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Byrne & Jones Sports completes field and track installations

September 19, 2013By

Byrne & Jones Sports is finishing its busiest summer ever for track and field installations with more than $14 million in projects nationally. The company–which installs artificial and natural turf fields, track and field surfaces, and tennis courts— anticipates completing more than 30 projects nationally for colleges, high schools and other institutions including 22 athletic surfaces in St. Louis totaling... read more

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Summer Convention, Field Days and new videos showcase TPI

August 15, 2013By

It’s not easy to convey all that an association has to offer to its members in less than 10 minutes, but a new video produced by Turfgrass Producers International (TPI) does a fine job of achieving that goal. From its upbeat visual opening to its low-key narrative, the video serves the association well. The combination of candid on- and off-camera... read more

New synthetic baseball infield for Illinois State University

November 12, 2012By

In what has been its busiest year ever for college athletic field projects, St. Louis-based Byrne & Jones Sports has begun its seventh assignment: a synthetic baseball infield for Illinois State University (ISU).  Earlier this year, Byrne & Jones completed projects for Iowa State University, University of Missouri-Columbia, Washington University in St. Louis, Saint Louis University, Eastern Illinois University and Southern... read more

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Purdue adds new FieldTurf practice field

March 11, 2010By

WEST LAFAYETTE, IN — Purdue University is installing a new outdoor FieldTurf surface. This will be the second full FieldTurf field for Boilermaker athletics as an indoor surface was installed at the Mollenkopf Athletic Center in January of 2006. The decision to install the latest FieldTurf was jointly announced by Purdue Director of Intercollegiate Athletics Morgan Burke and FieldTurf CEO Joe Fields.... read more

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