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Artificial turf pitches in Scotland show the way for English Clubs

There is growing pressure from English Football League Clubs to allow the installation of artificial turf. As the GreenFields artificial turf pitch at Scottish based Stenhousemuir receives its 6th annual FIFA 2 Star certification, clubs in the English Football League are starting to realise the long term, sustainable benefits an artificial turf pitch could bring to their clubs. In the 1980’s clubs like Queens Park Rangers, Luton Town and Oldham Athletic installed the first generation pitches. However their use was stopped in professional league games. Skip forward 20 years and the restriction in the professional league games is still in place yet turf technology has moved on two generations in leaps and bounds. Modern artificial turf pitches are completely different products, tried, tested and approved by football’s world governing body, FIFA.

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GreenFields and AstroCorporation hit a home run at Kyocera Dome Osaka

Osaka, Japan – In only 10 days’ time AstroCorporation, GreenFields’ strategic partner in Japan, installed a new baseball field at the KYOCERA DOME OSAKA in Osaka. The Dome is one of the largest indoor covered spaces in Japan. Besides hosting numerous concerts, events, meetings and conferences, it is mostly known as home of the Orix Buffaloes, one of Japan’s Pacific League Baseball professional baseball teams.

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GreenFields delivers fully recyclable artificial grass system to HHC Hardenberg

Thanks to GreenFields, HHC Hardenberg (HHC) now has a 100% recyclable artificial grass football field. HHC took the initiative for this project, in collaboration with GreenFields, artificial turf manufacturer TenCate Grass, and installer C.S.C. Ceelen Sport Constructies. The club can now boast one of the world’s first genuinely ‘green’ artificial turf fields.

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Football turf for Sandar Sport Club

Football turf Sandar

Sandar Sport Club in the city of Sandefjord was founded 80 years ago.  Like many sports clubs in Norway, it was founded by volunteers in the local community. Today, the club has over 1600 members and is an important pillar in the community of Vesterøya in Sandefjord.

Physical activity has always been an integral part of Norwegian society and more than 50% of the population is a member of at least one sports club.  Most of them rely on voluntary work and goodwill to be able to develop necessary facilities for sports.  Sandar Sports Club is a typical example; for years they have saved up money through bake sales and lotteries, sponsorship and voluntary work.  Last year they decided to embark on the largest development project in the club’s history: two brand new artificial turf fields in 2011, followed by an indoor hall in 2012 and two 7-a-side artificial turf football fields in 2013.

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GreenFields realizes IRB approved pitch at Scotstoun Stadium

GreenFields has completed a brand new rugby pitch at Scotstoun Stadium, a “state-of-the-art” complex in Scotland which will feature in the 2014 Commonwealth Games. GreenFields artificial turf system Slide Pro has achieved certification of the International Rugby Board (IRB) and will be used by the Glasgow Warriors.

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GreenFields enters Peruvian Artificial Turf market

GreenFields continues its global expansion and has successfully entered the Peruvian market by installing a new artificial turf pitch in Chiclayo. Working with its local partner Menbelsports International, GreenFields has completed its first artificial turf installation in Peru at the Jockey Club Chiclayo located in the Northwest costal region.

Chiclayo is the fourth largest city in Peru and has a population in the metropolitan area of over 900,000. The Jockey Club Chiclayo was established 60 years ago as a private sports club, providing excellent facilities for local people. The club is spread over 29 acres and has a large range of facilities including a golf course, eleven clay tennis courts, three football fields,  a artificial turf football field, eight fronton courts, volleyball courts, a sand volleyball court and swimming pool.

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GreenFields awarded as IRB Preferred Producer

IRB Preferred ProducerGreenFields has been awarded the prestigious Preferred Turf Producer status by the International Rugby Board (IRB) in recognition of their proven quality and global track record in manufacturing, installing and maintaining artificial turf. The IRB has launched the One Turf programme, a ground breaking initiative to regulate and standardise the development performance and maintenance of artificial turf worldwide. With its global reach and exacting quality standards, GreenFields was the natural choice as one of the key Preferred Turf Producers.

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TenCate and GreenFields join forces

Genemuiden, Netherlands– TenCate, market leader in the field of synthetic turf fibres and carpet backing for sports pitches and landscaping, will increase its share in GreenFields, a leading company in the synthetic turf industry. The objective of this stake-building move is a long-term strategic partnership that allows TenCate and GreenFields to leverage products and enhance market shares worldwide. According to TenCate a “strong and friendly relationship with GreenFields is critical for Ten Cate’s strategical vision within the synthetic turf industry.”

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First and biggest artificial turf play space in China

Beijing, China – The re-development of the artificial turf sports field at the Western Academy of Beijing is completed. With 17.700m2 playing surface the new sports field will allow for various sports to be played on. It is the first synthetic grass system of FIFA Preferred Producer GreenFields and at the same time probably the biggest playing surface in China. The Western Academy of Beijing, or WAB for short, decided that the old field needed changing for various reasons. The old sports field was too hard and not safe and due to the growing number of students the area was too small for different sports to be played on.

