6 Myths About Synthetic Turf
Despite the fact that third-generation turf has been tested for over 20 years, there are still many myths about artificial turf. Many of the following myths originated in the 1960s, when the first primitive types became popular. Since then, the industry has seen rapid...
Gallery: Installation Progress for University of Kentucky Soccer
Last week we kicked off work with Vescio's Sports to renovate the University of Kentucky's soccer practice field, and our installation crew is doing an awesome job. [gallery link="file" columns="4"...
Nation’s Perennial #1 High School Team is Preparing for its Fifth Season on Leading Synthetic Turf
Since 2012, Nevada's Bishop Gorman has dominated the high school football landscape-earning five Division 1 Championships and three National Championships. The powerhouse holds a 54-game winning streak that dates back to 2013, the same season the team debuted its new...
Cal Ripken World Series Being Competed on Synthetic Turf
The prestigious international tournament for baseball's youth teams is currently being hosted at Ballparks of America, a facility with five fields completely outfitted with synthetic turf. Ballparks of America is a baseball experience that allows youth players...
Carpell Surfaces Helps Renovate Montréal’s Rutherford Park With a New Synthetic Turf Field
Rutherford Park is a recreational area located above the underground McTavish Reservoir of Montréal,Quebec. For years the park has been a shared asset to both the students of McGill University and the people living in the surrounding neighborhood. In an effort by...
The Safety of Synthetic Sports Field Turf
The first iterations of artificial turf were invented in 1964, and was taken to new heights after it was installed at the Houston Astrodome in 1966. In the early days of the industry, synthetic turf saved facilities money and time. More than 50 years later, artificial...
Checking Up on the United States Air Force Academy Landing Area
Back in 2011 we had the opportunity to work with the United States Air Force Academy to supply a sailplane landing area (SPLA) for the school. About 50% of the cadets within the Air Force Academy begin taking courses in soaring sailplanes and glider jets. This...
Florida Private Academy Chooses Act Global’s Synthetic Turf for their Fall 2017 season
Work on Mount Dora Christian Academy's new football field featuring artificial grass is kicking off. Mount Dora Christian Academy is a preschool through secondary education school that strives to help students strengthen their religious relationships, build a...
A Scientific Look at the Minds of 111 Former NFL Brains and the Stark Reality of CTE
This week the New York Times wrote an in-depth expose on the brains of NFL players. The piece follows a study headed by Dr. Anne McKee, a neurologist from the Boston University School of Medicine. During this 9 year initiative, McKee examined the link between...
Field Feature Friday: Belmont University Bruins
Since the addition of S5 synthetic turf to Rose Park, the university's baseball team has played over 150 games at the facility. The Bruins are a Division 1 baseball team located in Nashville, Tennessee. Since their founding in 1954, the team has grown to excel both...
Cincinnati Bengals Open Stadium
Just 43 days until the kick off of the 2017 NFL season, and that means it's time for training camps! Most teams are getting ready to head off tomorrow or Friday, and will spend the next few weeks either at their own training facilities or at a major state college....
Sports For All: Act Global and Chadha Sports Bring a Synthetic Turf Pitch to New Delhi
Government Boys Senior Secondary School in Gumanhera becomes the first public school in the country to receive an FIH Global Certified Hockey field. The sports revolution in India is continuing to gather pace and Act Global is proud to...
This Weekend’s Sports Highlight Roundup
A lot happened this weekend in the world of sports, and we wanted to give some shout outs to the US teams and athletes. First, the US Women's Lacrosse team won their eighth World Cup title. The win was a hard fought battle against the Canadian Women's team who held...
Field Feature Friday: Odessa Bulldogs
We want to start off by saying how proud of our installation team we are. We are so happy to have a group of dedicated and hardworking individuals as part of the Act Global family. This week's Field Feature Friday is another update on...
Air Force Master Sergeant Israel Del Toro has been awarded the Pat Tillman award at the 2017 ESPYS.
Del Toro served as part of a joint terminal attack controller, or JTAC. These Air Force personnel hold the most dangerous and exposed jobs within the war zone- utilized by the most forward Army units on patrol or on the attack. On December 4, 2005, Israel Del...
Act Global Advances Its Mission To “Be More”
The synthetic turf producer has renewed its participation with United Nations Global Compact and the World Federation of the Sporting Goods Industry. Act Global strives to be a company of positive impact. Through a dedication of innovating sustainable turf products,...
Field Feature Friday: Belisario Porras Sports Complex
The multi-court facility in Panama is giving local residents the opportunity to play sports recreationally and improve their health. The space is available to over 50,000 kids, youth, and adults to encourage physical and mental health. "This investment is one of the...
Sports Turf and Water Conservation
This month's issue of SportsField Management, named The Water Issue, looked at the comprehensive management approach to water conservation. We were inspired by the excellent content covered in the issue and support with the notion that we must all take part in the...
