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Remedial work at the SWALEC Stadium
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Remedial work at the SWALEC Stadium
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Saracens handed pitch boost
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Harrogate 2012
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Inverness athletics track upgrade begins today
29 Jun 2009 -
Synthetics -
Press Release
facility scheduled to reopen in six weeks after £130,000 facelift
Synthetic Maintenance Specialist Launches New Corporate Look
2 May 2009 -
Synthetics -
Press Release
As part of an ongoing strategy of expansion, Technical Surfaces has launched its new corporate identity, complete with new logo, new brochures, and new website.
SportsSURF workshop opens up debate on synthetic surfaces maintenance
1 Apr 2009 -
Synthetics -
Laurence Gale MSc
Along with 40 plus other delegates and 8 speakers I attended the latest SportSURF workshop focusing on current developments and maintenance issues regarding the provision for artificial playing surfaces.
Artificial Surfaces for Rugby
1 Mar 2009 -
Synthetics -
Laurence Gale MSc
- Issue 22 - Dec / Jan 2009 - 2 comments
The new breed of professional rugby player is a fitter and stronger animal. Subsequently, the game is played at a much faster pace making it more exciting to watch. With this professionalism came better pitch standards, at elite level, and the need for increased training facilities to take the pressure off of the pitch.
Notts Sport Offers free condition checks for Multi Sports Facilities
8 Feb 2009 -
Synthetics -
Press Release
Sports providers can benefit from a free condition check for their synthetic turf facilities carried out by leading specialist Notts Sport.
Breathing new life into old grounds
26 Dec 2008 -
Synthetics -
Amy Taylor
Notts Sport’s Multi-Use Games Areas can transform an existing asphalt, concrete or stone area – and inject new life into club and community sports.
Don’t forget your lines
11 Dec 2008 -
Synthetics -
Press Release
Health and safety is crucial to the overall well-being of a synthetic sports surface. It is also something that, if left unchecked, can be jeopardised by a number of seemingly innocuous slip and trip hazards, causing accidents that may lead to facility closures, loss of revenue and the dreaded personal injury lawsuit.
Technical Surfaces shine under the FIFA (2) star!
20 Nov 2008 -
Synthetics -
Chris Bassett
Synthetic pitch maintenance specialists Technical Surfaces have secured a major industry coup, winning the maintenance contract for the FIFA 2* approved artificial Ligaturf pitch at Welsh Premier League club The New Saints FC.
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Low maintenance, not no maintenance, best for synthetic pitches
7 Nov 2008 -
Synthetics -
Holly Harvey
- 3 comments
Perceptions that synthetic pitches can be ‘fitted and forgotten’ could lead to a shorter life for an expensive facility, and even worse, injuries to players. This was the view of independent synthetic surface specialist David Rhodes, speaking at a Press Conference arranged by Charterhouse Turf Machinery at West Ham’s training ground.
A touch of frost
5 Nov 2008 -
Synthetics -
Press Release
Despite a noticeable absence of ‘summer’ in recent years, it is somehow always a shock to the system when winter arrives, prefaced by nondescript autumn months that do little to ease us gently towards the dark evenings and chilly, wintry weather.
Synthetics specialist joins forces with Charterhouse
3 Nov 2008 -
Synthetics -
Holly Harvey
- 1 comment
Charterhouse Turf Machinery has further strengthened its commitment to synthetic turf maintenance with the appointment of leading specialist David Rhodes as its advisor on maintenance equipment.
Technical Surfaces – Nike’s ‘Most Wanted’
21 Oct 2008 -
Synthetics -
Tina Ribbans
Technical Surfaces were recently contacted by sports marketing and event management company Limelight Sports, who were tasked with managing the trials at this summer’s Nike ‘Most Wanted’ road show.
NYC crumb rubber fact sheet ignores warnings.
15 Oct 2008 -
Synthetics -
Press Release
- 1 comment
New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene issues fact sheet acknowledging the presence of PAHs, VOCs, MRSA, and Heavy Metals in Crumb Rubber, but ignores warnings from scientific studies.
New guidelines make synthetic sports turf maintenance comprehensive
25 Sep 2008 -
Synthetics -
Press Release
A collaboration between Cranfield University’s Centre for Sports Surface Technology and the Institute of Groundsmanship (IOG) has resulted in the publication of the first comprehensive guidelines on how best to maintain synthetic sports turf.
Manchester Rain is no Match for Notts Sport
4 Sep 2008 -
Synthetics -
Press Release
Notts Sport, the leading synthetic sport pitch designers have helped a Manchester school defeat the region’s notorious rain with an ‘all weather’ multi-sports ground.
SISIS and Tiger Turf's Joint Mission
21 Aug 2008 -
Synthetics -
Lynn Hilton
Artificial pitches are “low maintenance” not “no maintenance”.
Circle of Life
9 Aug 2008 -
Synthetics -
Tina Ribbans
When a synthetic sports surface ages, it is common to see a weakening in the playing and draining characteristics of the carpet, as the unavoidable need for replacement approaches. However, a regular maintenance programme does help to delay the inevitable, and can even add years of life to an artificial sports surface, generating additional revenue and enjoyment from the facility.
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Brushing up on artificials
30 Jun 2008 -
Synthetics -
Sam Breeden
I’m gradually coming to realise that brushing on artificials can often be counterproductive. Very often the state of a pitch, or tennis court, after a number of years, bears no relationship to the amount of in-house brushing and maintenance that has taken place.
Technical Surfaces: Starters for Ten
21 Jun 2008 -
Synthetics -
Chris Bassett
As Technical Surfaces celebrates its 10th anniversary as the UK’s leading synthetic pitch maintenance supplier, Chris Bassett takes a look at their close working relationship with North West Leicestershire District Council, for whose sports surfaces the company has provided quality maintenance and care since its inception.
Stade Rennais to lay a Plastic Pitch
28 May 2008 -
Synthetics -
Press Release
- 4 comments
Stade Rennais have been granted permission by the LFP to give their pitch a drastic summer overhaul, laying down an artificial surface as the Council of Administration elected to lift a ban on the use of synthetic surfaces.
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