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GrassMaster

Sports playing field surface composed of natural grass combined with artificial fibres

Sports playing field surface composed of natural grass combined with artificial fibres

GrassMaster is a hybrid grass sports playing field surface composed of natural grass combined with artificial fibres. The method was developed and patented by Desso Sports from the Netherlands in 1993. This hybrid grass system is now marketed and further developed by Tarkett Sports after a takeover of Desso Sports and has since been re-branded as GrassMaster.

Technology

GrassMaster reinforces a natural grass pitch by vertically inserting 20 million polypropylene (PP) fibres into the soil equally spread over the entire playing field. The 20 cm long PP fibres are injected by computer-controlled machines, 18 cm deep so 2 cm remains above the surface. The PP fibres are inserted in a grid of about 2 x 2 cm. The grass roots entwine with the fibres and grow deeper and wider. The PP fibres above the surface are designed to ensure an even and stable surface. GrassMaster may be installed before seeding, after seeding or on grass sods.

Major installations

StadiumClubSportCountry
Bet365 StadiumStoke CityAssociation footballEngland
Ashton Gate StadiumBristol City and Bristol BearsAssociation football and rugby unionEngland
Prenton ParkTranmere Rovers F.C.Association footballEngland
Villa Park[Aston VillaAssociation footballEngland
St James’ ParkNewcastle UnitedAssociation footballEngland
Stamford BridgeChelseaAssociation footballEngland
Elland RoadLeeds UnitedAssociation footballEngland
HillsboroughSheffield WednesdayAssociation footballEngland
Camp NouFC BarcelonaAssociation footballSpain
Luminus ArenaKRC GenkAssociation footballBelgium
San SiroInter Milan and AC MilanAssociation footballItaly
Stade Marcel PicotAS NancyAssociation footballFrance
King Abdullah Sports CityIttihad FC and Al-Ahli Saudi FCAssociation footballSaudi Arabia
Mapei StadiumUS Sassuolo CalcioAssociation footballItaly
Goodison ParkEvertonAssociation footballEngland
Stade Marcel-MichelinASM Clermont AuvergneRugby unionFrance
CNFE ClairefontaineFrench Football FederationAssociation footballFrance
AnfieldLiverpoolAssociation footballEngland
Selhurst ParkCrystal PalaceAssociation footballEngland
Carrow RoadNorwich CityAssociation footballEngland
Parc des PrincesParis Saint-GermainAssociation footballFrance
Stade de RoudourouEn Avant GuingampAssociation footballFrance
Stade Louis IIAS MonacoAssociation footballMonaco
Stade OcéaneLe HavreAssociation footballFrance
Stade de FranceFranceAssociation football and other eventsFrance
Stade Francis-Le BléStade Brestois 29Association footballFrance
Stade Auguste-DelauneStade de ReimsAssociation footballFrance
Estádio Parque São JorgeCorinthiansAssociation footballBrazil
Neo Química ArenaCorinthiansAssociation footballBrazil
Arena do GrêmioGrêmioAssociation footballBrazil
King Power StadiumLeicester CityAssociation footballEngland
Twickenham StadiumRugby Football UnionRugby unionEngland
Emirates StadiumArsenalAssociation footballEngland
Kirklees StadiumHuddersfield Town and
Huddersfield GiantsAssociation football and
rugby leagueEngland
Celtic ParkCelticAssociation footballScotland
Leigh Sports VillageLeighRugby leagueEngland
City of Manchester StadiumManchester CityAssociation footballEngland
Old TraffordManchester UnitedAssociation footballEngland
Trafford Training CentreManchester UnitedAssociation footballEngland
Adams ParkWycombe Wanderers
(and formerly Wasps)Association football
(and formerly rugby union)England
Vicarage RoadWatford
(and formerly Saracens)Association football
(and formerly rugby union)England
Wembley StadiumEnglandAssociation football and other eventsEngland
Aviva StadiumIreland national rugby union team and
Republic of Ireland national football teamRugby union and
association footballIreland
Stadion GalgenwaardUtrechtAssociation footballNetherlands
EuroborgFC GroningenAssociation footballNetherlands
AFAS StadionAZ AlkmaarAssociation footballNetherlands
Sportpark De ToekomstAFC AjaxAssociation footballNetherlands
Forsyth Barr StadiumHighlandersRugby unionNew Zealand
Lerkendal StadionRosenborgAssociation footballNorway
Arena KhimkiKhimkiAssociation footballRussia
Mbombela Stadium2010 FIFA World Cup South AfricaAssociation footballSouth Africa
Peter Mokaba Stadium2010 FIFA World Cup South AfricaAssociation footballSouth Africa
Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa and
South Africa SevensAssociation football and
rugby sevensSouth Africa
Lincoln Financial FieldPhiladelphia EaglesAmerican footballUnited States
Lambeau FieldGreen Bay PackersAmerican footballUnited States
Liberty StadiumSwansea City and
OspreysAssociation football and
rugby unionWales
Millennium StadiumWelsh Rugby Union
Rugby union
(also Welsh international association football)Wales
Cardiff City StadiumCardiff City
(and formerly Cardiff Blues)Association football
(and formerly rugby union)Wales
National Stadium, SingaporeSingapore national football teamRugby union and association footballSingapore
Rodney ParadeDragons
Newport County
Newport RFCRugby union and association footballWales
Volkswagen ArenaVfL WolfsburgAssociation footballGermany
Metalist StadiumMetalist KharkivAssociation footballUkraine
Donbass ArenaShakhtar DonetskAssociation footballUkraine
Central City StadiumNational Team of KazakhstanAssociation footballKazakhstan
Murrayfield StadiumEdinburgh Rugby and
ScotlandRugby unionScotland
Stadio Marc'Antonio BentegodiHellas Verona and Chievo VeronaAssociation footballItaly
Lokomotiv StadiumFC Lokomotiv MoscowAssociation footballRussia
Kazan ArenaFC Rubin KazanAssociation footballRussia
Estadio de la CerámicaVillareal CFAssociation footballSpain
Melbourne City Football AcademyMelbourne City FCAssociation footballAustralia
Ooredoo Training CentreParis Saint-GermainAssociation footballFrance
St Georges ParkNational Football Centre FAAssociation footballEngland
Bramall LaneSheffield UnitedAssociation footballEngland
Imam Reza StadiumPadideh F.C.Association footballIran
Cairo International StadiumEgyptian national football team and ZamalekAssociation footballEgypt
El Sekka El Hadid StadiumEl Sekka El Hadid SCAssociation footballEgypt
Tottenham Hotspur StadiumTottenham HotspurAssociation footballEngland
Misr StadiumEgypt national football teamAssociation footballEgypt
Vodafone ParkBeşiktaş J.K.Association footballTurkey
Bashundhara Kings ArenaBashundhara KingsAssociation footballBangladesh
Darius and Girėnas StadiumFK Kauno ŽalgirisAssociation footballLithuania
Brisbane RoadLeyton OrientAssociation footballEngland
The ValleyCharlton AthleticAssociation footballEngland

