According to a new study by Applied Market Information Ltd., the global artificial turf market is expanding rapidly. Artificial turf is increasingly meeting the needs of sports facility owners that require their fields to be consistently available for more intensive use. For home owners and architects it is providing a desirable landscaping option. In each application it has developed from being a valuable solution where climatic conditions are challenging e.g. because there is too much or too little rain, or because heat or freezing temperatures cause the ground to be too hard, to being a product of choice because of its lower maintenance needs compared to natural grass.
In the sports sector artificial turf and component producers have worked with sports governing bodies including FIFA, World Rugby and The International Hockey Federation to define and meet the needs of each sport and its players: artificial turf available today can match the performance of playing on natural turf but has the durability to do so over a much longer period of time in almost all weathers. For most sports artificial turf products have been developed to suit elite level training or match pitches through to community pitches for multi-sports and activities. The increased availability of the pitch can enable it to become an income source for local communities and sports clubs.
In the leisure and landscape sectors artificial turf development has focused on … .
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