SIS has completed more re-turf installations than any other company in Europe and is the market leader.
SIS provides a unique re-turfing service:
- SIS grows purpose grown turf on three farms in Germany, Portugal and the UK. This allows SIS to offer their bespoke pitches across Europe
- Provision of turf that has been specifically grown for sports fields under specifications and guidance of SIS. It is not lawn turf sold as sports turf
- Removal and installation of turf is by specialist low-pressure machinery to ensure no damage to the pitch
- Laser levelling equipment is used to ensure surface is at the correct level
- SIS can install turf within three (3) days and games played within one week
- SIS can supply turf from two farms, one farm is located in the UK and one is located on the border of Germany and the Netherlands
- SIS use the same crew which is critical to ensure quality control is managed throughout the whole operation. Experience
- SIS has re-turfed more stadium pitches than any company in Europe today. To date, SIS has returfed over 85 pitches.
Rangers FC, Glasgow
Removal of stadium pitch & installation of new 40mm turf in 3 days. Work completed on time within budget despite extreme adverse weather conditions.
Sporting Lisbon - Lisbon - Portugal
SIS completed two returfs for Sporting Lisbon in January 2007 and again following the Rolling Stones concert in August 2007. The turf was installed after removing the majority of a Desso Grassmaster system.
Benfica - Lisbon - Portugal
SIS completed a new stadium pitch in August 2007 with a two day installation at the home of Benfica. SIS replaced the fibre sand pitch with a natural grass pitch grown at Camposol in the South of Portugal.
Real Madrid - Madrid - Spain
Installation of four natural grass pitches at the new Real Madrid training centre in September 2005. SIS won the contract against the main competitors from Spain, France and Holland. SIS provided maintenance of the pitches for one month after installation. All pitches are used exclusively by the first team.
Celtic FC, Glasgow
Removal of stadium pitch & installation of new 40mm turf in 3 days.
F C Porto - Porto - Portugal
Removal of new stadium pitch & installation of new 40mm turf in 3 days. The pitch was completed on Friday and the first game was played within 24 hours. The pitch was televised four days later for the UEFA Champion League match between Manchester United & F C Porto.
F C Koln - Cologne - Germany
Turf 40mm installed in days.
First pitch installed in 2 days in stadium, previous best 6 days.
Hampden Park - Glasgow - Scotland
Turf 40mm installed in 3 days prior to CIS Cup final
Pitch in excellent conditions for Champions League Final.
Arena Auf Schalke - Gelsenkirchen - Germany
Replace turf at the sliding pitch construction 4 days prior to Bundesliga game.
Millennium Stadium - Cardiff - Wales (Not in 2004/05)
Contract obtained 15 days prior to first Six Nations Rugby
New root zone applied following severe drainage problems
Pitch installed in record time of 3 days for stadium.
Old Trafford - Manchester - England
Re-turfing of 45-mm thick cut turf prior to Champions League Final
Operations for pitch took only 3 days.
Turf replaced the fibre sand turf that was installed 6 weeks prior to date.
Amsterdam ArenA - Amsterdam
SIS handles the re-turfing operations year on year. In June 2000 turf was replaced only four days prior to the EURO 2000 Games. The average duration of each re-turfing operation takes four days including the removal of 400 m3 of old turf.
Marchienne au Pont Training Centre - Charleroi - Belgium
Re-turfing of first training pitch of RC Charleroi prior to start of new Season.
Stade de France - Paris - France
After a motocross event mid October, 4000 m3 of dirt was removed.
The soil was prepared, laser levelled and the turf installed in 3 days.
Ten days later the rugby matches France - Australia was played.
Stadium Ahlen FC - Ahlen - Germany
Contractor failed to meet the guaranteed construction date of October 1st
Due to weather conditions they finished the construction by October 8th
SIS re-turfed the pitch with 40-mm thick turf in two days.
Juventus FC - Delle Alpi Stadium - Torino - Italy
Installed new pitch following damage from summer events. Two-week lead-time. 24 refrigerated trucks travelled from Holland to Italy. Voted 'Best new pitch since 1990' by Italian media.
