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by Shelby Becker
Often traditional grass within airports is subject to harsh climatic factors that lead to brown spots or full-on browning of the entire patch. To combat this takes detailed maintenance and upkeep and a significant amount of planning for runway and taxiway closures. In many cases, especially during hot and dry summer months, this maintenance is fruitless and the patch will remain brown. This discoloring has serious implications for pilots in the air. Overhead, it can be much more difficult to best differentiate between brown grass and gray pavement than a vibrant green patch of grass would be. Additionally, any painting of infield islands within the airport bears another continued cost and necessary maintenance.
AvTurf helps to combat this issue with industry-leading synthetic turf that combines the aesthetics of healthy natural grass and the extreme strength of sports turf. Even with a 30-year life expectancy, AvTurf never loses its bright green visibility all while virtually eliminating the need for maintenance. The high-quality artificial grass system maximizes the use of runways and has been identified by the FAA as a tool to increase visual delineation for multi-entrance taxiways and other painted infield islands. AvTurf’s visual conspicuity is unmatched by natural grass and has the potential to substantially increase airport operational efficiency.
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Shelby Becker is a creative content creator and marketing specialist at Act Global. She’s an animal rights activist, avid concert-goer, and scary movie enthusiast. Follow her on LinkedIn .
For more information, contact marketing at sbecker@actglobal.com
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by Shelby Becker
Located on the northern edge of the island city-state of Singapore is a progressive secondary school with a new, state-of-the-art multi-use athletic field. Committed to the ideals of a holistic education, Yishun Secondary School (YSS) has built an environment for students that allows for individualized growth in a multitude of ways. This foundation of nurturing education helps to create innovators, thinkers, and contributors that carry the school’s vision: “Quality Mind, Caring Heart”.
Part of this vision is the physical and mental benefits that are associated through recreational and competitive play. In order to ensure students have access to a reliable and safe athletic field, regardless of the city’s abundant rainfall, Yishun Secondary School selected Act Global’s Xtreme Turf for its new field. The artificial grass system eliminates the need to delayed/canceled practices after following storms and is tested to be strong enough to withstand several practices each day for years to come.
This installation was possible through the expertise of our partner, Singapore ATS Landscape & Construction. Providing the best products, installation, and customer service available in the city, Singapore ATS Landscape & Construction helped to craft a one-of-a-kind sports field for YSS that is professional quality.
Learn how our synthetic turf is beneficial to athletes.
Be sure to keep up to date on all of our turf projects and more by following us on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and LinkedIn.
Shelby Becker is a creative content creator and marketing specialist at Act Global. She’s an animal rights activist, avid concert-goer, and scary movie enthusiast. Follow her on LinkedIn .
For more information, contact marketing at sbecker@actglobal.com
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by Shelby Becker
The Act Global team has been working away just outside Houston, Texas, checking up on the bear branch community soccer fields in The Woodlands. The installation of our Xtreme Turf at this large, multifield complex was completed throughout 2012 and 2013 to satisfy the growing needs and number or sports enthusiasts within the city. The artificial grass fields have since served as all-weather surfaces for daily practices and recreational play alongside competitive tournaments for local teams.
Despite years of opportunities for wear and tear of the turf systems, upon a thorough inspection of the fibers, infill, and overall aesthetic of the park, 
it has been found that the fields have remained in impeccable shape. Our team has been working to revitalize the many fields, but have found that our comprehensive maintenance procedure is not as necessary as would-be expected after 5-6 years of continuous use. The fibers of the Xtreme Turf system display no evidence of breakage throughout the park, and the infill is still soft and has not compacted.
Act Global’s specialized deep grooming process is aiding in the continuous assurance of fiber upkeep. For the community members of The Woodlands, this maintenance means that they will have consistent and safe high-performance fields for years to come.
Learn how our synthetic turf is beneficial to athletes.
Be sure to keep up to date on all of our turf projects and more by following us on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and LinkedIn.
Shelby Becker is a creative content creator and marketing specialist at Act Global. She’s an animal rights activist, avid concert-goer, and scary movie enthusiast. Follow her on LinkedIn .
For more information, contact marketing at sbecker@actglobal.com
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by Shelby Becker
Saint John Vianney High School is a community staple within Holmdel, New Jersey and has gained national recognition for its commitment to excellence in all aspects of a student’s education, including athletics. This is built from a foundation in nurturing student’s passions and fostering growth and development with the use of first-class resources. The school focuses on building well-rounded student-athletes with access to over 30 varsity teams and 30 more clubs.
Within the school’s 38-acre campus is a host of athletic facilities for student use and most notoriously of these is the synthetic turf athletic stadium. This stadium brings together members of the community for games throughout the week for many different teams. The already-beloved stadium is currently under construction to further enhance the facility with a new artificial grass system that is designed for athletic safety within multiple sports. The SJV athletic complex will be at the forefront of performance and have the capacity to serve as a reliable sports facility for the football, soccer, lacrosse, and field hockey teams.
Construction will be completed on the athletic complex in time for practice for fall sports to kick off in August.
Learn how our synthetic turf is beneficial to athletes.
Be sure to keep up to date on all of our turf projects and more by following us on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and LinkedIn.
Shelby Becker is a creative content creator and marketing specialist at Act Global. She’s an animal rights activist, avid concert-goer, and scary movie enthusiast. Follow her on LinkedIn .
For more information, contact marketing at sbecker@actglobal.com
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by Shelby Becker
Today kicked off the quarterfinals of the biggest competition in soccer with 8 teams still in the running to be the 2018 champions. This competition draws in the audience of about half the world’s population and is consistently ranked in the top watched sporting events. The 32 teams that started in the tournament spent the past 4 years preparing and fighting for their spot, and over the past few weeks, the competition has dwindled to 8. Each of these teams represents their counties from around the world and although they are currently rivals competing for the renowned title, they are united by their love for the game.
Act Global celebrates athletes and the dedication they have for their sports. We aim to empower players and teams to continue to propel forward and grow their sport. We do this by equipping teams with synthetic turf surfaces that are built to surpass strict international benchmarks for safety, functionality, and performance. Act Global’s first priority in engineering artificial grass systems is with the athletes and the needs they have for a sports field. Today we celebrate soccer players around the world by showcasing some of our favorite international football fields that have helped players of all ages and skill levels play harder and longer.
Germany:
Recently this 92-year old German soccer club, SSV Rhade, constructed this new synthetic turf field at their practice facility.
Kuwait:
In 2017 the Al Islah community in Kuwait celebrated the opening of three community football fields that have helped to expand the neighborhood’s opportunity to participate in both recreational and competitive play.
Canada:
This Canadian football pitch was installed in 2014 by our partner Carpell Surfaces for a university in St. Hyacinthe, Quebec. Upon installation, the field was certified as FIFA quality, recognizing the quality of the field.
Dominican Republic:
This installation was a complete revamp of the previous field. SM Sport helped transform the previously decrepit sports space into a world-class field for the community.
Act Global will continue to celebrate all athletes around the world and innovate superior fields for their benefit.
Learn how our synthetic turf is beneficial to athletes.
Be sure to keep up to date on all of our turf projects and more by following us on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and LinkedIn.
Shelby Becker is a creative content creator and marketing specialist at Act Global. She’s an animal rights activist, avid concert-goer, and scary movie enthusiast. Follow her on LinkedIn .
For more information, contact marketing at sbecker@actglobal.com
