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Principal Consultant Simon Weatherill has spent the last 20 years developing the world renowned Melbourne Sports Hub, as former Chief Executive Officer of the State Sports Centres Trust…
read more23rd March 2024 - IAKS launches report on key trends for outdoor sports surfaces
17th March 2024 - NSW Government looks for community feedback on new sport field synthetic turf guidelines
23rd January 2024 - AFL releases new guidelines on community sport facilities
8th December 2023 - Australia’s first Synthetic Turf Recycling Hub on track for April 2024 opening
7th October 2023 - European Commission confirms restrictions on uses of microplastics
23rd June 2023 - NSW Chief Scientist calls for more research into synthetic sports fields
25th May 2023 - European Commission to restrict use of rubber infill in synthetic sport pitches
2nd April 2023 - UK’s Royal Horticultural Society and Landscape Institute combine to advocate against fake grass
19th October 2022 - Consultancies combine to present Synthetic Sports Surfaces Seminars
9th September 2022 - European Commission move to restrict microplastic use set to impact infill used in synthetic turf systems
25th March 2022 - New study claims flaws in processes used to justify artificial turf sports fields
22nd October 2021 - NSW Government releases report on use of synthetic turf in community sport
15th April 2021 - NSW Planning Minister to investigate alternatives to synthetic grass
11th February 2021 - City of Sydney invests in five synthetic sports fields for extended hour usage
9th December 2016 - ASTM International standard for artificial turf infill
4th March 2015 - Sport surface consultant backs European Safety Standard for infill
30th March 2014 - Study finds no difference in player injury rates on artificial turf surfaces
24th January 2012 - FieldTurf responds on rubber infill safety
5th May 2010 - First Installations for Organic Synthetic Turf Infill
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