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Mission Accomplished: Football Turf in Kabul

KABUL, Afghanistan – As part of the FIFA Goal project the construction of a new artificial turf pitch in Afghanistan is a fact. In a country shattered by 30 years of violence this achievement represents a milestone which has been celebrated with an official inauguration. The Dutch company GreenFields, a leading synthetic turf company, has completed the installation of this brand new football field at the future Olympic Centre in Kabul. Although football is immensely popular in Afghanistan, it goes without saying that it has taken a back seat as Afghanistan struggles to overcome decades of conflict which destroyed much of the country’s sporting infrastructure. Football in Afghanistan is a challenge at the best of times and especially for women a risky venture. Although there still is a long way to go, the realization of the new 3rd generation synthetic grass football pitch is a positive development for football in Afghanistan and represents a momentum for progress.

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Indoor Success For GreenFields’ Artificial Turf

Hamilton Old Boys Rugby Club is one of the oldest and most successful rugby clubs in the Waikato region of New Zealand. As an amateur club, they train rugby players from as young as 5 years old with many players going on to represent the two professional Waikato clubs who are based in the adjacent Waikato Stadium. Over the years the club has produced 8 All Black players and 22 New Zealand representatives.

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Airdrie United FC plays on FIFA 2 Star Artificial Turf

Airdrie, Scotland – GreenFields (All Sports UK Ltd.) have achieved FIFA 2-Star recommended status for their artificial grass installation at the Excelsior Stadium, homeground of Airdrie United FC.Airdrie, Scotland – GreenFields (All Sports UK Ltd.) have achieved FIFA 2-Star recommended status for their artificial grass installation at the Excelsior Stadium, homeground of Airdrie United FC. After Alloa, Montrose and Stenhousemuir Airdrie United are the fourth Scottish club having their pitch converted from natural grass to a artificial turf surface.

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GreenFields at the Senior End of Artificial Turf

Artificial turf Alfie Byrne

DUBLIN – GreenFields along with its strategic construction partner for Ireland have the kudos of building Ireland’s first ever Full Size Eco Gaelic Hurling/Football Artificial turf pitch to meet the GAA’s new code of compliance for artificial turf pitches. Dublin City Council first tendered Alfie Byrne Park in 2008 the tender attracted competition from not only Ireland but from many overseas contractors.

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Historic game on Football Turf at Youth Olympic Games

Singapore – At the Jalan Besar Stadium in Singapore a special moment in the Olympic history took place when the first ever Youth Olympic Games started with a preliminary football match between the girls’ team from Iran and Turkey on the 12th of August 2010. Only two times before in history the Olympics have been inaugurated: the Summer Olympics in Athens and the Winter Olympics in Chamonix.

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Arsène Wenger announced as President of Homeless World Cup

Arsène Wenger, President, Paris 2011 Homeless World Cup said: “The Paris 2011 Homeless World Cup will bring together different national teams made up of homeless players, orgainsed by charities who help the homeless all year round. “What is important for a guy who is homeless is to give him a target again in life, for him to know that when he gets up he has training. He takes a shower, has lunch and knows that he has training again the next morning.”

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Football and Rugby stars train on GreenFields Pitch

GreenFields have installed the latest artificial turf pitch in Wellington New Zealand. Used by Wellington Phoenix, including stars of the New Zealand World Cup squad, The All Blacks Rugby Union squad and the local Rugby League team. The new artificial turf pitch will get intensive usage even during the winter months when most grass pitches in Wellington are closed. With an annual average rainfall of over 1250 mm, maintaining grass pitches in good condition year round is an almost impossible task In Wellington. During the winter months, grass pitches can quickly become mud baths. This was one of the key reasons that Wellington City Council chose to install a new GreenFields artificial turf pitch at Te Whaea. Whereas usage of traditional grass pitches is strictly limited, the new artificial turf pitch will be used in excess of 60 hours a week, even in the wettest winter months.

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Municipality of Rotterdam has chosen XtraGrass

Twice this year, the Municipality of Rotterdam has chosen XtraGrass, a patented system in which natural grass is reinforced with artificial turf. Bernard van den Bosch, Field Development Administrator for the Rotterdam sports fields, explains this decision. “We had two football associations that each lacked 800 hours of capacity every year, namely AGE/Zestienhoven and HOV-DJSCR football clubs.

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GreenFields Football Turf in Denmark

Lyngby-Taarbæk Kommune is a municipality near Copenhagen where two clubs are active: Virum and 1st division team Lyngby Boldklub. At Lyngby Boldklub Danish internationals Klaus Berggreen, Henrik Larsen, Miklos Molnar and Bent Christensen, current internationals Dennis Rommedahl and Niclas Jensen, and Swedish international Marcus Allbäck used to play. The new synthetic turf pitch was constructed with the use of GreenFields’ V-shape system. Unlike conventional flat shaped fibres, the v-shaped fibre allows the ball to interact with the fibre as it would with a natural grass surface.

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