The push to convert soccer pitches from natural grass to artificial turf in India has been taken up by FIFA in a bid to help develop the sport in that country. At its own cost FIFA plans to install artificial turf fields in five football grounds in India. The top priority project is a ground [...]
In big news for the future of synthetic turf sports surfaces in particular as well as the synthetic grass industry in general, a research partnership has been announced between synthetic turf leader FieldTurf and Penn State University. The result of this partnership is expected to be a state of the art facility that will be [...]
The ongoing debate on the safety of synthetic turf and the use of crumb rubber infill continues to prompt more research and analysis. Here are some of the findings from the last year or so that have been released by various government and independent agencies. The New York Health Department released a report on potential exposures [...]
There are numerous advantages to installing synthetic grass not the least of them is that it benefits our planet. The most obvious first point to make is that when you install artificial grass you are getting beautiful and fade resistant grass that will remain green all year round. It doesn’t matter what the climate is [...]
Environment and Synthetic Grass