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.

FIFA has published the updated Goal Line Technology (GLT) Testing Manual as of July 2024.

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The new FIFA manual has gone live April 2024. This Lite version is Field Product Specifc.

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The new FIFA manual has gone live April 2024. This Lite version is Laboratory Product Specifc.

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The new FIFA manual has gone live April 2024. We will summarise the key changes and information you may find extremely helpful over the forthcoming days, firstly with a general overview then a deeper dive into Product testing and one specific to Field testing.

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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.

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;