Parks/Recreation - Athletic Turf

Greatmats provides artificial turf tiles for indoor athletics

April 7, 2014By AT Staff

Greatmats, an online dealer of specialty flooring, introduced an artificial turf tile for indoor athletics. The tiles are interlocking puzzle pieces with a dense EVA foam backing that provides cushion. Artificial turf tiles, with a cushioned surface for fatigue and impact relief, are designed for heavy traffic in homes or commercial facilities. A tile measures 18.5 cubic-inches and are a quarter-inch thick.... read more

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EasyTurf to showcase recreational turf at Surfaces, Las Vegas

January 22, 2014By AT Staff

EasyTurf, the landscape division of FieldTurf, is scheduled to showcase its industry leading synthetic turf at The International Surface Event and Stone/Tile Expo January 28 – 30 in Las Vegas. EasyTurf will reveal the engineering involved in the creation of artificial grass and proprietary MaxxFlow backing, which is a 100 precent permeable artificial grass system. “EasyTurf has been an innovator of synthetic grass... read more

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The National Mall is looking ‘turf-ific’

November 2, 2012By Jim Novak

By Jim Novak, Turfgrass Producers International When Kirk Hunter, executive director of Turfgrass Producers International (TPI), traveled to Washington in 2009, he met with representatives of the National Coalition to Save Our Mall and a representative of the National Mall Third Century Initiative to discuss the deplorable condition of the turf. TPI wanted an update on what could be done,... read more

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ATS selected for KinderCare playgrounds

October 9, 2012By AT Staff

Artificial Turf Supply (ATS) recently completed a multi-state project with KinderCare, a learning center for young children with locations across the country. ATS’ products were selected by KinderCare as the playground surface for various KinderCare sites in the states of Washington, Oregon and Texas. The entire project came to fruition just this past summer. “It’s an honor to have the... read more

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The many ways lawns help our environment

September 4, 2010By Jim Novak

By: Jim Novak, Turfgrass Producers International When USA Today ran an article on Aug. 17, 2010 titled, “Out of Fashion: Green Lawns”, Turfgrass Producers International felt a need to draft a Letter to the Editor. At issue was the fact that the article contained some misinformation and the omission of important facts regarding natural turfgrass lawns and how they benefit the environment. (Image courtesy... read more

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