DERBY KICK OFF ON UK'S MOST TECHNICALLY ADVANCED PITCH
Installed by SISGrass
Derby County kicked-off their Sky Bet Championship season with a goalless draw against Brighton on Saturday on what's been descibed as the most technologically advanced playing surface in the UK.
The iPro Stadium has installed a brand new SISGrass pitch.
The same style of pitch is also currently being installed at the Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow, the host stadium for the 2018 World Cup Final, with work due to be completed in October 2016.
Phil Blackwell, SIS Pitches UK Project Director is quoted by FC Business saying, “We’re delighted to be able to provide Derby County Football Club with a new hybrid pitch.
“We have been working flat out to ensure that the pitch is ready for the team ahead of the first match of the new season.
“The players will feel more stability on the grass and it will recover faster, meaning the pitch’s quality will be consistent all year round.”
The laser-guided installation took only five days to install, the fastest hybrid installation to date, working alongside Talbot Sports Turf.
The club had SISGrass installed on four of their training ground pitches and at the iPro Stadium after seeing the benefits at St. George’s Park, the training facilities of the England national football team.
Sean Goodwin, Director of Talbot Sports Turf said: “We have been active with Derby County during the close season, working on five hybrid pitch installations, four of those at the training ground and the iPro Stadium itself.
“SIS Pitches came in on time, with the latest modern technology available and were able to stitch the pitch to exact standard, this was carried out professionally and enabled us to deliver the pitch to the club on time."
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