The Outdoor Field

Colquitt County High School’s practice facility was a project awarded to Sports Turf Company, Inc. through a competitive proposal process in early 2017. Construction of the one of a kind practice facility began in May and included the construction of an outdoor synthetic field...

Sports Turf Company was awarded the 2018 AGC BuildSouth Specialty Contractor award for renovation of Handley High School's football stadium. Projects were judged on multiple criteria including, meeting the challenge of a difficult job, excellence in project management, innovation in construction...

Superintendent Carl Payton becomes the eighth certified field builder by the American Sports Builders Association produced by Sports Turf Company. Sports Turf Company has the most certified track and field builders on staff in the Southeastern U.S. at five, as determined by the American Sports...

Christmas has come early for three Jackson County High Schools.   When the 2018 high school football season kicks off,St. Martin, East Central and Vancleave will all have new artificial turf football fields.

The Henry County Board of Commissioners voted Dec. 4 to approve a budget amendment and award a $2,103,167 contract for the design/build on the North Ola Park expansion project. The work for the SPLOST IV project will be done on property previously purchased behind Ola Elementary School.

THOMASVILLE — Thomasville Bulldogs soon will be able to dig their paws into artificial turf. Installation of synthetic turf for Veterans Memorial Stadium began Wednesday. 

Synthetic Turf Fields are Hot

Synthetic turf provides improved drainage and wear resistance to extend the amount of time fields are available for play, but there are some trade-offs. The two biggest issues that are being addressed by the industry are force reduction and heat.

 The evacuation of excess moisture is paramount to the success of an athletic field. We know that a field with a small amount of organics or top soil in general tends to be better at binding more nutrients in the rootzone. Beyond the ability to retain more nutrients, the presence of native soil...

Gilmer High School in Ellijay, GA became the first school in the Southeast to play on the most advanced synthetic turf system available, the AstroTurf Golden Series. After much deliberation over what synthetic turf product would best suit their needs, the Bobcats nestled in the North Georgia...

There are certain challenges inherent in growing natural grass in large stadium environments. Stadiums cast shadows that limit sunlight. Edges of the field are difficult to maintain because of high volumes of traffic. Field maintenance crews have to balance providing the right amount of water...