We have just completed sports pitch testing to the fantastic existing synthetic pitch facilities at Durham University in line with BS EN 15330. Team Durham have a sand dressed hockey pitch, a water based hockey pitch and two 3G surfaces.
HIC EN 1177 Critical Fall Height playground testing today to an artificial grass surface.
This is a prime example that outlines the importance of natural turf football pitch testing…. Lets hope this is not bad news for The England team on Saturday!
Surface Performance have just completed testing the natural turf football pitch in The Ferencvaros stadium, Budapest. The brand new 26,000 seater stadium has just been completely rebuilt and was tested using various natural turf football pitch testing methods. The first game will be against Chelsea F.C on July 6th 2014. Natural turf pitch testing is becoming […]
We have just completed testing the 3G artificial pitch at St George’s Catholic College in Southampton in line with FIFA one star requirements. This 3G pitch is a huge asset to the school, where pupils were previously unable to use their natural turf pitches all year round – especially during wet weather. The 3G pitch […]
Here is a birds eye view of the hockey pitch at Salesian School, Chertsey. We are testing this to the sand dressed hockey pitch testing requirements of BS EN 15330 for insurance purposes. More and more schools are now having their sports surfaces tested in line with Governing Body standards and EN 15330 in order to […]
We have just completed a full assessment of 7 x porous acrylic tennis courts in London. This included slip resistance testing using the Munro slip tester. Here is a video of the site taken from our “drone”… enjoy!!!
Surface Performance have recently invested in new pitch testing equipment. The equipment was purchased in order to meet the growing demand of artificial sports pitch testing. We now have two fully operational site teams covering the entirety of The UK as a result of the continuing growth in the artificial turf market. Here is a […]
It’s been a long day testing an artificial 3G rugby pitch. Here is our HIC equipment (EN 1177) in use at a school in Plymouth, UK. This equipment tests the “critical fall height” values of artificial grass pitches.
Surface Performance recently became accredited by The F.A to perform 3G pitch testing. The FA specify that all pitches of all sizes that are used for competitive play outside of the NLS must be tested in accordance with BS EN 15330 by a recognised testing institute (a test laboratory that is either accredited by FIFA […]