New Field Ground Breaking Ceremony

New Field Ground Breaking Ceremony

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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.

New Field Ground Breaking Ceremony

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.

Learn how our synthetic turf is beneficial to athletes. 

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New Field Ground Breaking Ceremony

Sports For All: Act Global and Chadha Sports Bring a Synthetic Turf Pitch to New Delhi

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Government Boys Senior Secondary School in Gumanhera becomes the first public school in the country to receive an FIH Global Certified Hockey field.

The sports revolution in India is continuing to gather pace and Act Global is proud to be playing an active role in the development of sports infrastructure across the country.  Despite hockey being the national sport of New Delhi, access to top quality wet system fields has always been extremely limited.  Often, only those who could afford a membership to private clubs or schools would have the right to use these types of fields-until now.

Set in a rural village on the outskirts of Delhi, this public school was the pilot for a new project by the Indian Government to invest in top quality hockey facilities in Government schools around the country. The field is an asset not only to the school, but the community as a whole.  Hockey has always been popular in the Gumanhera district, and now the local players can practice on the same surface as found in top clubs in Europe and Asia.  The field is reserved for students during school hours, and then opens up to the public in the evenings- aiding in developing the talent of players and athletes to reach new heights.

The installation of Xtreme Turf NFH13 MF-EL12 at the Government Boys Senior Secondary School in Gumanhera, New Delhi is the first major step towards providing world class Hockey fields that are accessible to the many- not the few.  This initiative by the Indian Government aligned with Act Global’s commitment to inspire health and happiness across the world.  With a dedication to spread the power of play and enhance community spaces, Act Global was excited for the opportunity to craft this pitch for New Delhi.

Field Hockey requires a fast, consistent, non-directional system, and Act Global has delivered such a surface.  Manufactured in the Netherlands and installed by Act Global in partnership with Chadha Sports, the pitch is FIH Global certified field and has set a benchmark for future fields.  A combination of international and local expertise, with selection of the best raw materials and suppliers, helped make this a superior and affordable field.

Chadha Sports and Act Global are proud to have delivered this pilot project and will continue to be partners to the school for many years to come.  We can’t wait to see the athletes that come out of the area.