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Project World Cup Brazil 2014 Club Arena de Sao Paulo/ Corinthians FC Built by World Sports Installed in November 2013 Grass: seeded before Desso GrassMaster installation Country Brazil City Sao Paulo Sport Football ______

Project Ooredoo Training Centre Club Paris Saint Germain Installed in September 2013 Country France City Paris Sport Football ______

Project: The Academy Club Manchester City FC Installed in December 2013 Country UK City Manchester Sport Football ______

Project: St. Georges Park Club National Football Centre FA Built by J. Mallinson (Ormskerk) Ltd Installed in September 2013 Grass: seeded before Desso GrassMaster installation Country UK City Burton upon Trent Sport Football ______

Project: Guiseppe Meazza - Club AC Milan - FC Internazionale Country Italy City Milan Sport Football ______

Club City FC Country UK City Norwich Sport Football ______

Club Bisham Abbey Oxford Installed in 2013 Country UK City Bisham Sport Training Facilities used by the FA too

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Project Club Manchester United Built by Mallinson ltd Installed in July 2013 Grass: seeded before Desso GrassMaster installation Country UK Cold season grass City Manchester Sport Football, Rugby, Multifunctional ______

Project Installed in August 2013 Country Ireland Grass: seeded before Desso GrassMaster installation City Dublin Cold season grass Sport Rugby, Football, Multifunctional ______

Project Albion Training Academy Club West Bromwich Albion Built by Mallinson ltd Installed in July 2013 Grass: seeded before Desso GrassMaster installation Country UK Cold season grass City West Bromwich Sport Football ______

Project Club Queens Park Rangers Built by Hewitt Sportsturf Construction Installed in July 2013 Grass: seeded before Desso GrassMaster installation Country UK Cold season grass City London Sport Football, Rugby ______

Project Club Everton FC Built by Mallinson ltd Installed in June 2013 Grass: seeded before Desso GrassMaster installation Country UK Cold season grass City Liverpool Sport Football ______

Club VfL Wolfsburg Training Academy Installed in May 2013 Grass: seeded before Desso GrassMaster installation Country Germany Cold season grass City Wolfsburg Sport Football ______

Club Arsenal Training Academy Installed in May 2013 Built by Hewitt Sportsturf Construction Country UK Heating: yes City London Grass: seeded after Desso GrassMaster installation Sport Football total of 45.000 m² of training pitches ______

Desso Sports Systems l www.dessosports.com l [email protected] Club Neckarsulm Installed in May 2013 Grass: seeded before Desso GrassMaster installation Country Germany Cold season grass City Neckarsulm Sport Football ______

Club Grêmio Installed in November 2012 Grass: seeded before Desso GrassMaster installation Country Brazil Cold season grass City Porto Alegre Sport Football, Multifunctional ______

Club Soccer City Installed in December 2012 Grass: seeded before Desso GrassMaster installation Country Grass: mix of Rye and Cynodon City Sport Football, Rugby, Multifunctional ______

Club South African Football Association Installed in October 2012 Grass: seeded before Desso GrassMaster installation Country South Africa Mix of Rye and Cynodon grass City Sport Football, Rugby, Multifunctional

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Project Heating: yes Owner RFU Grass: seeded before Desso GrassMaster installation Installed in July 2012 2nd largest stadium in England Country United Kingdom City London Sport Rugby, football ______

Project Heating: yes Club Watford FC Grass: seeded before Desso GrassMaster installation Installed in July 2012 Rejuvenation after 16 years of use Country UK City Watford FC Sport Football ______

Project Guiseppe Meazza - San Siro Stadium Club AC Milan - FC Internazionale Heating: yes / Sub Air Installed in July 2012 Grass: sand based sods Country Italy City Milan Sport Football ______

Desso Sports Systems l www.dessosports.com l [email protected] Project Angelo Moratti Training Centre Heating: yes Club FC Internazionale Grass: seeded before Desso GrassMaster installation Installed in July 2012 Country Italy City Appiano Gentile Sport Football ______

Project Stade Océane Built by: Sportingsols Club Le Havre AC (HAC) Heating: yes Installed in June 2012 Grass: sand based sods Country France City Le Havre Sport Football ______

Project Stadium Built by Hewitt Sportsturf Construction Club Tottenham Hotspur FC Heating: yes Installed in June 2012 Grass: seeded before Desso GrassMaster installation Country UK Rejuvenation after 16 years of use City London Sport Football, Rugby ______

Project St. Georges Park Built by: J. Mallinson (Ormskerk) Ltd Club National Football Centre FA Heating: yes Installed in May 2012 Grass: seeded before Desso GrassMaster installation Country UK City Burton upon Trent Sport Football ______

