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SPORTS NEWS FROM DESSO SPORTS SYSTEMS Quality above and below the grass > Playing on a heated pitch Groundsmen win top awards with Desso pitches Top quality for Brussels grass Is your sports infrastructure ready for an upgrade? size="-4">

An optimal interaction between the sub-base and the grass layer is essential. As a leader in the sector, Desso Sports Systems has developed a brand new system: A sub-base with a honeycomb structure that combines the stability of asphalt with the flexibility of a shock-absorbing layer. This innovative solution is known as TwinBase. > TwinBase is a unique & patented concept. It consists of a honeycomb structure, filled with clay pellets which creates a smooth, exceptionally stable sub-base that is also very flexible. This seemingly contradictory combination brings a wide range of applications...

In Norrland, in the north of Sweden, the snow can stay on the ground for more than 150 days a year. Given that the layer of snow can be an average of 80 cm thick, you will agree that the installation of an ingenious heating system under the turf of the Gammliavallen stadium football pitch was not a luxury, but a definite necessity. > THANKS TO THE HEATING SYSTEM, THE PITCH IN GAMLIAVALLEN IS NOT COVERED IN SNOW.THE SWEDISH WOMENS TEAM UMEA IK: CHAMPIONS ON ARTIFICIAL GRASS The Gammliavallen stadium in the Swedish province of VҤsterbotten is the home ground for the Ume mens and women咒s...

Many Brussels clubs invest in high quality sports infrastructure to achieve their sporting ambitions. FC Brussels got the green light to improve its sports facilities and chose Desso. And now Sporting Anderlecht, another Brussels club, has made the same decision. As one of the most important Belgian football teams in Europe, Sporting Anderlecht is aware of the added value of new technology and advanced facilities: not only for the club, but also for the public, supporters and sponsors. Everything works together to support the > CONSTANT VANDEN STOCK STADIUM modernisation and further...

Sportscape ɩ Sportscape Discussions with colleagues at English Premiership clubs such as Tottenham Hotspur FC and Arsenal FC persuaded AnderlechtӒs management to go for Desso GrassMaster. That led to an important partnership with Desso Sports Systems, > ԓIt is crucial that, from a young age, players train and play in perfect conditions. Targeted investment in outstanding sports facilities has helped Sporting Anderlecht to reach its sporting goals, both nationally and internationally. A first, but decisive, step was taken last year when Desso GrassMaster (natural grass reinforced with...

,Ӕ according to Krinkels branch manager Bert-Erik Remmelink. In the Netherlands, Krinkels b.v. takes care of setting up and maintaining public spaces. The available budget was used to help no fewer than five clubs in Roosendaal. Because the quality of the sub-base of the training pitches was good, we didnӒt have to replace it. That kept our costs low Three pitches will be installed during the course of 2007, and an additional two in 2008. > ԩ Krinkels Krinkelsɩ Krinkels 6 size="-1">

A crew from Desso Service & Contracting were just carrying out maintenance on the artificial grass pitch of TSV Loffenau when work had to be stopped. Following a serious motorcycle accident, the normal road ambulance was unable to provide swift enough transport for the critically injured motorcyclist. The emergency services had to call in a medevac helicopter. The only available landing zone was right in the middle of the pitch. The artificial grass withstood the ordeal coming through with flying colours. Desso grass to the rescue! There was some serious concern when the football pitch of...

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