The European Hockey Federation (EHF) and AstroTurf synthetic sports surfacing have entered into a new partnership agreement which sees the turf's position as the official supplier of synthetic field hockey pitches to the Federation. The recently signed agreement between AstroTurf® and the EHF extends the organisations' formal partnership, which first began in 1995.
Bryan Peeples, President of AstroTurf┬« LLC, states, ÔÇ£It is our extreme pleasure to announce the continuance of the long standing sponsorship of the European Hockey Federation. During the past years we have been fortunate to have had input from the highest levels of the EHF for future product needs and design. Part of the changes in our offerings include the introduction of BIOCELL technology in the System 5 AstroTurf which utilizes renewable resources as well as post-industrial and post-consumer products. This is only one of the ways we are trying to do our part in creating environmentally friendly offerings.
Leandro Negre, President of EHF expressed ÔÇ£his thanks to Bryan Peeples and AstroTurf for placing their trust in EHF with this new partnership agreementÔÇØ He went on to say ÔÇ£that this partnership agreement will be of great benefit to the Member Associations over the years ahead.ÔÇØ
Astroturf's selection by the EHF as the organisation's official synthetic turf was a natural choice since the system is the world's most popular field hockey surface. First offered in 1965, AstroTurf is engineered to preserve field hockey's necessary "wet" characteristics without excessive watering, which allows the sport's ideal playing conditions to be maintained longer with less overall water usage. AstroTurf fields are constructed from 100% nylon fibre's, which provide a softer and less abrasive surface for better playability, player comfort, ease of maintenance and dependability. The economical and durable open cell foam pad used under the AstroTurf surface provides additional water containment and cushioning for athletes.
The first synthetic surface ever used for field hockey, AstroTurf made its debut in the sport at the 1976 Olympics in
Source: EHF