Project Training centre Santos FC Built by: World Sports Club Santos FC Heating: no Installed in March 2012 Grass: seeded before Desso GrassMaster installation Country Brazil City Santos Sport Football ______

Project Heritage Field Built by: Club former NY Yankee Stadium Heating: none Installed in November 2011 Grass: seeded before Desso GrassMaster installation Country USA City New York Sport Multifunctional, Baseball ______

Project Built by Hewitt Sportsturf Construction Club Leicester City FC Heating: yes Installed in September 2011 Grass: seeded before Desso GrassMaster installation Country UK City Leicester Sport Football

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Desso Sports Systems l www.dessosports.com l [email protected] Project Stadium Built by: J. Mallinson (Ormskerk) Ltd Club West Bromwich Albion Heating: yes Installed in August 2011 Grass: seeded before Desso GrassMaster installation Country UK City Bromwich Sport Football

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Project Galpharm Stadium Built by Hewitt Sportsturf Construction Club Huddersfield Town FC Heating: yes Huddersfield Rugby Club Grass: seeded before Desso GrassMaster installation Installed in July 2011 Country UK City Huddersfield Sport Football, rugby

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Project Training Centre Arsenal FC Built by Hewitt Sportsturf Construction Club Arsenal FC Heating: Installed in June 2011 Grass: seeded after Desso GrassMaster installation Country UK 45.000 m² of trainings pitches City London Sport Football

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Project Volkswagen Arena Built by: Heiler Sportstättenbau GmbH Club Vfl Wolfsburg Heating: -28 cm Installed in August 2011 Grass: sand based sods Country Germany City Wolfsburg Sport Football ______

Project FC Metalist Stadium Built by: CRL Club FC Metalist Heating: -25 cm Installed in July 2011 Grass: seeded before Desso GrassMaster installation Country Ukraine European Championship 2012 City Kharkiv Sport Football

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Project Built by: SIS Club FC Shaktar Donetsk Heating: -25 cm Installed in June 2011 Grass:renovation prior to Desso GrassMaster installation Country Ukraine European Championship 2012 City Donetsk Sport Football

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Desso Sports Systems l www.dessosports.com l [email protected] Project Heating: yes Club Highlanders - Otago Grass: seeded before Desso GrassMaster installation Installed in April 2011 2011 World Championship Rugby Country New Zealand Most southerly professional sport stadium in the world City Dunedin and only permanently covered natural grass pitch Sport Rugby, Football, Multifunctional

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Project Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium Built by: Cape Turf Installed in January 2011 Heating: Country South Africa Grass: seeded before Desso GrassMaster installation City Port Elisabeth Sport Football,

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Club Royal Léopold Uccle FC Built by: Sportscape NV Installed in October 2010 Heating: Country Belgium Grass: seeded before Desso GrassMaster installation City Brussels Main training pitch national team Belgium Sport Football

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Project Central City Stadium Built by: Club FC Alma-Ata, National Team Heating: Installed in September 2010 Grass: seeded before Desso GrassMaster installation Country Kazachstan City Almaty City Sport Football ______

Project Tottenham Hotspur Acadamy Built by: Hewitt Sportsturf Construction Club Tottenham Hotspur FC Heating: Installed in September 2010 Grass: seeded after Desso GrassMaster installation Country UK City London Sport Football ______

Project Burnley FC Stadium Built by: J. Mallinson (Ormskerk) Ltd Club Burnley FC Heating: yes Installed in August 2010 Grass: seeded after Desso GrassMaster installation Country UK City Burnley Sport Football ______

Project Built by: J. Mallinson (Ormskerk) Ltd Installed in August 2010 Heating:-25 cm Country UK Grass: seeded before Desso GrassMaster installation City London Sport Football, rugby, NFL, multifunctional

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Project City of Manchester Stadium Built by: J. Mallinson (Ormskerk) Ltd Club Manchester City FC Heating: yes Installed in July 2010 Grass: seeded after Desso GrassMaster installation Country UK City Manchester Sport Football ______

Project Built by: J. Mallinson (Ormskerk) Ltd Club Blackburn Rovers FC & Heating: yes Leigh Miners Rangers Grass: seeded after Desso GrassMaster installation Installed in July 2010 Country UK City Leigh Sport Football, Rugby ______

Project Stadium Built by: Servest Turf Installed in May 2010 Heating: None Country South Africa 2010 FIFA World Championship™ City Nelspruit Sport Football, rugby, multifunctional ______

