All internationals, every top club match and almost every other game of hockey is now played on artificial grass hockey turf. Altius Sports has been conferred FIH Certified Field Builder status which means that we specialise in building hockey fields. We have a proven ability to construct fields to the standards the game requires as per FIH (Federation Internationale de Hockey) norms. Our in-house civil engineering expertise ensures the design and construction of 11-a-side and Hockey 5s fields; we have a robust quality management system ensuring consistency in work along with a comprehensive maintenance service to our customers.
TigerTurf is not only an FIH Preferred Supplier, but is also the Official Supplier to Hockey Australia. TigerTurf was the preferred surface for the Youth Olympic Games at Buenos Aires, Argentina, in 2018 and is also the preferred surface for the Commonwealth Games at Birmingham, U.K., in 2022.
TigerTurf Hockey Systems conform to FIH Elite, FIH Global, FIH National & FIH Multi-Sports. Our hockey products are unfilled (Elite/Global), dressed (National) and filled (Multi-Sport), all meeting the FIH performance standards.
TigerTurf, and its parent company, TenCate Grass, have manufacturing plants around the world supplying world class, high performance, sports surfaces to municipalities, sports venues and clubs and education facilities around the world. With a TigerTurf synthetic turf sports system you are playing with the best.
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Artificial turf for golf is used mainly in practice areas where you can improve on your short game, or long game (driving mats). Artificial turf also finds use in mini-golf and in your backyard where you both relax and putt. Certain golf courses also have some of their putting greens made of artificial turf. When used in these areas, artificial turf has many advantages, namely:
Low maintenance: Minimal time or capital investment, no mowing or watering needed; most importantly, no machinery required for maintenance.
All-weather playability: Drains quickly, immediately usable after rain.
Durability: Resistant to wear and tear, long-lasting with 7 to 10 years of play.
Year-round use: Playable in all climates and seasons.
Eco-friendly: Saves water, no pesticides or fertilizers needed or noise making lawnmowers.
Aesthetic appeal: Always looks lush and green and manicured 24x7.
A global category hockey field can involves base works, sprinkler system, fencing as well as the cast in situ shock pad and the hockey turf and accessories. In case of national category hockey fields, you do not need the sprinkler system (or, for that matter, even the water storage facility and another saving is that it can go down on a crushed rock base). The price for a complete turnkey project would vary from Rupees 30 million to Rupees 60 million.
Yes, the run-off in hockey is mandatory, both for player safety and FIH certification. The minimum behind the goal post is 3m and the minimum on the said lines is 2m.
There are usually different products for wet turf and different products for dry turf. One uses water while the other is dressed with sand. However, there are products on where you can water the turf and, at the same time, you can play on the turf dry to conserve water. Further, even when playing dry on this particular surface, developed by TigerTurf, the warranty and guarantee still remains much the same if you were playing on a wet surface. This product from TigerTurf on which you can play both wet and dry is called TigerTurf Wett Pro where Wett stands for water efficient TigerTurf.
The pads used underneath a hockey turf can be either pre-fabricated (i.e., pre made and shipped in rolls and they simply need to be rolled out on the base) or cast in situ (i.e., the shock pad is cast on site). A pre-fabricated/roll-out shock pad usually lasts up to 3 times the life cycle of the hockey turf – which does result in substantial saving for the client.
Standard hockey turf is usually loose laid on the roll out or cast in situ shock pad. This means that the hockey turf can blow up lightly, get wrinkled, owing to temperature extremes especially when it is non-infill and loose laid. However, when you strip glue the hockey turf to the pad underneath, it ensures that there is no movement of the hockey turf and regardless of which direction you hit the ball in, it doesn’t bounce or skip owing to unevenness of the hockey turf that has been simply laid on the shock pad. This bonding of the turf with the shock pad also implies that the turf does not move under pressure of the athlete’s foot Strip gluing is a technical process requiring expertise and machinery and available to companies like TigerTurf.
The most exciting and also the most technical part of the hockey field is when you have the penalty corners taking place. Most companies cut the circle of the D into the turf, including the straight of the D. Which means that the area of most critical use is not machine made but relies on human expertise using tape and glue. However, TigerTurf is aware and conscious of the rules of the game and believes in equal opportunity to both teams. Hence, they tuft the top of the D while manufacturing the turf to ensure structural integrity, durability, consistency and true play.
Oscar Foundation is a football development non-profit organization dedicated to empowering children and youth in low-income communities in India.
Set on a hilltop with a breath-taking view, this ‘pay n play’ facility has encapsulated the interest of the people of Mizoram.
Altius Sports designed synthetic turf surface for Tashi Namgyal Academy in Gangtok. The first in Sikkim to get the TigerTurf upgrade.