Act Global Installation Crew Staying Cool In New Gear
Summer 2017 has been the start of several exciting moments for us here at Act Global, one of which is the formation of our own installation team. As the crew headed to Odessa, MO this week for our next field install, we had a gift waiting for them to help them battle...
Nazareth Academy Works with Alum to Craft a Synthetic Turf Football Field for the Roadrunners
Preparations for the Fall 2017 season led Nazareth Academy to choose Act Global to provide and install their new pitch. Austin, TX- Act Global's Ryan Mouw returned to his alma mater to install the new artificial grass pitch before the team started its summer training...
Panama Government Chooses Act Global to Provide Synthetic Turf Fields for Residents
The artificial grass manufacturer works with Caribbean government to install a public football facility to promote the growth of sport and recreation within the youth. Austin, TX- As one of the many projects developed by the Changuinola government, a synthetic turf...
EPA Evidence Substantiates Turf Safety
An athlete's time spent training for their sport is comparable to that of a full time job. Athletes spend hours upon hours in practice; for orientation week in football, 14 hour days are often the norm. The NLRB estimates that a student athlete will spend 1,750...
Get Summer Ready With Turfscape
It's officially the first day of summer 2017 and our headquarters office in Austin, Texas is already facing temperatures in the triple digits! With the sun shining bright and the heat dialing up, it's more important than ever to be cognitive of your water usage at...
Carpell Surfaces donates soccer pitch to Le Centre Voilier
Act Global works with leading Canadian partner to provide synthetic turf to community boys’ home. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g_jNO-a_pu4&feature=youtu.be Austin, TX- For the boys residing within the Le Voilier community of Saint-Hyacinthe, summer just got a...
Effects of crumb rubber “as negligible as the effect of ingesting grilled foods”
Dr. Michel D'Hooghe, Chairman of the FIFA Medical Committee, has released a letter regarding possible exposure to crumb rubber in artificial turf fields, rendering the effects negligible. During a recent FIFA Medical Committee meeting in mid-March, the issue of...
New Installation: Arnold O. Beckman High School, Irvine, CA
Together with our California partner KYA, Act Global has completed another beautiful synthetic turf installation on the Arnold O. Beckman High School campus. The first installation at Beckman was completed in 2016. The 272,000 square foot practice field is over 3...
New Installation: ANFA Luis Hernan Alvarez Stadium
Act Global has installed yet another high-quality Xtreme Turf field in Chile. The ANFA Luis Hernan Alvarez Stadium was installed last month in the municipality of Curico, Chile. The 96,875 sqft (9,000 sm) pitch features our FIFA-recommended Xtreme Turf DX60 product....
70,000 birds killed for aviation safety – AvTurf can keep them alive
This past January, the Huffington Post released an article about the ever-growing number of bird strikes, and the New York-area airports' solution to reduce that number. The article states nearly 70,000 birds have been killed in a bid to make flight paths safer for...
ECHA: Keep playing on synthetic turf fields
On Tuesday, the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) issued a new report that "found no reason to advise people against playing sports on synthetic turf containing recycled rubber granules as infill material." A letter from the Synthetic Turf Council summarized the study,...
New Installation: Oak Grove High School | Oak Grove, MO
Midwest Synthetic Turf has completed another beautiful installation with Act Global's Xtreme Turf. Oak Grove High School in Oak Grove, Missouri chose Xtreme Turf BDX 48oz with mixed infill for their 80,000 square foot multi-sport facility. The contractor for the...
New Installation: Belisario Porras
A new multi-use pitch by Act Global was inaugurated on December 27 in the heart of Panama City. Belisario Porras, the 50,000 square feet (5,000 square meter) facility featuring the Xtreme Turf F50 system with FB Global UVA tested fibres, will be used for baseball and...
Act Global and Carpell Provide Synthetic Turf Pitches on Canadian West Coast
Act Global and Canadian partner Carpell Surfaces have been working together to install three fields on the Canadian West Coast for the City of Vancouver - two of which will be used chiefly for soccer and one which will be used for field hockey. Kerrisdale Park,...
Super Bowl Fun Facts
Pictured at left: UBU Speed series S5-M turf before gameplay at Super Bowl XLVII in New Orleans, Louisiana. The 2017 Super Bowl LI is quickly approaching... less than two weeks to go! The finalists have been decided - the New England Patriots and the Atlanta Falcons...
NRG Stadium Fun Facts
On February 5, 2017, Super Bowl LI is being hosted at NRG Stadium, home of the Houston Texans. The stadium features the UBU Speed Series synthetic turf. The UBU brand, part of the Act Global family, has been trusted by 13 NFL teams and numerous universities. Here's...