Project Built by: Servest Turf Installed in May 2010 Heating: None Country South Africa 2010 FIFA World Championship™ City Sport Football, rugby, multifunctional ______

Project Sportpark Varkenoord Built by: AH Vrij Club Feyenoord Heating: None Installed in October 2009 Grass: seeded before Desso GrassMaster installation Country the Netherlands Intensity of use: Feyenoord training City Rotterdam 4 Desso GrassMaster pitches at Varkenoord - Sport Football Feyenoord training centre ______

Project Ray Nitschke Field Built by: Fields Club Green Bay Packers Heating: partly Installed in July 2009 Intensity of use: Intensive training Greenbay Packers Country USA 4 Desso GrassMaster pitches at the City Green Bay Green Bay Packers training centre (2007-2009) Sport ______

Project Built by Hewitt Sportsturf Construction Club Cardiff City, Heating: -25 cm Installed in April 2009 Grass: seeded after Desso GrassMaster installation Country UK City Cardiff Sport Football, Rugby ______

Desso Sports Systems l www.dessosports.com l [email protected] Project Stade Fallon Built by: Sportscape Club Woluwe FC Heating: -25 cm Installed in September 2009 Grass: seeded before Desso GrassMaster installation Country Belgium Intensity of use: matches & training first and B team City Brussels Sport Football ______

Project Manchester City FC Training Built by: J. Mallinson (Ormskerk) Ltd Club Manchester City FC Heating: Installed in August 2009 Grass: seeded before Desso GrassMaster installation Country UK Intensity of use: training Manchester City FC City Manchester Sport Football ______Project Sportcomplex Arkadija Built by: Reaton Club Community Top layer: Sand based Installed in June 2009 Grass: seeded before Desso GrassMaster installation Country Intensity of use: different sports clubs and City Riga community use Sport Football, multi sports ______

Project Novator Stadium Built by: Bamard Club Khimki FC Heating: -25 cm Installed in May 2008 Grass: seeded before Desso GrassMaster installation Country Russia Intensity of use: matches Khimki FC City Moscow Sport Football

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Project Stadion L-Diekirch Built by: CBZ Sportconstruct Installed in September 2008 Grass: seeded before Desso GrassMaster installation Country Luxemburg Intensity of use: matches & training City Ettelbrück Sport Football

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Project Constant Vanden Stock Built by: Sportscape Stadium Grass: seeded before Desso GrassMaster installation Club RSC Anderlecht Intensity of use: matches & training RSC Anderlecht Installed in June 2007 2 Desso GrassMaster training pitches (2006) Country Belgium City Anderlecht - Brussels Sport Football

"Thanks to the superior quality and durability of the pitch, the trainer has the option of training in the stadium, as well. This helps improve the quality of play." Herman Van Holsbeeck, General Manager RSC Anderlecht ______

Desso Sports Systems l www.dessosports.com l [email protected] Project Reebok Stadium Built by: Mallinson Ltd Club Bolton Wanderers FC Heating: -25 cm Installed in July 2007 Grass: seeded before Desso GrassMaster installation Country UK Intensity of use: matches & training Bolton Wanderers City Bolton Sport Football ______

Project Built by: Hewitt Sportsturf Construction Club Reading FC, London Irish Heating: -25 cm Installed in June 2007 Grass: seeded before Desso GrassMaster installation Country UK Intensity of use: matches & training Reading FC City Reading Sport Football, rugby ______Project Lambeau Field Built by Club Green Bay Packers Heating: Installed in July 2007 Grass: Country USA City Green Bay Sport American football ______

Project Doncaster Lakeside complex Built by: Hewitt Sportsturf Construction Club Heating: -30 cm Installed in September 2006 Grass: seeded Country UK Intensity of use: Premiership games and City Yorkshire training sessions Sport Football, rugby

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Club: Milton Keynes Dons FC Built by: Hewitt Sportsturf Construction Heating: -25 cm Installed in: September 2006 Grass: seeded before Desso GrassMaster installation Country: UK City: Buckinghamshire Sport: Football

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Project Stadion De Koel Built by: Hay Aerts BV Club: VV Venlo Heating: -25 cm Installed in: August 2006 Grass: sand based sods by Hendriks Graszoden Country: the Netherlands Intensity of use: games and training VV Venlo City: Venlo Sport: Football ______

Project Built by: Mallinsons Ltd Club: Aston Villa Heating: -25 cm Installed in: July 2006 Grass: seeded before Desso GrassMaster installation Country: UK Intensity of use: games and training Aston Villa City: Sport: Football ______

