Latest Advancements in Certified Artificial Turf
Artificial turf technology is continuously evolving, and governing body certification ensures that these innovations meet the highest standards for performance and safety. Here are some of the most recent developments in certified artificial turf products.
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Sports Labs Hosts World Rugby’s Technical Meeting
Recently, Sports Labs took the lead in hosting World Rugby’s Technical Meeting, providing Accredited Test Institutes and Preferred Turf Producers with a platform to discuss potential updates to Regulation 22, the Rugby Turf Performance Specification. A key proposal on the table is the adoption of a new test method designed to evaluate skin injury risk on playing surfaces.
Hockey’s Move To Dry Turf Surfaces
With water becoming an ever-scarcer resource that needs to be used responsibly the FIH recognised that today most approved hockey turfs are designed to use 1 l/m2 each time a field is watered – this equates to 6000 Litres per 10-minute cycle.
To move hockey onto a more sustainable footing the FIH announced their next steps;
How Artificial Turf Systems are being Developed to Meet Environmental
Presentation by Eric O’Donnell – Managing Director of Sports Labs Download
Changing the Narrative Presented at the 2024 ESTC Congress in Portugal
Presented at the 2024 ESTC Congress in Porto, Portugal Presentation by Eric O’Donnell – Managing Director of Sports Labs Download
SAPCA Award Nominated Project
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Sustainability and the Industry
Legislation, environmental concerns, and sustainability are driving change, but more importantly stimulating innovation in the artificial turf sector. It is a fact that whilst we do need to embrace environmental concerns the industry has had options which are sustainable for many years.
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Glasgow Life: Sustainability Project
Sports Labs had the privilege of working with Glasgow Life where we advocated for recycling on 4 sites: Glasgow club Donald Dewar (pictured above), Glasgow Club Milton, Greenfield Football Centre and Toryglen Regional Centre.