With as many as 75 teams playing on the three pitches, the Newcastle International Hockey Centre had to ensure that the choice of artificial turf delivered a durable, high quality pitch suitable for Club, National and International matches. It chose GreenFields to replace two existing fields and install a further brand new field with HockeyTurf, all in a 10 week period. Newcastle International Hockey Centre’s choice of GreenFields was borne out by the extremely positive feedback from players. Elite participants from Australia and New Zealand commented that the ball bounce and ball speed was outstanding and that the GreenFields HockeyTurf pitch was one of the best pitches they had ever played on.

32 teams of young people from disadvantaged communities around the world are participating at the Football for Hope Festival in Johannesburg, South Africa. The boys and girls are members of organisations which tackle social issues using football – from homelessness in the UK and landmines in Cambodia, to HIV/Aids education in South Africa and integration of refugees in Australia.

The Coombe Dingle Sports Complex is a superb sporting facility, serving the University of Bristol, Clifton High School and the wider community. They have a number of excellent indoor and outdoor courts catering for hockey, tennis, football and rugby amongst others.

The city of Seynod is located in the French Alps where the weather conditions especially in autumn and winter have a strong influence on the conditions of the football fields. Therefore, it was decided to construct a synthetic turf system at the “Stade de Vieugy”, home of the ambitious football club US Semnoz-Vieugy. It ensures training sessions and games to take place the whole year through, no matter what the weather conditions are.

All elements of the football court are inter-connected with each other which ensures a solid construction made of durable materials that are not dangerous or harmful. A net all round will make sure that the ball stays within the playing area.For this project the FT XP 32 nf made by GreenFields was selected. GreenFields is well known for its innovative approach to synthetic turf systems without rubber infill. The density of the fibre’s coupled with two heights of fibre provide playing characteristics and quality very close to that of the nature of the game.

In cities with limited space new paths to open pastures are looked for. In Vienna they found a way to capitalize on the thin air up on high. Recently a new tipp3-soccerdome was opened on the roof of a block of houses. On this rooftop court kids as well as adults are able to enjoy playing football on 4 soccer courts up in the sky. Each court has a boarding system and a net all around.

The football fields are part of a 1.750.000 USD worth sport accommodation and were built for the benefit of Brimbank City Council. The facility has two football pitches, a cricket pitch between them and AFL goals on either side to provide a great asset for soccer and other sporting clubs, and schools. They will also greatly increase recreational capacity for the wider community.

This new state-of-the-art academy offers various training and playing facilities for young and talented football players which includes 4 natural turf pitches, a mini-pitch, 2 synthetic turf pitches, and training ramps. Karl Kaplan, head of the Burgenland Football Association (BFV), said: “There is not another academy of that standard anywhere in Austria.”

With the completion of the football academy at Mattersburg a model facility has been realized as an example from both an economical and an environmental perspective, where focus was placed on the use of alternative energy. The heat supply is provided through biomass heating where hot water is primarily treated through solar panels installed on the flat roof, and water for the irrigation system is supplied through a small reservoir which is fed constantly by a newly constructed well utilising natural groundwater.

As a consequence the new facility will host the matches played not only by the local Arka Gdynia football and rugby club, but also by the Polish national teams. It is the first synthetic turf pitch in Poland on which official matches can be played.

The director general of the NSC, Chief Patrick Ekeji, who represented the Chairman of NSC and Minister for Sports, Engr. Sani Ndanusa at the handing over, said the pitch was Nigeria’s FIFA legacy. Ekeji admitted that the world soccer governing body was almost withdrawing the project following seeming problem in securing venue to construct the pitch on. Aside the FIFA’s Goal Project, which is in the second phase, the provision of two other artificial turfs in Abuja and Lagos was said to be part of FIFA’s contribution to ensure football is developed to the highest of standards in Nigeria.

GreenFields is known for its innovative mindset and pioneering spirit. With a tradition of commitment to the design and development of sustainable synthetic turf systems, GreenFields launches the next generation of synthetic turf which is 100% recyclable – Green Generation Turf.

Sustainability does not only mean reducing the consumption of non-renewable resources, carbon dioxide emissions, as well as waste and wastewater. For GreenFields it is a drive to be more efficient – from product decisions and manufacturing facilities to the value chain – and to develop products today that can be recycled and eventually reused tomorrow.

This facility, comprising of over 9000m2 of synthetic turf, was completed in 16 weeks with Greenfields HT LSR 18 ND product and has been tested to FIH accreditation.

This acknowledges the sustained efforts of GreenFields to offer the game and the football players the best playing conditions worldwide. The FIFA quality concept for synthetic football turf was developed to standardize the quality of football pitches and to guarantee the safety of football players. As a worldwide producer of high quality synthetic turf systems, GreenFields has been at the forefront of the research, development and innovation.

The Homeless World Cup 2009 will be played on synthetic turf of the company GreenFields. The Homeless World Cup is an annual, international football tournament, uniting teams of people who are homeless and excluded to take a once in a lifetime opportunity to represent their country and change their lives forever. This year the event will take place in Milan from 6-13 September.