SIS Grass Hybrid celebrates global success

SIS Grass Hybrid celebrates global success

Elite sports clubs want to be able to play for longer. Our brand of hybrid fields are 95% natural grass with synthetic fibers stitched into them to enable more playing hours and a faster surface recovery time.

We launched SIS Grass technology in 2015. Our patented system reinforces the natural grass by inserting polyethylene fibers into the ground at various spacings and depths, depending on the sport.

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SIS Grass hybrid clients

SIS Grass Hybrid is used extensively in major soccer and rugby tournaments around the world. Including the English Premier League, where around 19 of the 20 clubs have a hybrid field. SIS Grass clients include:

  • Southampton FC
  • Newcastle United FC
  • Brighton & Hove Albion
  • Fulham FC

Top games have also been played on the surface in the UEFA Champions League, 2018 World Cup, Europa League, and the Rugby World Cup.

European clubs to install the system include FC Barcelona, while in the UK the fields are growing in popularity outside the top flight. Swansea City, for example, decided to install a hybrid playing surface at its main stadium after seeing the benefits at its training ground.

There can be misconceptions about these pitches but they are ultimately natural turf surfaces. They are more durable and aid faster recovery compared with pure grass and when you watch games you would not even realise you are seeing players on a hybrid pitch

Phil Blackwell, SIS Grass

The latest in sports field innovation

We have partnered with sports clubs across the world to design, construct, and install the latest field technology in new stadiums. Including but not limited to:

Sustainable & Efficient Technology

SIS Grass Hybrid is installed using 100% electric machines. Once most of the field infrastructure is complete, including the drainage and optional undersoil heating and aeration systems, we use our sustainable technology to inject the synthetic fibers into the surface.

There are approximately 20 million individual polyethylene fibers installed into a standard soccer field.

Our technology has also reduced the time it takes to install a hybrid field from more than two weeks to around seven days. The system has a life span of 10 years or more and the fibers can be recovered and recycled at the end of life.

Our Fleet

We are committed to innovation and have developed a fleet of machines to expand our operations.

The range includes the SIS Grass Universal machine, used for smaller sports surface areas such as:

The SIS Grass Universal machine can install SIS Grass Lite and SIS Grass Discovery, which are shorter-term and mid-term hybrid grass solutions. These expansions of our SIS Grass range provide possibilities for lower league clubs and grounds that would otherwise not be able to experience hybrid grass fields.

We are seeing growing interest in Cricket where the hybrid surfaces have been sanctioned for use at the top level of the domestic game for one day games. Great success is also being seen in Tennis with continuing trials and research

Phil Blackwell, SIS Grass

Our global sports partnerships

We attribute our growth to our passion for innovation and ability to offer sports clients a complete one-stop shop service. From the design to construction, installation and maintenance.

As with anything new, if a client can work with just one company to deliver a complete pitch package it makes it so much easier for them

Ivo Lamot, SIS Grass

The UK is leading the way when it comes to pioneering hybrid grass pitches, but the surfaces are also becoming increasingly popular across Asia, Russia, Australia, and South America.

We have recently formed a partnership this summer with Australian sports-field systems provider HG Turf Group to grow the market across the region. Meanwhile in South America, leading Argentinian football club River Plate (based in Buenos Aires), is currently undergoing a full field reconstruction with SIS Grass Hybrid and SIS Air systems.

Though elite sports clubs in the USA traditionally play on completely artificial surfaces, we are currently trialling our SIS Grass technology with the Major League Soccer and the NFL.

Many NFL players want to change back to natural grass and we are already working with some big names, including the Green Bay Packers American football team in Wisconsin.We cannot wait for the future ahead. Not only because of our passion for sport, but also our innovative pitch technology, giving our clients more robust surface while retaining the tradition of playing on grass.

Ivo Lamot, SIS Grass

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