AvTurf Topic: Pilot Safety
Often traditional grass within airports is subject to harsh climatic factors that lead to brown spots or full-on browning of the entire patch. To combat this takes detailed maintenance and upkeep and a significant amount of planning for runway and taxiway closures. In many cases, especially during hot and dry summer months, this maintenance is fruitless and the patch will remain brown. This discoloring has serious implications for pilots in the air. Overhead, it can be much more difficult to best differentiate between brown grass and gray pavement than a vibrant green patch of grass would be. Additionally, any painting of infield islands within the airport bears another continued cost and necessary maintenance.
AvTurf helps to combat this issue with industry-leading synthetic turf that combines the aesthetics of healthy natural grass and the extreme strength of sports turf. Even with a 30-year life expectancy, AvTurf never loses its bright green visibility all while virtually eliminating the need for maintenance. The high-quality artificial grass system maximizes the use of runways and has been identified by the FAA as a tool to increase visual delineation for multi-entrance taxiways and other painted infield islands. AvTurf’s visual conspicuity is unmatched by natural grass and has the potential to substantially increase airport operational efficiency.
For more information on AvTurf.
Be sure to keep up to date on all of our turf projects and more by following us on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and LinkedIn
Shelby Becker is a creative content creator and marketing specialist at Act Global. She’s an animal rights activist, avid concert-goer, and scary movie enthusiast. Follow her on LinkedIn .
For more information, contact marketing at sbecker@actglobal.com
Located on the northern edge of the island city-state of Singapore is a progressive secondary school with a new, state-of-the-art multi-use athletic field. Committed to the ideals of a holistic education, Yishun Secondary School (YSS) has built an environment for students that allows for individualized growth in a multitude of ways. This foundation of nurturing education helps to create innovators, thinkers, and contributors that carry the school’s vision: “Quality Mind, Caring Heart”.
The Act Global team has been working away just outside Houston, Texas, checking up on the bear branch community soccer fields in The Woodlands. The installation of our Xtreme Turf at this large, multifield complex was completed throughout 2012 and 2013 to satisfy the growing needs and number or sports enthusiasts within the city. The artificial grass fields have since served as all-weather surfaces for daily practices and recreational play alongside competitive tournaments for local teams.
it has been found that the fields have remained in impeccable shape. Our team has been working to revitalize the many fields, but have found that our comprehensive maintenance procedure is not as necessary as would-be expected after 5-6 years of continuous use. The fibers of the Xtreme Turf system display no evidence of breakage throughout the park, and the infill is still soft and has not compacted.
Act Global’s specialized deep grooming process is aiding in the continuous assurance of fiber upkeep. For the community members of The Woodlands, this maintenance means that they will have consistent and safe high-performance fields for years to come.
This past weekend Act Global’s sales manager for Eastern Europe participated in one of the most strenuous and testing physical competitions, all while sporting the Act Global name. Triathalon Radlow is an annual 2-day event that pushes athletes to their limits and tests the discipline they have built over the past several months of training. This was the fourth year of the event, hosted in and around the Radłowski Reservoir-one of the most pristine reservoirs in Poland.
We support our Act Global family getting active and pursuing their favorite hobbies. We couldn’t be more proud of our team for always pushing themselves harder both at work and in their personal lives. Congratulations for conquering this tremendous feat, we will continue to cheer you on at the next triathlon!
This Sunday kicks off the 49th annual conference and exhibition of the Florida Airports Council in sunny Orange County. The conference is a learning and networking opportunity for airports across the state to stay on the cutting edge of technology available to them. The congregation of industry leaders, interested clients, and innovative vendors help make FAC a highly successful event that benefits both the state and airline passengers. With air travel and tourism continuing to grow each year, airports are responsible for updating their infrastructure and operations to be the safest and most intuitive it can be for travelers. The 4-day event helps airport facilities better grasp the future of air travel, how passengers are responding to changes in the industry, and how to utilize this information to create a better experience for every traveler that enters a facility.