Temporary pitch construction
Temporary Pitch Revolution The world is full of high-end sports stadia. Every major city has at least one top quality natural playing surface where the great and the good of the sporting world can ply their trade. However, access to these pitches is, understandably, limited to the teams and businesses that manage them. So how do tournaments, events and places where stadiums aren’t commonplace get to eat at the top table?
STRI research manager Will Pearce introduces a revolutionary natural playing surface solution – the temporary pitch. There is a growing challenge to facilitate sports on natural turfgrass playing surfaces while fostering urban greening in our ever-expanding concrete jungles. We are faced with a multitude of challenges to deliver a natural turfgrass surface in these environments and there are several alternative options for its replacement.
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“So how do tournaments, events and places where stadiums aren’t commonplace get to eat at the top table?”