Educational Establishments
With high usage levels and rotational options for changing sports on various pitches, there’s a lot of TLC on both a preventative and reactive basis
The Fibresand pitch has its own unique requirements
“We use contractors on demand for specialist work such as topdressing, or when deep cleaning on the synthetic pitches is needed. We are striving to become a self- sufficient operation for regular maintenance tasks.”
The grounds at Queen’s Sport are a mix of
different profiles providing Gary and his team with real challenges to overcome. “We have it all,” said Gary. “Sand based, soil based, sandy loam, heavy clay and, of course, synthetics such as 3G, sand carpet
and water based hockey pitches. We recently installed a Fibresand pitch on the arena.” “With high usage levels and rotational options for changing sports on various pitches, there’s a lot of TLC on both a preventative and reactive basis.” “Aeration programmes are essential to
ensure the playing surfaces remain open and free draining to ensure minimal disruption to bookings. Our arena pitch in particular facilitates rugby, Gaelic and football, all of which overlap in the same season, so there’s
multiple changes to the pitch, such as line marking, goalpost changes and areas of high wear to manage.” “The Fibresand pitch also has its own
requirements. Additional aeration and fertiliser applications are essential to maintain the sward. Irrigation is also critical, particularly over the summer period.” “As part of a major renovation to the site,
which started in 2009, new pitches were constructed and the remaining grass pitches received an overhaul, which included main
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