News - Athletic Turf

Virginia athletic facility installs AstroTurf, becomes FIFA certified

May 14, 2014By AT Staff

Evergreen SportsPlex, an athletic facility in Leesburg, Va., received a FIFA One-Star Recommended status for its AstroTurf playing surfaces installed by Sports Construction Management Inc. Evergreen in installed four over-sized, lighted multi-use fields for sports such as soccer, lacrosse, field hockey and football. “We’re thrilled to receive the FIFA recommendation, and we think it speaks to the fantastic quality of our facility,”... read more

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Mini Fenway Park to install GreenFields TenCate turf system

May 9, 2014By AT Staff

Mini Fenway Park chose FIFA Preferred Producer GreenFields‘ TenCate turf system for its field in Quincy, Maine, to be installed by NET – Eastern Builders. Work began on the Fenway Park replica project in late April and is scheduled to be completed and ready for use in time for the field’s dedication to children on June 21. “We based our decision on the proven experience and... read more

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Turface, MLB, Baseball Canada to host baseball maintenance clinics in May

May 5, 2014By AT Staff

Turface Athletics, in partnership with Baseball Canada and Major League Baseball (MLB), will conduct its first Field and Ballpark Maintenance Clinic Series throughout Canada in May. Murray Cook, the field and ballpark consultant for MLB, and other industry experts will lead three clinics in three different ballparks in Canada. The clinics are designed to arm attendees with information to help enhance... read more

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University of Michigan to use AstroTurf for field hockey facility renovation

April 24, 2014By AT Staff

The University of Michigan plans to replace the old surface at Phyllis Ocker Field, the university’s field hockey facility, with AstroTurf synthetic turf. The new pitch at Ocker field will be AstroTurf 90, which combines the traditional knitted nylon top-cloth with an Armacell pad. The university will host the 2015 NCAA Field Hockey Championships and is upgrading its field hockey... read more

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Ewing employees bring back football to Dallas school

April 23, 2014By AT Staff

More than 350 Ewing Irrigation employees and partners renovated St. Philip the Apostle Catholic School’s campus irrigation system and built a football field, community garden and outdoor entertainment area as a part of Ewing’s second annual PRIDE Project on April 15 in Dallas. Water efficiency, sustainability, education and safety were the focus of the PRIDE Project, a way the company... read more

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