Shaw Sports Turf partner and former Atlanta Braves pitcher John Smoltz was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame on July 26. Smoltz, best known as part of a dominating pitching rotation which included fellow Hall-of-Famers Greg Maddux and Tom Glavine, had a MLB career from 1988-2009. During his time in the MLB he primarily played for the Braves, but also... read more
GTR Turf and Shaw Sports Turf have completed installation of a synthetic turf field at Commonwealth Stadium in Edmonton, Alberta. GTR Turf of Saint-Colomban, Quebec, was selected to complete the field installation at Commonwealth Stadium. Shaw Sports Turf of Dalton, Ga., is the manufacturer of the product. “This is a great honor for GTR Turf,” says Luc Rochon, president and chief... read more
Columbia College has installed Shaw Sports Turf’s new Legion SpikeZone system. Legion SpikeZone is a hybrid product that features a combination of monofilament fibers, slit film fibers and a thatch layer. Columbia College has received the first installation of the company’s new Legion SpikeZone system. Shaw’s HP+ monofilament fiber is made with a high-quality resin with a thick, diamond cross-section... read more
Georgia Highlands College’s baseball team is set to open the 2015 season on one of LakePoint Sporting Community‘s synthetic turf fields by Shaw Sports Turf. The school, which doesn’t have its own field, will play its 29 home games at the 13,000-acre sports venue in Emerson, Ga. The team will open on its new home turf on Feb. 6. “The advanced technology... read more
Shaw Sports Turf has introduced a new synthetic turf system, Legion Spike Zone. The system features a patented manufacturing process which runs three fiber types through one needle as the field is being tufted. Legion Spike Zone, a hybrid product, features a combination of monofilament fibers, slit film fibers and a Spike Zone thatch layer. Shaw’s HP+ monofilament fiber is made... read more
