SPORTS PITCH ENGINEERING PROJECTS PORTFOLIO The company was renowned for its design and construction Fenerbahçe SK, SaracoğluStadium, Istanbul A.F.C. Ajax Youth Academy, Amsterdam, the Netherlands of 5-aside football centres in the UK and development of Design and quality assurance management for the Design and construction of all 7 training pitches plus hard SPORTS PITCH ENGINEERING BV returng techniques for major stadia. reconstruction of stadium pitch inclusive of under soil surfacing infrastructure, fencing and associated items. Sports Pitch Engineering BV is specialist in the design and From 2001 Rob was part of the team developing a new heating system and irrigation system project management of sports pitches. SPE operates in the natural grass reinforcement system, XtraGrass. FC Twente, Arke Stadium, Enschede, the Netherlands global market and introduces a ‘no nonsense’ approach to Rob has implemented XtraGrass in some of the major stadia in Real Madrid, Estádio Santiago Bernabéu, Madrid Design and construction of new stadium pitch and 6 training sports pitch design. Based on science, local conditions and the UK. After 10 years of research and experience the system Design and reconstruction of new playing surface including pitches at the FC Twente Youth Academy the clients requirements we tailor each pitch construction to has now become proven technology. new irrigation and under soil heating system. the needs of the client and the benet of the end user. Rob is currently marketing the XtraGrass system on a global Amsterdam ArenA, Amsterdam, the Netherlands scale. Parken Stadium, Copenhagen Design and construction of the stadium pitch and 2 training SPE has the ability to unite communities and players across the Reconstruction of the playing surface including removal of pitches as well as development of and execution of regular globe and SPE values this social aspect to the business. We In 2009 Rob decided to focus on specialist design and existing bre reinforcement system. returng operations as part of the Amsterdam ArenA pride ourselves on our ability to supply rst class products consultancy worldwide and hence formed Sports Pitch exploitation. and management to sport facility owners and players alike. Engineering, which aim it is to enhance co-operation Luzhniki Stadium, Moscow, Russia between specialists in the eld and provide innovative and Installation of the UEFA Champions League Final Pitch in Fuji Film Stadium, Breda, the Netherlands cutting edge pitch designs. 2008, over the existing synthetic turf pitch. Design and construction of new stadium pitch ROB DE HEER, DIRECTOR Rob de Heer manages Sports Pitch Engineering BV and Oxford United FC, Kassam Stadium, Oxford, UK Stadion Euroborg, Groningen, the Netherlands provides knowledge and experience spanning many years in AD BODEN Design and construction of the rst full size XtraGrass Design and quality assurance management of pitch the natural grass industry around the world. Ad Boden is a trained groundsman and eld manager and reinforced pitch system. construction, daily maintenance and returng operations. Rob has developed a reputation for quality having been specialized in maintaining natural grass elds. In addition Ad involved in the construction and management of numerous gained a Bachelor’s degree in environmental studies at the Coventry Arena, Coventry, UK projects. Agricultural College in Den Bosch. Ad attended several project Design and construction of XtraGrass stadium pitch inclusive of NATURAL GRASS GOLF COURSES He understands the need for professional standards management studies. drainage, irrigation and undersoil heating system. required by the world’s leading governing bodies like FIFA, IOC, UEFA and has equipped construction teams Ad Boden is a skilled groundsmanager and is always looking Sporting Portugal, Estadio Alvalade, Lisbon, Portugal Amsterdamsche Golfclub with cutting edge technology, training and equipment in for practical solutions that are best suited for each project. He Reconstruction of stadium pitch and regular returng Earthworks design and calculations order to fulll such high standards. has gained a reputation for putting eld maintenance operations as result of non football events in summer Drainage and irrigation system design programs in place under dicult conditions and has trained breaks. Complete Construction of the 18 hole course. In 1994 Rob was invited to join the design and construction non educated groundssta in Africa and Asia. team for the new A.F.C. Ajax Amsterdam training academy Hampden Park, Glasgow, Scotland Golfbaan Spaarnwoude and the new Amsterdam ArenA stadium. During 1995 and Rob de Heer and Ad Boden now run the day to day operations Design and reconstruction of the complete pitch before Technical design and construction for 27 hole 1996 these projects gained him specialist expertise to design at Sports Pitch Engineering and together they can claim to the Champions League Final 2003. The work