artificial grass is being used more and more in sporting venues and can help
more in sporting venues and can help
more in sporting venues and can help prevent needless injuries to athletes hi
prevent needless injuries to athletes hi
prevent needless injuries to athletes hi I’m Rebecca Brayton and welcome to
I’m Rebecca Brayton and welcome to
I’m Rebecca Brayton and welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’ll be
watchmojo.com and today we’ll be
watchmojo.com and today we’ll be learning more about one of the leaders
learning more about one of the leaders
learning more about one of the leaders in this technology feel turf so let’s
in this technology feel turf so let’s
in this technology feel turf so let’s start by having you tell us what is
start by having you tell us what is
start by having you tell us what is artificial turf artificial turf or the
artificial turf artificial turf or the
artificial turf artificial turf or the new generation field turf basically
new generation field turf basically
new generation field turf basically offers all the cost benefits of a
offers all the cost benefits of a
offers all the cost benefits of a traditional synthetic surface with the
traditional synthetic surface with the
traditional synthetic surface with the playability benefits of natural grass
playability benefits of natural grass
playability benefits of natural grass they’re saving on water pesticides
they’re saving on water pesticides
they’re saving on water pesticides maintenance carbon emissions and
maintenance carbon emissions and
maintenance carbon emissions and everything like that that’s good for the
everything like that that’s good for the
everything like that that’s good for the environment these services here are
environment these services here are
environment these services here are typically lasts about eight to ten years
typically lasts about eight to ten years
typically lasts about eight to ten years with regular usage obviously you can
with regular usage obviously you can
with regular usage obviously you can perform the same amount of activities on
perform the same amount of activities on
perform the same amount of activities on natural grass as you can with these new
natural grass as you can with these new
natural grass as you can with these new generation artificial surfaces what
generation artificial surfaces what
generation artificial surfaces what would you say are some complaints about
would you say are some complaints about
would you say are some complaints about traditional artificial turf the one
traditional artificial turf the one
traditional artificial turf the one complaint was the injuries I mean if you
complaint was the injuries I mean if you
complaint was the injuries I mean if you look it up on the internet in the NFL
look it up on the internet in the NFL
look it up on the internet in the NFL n-c-double-a for city parks everywhere
n-c-double-a for city parks everywhere
n-c-double-a for city parks everywhere people were getting injured and the
people were getting injured and the
people were getting injured and the surface just wasn’t made for the real
surface just wasn’t made for the real
surface just wasn’t made for the real needs of all these people how is it made
needs of all these people how is it made
needs of all these people how is it made you have basically monofilament strands
you have basically monofilament strands
you have basically monofilament strands of fibers that are tufted into a backing
of fibers that are tufted into a backing
of fibers that are tufted into a backing and what replicates the dirt of natural
and what replicates the dirt of natural
and what replicates the dirt of natural grasses our patented infill basically on
grasses our patented infill basically on
grasses our patented infill basically on the bottom you start out with a layer of
the bottom you start out with a layer of
the bottom you start out with a layer of sand and then up to 21 passes of a
sand and then up to 21 passes of a
sand and then up to 21 passes of a mixture of silica sand and cryogenic
mixture of silica sand and cryogenic
mixture of silica sand and cryogenic rubber and then on top is especially
rubber and then on top is especially
rubber and then on top is especially sighs the cryogenic rubber and that’s
sighs the cryogenic rubber and that’s
sighs the cryogenic rubber and that’s basically what you see on the top of the
basically what you see on the top of the
basically what you see on the top of the field here what about water accumulation
field here what about water accumulation
field here what about water accumulation good drainage anyways is due largely
good drainage anyways is due largely
good drainage anyways is due largely because of the base the base material
because of the base the base material
because of the base the base material it’s under the field but filters product
it’s under the field but filters product
it’s under the field but filters product as well has those extra drainage
as well has those extra drainage
as well has those extra drainage channels on the backing where it’s not
channels on the backing where it’s not
channels on the backing where it’s not coated so you’re looking at extremely
coated so you’re looking at extremely
coated so you’re looking at extremely good drainage you know we’ve had plenty
good drainage you know we’ve had plenty
good drainage you know we’ve had plenty of NFL teams n-c-double-a teams you know
of NFL teams n-c-double-a teams you know
of NFL teams n-c-double-a teams you know with just a complete downpour especially
with just a complete downpour especially
with just a complete downpour especially in places like Seattle and an hour later
in places like Seattle and an hour later
in places like Seattle and an hour later they’re playing on the field and it’s
they’re playing on the field and it’s
they’re playing on the field and it’s completely dry so that’s one of the main
completely dry so that’s one of the main
completely dry so that’s one of the main benefits of field turf
benefits of field turf
benefits of field turf during my research I noticed some
during my research I noticed some
during my research I noticed some growing health concerns about artificial
growing health concerns about artificial
growing health concerns about artificial turf can you address some of those if
turf can you address some of those if
turf can you address some of those if you look online all the testings been
you look online all the testings been
you look online all the testings been done there’s been hundreds of studies
done there’s been hundreds of studies
done there’s been hundreds of studies basically proving that all the
basically proving that all the
basically proving that all the components of feel turf are safe they’re
components of feel turf are safe they’re
components of feel turf are safe they’re safe for the environment safe for humans
safe for the environment safe for humans
safe for the environment safe for humans safe for animals there’s been around for
safe for animals there’s been around for
safe for animals there’s been around for about 50 years now and we have
about 50 years now and we have
about 50 years now and we have had one reported case of anyone becoming
had one reported case of anyone becoming
had one reported case of anyone becoming sick because of contact with any one of
sick because of contact with any one of
sick because of contact with any one of our components our products are 100%
our components our products are 100%
our components our products are 100% recyclable they’re 100% lead-free and
recyclable they’re 100% lead-free and
recyclable they’re 100% lead-free and can make positive contributions to the
can make positive contributions to the
can make positive contributions to the environment that’s why you’re seeing a
environment that’s why you’re seeing a
environment that’s why you’re seeing a lot of municipalities jump on board as
lot of municipalities jump on board as
lot of municipalities jump on board as well not only sports teams thank you
well not only sports teams thank you
well not only sports teams thank you very much my pleasure
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