Magdeleine School’s Investment in New Synthetic Field Pays Off!
At the Magdeleine School in La Prairie, Québec, administrators prioritize the success of its students through respect, perseverance, and accountability. It is part of their value system to provide a healthy and safe environment, develop a sense of belonging and to ensure the continuity of every student’s academic progress. A key component of this push for scholarly success is the newly built synthetic football and soccer field and an athletic track for student athletes.
The school’s investment for its students to become better individuals is felt across the community. Those who attend the school along with multiple sports teams from the area can use this new field to engage in team building, employ healthy competition, and increase exercise.
The product used in the creation of this field is Act Global’s Xtreme Turf DX 60 and Stockmeier’s Stobitan SW. Quality, performance and environmental safety is a high priority during testing in order to maximize benefits to players, coaches, communities and more. The surface allows players to start and stop quickly and safely in fast-paced games and shock absorption is maximized to limit vertical deformation. This improves foot stability, prevents ligament stress and reduces overall player fatigue and injury.
Carpell Surfaces and Act Global are honored to have contributed to the future of student athletes of the La Prairie community and the Magdeleine School. We are excited to see how this investment will positively impact the environment and student success and safety.
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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 90 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 MetLife Stadium 2014, and Minneapolis U.S. Bank Stadium 2018. Act Global also produced and installed the playing surface at the New Orleans Superdome in 2017 and 2018.
About Carpell Surfaces
Carpell Surfaces has gained an excellent reputation for supplying and installing state-of-the-art synthetic turf and natural rubber coatings in sports facilities throughout Canada. Their expertise comprises installations of multisports fields, athletic tracks as well as safety surfaces for playgrounds. They develop superior facilities for athletes of all levels, ensuring safety, performance and aesthetic beauty.
In May it was announced that Owasso High School would be resurfacing its football and baseball fields to feature new artificial grass. Both fields are a serious upgrade for the school, which was relying on old synthetic turf and natural grass for its playing surfaces. Stigall Field, the district’s home turf for baseball games will be re-outfitted a specialized baseball system from Act Global known as Real Play Technology. Real Play Technology is only available on Xtreme Turf systems and is shown to remove unnatural ball roll and bounce.
The design of the new football field came from the inspiration of the stadium’s press box and the team’s uniforms. The midfield logo even matches the ram visible on the school’s wellness facility exteriors.
This installation is being completed by our partner, General Sports Surfaces. The teams at General Sports Surfaces are experts in high-quality sports construction and turn-key services. GSS specializes in identifying and satisfying the needs of its clients with a full range of athletic surfaces including USA-Made Xtreme Turf systems and running tracks. By combining passion, talent, and expertise, GSS builds sports facilities that are designed for the user- athletes. General Sports Surfaces also offers comprehensive services including design, installation, and maintenance, alongside dedicated customer support.
Check out GSS’s new website for more information. 
Paramount Centre is a communal sports complex for the people living in Mississauga, Ontario. The centre spans over a sports arena and entertainment venue, community ice rinks, Mississauga SportZone, and outdoor fields. The active community is located just outside of Toronto and home to multiple sports franchises. One new team to Mississauga as of this fall is the Mississauga Metro Stars. The Major Arena Soccer League team practices and competes at Paramount Centre and is 1 of 17 teams in the league.
This installation was completed in 2017 by our Canadian partners, Carpell Surfaces. Carpell visited the site again this year to capture new imagery of the field, still looking fresh and new. Carpell Surfaces is a leading supplier and installer of synthetic sports surfaces across Canada. The company has an excellent reputation for top-quality installations in sports facilities at major universities, colleges and schools, as well as high-profile sporting events.
The Elsinore High School students now have a turf field for football, soccer, softball, and new track event areas. Lakeside High School, another high school within the school district, has received similar amenities along with a new turf stadium baseball field. Temescal Canyon High School received a new running track, along with two new turf softball fields and one new turf baseball field.
The staff at GAC-Toyota’s China facility now have access to an on-site private sports field. The artificial grass supplier AVG completed the Xtreme Turf installation earlier this month.
Regional Manager Daniel Clapham commented on Act Global and AVG’s partnership. “Our partnership with AVG in China has been in operation since 2012 and our joint stability, long-term vision and shared values of customer service, innovation and quality give our customers a high level of security in their investment with Act Global/AVG. We wish GAC-Toyota many years of high-performance play”.