Hockey 2 update

UoE Sport’s summer facility works are nearing completion, with our Hockey 2 pitch upgraded with the latest sustainable surface from Polytan - Poligras Paris GT Zero dry hockey pitch.

This Olympic hockey pitch is ramping up the innovation in synthetic turf and in particular hockey turf for non-irrigated use. As a global sport, hockey is not as sustainable as other sports due to large volumes of clean water required to irrigate the playing surface. This is where Polytan’s R&D Turf department have designed a hockey pitch in conjunction with the FIH that could make hockey a global sustainable leader in sport for future generations across the globe, whilst maintaining a high-performance standard as a non-irrigated hockey surface.

With Polytan’s unique TurfGlide and Green Technologies in the manufacturing process, they have designed the World’s First Carbon Zero hockey pitch that is also FIH DRY innovation certified with several FIH Field certified pitches Globally.

Our installation at Peffermill playing fields will be the first FIH dry innovation installation in Scotland!

Poligras Paris GT Zero DRY – features

  • Worlds First Carbon Zero ISCC certified hockey pitch
  • Raw materials sourced from bio based renewable resources
  • TurfGlide technology unique to Polytan to reduce friction and increase ball roll performance
  • Polytan MultiBack for increased turf strength and multi-directional stability for professional play
  • Currently the only hockey carpet that has FIH certification for wet (irrigated) use and dry (non-irrigated) use
  • Paris Olympics 2024 hockey carpet

 

All going well the surface will be ready for action in the very near future. Stay tuned for more details in the coming days.

Hockey 2 pitch at Peffermill

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