Turf Use - Athletic Turf

Turface releases product, educational brochures

April 2, 2014By AT Staff

Turface Athletics released two new online brochures that showcase its lines of infield conditioners and mound products. The brochures, available to download for free, also include educational information and updated product information. The first brochure features information on the Pro League lineup of infield conditioners, highlighted by the newest color of conditioner, Champion Brown. It also includes information about the company’s improved manufacturing process and... read more

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Act Global reaches 100 FIFA Certified installations

April 1, 2014By AT Staff

Over the last eight years, synthetic turf manufacturer and FIFA preferred producer Act Global has installed 100 FIFA Certified pitches to six continents. The company certified its 100th pitch in early 2014 at Kuala Lumpur Football Association in Malaysia, the same year the business celebrated its 10th anniversary. Certified pitches are based on the FIFA Quality Concept for Football Turf, which provides guidelines for artificial turf.... read more

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Marlins Park’s journey to Platinum TE paspalum

March 28, 2014By Joelle Harms

The Marlins Park grounds crew is looking forward to MLB’s Opening Day on March 31, in hopes that they finally found the perfect turfgrass: Platinum TE paspalum. During the two-year journey that led to Platinum TE, the park, home of the Miami Marlins and the first LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) stadium in the U.S., has also been... read more

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Chicago Cubs choose Jacobsen equipment for new training facility

March 28, 2014By AT Staff

The Chicago Cubs Major League Baseball team has named Jacobsen, a Textron company, the official turf equipment supplier of Cubs Park, the team’s brand-new spring training facility located in Mesa, Ariz. Cubs Park, which cost $99 million to complete, is spread out over 140 acres and includes four practice fields, a 65,000 square-foot player development center and one stadium. Cubs Park seats... read more

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11 FIFA World Cup Brazil stadiums to use Rain Bird systems

March 25, 2014By AT Staff

Rain Bird irrigation systems will be used in 11 regional soccer stadiums recently constructed for the the 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil. The first Brazilian stadium to install a Rain Bird irrigation system was Castelão Stadium, located in the city of Fortaleza, in September of 2012. Over the next 11 months, Rain Bird signed on nine more stadiums. The 11th installation,... read more

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