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TigerTurf completes three year pitch project at Warwick Boat club
TigerTurf UK is set to complete a three year project involving the manufacture of 10 tennis court surfaces for Warwick Boat Club (WBC). The multi-sport club, which specialises in rowing, squash, bowls and tennis, required an upgrade on its tennis surfaces to make them suitable for both recreational games, as well as elite teams. After a competitive tender process in
The project included three 3G pitches SLATTER
Pitches fit for a Queen
S&C Slatter is nearing the comple- tion of a large-scale artificial turf project for Queen Ethelburga’s Collegiate in York. The company is constructing three full-size, 3G pitches for rugby and football; a full-size water-based pitch for elite hockey; and a half-sized training pitch for rugby and football. Using FieldTurf’s Vertex products
for the football pitches and a FieldTurf Hockey Gold WB for the hockey pitch, Slatter worked with pitch design consultants Surfacing Standards on the £2m project. The base construction included bound macadam on a stone sub base, with a insitu, formed shockpad under the synthetic turf system. According to Jason Douglass,
commercial director of S&C Slatter, the scale of the project presented a challenge in terms of the sheer quantities of sub-base aggregate required – with around 15,000 tonnes of specialist material that needed to be stockpiled ahead of the works. The new pitches are part of the school's strategy of improving its sports offering – it has also invested in a new £1m equestrian centre, a new swimming pool and a £1m health club.
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2011, TigerTurf’s Advantage Pro surface was chosen and the club has staggered the court refurbishments over three years to limit downtime. Designed with shock- absorbing characteristics that reduce the risk of injury and stress to the body, the surface has been tailored so that it doesn’t shine when wet or under floodlights, and has also been tested to International Tennis Federation (ITF) standards. This culminates in a premium, all-round surface that players of all ages and experience levels can enjoy. The installation work was completed by Fosse Contracts. Tony Baker, WBC’s tennis captain, said:
“A considerable amount of research went into the specification process and some of our coaches visited a local tennis club to
The project included the installation of 10 tennis court surfaces for WBC
sample the Advantage Pro surface. Their high recommendations certainly pushed us over the line when it came to making the decision on which surface to install. “The popularity of tennis has increased and is at record levels since having the 10 new surfaces installed. Seven of the courts are floodlit and all of them can cope in harsh weather conditions, which extends playing time all year round.”
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