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by Shelby Becker
As Corsicana Tigers welcome their new baseball turf at Price Field, Symmetry Turf has commenced second phase of construction for new football field and track, powered by Xtreme Turf by Act Global. (more…)
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
Xtreme Grass reinforces natural sports turf to promote faster, stronger growth and greater durability.
Austin, TX – The latest reinforced natural turf system has entered the US market, to offer up to 30% more playing hours compared to natural grass alone.
The system, called Xtreme Grass, will reinforce full field installations or high wear zones, such as football/soccer goal mouths or center field playing areas. It can be used for soccer, American football, baseball, rugby, golf and other sport applications to enhance the aesthetics and durability of the natural turf.
“With Xtreme Grass, you’re reinforcing sports performance with the durability of synthetic turf. It’s an effective solution for professional turf managers to incorporate easily into a new or existing natural grass field,” said John Baize, owner of Act Global, manufacturer of Xtreme Grass. “It’s a great system to extend the playing hours or season, and it keeps your field green year round.”
Xtreme Grass can be used to reinforce high wear areas for a variety of sports.
Xtreme Grass features synthetic grass fibers attached to a strong, open weave backing. It is simple to install using typical natural pitch construction methods, and can actually improve the growth phase of the natural turf. The system creates a micro-climate that facilitates quicker germination, better root development, and thicker ground cover.
Xtreme Grass can also enhance sports performance by promoting stronger natural growth and a more uniform playing surface. When compared to unreinforced natural grass, Xtreme Grass performed better in shearing and tearing resistance tests. This means that when the players foot a field, their feet will not tear into the natural grasses as severely.
Baize said that Act Global has worked with leading agronomy research universities and testing labs to validate Xtreme Grass’ impact on natural growth, durability and sport performance.
Maintenance and repairs with Xtreme Grass are simple and effective. Typical natural grass maintenance can be carried out by a field manager on the system, including aeration, de-thatching, scarification and mowing. For repairs, Xtreme Grass can be grown off site and quickly integrated into the look and performance of the field. No additional expensive or large machinery is needed at the job site.
The system is designed to be 100% recyclable at end of life.
Act Global will be featuring Xtreme Grass at the upcoming Sports Turf Managers Association Conference January 21-22 in San Diego. For more information email xtremegrass@actglobal.com.
ABOUT ACT GLOBAL
Act Global is a world leader in synthetic turf technology, with manufacturing facilities on three continents and sales in more than 70 countries. The company carries a full range of products for sports (Xtreme Turf and Xtreme Grass), landscaping (Xtreme Lawn), aviation (AvTurf) and land reclamation (LiteEarth). Act Global is 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. Its products have undergone hundreds of independent laboratory tests for quality, durability, safety, environmental soundness and performance.
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
- ProGrass crews build the synthetic turf baseball diamond as part of the League Park restorations. Image Source: Cleveland.com
A $6 million renovation will breathe new life into the diamond where Babe Ruth once hit his 500th home run.
While the historic League Park in Cleveland, Ohio has for years been desolate, the restored space will feature many enhancements, including a top quality synthetic turf baseball diamond built by ProGrass.
League Park first opened in 1891, and has been home to many historic events, including Babe Ruth’s 500th home run, the Cleveland Indians first World Series win, and the final game of Joe DiMaggio’s 56-game hitting streak. While the park has a colorful history, the baseball field has for years been unused.
The restoration will bear some resemblance to the park’s former self, while adding modern additions–from the new visitors center, to the century-old ticket house to large banners depicting the diamond’s historic players. The entire diamond will be covered in more than 144,000 square feet of synthetic turf, including the infield, base paths and pitcher’s mound. The outfield and infield will use green turf, while the infield features shorter brick-colored artificial turf to resemble dirt areas. The park is estimated to open late July and will be a major addition to the area’s high school and community baseball leagues.
View the full news story at Cleveland.com, and see the video clip here.
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
FIFA, the world’s governing body of soccer, uses natural grass benchmarks in areas including foot stability, traction, and ball interaction to create its synthetic turf standards. These benchmarks are part of the FIFA Quality Concept, which have led to safer, better performing fields.
As buyers seek similar benchmarks for American football and baseball, Act Global and testing institute Labosport put the FIFA Quality Concept up against top natural grass fields at New York Yankees spring training facility and Texas A&M. Field tests were performed to measure shock absorption, vertical deformation (foot stability), rotational resistance (traction), energy restitution (fatigue indicator) and various ball-to-surface interactions.
The study confirmed that the parameters set by the FIFA Quality Concept fall within the test results at both facilities. Act Global is the first company to obtain scientific data comparing natural grass for soccer, American football and baseball fields with FIFA and Synthetic Turf Council guidelines.
As a FIFA Preferred Producer, Act Global’s products meet the FIFA QUALITY guidelines for safety, performance and durability. By using FIFA Quality synthetic turf, players receive a top playing surface proven to perform to the best natural grass benchmarks for multiple sports.
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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Total system performance approach leads to market share gains for ProGrass
Near the end of 2010, one of the North American synthetic turf industry leaders, ProGrass, and manufacturer ACT Global Sports decided to form a strategic partnership. This conglomerate of synthetic turf forces pulled together to form a partnership of research, development, manufacturing, design, construction, installation and maintenance to provide a complete performance package of world class synthetic turf services.
ProGrass Synthetic Turf Systems and ACT Global have set new standards of excellence in the turf industry. Together they have made their mark across the nation one excellent sports field at a time. The Washington Wild Things professional baseball field was featured on Yahoo Sports, and a multi-field project for Polk County, Florida highlight the top quality you can expect from these two synthetic turf industry leaders.
The ProGrass installation methods match the sport performance and durable quality approach that you would expect through a FIFA Preferred Producer for Football Turf such as ACT Global. These features have proven results based upon natural grass benchmarks in the areas of shock absorption, foot stability, rotational traction, skin abrasion and ball behavior. These performance systems are installed and maintained to last well over eight years of continuous use.
To further strengthen their partnership in offering the best solutions in 2012, ProGrass will soon announce a new line of artificial turf systems for top professional stadia. Pro Grass LLC is headquartered in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania with sales locations throughout the United States. It is a leader in the synthetic turf industry with bonding capacity over $50 million. ACT Global Sports is based in Austin, Texas with its ISO 9001 Quality Certified manufacturing location in Calhoun, Georgia. ACT Global also has three international production facilities and offices in The Netherlands, Cyprus, United Kingdom, China, Malaysia, Poland, Thailand and France
