How Schmitz stays ahead of a changing synthetic turf market

Chief Technical Officer Ron Moors heads new Quality & Development department As of the 1st of March we have a new central department: Quality & Development, led by our CTO Ron Moors. With this new department, we will be able to anticipate even better the everchanging synthetic turf market Over the years, Schmitz has developed […]

Green light for Re-Match recycling facility in the Netherlands

The new state-of-the-art synthetic turf recycling facility of Re-Match Netherlands is being built in Tiel in Gelderland and will create jobs for 35 full-time employees. Once the cleantech facility is fully operational, it will provide the capacity to recycle more than 2 million square meters of synthetic turf pitches per year (280 full pitches) from […]

Evolution of high quality shock pad is ahead of its time

The new ProPlay-Sport20 passes all tests The start of the new decade saw the ProPlay-Sport20 undergoing a update, this to ensure the world’s most popular shock pad is future-proof. 2020 turned out to be a year that was demanding in many ways, but the renewed ProPlay-Sport20 passed with distinction. ProPlay-Sport20 is widely praised for its […]

Jason Douglass named new SAPCA Chair

Jason Douglass, Group Director of S&C Slatter, has been appointed Chair of SAPCA for a two-year term. Jason, who was elected at today’s Annual General Meeting (15 December), will replace Andy Reed OBE in the role. Jason is a highly experienced industry professional who has spent over 20 years in the sports construction sector. He […]

GreenMatter wins Plastics Recycling Award 2020

  GreenMatter signed up for the prestigious award of the Plastics Recycling Award Europe already in September 2019. After the event had already been postponed several times, the award ceremony finally took place beginning of December. “These prestigious awards are intended to recognise and celebrate the achievements of the European plastics recycling industry. They provide […]