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The Brock Performance Base is made of a high crystalline polypropylene plastic bead and polyurethane binder. The base is applied under the artificial turf in football fields to increase athletes’ safety and improve drainage, according to the company. The product is also considered to be environmentally friendly, according to a study done in 2007.

CSSI, a manufacturer of resilient surfacing products, introduces PlayGuard ULTRA, which incorporates polymeric wear surface construction into its two-foot-square standard tile line.

The tiles feature a firm surface suitable for wheelchairs and mobility aides, meeting or exceeding all ADA requirements. The company also says the tiles comply with the guidelines established by the U.S. Consumer Products Safety Commission and the American Society for Testing and Materials.

The FieldTurf system employs a shock-absorbing rubber/sand infill surrounding each blade of smooth synthetic grass. The special infill gives FieldTurf the same torque release as natural grass and allows cleated shoes to easily penetrate, rotate and release, minimizing the chance for motion related injury, according to the company. Maintenance fees are a fraction of the upkeep costs required to sustain a grass field.

The unique construction also allows athletes to slide on the surface, eliminating the incidence of “turf toe,” a common ailment on carpeted surfaces.

FieldTurf does not depend on an underlying shock pad for resilience and player comfort. Instead, the grass fibers are surrounded and stabilized by the company’s patented mixture of smooth rounded silica sand and rubber granules. Tire rubber is cryogenically frozen, shattered into smooth, clean, rounded particles and sized and shaped to stay “in suspension” with the silica sand. The sand and rubber are precision layered for uniformity.

Sport Court surfaces are designed to offer safe, suspended systems that ease the shock on joints, the company says. The flooring surfaces and multipurpose gyms are versatile enough to switch from volleyball to basketball to non-athletic uses, such as meetings.

Poligras from Sports Technology International, a division of Advanced Polymer Technology, is a synthetic turf sports surfacing and is now available in two distinct formats, Poligras NF and Poligras 2000.

Poligras NF is a 2-inch-plus slit-film polyethylene fiber tufted into a dual layer of woven polypropylene and coated with a durable and stable polyurethane. Poligras 2000 is good for wet playing conditions, the company says, and consists of a 0.5-inch polypropylene fiber tufted into a double primary backing and coated with polyurethane.

Vibra-Whirl Ltd. is the producer and installer of sport surfaces, including Omni Track and Spiketop. The Omni latex all-weather track choices include the Omni System “B,” in which black rubber chips are bound together with a specially-formulated black rubber latex. A black polymeric coating is sprayed on the finish surface, resulting in an entirely black surface.

The FINN HydroSeeder machines combine seed, fertilizer, soil amendments, mulch fiber, tackifier, and other additives into thick slurry that is sprayed onto the seedbed. The system allows school and athletic facilities to quickly establish vegetation for sports fields and athletic turf, as well as aid land reclamation and help control erosion.