PITCH MANAGEMENT
INTERNATIONAL PITCH REPUTATION
PUTS SIS IN THE PREMIER LEAGUE
As SIS (Support In Sport) continues to dominate the news
with major pitch projects across Europe we look at recent
achievements and ongoing projects. MIKE BEARDALL
reports.
W
HEN it comes to 2008 and the pitch surface turfed in
football and rugby April 2009. The whole project is
pitches one scheduled to take 14 weeks.
construction company, SIS, SIS have also completed two major
constantly makes the headlines. jobs in Copenhagen in which they
Whether it's returfing the Real returfed the Parken stadium and built a
Madrid pitch at the Bernabeu Stadium new Xtragrass pitch at the KB Hallen
or the Ajax Stadium in Amsterdam complex.
(which happens this month) or The KB Hallen complex was a
The Real Madrid pitch at Bernabeu Stadium after completion.
installing the Moscow pitch for the complete build of the SIS Xtragrass
UEFA Champions League final, there system (a blend of artificial turf with (through Artificial Grass Ltd - a The Moscow challenge
can be no doubt that the SIS team have natural grass grown into a traditional subsidiary company). A SYNTHETIC pitch in Moscow's
outstanding experience of top sports rootzone) including drainage and Dedicated team Luzhniki Stadium had been overlaid
surfaces. undersoil heating. The dedicated SIS construction with a grass pitch grown on a palletised
In fact more than 90 pitches have And back in Britain, at the team move quickly around the world system.
been returfed or constructed by SIS University of Nottingham SIS are when urgent action is required. This surface was not considered
(both natural turf and synthetics) - a currently installing a new synthetic For the UEFA Champions League suitable for the UEFA Champions
remarkable tally for this company with rugby pitch using their own Final in Moscow (between Manchester League Final in May and was
offices in Britain, Ireland and Holland. Scrummager 65 - an SIS-developed United and Chelsea) at the Luzhniki removed, leaving the pallets in place.
Also this month SIS begin the full product using Tencate XPS yarn, a fine Stadium, SIS constructed a natural SIS won the contract to put in the
construction of the Shaktar Donetsk fibrillated material providing terrific grass pitch over the original synthetic new pitch.
stadium in the Ukraine. durability for rugby pitches. surface. “After we were called in we laser-
It's a massive project in which a The product has exceeded 50,000 It is the fourth time SIS have levelled the sand surface over the
five star UEFA pitch will be cycles on a stud roll machine, which installed a UEFA Champions League pallets before bringing in 8,000 square
constructed for the final of Euro 2012, replicates wear and tear. Final pitch. metres of turf grown in Slovakia to lay
including a Sub-Air system, undersoil SIS has its own synthetic turf Chief Executive Officer George over the pallet system,” said George.
heating, automatic irrigation and full manufacturing plant in Maryport, Mullan says: “Our experience and A fleet of 28 refrigerated trucks
drainage. Cumbria, and produces a range of reputation for attention to detail is took seven days to transport the turf
These pitch works will be split in surfaces for the professional sports internationally recognised and our 1,800 kilometres (1,120 miles) from
two, with the pitch built to turf level in industry and the consumer market team achieves first-class results.” Slovakia to Moscow.
SIS laying turf on pitch at Luzhniki Stadium, Moscow for the Champions League Final
2008 - Chelsea vs Manchester United. Laying turf in Luzhniki Stadium, Moscow.
28 | FOOTBALL & SPORTS ARENA | September/October 2008
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