ABOUT ESTC
VISION
MISSION
ESTC PILLARS
The strategy of ESTC can best be captured in our 4-pillar model, consisting of Advocacy, Education, Networking and Communications. Each pillar has a pillar leader.
- Advocacy – Frenk Stoop (Polytex)
- Communications – Paul Fraser (Tarkett Sports)
- Knowledge – Eric O’Donnell (Sports Labs)
- Networking – Luca Girelli (Trocellen)
At the centre of everything we do as an Organisation, is our vision to build a circular model. We will develop our circular strategy taking into account sourcing of raw materials, regeneration, and responsible end-of-life processing to close the loop in our supply chains. The principal aims are to reduce waste and pollution, maintain use of products and materials, reduce CO₂ levels and regenerate systems. ESTC is focused on working with members according to a circular economy model.
KNOWLEDGE
ESTC is the foremost organisation in EMEA for information gathering and knowledge sharing. Our members benefit from instant access to the latest subjects affecting the synthetic turf industry, delivered on a variety of platforms, by experts in their field tackling the most important topics and discussion subjects. From infill to recycling, industry norms to technical guidance, our knowledge pillar provides the highest quality content and information.
ADVOCACY
Working on behalf of its membership, ESTC is actively in dialogue with key decision makers and influencers, with a direct involvement in the synthetic turf industry, on a local, regional, national and global scale. By cooperating with policy makers, ESTC is in a position to contribute positively, on behalf of the industry, to reviews of technical standards, certification criteria, norms & regulations and much more.
NETWORKING
As the collective voice of the synthetic turf industry in the EMEA region, the Organisation’s mandate is to promote members and the industry as a whole, to a variety of stakeholders including government bodies, national federations and end clients. Regular, frequent communication to ensure the most up to date information and news is shared with the membership base, by way of the monthly ESTC Times newsletter, webinars and the interactive ESTC Wall.
COMMUNICATION
ESTC membership facilitates access to the most prominent organisations and individuals in the turf industry in Europe, and indeed globally. An ideal opportunity to exchange knowledge and expertise and share in finding solutions with peers who are facing similar challenges. Working in partnership with peers and focus groups, ESTC can offer the opportunity to allow members to play a significant role in determining positive change in the industry and forming new strategic roadmaps for the future of the synthetic turf industry.