News: Surfaces
California Sports Surfaces celebrates court success at WTA Championships in Singapore
The Women's Tennis Association (WTA) year-end BNP Paribas WTA Championships in Singapore has been a major success for California Sports Surfaces (CSS) with the tournament being...
Nov 3, 2014
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FIFA World Cup may soon be played on artificial turf
Jerome Valcke, Secretary-General of world football governing body FIFA has dismissed allegations of gender discrimination over the decision to play next year's FIFA Women's...
Oct 30, 2014
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AFL and FFA clash over A-League grand final
The AFL and Football Federation Australia (FFA) are in dispute over the potential non-availability of Melbourne's Etihad Stadium for an A-League Grand Final on 17th May next...
Oct 29, 2014
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Work underway on replacing playing surface at ANZ Stadium
Within hours of the South Sydney Rabbitohs winning their historic first NRL premiership in 43 years, workers began stripping the ANZ Stadium surface bare as part of a $2 million...
Oct 23, 2014
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Plexipave distribution agreement serves up opportunities for California Sports Surfaces
Issues relating to the supply of Plexipave acrylic sports surfaces in Australia have been resolved in recent months with California Sports Surfaces distributing the product and...
Oct 21, 2014
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Desso GrassMaster increases its presence at big tournaments
Desso has been highlighting the use of its ‘hybrid’ GrassMaster sports turf system at major venues and for major events around the world. Having been used at the Arena...
Oct 21, 2014
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Sporting passion leads into surfacing range suitable for all Australian conditions
Having always had an interest in sport courts and surfaces, former Queensland cricketer Wayne Broad started manufacturing tennis and netball sporting surfaces back in the early...
Oct 12, 2014
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Lawsuit filed over planned use of artificial turf at 2015 FIFA Women’s World Cup
A leading group of international women footballers have followed through on their threat to bring legal action against world football governing FIFA over its refusal to alter...
Oct 2, 2014
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Works begin on replacing entire MCG turf surface
Works are set to commence today on a major turf replacement program which will see the entire Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) arena surface, almost 20,000 metres2, replaced in...
Sep 28, 2014
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European Synthetic Turf Organisation recommends shock pads for synthetic sports fields
New advice from the European Synthetic Turf Organisation (ESTO) is backing recommendations made by the Smart Connection Consultancy on the use of shock pads for synthetic sports...
Sep 22, 2014
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PFA agrees that players rights must extend to women
Professional Footballers Australia (PFA) has confirmed its opposition to Matildas players’ having to compete on artificial turf at the 2015 FIFA Women’s World Cup, advising that...
Sep 17, 2014
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AFC Asian Cup makes its pitch for World-class playing surfaces
The AFC Asian Cup Australia 2015 Local Organising Committee has announced $650,000 worth of upgrades to pitches at stadiums in all five host cities of Sydney, Melbourne,...
Sep 3, 2014
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Mariners open first stage of their Centre of Excellence
The Central Coast Mariners have opened the first stage of their Centre of Excellence campus. Located in Tuggerah on the NSW Central Coast, the training headquarters and...
Aug 30, 2014
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Elite female footballers threation legal action over FIFA World Cup artificial turf
Making the world’s top female footballers compete in FIFA Women’s World Cup games next year on artificial turf at stadiums across Canada is gender discrimination and violates...
Aug 28, 2014
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Sports Contractors' Association announce 2014 conference
The Sports Contractors' Association (SCA) has announced that its 2014 National Conference will be held on Friday 12th September at the RACV Country Club, Healesville, Victoria....
Aug 12, 2014
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Auckland sport plan targets infrastructure
Auckland Council has launched a new plan for sport in the city, targeting spending on artificial surfaces, turf drainage and floodlighting to continue addressing problems of...
Aug 5, 2014
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Sutherland Shire backs multiple synthetic sports field installations
Sutherland Shire Council is to contribute up to $5 million for sports infrastructure development with a further $3 million to come from project partners, sporting clubs and...
Jul 29, 2014
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Marrickville Council launches $2.15 million Arlington Reserve makeover
Marrickville Council has completed work on a $2.15 million upgrade to the historic Arlington Reserve in the inner western Sydney suburb of Dulwich Hill. Home to two football...
Jul 25, 2014
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NSW Government reaffirms plans to back major stadia
The NSW Government has reaffirmed plans, first announced in November 2012, to move away from funding suburban sports grounds used by NRL clubs and to direct monies towards three...
Jul 15, 2014
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Polytan owner the Sport Group acquires Team Sports
The Sport Group, global owners of sport surface systems manufacturer Polytan, has announced the acquisition of Australian synthetic sport and recreational surface provider Team...
Jul 11, 2014
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Action taken on Hong Kong Stadium pitch quality
The Hong Kong Government is taking measures to improve the quality of the playing surface at the Hong Kong Stadium. The measures, recently announced in the Hong Kong Legislative...
Jul 6, 2014
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Work underway at Canberra tennis and fitness facility
As ACT tennis fans celebrate local star Nick Kyrgios’ stunning Wimbledon campaign, Canberra’s tennis future has received an additional boost with construction of the new...
Jul 3, 2014
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Hunter Stadium to get new pitch before 2015 Asian Cup
More than $1 million will be spent resurfacing the pitch at Newcastle's Hunter stadium to prepare for the 2015 Asian Cup. The NSW Government will contribute most of the money...
Jun 22, 2014
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Polytan STI artificial turf surface opens at AIS in Canberra
As the 2014 FIFA World Cup kicks off in Brazil, Australia's next generation of football stars at the Australian Institute of Sport (AIS) in Canberra can now play and train on a...
Jun 13, 2014
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