The New England Patriots’ opening season defeat to the Kansas City Chiefs isn’t the only news coming out of Gillette Stadium this week. In a surprising turn of events, the Patriots have decided to replace their brand new field. The field — which was installed in May of this year — has only seen three games. Work on the new turf underway at... read more
The STMA Awards and the SAFE Grants and Scholarship application deadline is Oct. 15. Field of the Year applications are filled out by a member seeking to win an award for their baseball, football, softball, soccer or sporting ground field. SAFE offers three grants: The Gary Vanden Berg Internship Grant is for a member who worked as an intern in... read more
Brandt, a manufacturer of specialty products for the turf, agriculture and lawn and garden markets, signed a distribution agreement with SiteOne Landscape Supply. With this agreement, all Brandt and Brandt iHammer turf and ornamental products are available at all SiteOne locations. This is Brandt’s first national distribution agreement that covers the U.S. and Canada. “We are very excited to partner... read more
SYNLawn, an artificial grass manufacturer, merged all of its manufacturing machinery under one physical roof in Dalton, Ga. The approximately 375,000-square-foot manufacturing center, roughly the size of seven football fields, was completed in June. “It’s important to note that the new SYNLawn facility handles every aspect of artificial grass production,” said George Neagle, vp of aales & marketing, SYNLawn. “We... read more
Though neither team will see the new field until the 2020 NFL season, Chargers and Rams fans still have reason to get excited. Earlier this month, virtual models were unveiled of the new complex to be built in Inglewood, Calif. Some photos of the development/stadium Stan Kroenke is building in Inglewood for #Rams #Chargers (and lots of other stuff) pic.twitter.com/9QcNQk9K59 —... read more