References

References

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  2. (1 January 2016). "Design and Development of a Novel Natural Turf Shear Stability Tester". Procedia Engineering.
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  5. "VIDEO: Sheffield Wednesday on track with new state-of-the-art pitch".
  6. "Le Stade de France choisit Tarkett Sports et sa technologie Desso GrassMaster". dessosports.
  7. "High-tech hybrid grass for Grêmio Arena". GFPA.
  8. "Pitch Refurbishment Underway". LCFC.
  9. "How Arsenal have put Wembley in the shade". The Times.
  10. "LSV beats the big freeze!".
  11. "Manchester City inaugurates brand new stadium".
  12. (5 June 2013). "Pitch battle prompts Manchester United to switch to new surface". Inside World Football.
  13. (7 June 2014). "Louis van Gaal: New Manchester United manager orders club to rip up training ground pitches before his arrival". [[The Independent]].
  14. "Pitch relay news Desso is go". WatfordFC.com.
  15. "The Wembley pitch". FATV.
  16. "Dunedin's hi-tech stadium open for business". tvnz.
  17. "Liberty Stadium Pitch - Official Stadium Website".
  18. (23 May 2014). "Millennium Stadium to have new hybrid playing surface". BBC Sport.
  19. "Cardiff City Stadium, Home of Cardiff City FC".
  20. "A new pitch for the Blades".
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