largest day for U.S. food consumption, behind Thanksgiving.
  • The seven most-watched broadcasts in U.S. television history are Super Bowls.
  • In a July 25, 1966 letter to NFL commissioner Pete Rozelle, owner of the AFL’s Kansas City Chiefs Lamar Hunt wrote, “I have kiddingly called it the ‘Super Bowl,’ which obviously can be improved upon.” (No improvement was needed.)
  • The Lombardi Trophy, made every year by world-renowned jewelry maker Tiffany & Co., is worth approximately $25,000. Its namesake is Vince Lombardi, head coach of the Green Bay Packers, who were victorious in the first two Super Bowls.
  • The 2015 Super Bowl XLIX holds the record for total number of U.S. television viewers with a final number of 114.4 million, making the game the most-viewed television broadcast of any kind in American history.
  • No team has ever played the Super Bowl in its own stadium – but two teams have reached a Super Bowl hosted in their home market.
  • No Super Bowl games have gone into overtime.
  • The game is broadcast around the world in 34 different languages.
  • The Super Bowl rings run about $5000 apiece, plus adjustments for increases in gold and diamonds.

Be sure to tune into Super Bowl LI on February 5 on FOX to see our UBU Speed Series turf at work!

About Act Global
Act Global is a world leader in synthetic turf technology, with manufacturing facilities on three continents and sales in more than 80 countries. The company carries a full range of products for sports (Xtreme Turf, UBU and Xtreme Grass), landscaping (Xtreme Lawn), aviation (AvTurf) and land reclamation (LiteEarth). Act Global’s UBU brand is known for providing “Ground Gear for Athletes” to 19 NFL fields and numerous colleges. Venues that have utilized turf with the UBU brand include MetLife Stadium, Paul Brown Stadium, Mercedes-Benz Superdome, U.S. Bank Stadium and NRG Stadium. Act Global is also a FIFA Preferred Producer for Football Turf, Synthetic Turf Council Certified Manufacturer, World Rugby Preferred Turf Producer, FIH Preferred Supplier, and holds ISO 9001 Certification.


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NRG Stadium Fun Facts

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nrg_texans_field-squareOn February 5, 2017, Super Bowl LI is being hosted at NRG Stadium, home of the Houston Texans.

The stadium features the UBU Speed Series synthetic turf. The UBU brand, part of the Act Global family, has been trusted by 13 NFL teams and numerous universities. Here’s some more food for thought about NRG Stadium!

  • NRG Stadium is a total of 1.9 million square feet — the synthetic turf field itself is 97,205 square feet or 2.23 acres.
  • The stadium was the first facility in the NFL to have a retractable roof.
  • The size of the retractable roof opening is 500′ x 385′ and it takes 7 minutes to open.
  • There are a total of 197 suites inside the stadium.
  • The field will have almost 1.5 billion blades of synthetic turf and over 7,800 miles of synthetic grass yarns were required to complete the project.
  • Seating capacity at NRG Stadium is 72,220 for sporting events and 80,000 for concerts.
  • NRG Stadium hit its record attendance number – 80,020 – at The Cowboy Rides Away tour, put on by the King of Country George Strait.
  • Over 1550 HDTVs adorn the walls of the stadium.
  • Super Bowl LI is projected to generate upward of $500 million in revenue for the city of Houston.
  • NRG Stadium is also home to the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo, one of the world’s largest live entertainment and livestock exhibitions. A total of 2,506,238 people passed through its doors for the 2013 HLSR.

Be sure to tune into Super Bowl LI on February 5 on FOX to see the UBU Speed Series turf at work!

About Act Global
Act Global is a world leader in synthetic turf technology, with manufacturing facilities on three continents and sales in more than 80 countries. The company carries a full range of products for sports (Xtreme Turf, UBU and Xtreme Grass), landscaping (Xtreme Lawn), aviation (AvTurf) and land reclamation (LiteEarth). Act Global’s UBU brand is known for providing “Ground Gear for Athletes” to 19 NFL fields and numerous colleges. Venues that have utilized turf with the UBU brand include MetLife Stadium, Paul Brown Stadium, Mercedes-Benz Superdome, U.S. Bank Stadium and NRG Stadium. Act Global is also a FIFA Preferred Producer for Football Turf, Synthetic Turf Council Certified Manufacturer, World Rugby Preferred Turf Producer, FIH Preferred Supplier, and holds ISO 9001 Certification.

 

For more information, visit http://www.actglobal.com.