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by Shelby Becker
Earlier this summer the Zutphen, Netherlands based soccer club AZC updated the surface of one of its main practice fields to the technological efficiency and playability of Xtreme Grass. The hybrid system was chosen due to the stabilization properties that allow the club’s 40 teams to play on the surface without losing the integrity of the natural grass.
Our team went to visit the club this week to asses the growth of the natural grass within the synthetic turf system. The installation of Xtreme Grass takes more time than a traditional synthetic turf field because after the woven-backing system is placed, seeding of the natural grass and growth must occur. AZC is currently in step 4 of the installation process. Zutphen is undergoing an abnormally hot and dry summer, so the Act Global team is following up with recommendations and assistance to ensure that the young, growing field is ready for fall training at the end of August.
Stay tuned for final field photos once the natural grass has fully grown in!
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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 .
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by Shelby Becker
Recently ground broke on a revolutionary artificial grass field hockey facility in Udaipur, Rajasthan, India. The ceremony attracted many community members and teams related to the design and implementation of the new pitch, and even brought out the Sports Minister of India, Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore. The Sports Minister was in full regalia for the event and was caught below with Act Global’s partner Dharminder Chadha reviewing field drawings and renderings.
The entire city and state are excited for the opening of the new field hockey facility that is set to be FIH Global certified and will perform beautifully in the hot, semi-arid climate. By featuring Xtreme Turf NFH13, the new synthetic turf field will be among other top field hockey pitches in the world, allowing athletes to practice and compete on a world-class surface that is built for superior play. To ensure the field is properly installed for years of comfort and safety, our North Indian partner and certified FIH field builder Chadha Sports will command the installation for this project.
Stay tuned for final field photos after the installation has been completed.
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
Orlando-Sanford International Airport (SFB) is one of the top 30 airports in the world and dominates south-eastern regional travel to and from the Orlando area. Annual traffic through SFB is increasing each year with almost 3 million passengers in 2017.
For some time, Orlando Sanford was seeing an ongoing presence of burrowing gopher tortoises, a threatened species that is protected under Florida state law. The regulation associated with both the tortoise and its burrow meant that relocation and excavation were time-consuming and expensive with the added clause of getting special permission from the state to do so. After closing 875 burrows located next to SFB’s runway which totaled close to $400,000 in costs, the airport made the decision to address the root issue in a way that would keep the tortoises from coming back.
In 2014 SFB installed AcTurf on a 3.5-acre plot around the perimeter of a runway blast pad and conducted a year-long study to analyze the effectiveness of replacing natural grass with the synthetic turf system. At the end of the testing period, the airport detected no burrowing activity. The transition to artificial grass completely mitigated possible encounters between tortoises and aircraft during take-off and landings and provided a non-lethal and cost-effective, long-term solution for SFB.
AvTurf is proven to aid in reducing wildlife interactions near sensitive areas by removing food, water, and shelter near runways, taxiways, and infield islands.
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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
More and more schools across the globe are making the transition to synthetic turf fields because they recognize the long-term value and the benefits artificial grass poses. In an article posted recently by Channel News Asia, Journalist Lianne Chia details the push for this conversion by The Education Ministry of Singapore. Fields made with artificial grass are aiding in getting more girls involved in sports and reducing maintenance costs.
Previously, some girls chose not to join athletic teams because of the mud and dirt that were associated with their school’s traditional natural grass fields. Artificial grass sports fields eliminate this factor so that more students can pursue their interests in sports teams.
The Education Ministry has also found that synthetic turf fields are much less expensive to maintain on an annual basis. Sports fields used for primary and secondary schools are used at multiple times for multiple teams every day which can be damaging to a natural grass field’s integrity and be the cause of the increased need for upkeep. The durability of turf fields minimizes this need.
Act Global artificial grass is trusted in schools around the world as the preferred sports surface for student-athletes. Each turf system is engineered for athletes’ comfort and performance with the added benefits of structural strength and aesthetics for sports facilities.
Read the full article from Channel News Asia.
Learn how our synthetic turf is beneficial to athletes.
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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
Just over a week into the 2018 FIFA World Cup, and competition is fierce between each of the countries’ national teams. This morning was kicked off with a match between Brazil and Costa Rica where Brazil secured the win in the 90th minute of the game. Brazil’s next match will be Wednesday, June 25th against Serbia.
Leading up to the 2018 World Cup, the Brazillian National Team has trained at their home facility, Granja Comary (CBF). The training center was completely revamped in 2014 to feature state of the art amenities for the athletes and offer superior training throughout their offseason. Part of the renovations to the center included the installation of a FIFA 2-star rated artificial grass field from Act Global.
Act Global is honored to have such an esteemed team practice on our Xtreme Turf system. Xtreme Turf is utilized around the world in facilities ranging from elite professional stadiums to local community-centric training centers. Act Global’s commitment to engineering synthetic turf systems that meet natural grass benchmarks gives athletes a reliable sports surface that allows them to transition between different field surfaces without interference.
Artificial grass also allows players and teams to practice harder in the offseason so that they can better prepare for competition. With no limitation on the playability hours of the field, the Brazillian National Team has no limitation on how it practices in preparing for worldwide competitions.
Good luck to each of the teams of this year’s competition, we look forward to continuing watching the gathering of so many world-class athletes.
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
