Airfibr
A reinforced material into which grass is grown. The reinforced rootzone consists of an homogenous mix of granulated cork, synthetic microfibres and extra-fine silica sand. It is produced by the French company Natural Grass.
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Fibresand
Sand (with some 83% particles in the medium-fine 0.5mm-0.125mm - range) which has been mixed with polypropylene strands, and which is used for incorporating into a sand-soil rootzone improve surface stability and reduce divoting. It is produced by Mansfield Sand.
Fusion Grass
A lay and play artificial reinforced carpet, with a spiral yarn (Heliflex fibre) and open mesh backing, for sports pitches. It is supplied by Domo Sports Grass, as part of the Sports and Leisure Group. https://domosportsgrass.com/en
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GrassMaster
An artificial grass blade which is stitched into a rootzone to produce a reinforced pitch. It is manufactured by Tarkett Sports (Desso Sports invented this in 1998 and previously owned the brand prior to being acquired by the Tarkett Group in 2014). A Grass Master pitch is composed of high-performance polypropylene monofilament fibres (HPF), approximately 20cm in length, of which 18cm are embedded within a sand rootzone and about 2cm are exposed above the surface. They are spaced in a 2cm x 2cm grid, producing an approximate 3% coverage of artificial blades, with 97% of natural grass coverage
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Hero Hybrid Grass
A carpet roll of reinforced, football and rugby, turf without a complete backing, but an open grid structure: 85% space and 15% material forming the grid. The sandy rootzone has 5% of artificial grass blades, 65mm in length, which have 20mm of free blade and 45mm of blade being integrated into the rootzone material; The blades are affixed by being knitted onto the grid in knots. The remaining surface area is either 95% of pre-grown grass, as in a traditional turf and unrolled on site, or the exposed rootzone is oversown once the carpet has been rolled out on site and nurtured into a sward thereafter. It is produced by County Turf.
Loksand
A reinforced polypropylene fibre strand (35mm-40mm in length) material for improving the stability of sand rootzones. It is produced by TopSport, part of Tarmac Ltd.
Long-Piled Carpet
A relative term depending upon the sport the carpet has been designed for, but typically this might be a carpet with a pile length greater than 35mm.
Examples: A sand filled carpet for hockey might be considered long-pile with a pile length of 18mm ¯ 30mm, whilst for Tennis this might be 18mm ¯ 23mm.
Mixto
An artificial grass carpet which has the synthetic fibres stitched onto a supporting mesh material, which has a sandy infill, and is over sown with grass seed to produce a turf carpet which is then harvested and then rolled out (using a Big Roll) on site onto a prepared rootzone, a light sand dressing applied and then nurtured to create a reinforced pitch once rooting has taken place: This is called the Lay and Play Method.
Non-Woven Carpet
PlayMaster
An artificial carpet matting with a porous backing with 25mm long artificial grass fibres; it is overseeded and nurtured into a suitable sward to create a lightweight turf which is harvested and ready for laying directly onto a prepared pitch. Alternatively, the carpet matting can be rolled out and seeded and nurtured in situ directly on a pitch. Once initial establishment has occurred a surface should typically be available for play after 1 to 3 months, depending on growing conditions and maintenance inputs. It is manufactured by Tarkett Sports. https://www.grassmastersolutions.com/en