Gillette Stadium Upgrading Field Surface with Most Revolutionary Fieldturf Offering
Summary
“We pride ourselves on delivering innovative and high quality synthetic playing surfaces and are extremely proud that two of the highest profile teams in North American professional sports will continue to play their games on our surface.” The FieldTurf system is complete with a patented infill mix supported by years of independent testing and player safety benefits.FC Barcelona, Ajax, Arsenal, Liverpool, West Ham United, and Paris Saint Germain are some of the high profile soccer references worldwide that practice on FieldTurf systems.The FieldTurf Revolution product is currently used at many venues across North America, including CenturyLink Field (home to the NFL’s Seattle Seahawks and MLS’s Seattle Sounders) and Providence Park, home of the MLS’s Portland Timbers, where its installation was recently completed.FieldTurf was initially installed at Gillette Stadium in November of 2006, which marked the first in-season grass-to-turf conversion in National Football League history.The FieldTurf surfaces have also served as the home field for the New England Revolution and UMass Minutemen football while also allowing the flexibility to host numerous international soccer matches, full-stadium concerts, MIAA high school championship games and dozens of other stadium events and activities on the playing surface.“When we made the decision to install a new turf surface, we underwent an extensive evaluation and testing program of many other turf products in the marketplace,” said Jim Nolan, Senior Vice President of Finance, Administration and Operations.“We pride ourselves on delivering innovative and high quality synthetic playing surfaces and are extremely proud that two of the highest profile teams in North American professional sports will continue to play their games on our surface.”The FieldTurf system is complete with a patented infill mix supported by years of independent testing and player safety benefits.