comprised of extension of existing course and construct high professional pitches in hostile environ- have gained signicant experience in the eld: removal of the bre reinforcement system, new irrigation and Reconstruction of 9 existing holes. ments as new undersoil heating system. The work was concluded enclosed arena’s. As a result of his expertise he was asked with the installation of ready to play on turf just before the Golfclub Molenberg, Burgh Haamstede more and more to share his knowledge in the international NATURAL GRASS FOOTBALL PITCHES Champions League nal. Technical design for pitch and put course football market resulting in large contracts as the sliding Complete construction pitch development for Gelredome Arnhem and Arena Auf Cocan 2010, Angola Maintenance/ training of local sta. Schalke in Germany. Chievo Verona Veronello Training Centre, Bardolino, Italy Design and construction of 14 pitches for 2010 African Design and supply and installation of 3 natural grass training Nations Cup. Twentsche Golf Club, Delden Rob was co-developer of the returng techniques pitches for the p[rofessional team of Chievo Verona. Design and construction of articial turf putting green. established for stadiums and event areas in order to Shakhtar Donetsk, Donbass Arena, Donetsk, Ukraine generate a quick conversion. Each conversion is planned National Stadium Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Design & Construction of new stadium pitch, including and executed like a military style operation and completed Provision of eld maintenance equipment and maintenance irrigation, subsoil aeration and undersoil heating systems. within a 24 hour timeframe if required. training to stadium groundsta as part of FIFA Goals project FC Schalke 04, Veltins Arena, Gelsenkirchen, Germany In 1999 Rob founded Support in Sport and Galatasaray FC, Türk Telekom Arena, Istanbul, Turkey Design and construction of sliding pitch system. as Director of Operations grew the company to one of the Design and quality assurance management for the leading natural and synthetic grass companies in Europe. construction of the complete pitch and associated systems Vitesse, Gelredome, Arnhem, the Netherlands in this new arena, which opened its doors in October 2010. Design and construction of sliding pitch system. SPORTS-PITCH-ENGINEERING.COM SPORTS PITCH ENGINEERING 100% NATURAL GRASS RE-TURF OPERATIONS ATHLETC TRACK & FIELD CONSTRUCTION CONTACT INFORMATION Sports Pitch Engineering BV Veltins Arena, Gelsenkirchen Lornah Kiplagat Sports Academy, Iten, Kenya Parken Stadium, Copenhagen 6 lanes Regupol and 5 lane gravel track, full size football ineld P.O. Box 49 Amsterdam ArenA, Amsterdam 3830 AA Leusden Stade de France, Paris Kenenisa Bekele Sports and Recreational Centre, Sululta, The Netherlands Ricoh Arena, Coventry Ethiopia Hampden Park, Glasgow 8 lanes in situ sandwich PU track and 5 lane gravel track, Head oce: Celtic Park, Glasgow Old Traord, Manchester Sportpark Dijnselburg, av-Vit, Zeist, the Netherlands +31 (0)33 8878778 Portman Road, Ipswich 6 lane in situ spraycoat track and ineld Millenium Stadium, Cardi Rob de Heer, mobile Stadio delle Alpi, Turin +31 (0)64 171 7820 Estádio Santiago Bernabéu, Madrid Estádio José Alvalade, Lisbon ARTIFICIAL TURF FOOTBALL AND RUGBY FIELDS Estádio da Luz, Lisbon [email protected] Estádio do Dragão, Porto Donbass Arena, Donetsk Sudan SFF National Training Centre, Khartoum, Sudan For more information, project overviews and news Celtic Park, Glasgow Installation of 2 Greenelds FIFA 1* articial turf elds please visit our website. Ibrox Stadium, Glasgow Stade Municipal, Charleroi Fanny Blankers Koen Sportpark, Almere, the Netherlands Türk Telecom Arena, Istanbul Installation of 2 Fieldturf articial turf football training elds Saracoğlu Stadium, Istanbul including sub base construction. SPORTS-PITCH-ENGINEERING.COM Rhein Energie Stadion, Köln Stade OJC Lille, Lille Queens Park FC, Lesser Hampden, Glasgow, Scotland Stadion Willem II Installation of FIFA 2* football eld including sub base and Stadion de Kuip Rotterdam e-layer RWE Arena Düsseldorf Newcastle Falcons Druid Park Training Ground, Newcastle, UK Installation of full size IRB approved rugby eld XTRAGRASS NATURAL GRASS REINFORCEMENT SYSTEM Durham City AFC, Durham, UK Installation of full size stadium eld meeting FA community Kassam Stadium, Oxford, UK standards Ricoh Arena, Coventry, UK Princess Park Stadium, Dartford, UK Powerleague and PlayFootball.net 5-aside centres, UK Manchester United FC Carrington Training Centre, Installation of 200+ 5-a-side football elds throughout the UK. Carrington, UK Including sub base, ball rebound fencing, oodlighting and infrastructure. KB Hallen, FC Copenhagen Training Academy, Denmark UEFA Centre of Excellence, Colovray, Nyon, Switzerland Sportpark Zestienhoven, Rotterdam, the Netherlands G.J.S. Gorinchem, the Netherlands Eggendorf Sportzentrum, Eggendorf, Austria FC Almalyk, Mettallurg Stadium, Almalyk, Uzbekistan.