The World Leader in Football FieldTurf is the choice of football around the globe. It is the choice of top clubs such as FC Barcelona, Ajax, Arsenal, Liverpool, West Ham United, Paris Saint Germain, Olympique FieldTurf is Football Lyonnais, Werder Bremen, and Seattle Sounders. Why is FieldTurf the #1 choice for football? Independent studies show that FieldTurf has grass-like playability. FieldTurf is ideal for football because of its fibre technology (ball roll and performance), heavyweight infill system (energy restitution and shock absorption), and wide gauge tufting (playability and safety). “Their turf is good! It’s different from any other turf you play in the league. That’s an amazing one.” Thierry Henry Forward, New York Red Bulls and former French National Team member commenting on Jeld-Wen’s FieldTurf field. FIFA Preferred FieldTurf is a select member of the FIFA Preferred Producer Program, having met the rigid obligations and reporting requirements. A FIFA Preferred Producer goes beyond the traditional supplier / installer scenario by continually improving the quality of their product and assuming responsibility for the production, installation and maintenance of the turf from inception to completion. No other company in the world has The World Leader in FIFA more FIFA Recommended Pitches than FieldTurf. The quality of our products and Recommended Pitches installations is proven worldwide. 170 49 *as of August 15, 2013 FieldTurf is the football reference worldwide. No other company has a stronger history in football or more high profile installations. Teams that The Football Reference play and/or practice on FieldTurf are champions – having won 867 trophies, including 370 first division championships, 306 national cups and 85 European trophies (28 UEFA Champions League). FC BARCELONA AJAX FieldTurf and FieldTurf Iberica have been working with FC When Ajax needs artificial turf, they turn to FieldTurf. Barcelona for over 20 years. Most recently, FieldTurf became FieldTurf is installed at Amsterdam ArenA (surrounding the “Official Sports Surfaces Supplier” of FC Barcelona the pitch) as well as on 5 pitches at their training facility, installing four new pitches at the Ciutat Esportiva Joan Gamper, including the revolutionary “Powerhill” facility. According to home of the famed development program “La Masia”. Emili Henri van der Aat, CCO of Ajax, “We have had a very good Sabadell, FC Barcelona’s Director of Operations, was quoted experience with FieldTurf football turf systems for many as saying that “the agreement with FieldTurf is very beneficial years and that is one of the reasons why we have chosen for FC Barcelona, as we will replace the current artificial turf, FieldTurf again. After examining all the most advanced which was installed ten years ago, with new turf of a quality football turf systems on the market, we are sure that that is appropriate for our youth football.” FieldTurf is one of the best solutions”. Most Grass-Like Playability 1 2 3 4 5 The 2012 study conducted by Prozone, an independent consulting firm Criteria FIFA 2 Star FieldTurf Revolution specializing in football performance, confirms that there are “No Major Differences” in playability on FieldTurf or natural grass. Prozone installed a 1- Ball Roll 4m - 8m 6.8m player tracking system on two fields – one at Luzhniki Stadium (FieldTurf) 2- Ball Rebound 0.60m – 0.85m 0.79m and the other at Khimki Arena (natural grass). Luzhniki has had FieldTurf 3- Shock Absorption 60% - 70% 68% installed for their pitch since 2006 and the results in key playability categories indicate that FieldTurf is equal to natural grass when it comes to 4- Vertical Deformation 4mm – 10mm 8.0mm playing football. 5- Rotational Resistance 30Nm – 45Nm 35Nm Same km run during match. Same ball touches per player. Increased tackles per player. 113.9 vs 112.1 2.01 vs 2.06 3.90 vs 3.20 FIELDTURF NATURAL GRASS FIELDTURF NATURAL GRASS FIELDTURF NATURAL GRASS Indicating teams are confident to play Indicating players are as comfortable with Indicating players are as secure about very similar styles on both surfaces. possession of the ball on both surfaces. defending and tackling on both surfaces. FIFA 2014 World Cup Qualifier Russia vs. Portugal Luzhniki Stadium (Russia) The World Leader in Football FFF - Clairefontaine The French Football Federation (FFF) National Training Centre is regarded as one of the finest football academies in the world. Having been the training ground to some of the world’s best players, such as Thierry Henry, Nicolas Anelka and Abou Diaby, the Centre turned to FieldTurf when it came time to choose an artificial turf system to train its international stage stars. FieldTurf has installed three pitches at the Centre – two exterior fields and one indoor field. UEFA Champions League FC Spartak Moscow vs FC Barcelona Luzhniki Stadium (Russia) The World Leader in Football Saprissa In 2003, Estadio Ricardo Saprissa was the first high profile stadium in Latin