Football
No matter what the result between England and Scotland on Friday
night Britain will be guaranteed representation at the 2018 World Cup final in
Russia.
The Luzhniki Stadium’s pitch in Moscow which will host the final
has been laid by British company SIS Pitches using the revolutionary SISGrass
and was completed for handover earlier this month.
The brand new SISGrass hybrid surface will make the Luzhniki
Stadium the most technologically advanced pitch in World Cup final history. The
laser-guided installation took just eight days to complete and boasts 95%
natural turf alongside the 5% specially designed PE yarn.
The 2018 World Cup will be the first to have a SISGrass natural
turf reinforced pitch and SISAir technology. SISGrass is an advanced reinforced
turf system featuring patented fibre injections, which offers increased pitch
stability and delivers considerably more playing hours than natural grass
surfaces.
SIS Pitches CEO and owner George Mullan said: “It’s the first time
a World Cup final has been played on anything but all-natural grass and we are
honoured to have been chosen to install it. We have come so far to get this
system to the pinnacle of world sport.
“The quality of SISGrass will ensure that the pitches are
resilient in all conditions, and I am sure the 2018 World Cup final is one that
we all remember.”
SISAir is a revolutionary system that proactively manages soil
moisture and removes excess water from the soil via a network of under pitch
pipes that can blow hot or cold air depending on the climate requirements. The
SISAir system helps to optimise the root zone’s growing conditions and assists
the promotion of healthier turf.
On SISAir, SIS Eastern European Managing Director Ilyas Kobal,
explained: “SISAir, through our specialised piping infrastructure, ensures the
root zone is in excellent condition, in particular in challenging climates such
as in Russia.
“We are confident that the pitches constructed by SIS Pitches for
the World Cup in 2018 will exceed the expectations of both the players and
officials and SISGrass could be vitally important in the 2022 World Cup in
Qatar.” said Kobal.
SIS Pitches has many years experience in delivering natural turf
pitches and synthetic turf pitches to some of the greatest names in sport as
well as to schools, colleges, universities, sports clubs and local authorities.
SIS Pitches has offices in the UK, Ireland, Russia, Turkey, Holland, Middle
East and Angola.
As well as the work at the Luzhniki Stadium, SIS Pitches has also
been hard at work elsewhere in Russia in recent times. The global
pitch-specialists have also completed work at the homes of FC Krasnodar and
Spartak Moscow.
For more information on SIS Pitches go to www.sispitches.com
Credit: FCbusiness
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