AvTurf Proves Itself as Ideal Solution for Airport Runway Issues
The artificial turf provides DTW with a stabilized shoulder, enhanced visual delineation for pilots, and reduced maintenance. Runway safety areas, shoulders and ramps at airports around the world have been making the switch from natural grass to artificial grass. The...
Act Global Acquires UBU and Turfscape Brands
Acquisition of brands combines Act Global's technologies with a new line of sports and landscape synthetic turf solutions Austin, Texas - Act Global has acquired the UBU and Turfscape brands from Turf Industry Holdings. UBU is best known as the synthetic turf chosen...
Act Global Participates in Dresses for Dreams 5k
On November 12, Act Global's corporate office in Austin will be participating in the Dresses for Dreams 5k benefiting Field of Dreams Uganda. There are five different locations across the United States, in Missouri, Indiana, Illinois and Texas. Satellite runners...
CSF Decides In Favor of Hybrid Systems for Competition Pitches
After years of indecision, the Canada Soccer Federation gives natural and artificial hybrid grass systems the green light -- some restrictions may apply The Canada Soccer Federation is now adopting hybrid systems for pitches that would host FIFA member-affiliated...
New Xtreme Turf at Estadio Muquita Sánchez Certified FIFA Quality Pro
Act Global delivers Panama’s first FIFA Certified synthetic turf pitch to country’s top football stadium. September 6, 2016 - San Francisco Fútbol Club players just got a home turf upgrade, with the recent FIFA Certified synthetic turf installation at Estadio...
Worthing Football Club & The Undateables
After being in paralyzed in a nearly fatal car crash, ex-footballer George Dowell had to give up playing the game he loved. But he refused to leave it completely. Upon hearing Worthing FC, the team he used to play for, was in financial difficulty, he knew he had found...
Petaling Jaya Hockey Stadium Upgraded with Elite Xtreme Turf Hockey Surface
Professional water-based synthetic turf system offers the optimal playing surface for field hockey stadium in Malaysia. Hockey players at Stadium Hoki MBPJ, Petaling Jaya, now have one of the top quality hockey pitches in the world, certified to FIH Global as an...
Xtreme Grass Hybrid Construction at SV Eerbeekse Boys
Netherland football club selects Act Global Xtreme Grass for two high performing hybrid turf pitches. The pitches have been built by head contractor partner Sallandse and Hofmeyer. Eerbeekse Boys, the amateur football club from the Dutch village Eerbeek, will soon be...
Symmetry Breaks Ground at Harris Field for New Xtreme Turf Build
Construction has commenced for renovation of running track and new synthetic turf field for Liberty-Eylau ISD in Texas, supplied by Symmetry and Act Global. Student athletes at Liberty-Eylau ISD will be greeted by upgraded sporting facilities this fall, to...
Xtreme Turf Complex Provides Solution for High Sports Demand in Urban Mumbai, India
The durable synthetic turf from Act Global can accommodate more playing hours and multiple sports at St. Andrews School to maximize sports infrastructure development in this urban environment. Historic St. Andrews School, located in the western suburbs of Bandra in...
Act Global Sponsors Synthetic Turf for Homeless World Cup
The top quality pitches will host hundreds of players for seven days of football and fellowship in Glasgow’s George Square. For the second consecutive year, Act Global is the official synthetic turf sponsor for the Homeless World Cup, which will take place this year...
Unique Synthetic Turf Install Delivers Elite Performance for ATC’65 Football Club
FIFA Quality Pro playing surface from Act Global features premium woven Xtreme Turf and Enka Flex shock pad. (Aalten, Netherlands) - Act Global and partner De Sallandse United have replaced a natural grass pitch at Sportpark Slangenbeek, home ground of the Dutch...
First Phase of Synthetic Turf Upgrades Complete for Corsicana Tigers
As Corsicana Tigers welcome their new baseball turf at Price Field, Symmetry Turf has commenced second phase of construction for new football field and track, powered by Xtreme Turf by Act Global. On a beautiful Friday night in Texas, the Corsicana Tigers played...
Synthetic Turf Effective Tortoise Barrier, says FAA Study
Year-long study on effectiveness of artificial aviation turf, called AvTurf, finds positive results. Austin, TX – To address the problem of burrowing gopher tortoises in Orlando Sanford’s runway grass, the airport turned to AvTurf, a patented artificial turf system,...
Featured Landscape Synthetic Turf: Xtreme Lawn Active
Pairing sports durability and landscape aesthetics for a greater return on investment. With the touch and look of landscape grass, paired with the most durable yarn combinations, Xtreme Lawn Active offers unrivaled strength for extended use and years of enjoyment....
Benefits of Hybrid Turf (Reinforced Natural Grass)
The latest hybrid turf system - Xtreme Grass - reinforces natural grass' playability properties combined with synthetic turf durability. The synthetic fibres helps stabilize and protect the natural grass, to improve growth, reduce playing damage and extend the life of...