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Toxic Playgrounds
3 Weeks ago -
Synthetics -
Press Release
Opposition to artificial surfaces in Australia. Published by the Sydney Morning Herald.
Mild weather leads to worst algal blooms ever seen on artificial surfaces
13 Jan 2012 -
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Sam Breeden
- Issue 40 - Dec / Jan 2012
This autumn’s weather conditions, with near record high temperatures, a lack of frost, lots of rain in parts of the country and plenty of sunlight, have given rise to the worst algal bloom on courts and pitches I have seen since I became involved in the industry. Sweepfast’s Sam Breeden explains
Artificial Surfaces - they are not ‘all’ weather!
6 Jan 2012 -
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Colin Mumford
- Issue 40 - Dec / Jan 2012 - 1 comment
First and foremost, let’s get one urban myth out of the way; artificial sports surfaces are not ‘all-weather’ surfaces, just like they are not maintenance free.
Fourth-Grader’s Research Shows Dangers of Artificial Turf
22 Dec 2011 -
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Press Release
A young soccer player from San Francisco is making waves in the scientific community with her research on local playing Fourth-Grader’s Research Shows Dangers of Artificial Turf
Plastic pitches 'a step closer' at lower league clubs
21 Dec 2011 -
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Press Release
Accrington is one of a growing number of league clubs that want the option of installing a plastic pitch.
Pro Tee for golf
7 Dec 2011 -
Synthetics -
Press Release
“Pro-Tee by AstroSport is a dense medium pile height surface that gives the look of an immaculately cut grass tee.
Artificial turf winning over South American football
1 Dec 2011 -
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Press Release
Artificial turf is winning over South American football
Coping with snow and ice on synthetic surfaces
17 Nov 2011 -
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Editor
- Issue 39 - Oct / Nov 2011
What affect does frost and snow have on synthetic surfaces? Here, Nick Harris, Sales Manager at Technical Surfaces, discusses the various options available
Time for a Clean Up
22 Oct 2011 -
Synthetics -
Tina Ribbans
How often have you seen a tarmac sports surface, at a school or perhaps in a park, looking redundant through lack of care and maintenance?
Are we being grassed up?
18 Oct 2011 -
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Editor
- Issue 38 - Aug / Sept 2011
Six years after FIFA accepted artificial grass as being good enough for use in professional football, research about the safety of a field is still ongoing and, every so often, sheds new light on general assumptions
Crumbs of Comfort
25 Jul 2011 -
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Editor
- Issue 37 - Jun / Jul 2011
Rising in the shadow of England’s spiritual home of football is a similarly impressive new development
Huxley Golf provides all-weather boost for Avington Park
10 Jul 2011 -
Synthetics -
Press Release
One of the South’s leading nine-hole parkland golf courses is improving its facilities thanks to Huxley Golf, the PGA’s official supplier of all-weather surfaces.
Huxley Golf launches New Premier Leisure Turf
13 Apr 2011 -
Synthetics -
Press Release
PGA official partner Huxley Golf is launching the latest addition to its wide selection of artificial surfaces, Huxley Premier Leisure Turf. This new product provides the ultimate solution, for a top quality consistent surface all year round.
Notts Sport pitches a well-grounded solution to spending cuts
6 Apr 2011 -
Synthetics -
Press Release
Leading synthetic surfacing specialist Notts Sport is offering an ideal solution for local authorities and other organisations that need to maintain quality sports facilities, in spite of the current severe financial constraints that have seen central government funding cuts of around 12%.
Childsplay Active from Notts Sport is the Ultimate in New Outdoor classrooms
29 Mar 2011 -
Synthetics -
Press Release
Leading synthetic surfacing specialist Notts Sport has launched ChildsPlay Active, the latest innovative and cost-effective product in its popular children’s play range.
Sweep N Fill II, It’s a steal !!
9 Mar 2011 -
Synthetics -
Press Release
- 2 comments
The Sweep-n-Fill II top dressing / grooming brush has once again proven its popularity. Unfortunately this time in not so welcome circumstances.
Cold Comfort for Synthetic Surfaces Say Technical Surfaces
24 Feb 2011 -
Synthetics -
Lucy Nicholls
- 1 comment
The harsh winter is continuing to take its toll on synthetic sports surfaces across the country. Mistakenly labelled as ‘all-weather’, many facilities have been all but unusable during the recent snowfall, with some still experiencing problems even after the snow had thawed.
SowGreen® Solves Slope Problems at Birmingham Primary School
15 Feb 2011 -
Synthetics -
Lucy Nicholls
Holywell Primary school of Rubery, Birmingham had lived with a problem area in front of the entrance to their school since it was first built over ten years ago.
Spotlight on: the future of artificial turf maintenance
9 Feb 2011 -
Synthetics -
Press Release
Artificial turf maintenance is becoming increasingly important in 21st century sport.
Notts Sport leads the way for 3G sports pitches in Wales
2 Feb 2011 -
Synthetics -
Press Release
Leading sports surfacing specialist Notts Sport is celebrating the success of one of its largest synthetic sports pitch projects to provide one of North Wales’ top colleges with a state-of-the-art, third-generation (3G) artificial grass pitch for football and rugby training.
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