Desso Sports Systems l www.dessosports.com l [email protected] Project Built by: Hewitt Sportsturf Construction Club: Arsenal FC Heating: -25 cm Installed in: April 2006 Watering: automatic Country: UK Grass: seeded after Desso GrassMaster installation City: London 45.000 m² Desso GrassMaster pitches at the Arsenal Sport: football training centre (2010 - 2011)

"Stadium pitches have to put up with a lot of punishment. Desso GrassMaster is a system that strengthens the grass and protects the roots. In all aspects, it meets the high expectations of our players." John Beattie, Stadium Manager Emirates Stadium

"We were facing an important game. In the morning, the rain tell from the sky in buckets. Even so, we played that afternoon on a dry and level field, thanks to the excellent drainage." Paul Burgess, Head Grounds man Arsenal FC ______

Project AFAS Stadion Built by: Arcadis Regio BV Club: AZ Heating: -25 cm Installed in: June 2006 Grass: sand based sods by Hendriks Graszoden Country: the Netherlands Intensity of use: Games and training AZ City: Alkmaar 1 Desso GrassMaster training pitch (2006) Sport: Football

"Training and playing on the same surface is a plus for the team. Another advantage is that the playing characteristics of the surface are identical over the entire field. The team makes good use of that consistency to bring high-quality, technical football to the fans throughout the season." Wijnand Vermeulen, Stadium Director AZ Alkmaar

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Project Galgenwaard Stadion Built by: Agterberg BV Club: FC Utrecht Heating: - 22 cm Installed in: June 2005 Grass: sand based sods by Hendriks Graszoden Country: the Netherlands Intensity of use: games and training FC Utrecht City: Utrecht Youth World Championships 2005, 9 games and Sport: Football 9 training sessions in 3 weeks

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Project Built by: Hewitt Sportsturf Constructions Club: Neath - Heating: -30 cm RUFC Watering: automatic Installed in: March 2005 Grass: seeded after Desso GrassMaster installation Country: UK Intensity of use: games and training City: Swansea IOG Professional Football Grounds man of the Year Sport: Rugby, football Award 2009 - Dan Duffy ______

Project Built by: Hewitt Sportsturf Constructions Club: Norwich City Heating: - 30 cm Installed in: June 2004 Watering: automatic Country: UK Grass: seeded after Desso GrassMaster installation City: Norwich Intensity of use: Premier League Football Sport: Football

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Project Panthessaliko Stadium Built by: Alma Athletics SA Club: Olympic Games 2004 Heating: none and Olympiakos Volos Watering: automatic Installed in: April 2004 Grass: sand based turf rolls Country: Greece Intensity of use: matches and training City: Volos Sport: Football

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Project City of Manchester Stadium Built by: Mallinsons Ltd Club: Manchester City FC Heating: -30 cm Installed in: July 2003 Watering: automatic Country: UK Grass: seeded with Perennial Ryegrass City: Manchester Sport: Football

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Project Hull Super Stadium Built by: Hewitt Sports turf Club: Hull City AFC - Hull FC Heating: -25 cm Installed in: October 2002 Watering: automatic Country: UK Grass: seeded City: Hull Sport: Football, Rugby, Cricket, multifunctional ______

Project: Upton Park Stadium Built by Club: West Ham United FC Heating: -25 cm Installed in: August 2002 Watering: automatic Country: UK Grass: seeded City: London Intensity of use: the pitch is also used for events Sport: Football ______

Project: Stadium Built by: Mallinson Ltd Club: Wycombe Wanderers, Heating: -25 cm London Wasps Installed in: July 2002 Watering: manual Country: UK Grass: seeded City: London Sport: Football, Rugby ______

Project: White Hart Lane Stadium Built by: Hewitt Sports turf Club: Tottenham Hotspur FC Heating: -25 cm Installed in: June 2002 Watering: manual Country: UK Grass: seeded City: London Premiership Grounds man of the Year 2006 Sport: Football, Rugby Darren Baldwin 2 Desso GrassMaster pitches at the Tottenham Hotspur training centre ______

Desso Sports Systems l www.dessosports.com l [email protected] Project: Stadium Built by: Hewitt Sports turf Club: Liverpool FC Heating: -40 cm Installed in: August 2001 Watering: automatic Country: UK Grass: seeded City: Liverpool Sport: Football, Rugby ______

Project: Stadium Built by: Mallinson Ltd Club: Oldham Athletic FC Heating: -40 cm Installed in: August 2001 Watering: automatic Country: UK Grass: seeded City: Oldham Sport: Football, Rugby ______

Project: Built by: Parcs et Sports Club: Nantes FC Heating: none Installed in: July 2001 Watering: automatic Country: France Grass: sand based sods City: Nantes 2007 World Championship Rugby Sport: Football, Rugby ______

