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Desso Sports to hit Asian market with Singapore Sports Hub installation

May 30, 2014 - By

Desso Sports Systems‘ GrassMaster system is being installed at Singapore Sports Hub‘s National Stadium, a venue in Asia that will play host to soccer, rugby, cricket and other athletics. The National Stadium, which holds 55,000 seats and has a retractable roof, is installing Desso’s 100 percent natural ryegrass and bluegrass surface. Artificial fibers are injected 18 centimeters deep, every two centimeters across, which result in... read more

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TenCate Grass and FieldTurf settle lawsuit

May 30, 2014 - By

TenCate Grass and FieldTurf, a Tarkett Sports Company, settled lawsuits filed against each other in the federal district court in Atlanta, according to a news release. FieldTurf filed a lawsuit in March of 2011 against certain TenCate companies, which filed counterclaims against FieldTurf. The disputes between the parties were primarily related to fiber supplies for sports surfaces from Mattex Leisure... read more

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Underhill International offers new hoses, irrigation products

May 22, 2014 - By

Lake Forest, Calif.-based Underhill International offers sustainable irrigation products, hoses and hose-end nozzles for sports fields. Its UltraMax Red, a sports field hose, features Goodyear technology, is constructed from EPDM (ethylene propylene diene monomer)  rubber and is reinforced with spiral synthetic yarn. The Underhill hose handles high working pressures and has burst strength up to 800 psi. It is kink- and abrasion-resistant and... read more

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Does ‘fertigation’ really reduce water use?

May 22, 2014 - By

Two companies set out to prove their products’ sustainability in the midst of the California drought. Turf Feeding Systems (TFS), in partnership with Watertronics, will launch two projects at a high school soccer field and public park to document savings and benefits of their products’ ability to reduce water use. Texas-based TFS specializes in fertilizer injection into irrigation–also known as... read more

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Irrigation firm repairs Newtown, Conn., soccer field

May 22, 2014 - By

In an effort to uplift the community of Newtown, Conn., where a shooting took place at Sandy Hook Elementary in 2012, Winterberry Irrigation donated its labor to spruce up a soccer field in town. Using materials provided by local vendors, the Southington, Conn.-based company repaired the field and installed a new irrigation system. “We knew from day one that we wanted to... read more

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