Archive for October, 2008

Environmental effects of sports surfaces

environmental effects of sports surfacesThe Sports Surface Conference in Beijing, on May 29th 2008 was dealing with the topic of environmental effects of sport surfaces, usually constructed with synthetic surface systems such as artificial turf or synthetic surfaces, which are not environmentally neutral.

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FOR SALE - Twin Press for the production of Fall Protection Mats

twin press for sale

with two used presses (10 month old)

including newly manufactured accessories

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Rubber Sidewalks in New York

Rubber Sidewalks in New York Over the past two years there have been favored more and more rubber sidewalks in Central New York gaining acceptance as a niche product. The sidewalk material is formed from a mixture of tyre-derived rubber granulate, small stones and liquid binder…

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EcoScape @ Saltex, GaLaBau and Glee 2008, Review.

EcoScape @ Saltex, GaLaBau and Glee 2008, Review EcoScape UK Ltd., a subsidiary of eximlink, was presenting its products – a range of recycled rubber products for land- and playscapes – in September 2008 by exhibiting at SALTEX in UK, as well at GaLaBau International Trade Fair in Nuremberg, and at Glee in Birmingham.

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Health and safety risks in synthetic turf fields infill

NYC Department of Health and Mental HygieneRequirements for suppliers and manufacturers to provide available information on potential health and environmental impact of artificial turf with rubber infill are included by the report of New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene “A Review Of The Potential Health And Safety Risks From Synthetic Turf Fields Containing Crumb Rubber Infill”.

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SRS 2008

SRS 2008

Maintenance of Synthetic Sports Surfaces: reactive or proactive ?

Maintenance of Synthetic Sports Surfaces: reactive or proactive ?

What is the right strategy for maintaining a soccer pitch? For reasons of expensive recovery operations or even total renewals long before the expected end of lifetime, saving money now by extending maintenance intervals or waiting until problems occur is, as first long term practical tests show, the wrong way to save on overall synthetic sports surfaces cost

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