Project: Madejski Stadium Built by: Hewitt Sports turf Club: Reading FC, London Irish Heating: -40 cm Installed in: July 2001 Grass: seeded Country: UK City: London Sport: Football, Rugby ______

Project: Sports Authority Field at Mile Built by: Turner Construction Company High Heating: -35 cm / Sub Air Club: Denver Broncos Grass: sand based sods Installed in: June 2001 Country: USA City: Denver Sport: American Football ______

Project: Skonto FC Stadium Built by: Skonto FC Club: Skonto FC Heating: -35 cm / Sub Air Installed in: January 2001 Grass: seeded Country: Latvia City: Riga Sport: Football ______

Project: Åråsen Stadium Built by: Syntec A/S Club: Lilleström SK Heating: -30 cm Installed in: August 2000 Grass: sodded Country: Norway City: Lilleström SK Sport: Football

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Project: Built by: Topturf Club: - Ajax Cape Town Heating: none Installed in: January 2000 Grass: seeded Country: South-Africa City: Cape Town Sport: Rugby, Football

'We still can't believe how amazing this GrassMaster system is, we had two rugby matches, one after the other last Saturday and the field looked like it was hardly used. Desso GrassMaster really does what it claims to do. It stabilizes the field and prevents divots from forming after a heavy scrum" Rob Wagner, Managing Director of Western Province Rugby Union ______

Project: Rat Verlegh Stadium Built by: Heijmans - De Enk Club: NAC Heating:-40 cm Installed in: September 1999 Intensity of use: 50 matches of the 1st and 2nd Country: the Netherlands team per season, 50 training sessions per year, City: Breda especially during the winter season, pop concerts Sport: Football

"We have struggled two seasons with our newly built stadium field. The water logging on the field resulted in major damage on the grass. We decided to install the sand based Desso GrassMaster field. Apart from having solved the water logging problems we now also have the opportunity for training sessions by the first and second team on the Stadium field" Roelandt Oltmans, General Director Rat Verlegh Stadium ______

Project: B-Mets Stadium Built by: Clark Companies Club: Broome County Jets Heating: none AA farm club of New York Mets Grass: sand based sods Installed in: November 1998 Country: USA City: Binghamton Sport: Baseball, Soccer, American Football

"We have carefully researched every type of natural turf reinforcement in the market today. I am certain Desso GrassMaster is absolutely the best product available". Scott Clark, Clark Companies ______

Project: Upton Park Built by: Hewitt Sports turf Club: West Ham United FC Heating: -30 cm / Sub Air Installed in: August 1998 Grass: seeded Country: UK City: London Sport: Football

"This is the 60th game of the season and the pitch looks like it has not been played on. Perhaps that's why these West Ham boys are so good" TV commentator during Youth Cup Final ______

Desso Sports Systems l www.dessosports.com l [email protected] Project: Vicarage Road Stadium Built by: Mallinson Ltd Club: Watford FC Heating: -25 cm Saracens Grass: seeded Installed in: August 1998 Intensity of use: matches & Training Country: UK City: Watford Sport: Football. Rugby ______

Project: Platz Holleschbierg Built by: CBZ Sport construct Club: Switch FC Heating: none Installed in: August 1998 Grass: seeded Country: Luxemburg City: Hesperange Sport: Football ______

Project: Loftus Rd Stadium Built by: Mallison Ltd. Club: Queens Park Rangers Heating: -25 cm Wasps Grass: seeded Installed in: July 1997 Country: UK City: London Sport: Football, Rugby "This is the best rugby pitch in the world. Better than Twickenham, Murrayfield, and all the other I have played on around" Kenny Logan, Wasps and Scotland Rugby International

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Project: Villa Park Stadium Built by: Hewitt Sports turf Club: Aston Villa Heating: -40 cm / integrated Installed in: July 1997 Grass: seeded Country: UK City: Birmingham Sport: Football

"The extra time l get now is devoted to improving the playing surface even more, brushing the grass, an extra cut, spot fertilizing, the maintenance work is cut by a mile" Tony Eden, Grounds man Villa Park Stadium ______

Project Galpharm Stadion Heating: -25 cm / integrated Club: Huddersfield Town Grass: washed turf RL Installed in: July 1996 Country: UK City: Huddersfield Sport: Football, Rugby

"Our experience of Desso GrassMaster was under treacherous climatic conditions when the ground was covered in snow. Given the conditions, the surface was outstanding and didn't cut up. The fact that is retained its integrity shows the benefit of such a reinforced grass system" John Hart, Coach New Zealand Rugby Team

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