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Artificial turf has been around now for several decades. It can be argued that artificial turf was originally developed to address the limitations of natural grass. However, the earliest versions were not designed for football and changed the game dramatically. Therefore, football never thoroughly embraced the thought of high-level competition matches on artificial surfaces.
Artificial turf The breakthrough came about when manufacturers started to develop surfaces specifically designed for football. The basic construction of the newest generation of artificial turf is a blend of grass-like fibres attached to a special backing with a mix of sand and/or rubber brushed in. This construction has proven to be the most favourable for football to date.
Selected Testing Laboratories
Laboratory and Field Testing Institutes
| Labosport
Address: Technoparc du circuit des 24 heures Chemin aux Boeufs 72100 Le Mans FRANCE Telephone: +33-2 43 47 08 40 Fax: +33-2 43 47 08 28 Web Site:http://www.labosport.com/ Contact: Ing. Dominique Boisnard
| ISA-Sport
Telephone: +31-26 483 46 25
Web Site:http://www.isa-sport.com/ Contact: Gert-Jan Kieft
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| Sports Labs Ltd
Address: 12b Nasmyth Court Houston Industrial Estate Livingston SCOTLAND Telephone: +44 (0) 845 602 6354
Web Site:http://www.sportslabs.co.uk/ Contact: Eric O'Donnell
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Field Testing Institutes
| IST Leipzig
Address: Freiburger Allee 28 G-04416 Markkleeberg GERMANY Telephone: + (49) 03 41 35 86 584 Web Site:http://www.sportboden-leipzig.de Contact: Bernd Haerting
| ACOUSTO-SCAN PTY Ltd
Telephone: +61 (0)2 9699 4092
Web Site:http://www.acoustoscan.com.au/ Contact: Dr. John Dunlop
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IST Consulting GMBH Address:
Telephone: +41-52-740 3005
Web Site:http://www.isss.de/ist-ch/ Contact:
| Ghent University - ERCAT Address: Telephone: +32 9 264 58 46
Website:http://textiles.ugent.be |
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