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Southwest Greens Construction to build synthetic turf golf facility in France

April 22, 2016By AT Staff

Southwest Greens International will construct a synthetic turf 9-hole golf course, academy and driving range near St. Tropez, France, according to a press release from the company. Southwest Greens Construction will supervise the project, which will be built entirely with Southwest Greens’ proprietary performance synthetic turf systems. Consisting of more than 315,000 square feet of turf, the facility will feature Southwest... read more

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Senators ask Obama to initiate federal study of crumb rubber

January 22, 2016By AT Staff

Two Democrats on the Senate Commerce Committee asked President Barack Obama on Jan 21. to initiate a study regarding the potential health risk posed by artificial turf athletic fields and playgrounds made of crumb rubber, according to a news release from the Commerce Committee. In a letter to the president, Florida Sen. Bill Nelson and Connecticut Sen. Richard Blumenthal say the possible correlation between crumb... read more

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Best practices for building, maintaining sand-based fields

September 23, 2015By Joelle Harms

Pacific Northwest Extension Publishing, which encompasses Oregon State University, Washington State University and the University of Idaho, has produced two publications regarding the construction and maintenance of sand-based athletic fields. “Best Management Practices for Construction of Sand-based Athletic Fields for Football and Soccer” and “Best Management Practices for Maintaining Sand-based, Natural Grass Athletic Fields” are both free of charge and available as e-books... read more

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Time-lapse video: Boise State’s blue field gets green grass makeover

July 15, 2015By Joelle Harms

Boise State University’s renowned blue Astro Turf synthetic football field has been transitioned to green natural grass for the July 18 international soccer club match between Spain’s Athletic Bilbao and Mexico’s Club Tijuana. La Liga rules require a grass field for Bilbao, hence the switch-up. The time-lapse video spans over six days of work. The field will be transitioned back to Astro Turf shortly... read more

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Synthetic Grass Warehouse: ’50 Things You Need to Know About Artificial Grass’

June 16, 2015By AT Staff

Synthetic Grass Warehouse (SGW) has released its comprehensive guide for the synthetic turf industry, “50 Things You Need to Know About Artificial Grass.” With synthetic grass becoming more prevalent and as more questions arise about this landscaping alternative, SGW says it is dedicated to bringing clarity to the general public about the artificial turf industry. The guidebook gives consumers, businesses... read more

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