Real or Fake: The New Generation of Artificial Grass

Real or Fake: The New Generation of Artificial Grass

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Across the world, sports are a uniting factor that gathers fans to cheer on their favorite team. Whether its a Friday night routing for the local high school, an entire Saturday spent away at a tournament, or a Sunday surrounded by thousands of others screaming for their team, fans gather in sports venues and stadiums. And everything within the stadium-the architecture down to the field- must personify the heart of the team itself.

The field is a team’s stage.  It’s where they play and perform, where they make records and win for their fans. Those who aren’t there in person watch games televised. So as competition gets more fierce and the demand for high-quality playing surfaces that can withstand intense play at all levels increases, so too does the demand for that same technically-advanced system to look and feel natural. Today’s age of synthetic turf demands more not only in terms of quality and safety but also in aesthetic value then first generations of artificial grass of the 1960’s and 1970’s.  Because of this, synthetic turf has become a key player in fields for most of the professional sports franchises and associations.

Act Global engineers complete artificial grass solutions that both perform exceptionally well underneath player’s feet and look exceptional to fans.  Act Global’s synthetic turf is benchmarked against top natural grass fields in football, baseball, and American football to ensure every detail of the turf matches up to the best natural grass fields with the additional advantages of increased frequency of usage, extra revenue generation, safety, longer playing sessions, and fewer canceled games.

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Real or Fake: The New Generation of Artificial Grass

AvTurf Installation Progress: Rotterdam The Hague Airport

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Netherland’s Rotterdam The Hague Airport services several major European airlines and has been helping passengers travel to European destination since 1956. The Dutch airport is dedicated to assisting passengers with the best customer service and unmatched hospitality to create a personal experience for each individual that flies through the facility.

AvTurf offers many functionality benefits to airport runways and taxiways to increase the efficiency of airport operations.  In addition to these advantages, AvTurf also offers airports the opportunity to greet inbound travelers while they are still in the sky.  For Rotterdam The Hague Airport, this is a welcoming message for the 1.7 million general passengers, airline staff, and aviation students that pass through the facility each year.  This signage will also reinforce the inviting atmosphere Rotterdam The Hague Airport wishes to create for their customers.

The synthetic turf used for AvTurf is durable, attractive, and cost-effective with completely minimal requirements for maintenance.  This installation would not have been possible without Act Global’s Dutch partner, Sallandse Wegenbouw.  The company combines infrastructure, environment, and sport to create innovative construction solutions while maintaining an open and honest relationship with clients.

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Real or Fake: The New Generation of Artificial Grass

Act Global Completes FIFA Goal Project at San Lazaro Leisure Park, Cavite City, Philippines

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The FIFA Certified synthetic turf pitch provides an elite playing surface for the PFF National Training Centre within the Philippines.

Act Global has been awarded the FIFA Quality Pro certification for the San Lazaro Leisure complex in Cavite City, near Manila, Philippines. As the country’s first FIFA Goal project, the pitch transformed a previously unused site into a world-class field, meeting the highest international performance and quality standards for elite level football.

The certification is a culmination of efforts that began at the groundbreaking of the facility three years ago. Despite several striking engineering challenges due to topographical and geotechnical issues, our specialist engineer Mr. Bert Hammes utilized his years of experience to offer a design solution that created a stable, permeable base on this challenging site. Previously, the area had been an uncontrolled dumping site for the past ten years and lacked the required stability for sub-base construction. The addition of underground water flows and structures were truly challenging. The site is envisioned to become the training center of the national teams as well as host international competition, friendly matches, and other related events.

“We are delighted to achieve this Quality Pro certificate. FIFA Goal projects are a true challenge in terms of design, civil engineering, installation, and maintenance training, and it is a testament to our engineers and installers that the field has been so well received by the Philippines Football Federation- and most importantly the players,” comments regional manager Daniel Clapham. “It is a privilege to be a part of the Philippine initiative to accelerate the growth of the sport and supply the country with a synthetic turf field that spearheads safety, durability, and performance.”

The turf, using a Mattex fiber manufactured at Act Global’s Asian production facility, offers the Philippine Football Federation a high-performance surface with proven durability. Full maintenance training was given to the local groundskeeping staff by our dedicated installation team to ensure the players will reap the full benefits of the top quality field maintenance equipment supplied by Act Global as part of their FIFA Goal project.