America to be granted the right by FIFA to have its surface changed to FieldTurf. The project pioneered an enormous growth of FieldTurf fields in the area, and in 2013, Deportivo Saprissa renewed its commitment to FieldTurf installing a brand new surface at the stadium. Nicknamed “La Cueva del Monstruo” (The Monster’s Cave), Estadio Saprissa is known as one of the largest and most intimidating stadiums in Latin America for opposing teams, hosting matches for both Deportivo Saprissa and the Costa Rican National team. High ProfileInstallations HIGH PROFILE STADIUM PITCHES Atlético Bucaramanga (Colombia) Spain (La Liga) Others Deportivo Saprissa (Costa Rica) Atlético Madrid Ajax (Netherlands) Dundalk FC (Ireland) FC Barcelona Colo Colo (Chile) FSC Gutersloh 2009 (Germany) Getafe Cruz Azul (Mexico) L’Hospitalet de Llobregat (Spain) Sevilla FC Basel (Switzerland) Liga Deportiva Alajuelense (Costa Rica) FC Luzern (Switzerland) New England Revolution (USA) France (Ligue 1) FC Wil (Switzerland) Nicaragua National Team (Nicaragua) FC Lorient Hamburg HSV (Germany) Portland Timbers (USA) FC Nantes Panathinaikos (Greece) Real Santander (Colombia) FC Sochaux Shakhtar Donetsk (Ukraine) SC Cambuur (Netherlands) Girondins de Bordeaux Sporting Lisbon (Portugal) Seattle Sounders (USA) Montpellier HSC Werder Bremen (Germany) Terrassa FC (Spain) OGC Nice Voldendam FC (Netherlands) Olympique Lyonnais STADIUM SURROUNDINGS VVV-Venlo (Netherlands) Paris Saint Germain Xolos de Tijuana (Mexico) Stade Rennais AC Milan & Inter Milan (Italy) Toulouse FC Ajax (Netherlands) TRAINING PITCHES Valenciennes FC Borussia Dortmund (Germany) Feyenoord Rotterdam (Netherlands) England (Premiership) North America Schalke 04 (Germany) Arsenal (Major League Soccer) Fulham Chicago Fire Liverpool Columbus Crew Newcastle United Houston Dynamo West Ham United Montreal Impact New York Red Bulls Philadelphia Union Sporting KC MLS Cup Real Salt Lake vs Los Angeles Galaxy CenturyLink Field (USA) FieldTurf comes from humble beginnings. Its debut in the sports surfacing industry was in 1988, with the introduction of a synthetic grass system for tennis courts and a synthetic The Company that grass surface used to minimize wear and tear around golf practice tees. The company then began developing Revolutionized synthetic turf surfaces for other sports installations, including football, American football and baseball. FieldTurf focused on the Industry perfecting a sports field system with a sand and rubber infill, which provided superior athlete safety, high performance and extreme durability. The infilled artificial turf industry was born in 1994, when FieldTurf installed its first full-size football field. Quality Manufacturing During the manufacturing process there are three aspects to turf construction – Fibre Production, Tufting and Coating. It is important to know that FieldTurf controls all three aspects of the value chain. Nothing is left to a third party. Nothing is left to chance. This provides FieldTurf clients with a level of quality assurance that simply cannot be matched. Fibre Production: FieldTurf’s fibres are produced at our very own facility in Germany. This state-of-the art facility was opened FieldTurf Fibre Production Plant - Abtsteinach, Germany in 2010 and as a result has turned FieldTurf into one of the most vertically integrated companies in the world. The quality control process at the facility includes stringent testing of the yarn properties (tensile strength, uniformity and colour verification). Tufting and Coating: Once the fibre is produced it is ready for tufting and coating which takes place at FieldTurf’s 46,000 square-metre facility in Calhoun, Georgia. Our triple ISO certification ensures rigorous quality control and inspection under FieldTurf Tufting & Coating Plant - World Class Manufacturing (WCM) principles. Calhoun, GA Peace of Mind Even though you will probably never need to use it, you can rest easy knowing that you’re protected by the industry’s best third- party insured warranty in the unlikely event something goes wrong with your field. It is peace of mind that sets FieldTurf apart. n Yearly Aggregate Claim Limit of $32,000,000 n Per Claim Limit of $32,000,000 n Pre-Paid for 8 years Proven Durability FIELDTURF FIELDS PERFORM 10+ yrs YEAR AFTER YEAR Since its inception, FieldTurf has proven to be the most durable 9+ yrs turf system in the world, with more fields that are 8 years or 8+ yrs 7+ yrs older than all other competitors combined. All of FieldTurf’s 6+ yrs components are made from the highest quality materials. 5+ yrs FieldTurf fields are manufactured and installed with a level of attention to quality control that has changed the industry fields fields fields fields forever. No other artificial turf manufacturer in the world can fields fields measure up. YEARS OF CONTINUOUS USE 249 374 693 1072 1847 2442 NUMBER OF FIELDS IN DAILY USE The World Leader in Football Information (800) 724-2969 [email protected] www.fieldturf.com.