RSI welcomes Markus Deimling
Recreational Systems International (RSI) has strengthened its LED Grass Grow technology for sports fields team in Germany by appointing Markus Deimling as new business manager for stadium pitch concepts . Deimling brings with close to 30 years’ experience in the flooring industry. The appointment of a Business Manager Stadium Pitch Concepts for the German speaking […]
RSI wins innovation tender; 100% recyclable artifical turf in the making
Dutch government tasks Recreational Systems International (RSI) with developing a truly 100% circular artificial turf. RSI has won a tender by the Dutch government to develop the artificial turf systems of the future. The new systems will be 100% recyclable, while also meeting the quality standards defined in the Quality Programmes issued by FIFA, World Rugby […]
The first CO2-neutral football turf
LigaTurf Cross GT synthetic turf made from bio-based plastic The first CO2-neutral football turf The LigaTurf Cross football turf has become an absolute model of success since it was launched on the market. The high demand it enjoys can be attributed to the special combination of smooth and textured synthetic turf fibres in one system. […]
High-tech sports surfaces made from sus-tainable raw materials
Polytan presented Green Technology at FSB 2019 High-tech sports surfaces made from sustainable raw materials How sustainable can modern high-tech sports surfaces made from synthetic material get? Polytan gave the answer to that question at this year’s FSB in Cologne, the leading international trade fair for public space, sports and leisure facilities. There the Burgheim-based […]
Polytan presented the unfilled LigaTurf Motion synthetic turf at FSB 2019:
Polytan presented the unfilled LigaTurf Motion synthetic turf at FSB 2019: Three yarns, no infill A highly functional synthetic turf system for football that doesn’t use infill crumb? Thanks to Polytan, what was previously only standard in field hockey is now also finding its way into the world of amateur and professional football. LigaTurf Motion, […]
RSI and RHENAC Greentec AG merge sales and operational activities
Recreational Systems International (NL) and Rhenac Greentec AG (DE) have merged their sales and operational activities for the Rhenac Greentec LED grass care applications for sports. Believing in the state-of-the-art Rhenac Greentec AG technology, RSI has also invested in the German company to support the research activities and to accelerate their introduction of innovations. RSI […]
Labosport Fiber Performance Index helps French customers chose landscaping turf
With artificial grass being increasingly used for landscaping applications around the world (gardens & terraces, recreational & parks, urban landscape beautification), Labosport decided to launch in 2017 the Fiber Performance Index for landscaping turf, a declination of its FPI index for sports turf. The FPI for landscaping turf is an objective laboratory assessment of the […]
Second life for Alveosport shock pad
Reuse leads to costs savings in soccer field renovation Adligenswil, Switzerland, September 2019 – An artificial-turf soccer field built in 2009 required refurbishment to keep state of the art performance – The existing base layer, Alveosport shock pad produced by Sekisui Alveo, European manufacturer of high-quality polyolefin foams, could easily be reused in the new […]
TenCate Grass Group and subsidiaries partner in the first circular artificial grass processing plant in the Netherlands
This initiative makes it possible for municipalities, sports clubs and other organisations to have end-of-life synthetic turf processed in a sustainable manner. TenCate Grass Group invests in the establishment of GBN Artificial Grass Recycling B.V. (GBN-AGR). From the first quarter of 2020, this company will recycle artificial grass in the Westelijk Havengebied in Amsterdam into […]
Sit-in SPORT and WMF still together for another two years
Sit-in SPORT and WORLD MINIFOOTBALL FEDERATION have renewed their Partnership for another two years. Next WMF World Cup in Perth ( Australia ) in October 2019 and the EMF finals in 2020 will be played on a Sit-in Sport no-infill turf, as indeed in the last 6 editions of the EMF finals. The story begins […]