According to feedback from the Philippines Football Federation, there is little doubt that this installation is the paramount football turf field in the country.

For further details of how Act Global solved the above issues and successfully delivered this FIFA Goal Project please contact Act Global at info@actglobal.com

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About Act Global
Act Global is a world leader in synthetic turf technology with an ISO 9001 Quality Certified manufacturing facility in Calhoun, Georgia, and field installations in over 80 countries. Act Global has supplied its Xtreme Turf synthetic turf to over 600 football fields. Act Global is a FIFA Quality Licensee and preferred supplier for World Rugby, the International Hockey Federation, and the United Soccer League. The Act Global UBU Speed Series is the leading brand for NFL & NCAA Division I Football Fields has been featured in the New Orleans Superdome 2013, New York Met Life Stadium 2014, Houston NRG Stadium 2017 and Minneapolis U.S. Bank Stadium 2018. Earlier this year, Act Global also produced and installed the playing surface at the New Orleans Superdome in 2017. For more information, visit http://www.actglobal.com

Real or Fake: The New Generation of Artificial Grass

Field Feature Friday: Sangay Lhaden Sports Academy

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This week Itanagar, India celebrated the opening of the opening of the city’s first synthetic turf pitch at Sangay Lhaden Sports Academy.  The inaugural event gathered together Arunachal Pradesh Chief minister Pema Khandu, Sports Parliamentary Secretary Nyamar Karbak, legislator colleagues and officials from the sports department, and the Arunachal Junior (U-19) football team to the state’s capital to commemorate this stride to further advance football within the community.  After congratulating the football team for representing the state in the Junior National Football Championship earlier this year, the artificial grass field was utilized for the first time in an inaugural friendly between CM XI and the Arunachal Football Association.

The new artificial grass field stands beautifully, nestled in between the surrounding landscape’s trees and mountains. Itanagar’s humid, subtropic climate can often cause over 20 rainy days per month from April to September, making it difficult for football teams to practice outdoors.  Act Global’s Xtreme Turf is durable through all weather conditions and allows athletes to get back on the field quicker after a storm- dramatically increasing the ability to play.  The artificial grass field now stands as a prominent facet of the community after the plan for the field was approved back in 2011.

This installation would not have been possible without our exclusive partner, Decor India.  The team from Decor India expertly installed the Act Global Xtreme Turf for Sangay Lhaden Sports Academy so that athletes will have access to a field that will allow them to lay longer and harder.

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Real or Fake: The New Generation of Artificial Grass

Organic Infill: Did You Know?

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In recent years consumers are becoming more conscious of the artificial grass infill in their sports fields and turf landscapes.  In an effort to offer the best alternatives to adverse publicity raised by environmental concerns, Act Global offers a diverse array of alternative performance infills.  Each infill is thoroughly tested to ensure the product is safe, durable, and performs according to top players’ expectations for the long term.

Did you know the following about Alternative Performance Infills?

There are many different types of alternative infill

From cork/walnut based products to coated sand, to TPE, to EPDM, Act Global offers a matrix of infills to suit a variety of climates, uses, and aesthetics.  Each system is high performance and is engineered to prevent compaction, but each system offers varying advantages related to surface temperatures, watering requirements, and appearances.

 

Alternative Infill is suitable for both sports and landscape

Safety is a critical factor in any area that artificial grass is selected.  This is why Act Global offers infill options that contain no PAHs, heavy metals, or carcinogens.  These infills also pass EN 71-3 toy safety standards and are CAM 17 and Prop 65 compliant, meaning that consumers can be confident in their infill choice from Act Global.

 

Alternative infill offers a lower surface temperature

There’s a growing library of research that suggests that organic alternative infills help keep artificial grass fields significantly cooler than their crumb rubber counterparts.  This is beneficial both to athletes practicing on synthetic turf fields, as well as homeowners wishing to enjoy their artificial grass yard during the summer months.

Alternative Infills have been growing in popularity over the past recent years for their comparable performance to traditional infill and environmental friendliness.

Learn how our synthetic turf is beneficial to athletes. 

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