SPORTS NEWS FROM DESSO SPORTS SYSTEMS | SPRING 2009 Desso D-Vision: our vision of football turf Scan-ICE > & Desso Mobile: sport, anytime, anywhere Cradle to Cradle: more than sustainability >

Desso Mobile offers high-quality, easy-to-install (and remove) artificial turf. This solution makes ősport, anytime, anywhere more possible than it has ever been. And finally, our parent company and textile group, Desso, is working actively on sustainable development and environmental protection according to the In the last newsletter, we showed how Desso Sports Systems is paying very close attention to hockey innovations, and how we are responding to these developments by introducing new products for both the elite clubs and ambitious amateurs. Desso is continuing its innovative leadership in...

Minister Patricia Ceysens gets commercial production started Minister Ceysens attends a product testing session > Desso is constantly introducing innovations to make playing characteristics such as ball-roll and sliding ease as optimal and permanent as possible. One of our newest top products for football, Desso D-Vision, was developed in collaboration with the University of Ghent and with the support of the Flemish government. On 12 February, Patricia Ceysens, Flemish Minister of the Economy, Innovation, Science and Foreign Trade, pressed the button to commence the first commercial production...

Scan-ICE transforms any location Җ indoor or outdoor into a skating rink that looks and feels similar to a natural ice rink. With the right maintenance, the gliding effect of Scan-ICE is 90% like real ice. It֒s perfect for all weather conditions and temperatures: ideal for ice hockey, figure skating or just for fun. Both amateurs and professional ice hockey players and figure skaters find Scan-ICE to be a worthy alternative to conventional ice rinks. Its environmental friendliness is an interesting benefit. The system does not require any water and does not have to be cooled, which saves a lot...

The maintenance-friendly synthetic ice comprises high-density plastic tiles and is delivered in the form of large jigsaw puzzle pieces. This patented installation method makes Scan-ICE extremely mobile: easy to install, break up, move or store temporarily. It is also extremely stable, thanks to the vertical and horizontal connections between the panels. > The jigsaw puzzle system is also used in Desso Mobile, the mobile artificial turf pitch that can be installed in record time. A temporary indoor hockey event, a football skills demonstration in the town square, an extra sports field during a...

Absa Currie Cup 2008 on Desso GrassMaster in Newlands Rugby Stadium Newlands Rugby StadiumNewlands Rugby StadiumScrum Stormers vs. Crusaders > Newlands Rugby Stadium in Cape Town, South Africa, is one of the oldest international rugby stadiums in the world and has been the field of honour for many historical fixtures. It is the home pitch of the Vodacom Stormers rugby team, and can seat up to 48,000 spectators. In 2000, the stadium was fitted with Desso GrassMaster: 20 million artificial turf fibres were injected 20 cm deep into the natural grass. As the roots of the natural grass grow they entwine...

Reaction of Paul Burgess (Arsenal FC), after receiving the award of ґHead Groundsman of the year 2008 > Jean Kindermans, head of training of Sint-Niklaas Institute Anderlecht, gives his views on a unique project between the Belgian first-division team, RSC Anderlecht, and the school. This cooperation ensures that the youth players of RSCA are prepared for a professional football career without their education suffering. The new Desso artificial turf pitch guarantees that they can train all the time, and is an outstanding surface for teaching technique because the quality remains constant, regardless...

The German chemist, Michael Braungart, one of the founders of Cradle to Cradle, took his inspiration from nature. Cradle to Cradle tries to mimic Mother Nature in developing a production methodology which results in no waste. The goal is to make better products that will ultimately be recycled as biological or industrial raw materials to serve as the basis for new products. This will lead to savings in energy costs and eliminate the wastage of new raw materials. > Desso has launched a proof-of-concept project in the Netherlands in which old carpet is collected from consumers homes. The materials...