SISGrass

SISGrass is a hybrid grass playing-surface system developed, sold and installed by SIS Pitches, a sports surface specialist headquartered in Cumbria, United Kingdom, with hybrid grass operations also based in the Netherlands. The product reinforces natural turf by stitching synthetic fibres into the pitch profile; natural grass then grows among the fibres, intertwining with them to create a stronger root structure. SIS Pitches markets SISGrass as the fastest and most flexible hybrid grass system on the market, claiming greater durability and faster grass recovery than natural turf alone, while retaining the playability, performance and safety of a natural surface. The system is offered with a wide choice of fibre spacing (20mm x 10mm through 20mm x 30mm) and stitching depths from 45mm to 180mm, allowing the surface to be customised for different sports, usage levels, soil composition and budgets. SIS Pitches states that its patented stitching process can be applied either to early established growth or to pre-existing mature pitches, and that hybrid surfaces can have a lifespan of multiple years. The synthetic fibres used in SISGrass include the company's own MN Ultra fibre, which has received FIFA and World Rugby approval. SISGrass has been installed at major football stadiums and leading sporting universities, and the company says some of the biggest names in sport trust its technology. Notable installations cited include Chelsea FC, FC Barcelona and Beşiktaş JK stadiums and training grounds, St George's Park (the England national team camp), and Moscow's Luzhniki Stadium, which hosted the opening match and final of the 2018 FIFA World Cup. Of the twelve 2018 World Cup venues, six used SISGrass, two used natural grass, two used GrassMaster and two used other hybrid turf. In Japan, SISGrass was trialled by Vissel Kobe at its Ibukino Mori training ground in October 2016. Following J.League verification and third-party field testing, the J.League board approved installation at Noevir Stadium Kobe (Mikage Park Ball Game Stadium) from the 2018 season. The field test concluded that the hybrid turf was equivalent to natural grass in safety and quality. SISGrass was also installed at Tokyo Stadium (Ajinomoto Stadium) in 2019 ahead of Rugby World Cup 2019, where it hosted eight matches including two Japan national team games over 40 days; the pitch condition was highly praised by World Rugby and players, though it was later removed and the ground returned to natural grass for use as an equestrian venue at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics. The Japanese general agent is K2K Co., Ltd., based in Suma-ku, Kobe. SISGrass sits within SIS Pitches' broader portfolio of total sports surface solutions, which spans natural grass, hybrid, fully synthetic and biodegradable hybrid grass, as well as courts, athletics tracks, construction, maintenance and aftercare. The company operates from offices in the UK, Ireland, Turkey, the Netherlands and Dubai, serving grassroots sport, education, commerce and professional sports clubs.

SISGrass is a hybrid grass product developed and commercialised by SIS Pitches, a sports surface company that began in natural grass and expanded into hybrid, synthetic and biodegradable surfaces. SIS Pitches describes its growth journey as quickly becoming global, with offices in the UK, Ireland, Turkey, the Netherlands and Dubai, and a mission to 'power more play'. The company positions itself as a single source for the entire sports surface project, from groundworks and construction to maintenance and aftercare. The SISGrass system reinforces natural turf by stitching synthetic fibres into the pitch profile. According to SIS Pitches, the patented process provides greater speed of installation, flexibility and the highest quality stitching of synthetic fibres. Two-tone, natural-looking fibres are cut and injected into the surface, looping at the deepest point. The company states that its SIS Grass Hybrid machines can stitch into either early established growth or pre-existing fully mature pitches. Fibre spacing can be chosen from 20mm x 10mm, 20mm x 15mm, 20mm x 20mm, 20mm x 25mm and 20mm x 30mm, and stitching depth can range from 45mm to 180mm, allowing customisation for sport, subsurface profile, performance requirements, frequency of use, longevity, soil composition and budget. Natural grass grows among the stitched fibres at a height above the cut fibres, creating what the company calls the strongest root structure. Hybrid surfaces are said to have a lifespan of multiple years, combining the durability of an artificial pitch with the playability, performance and safety of a natural surface. The synthetic fibre used in SISGrass includes MN Ultra, a fibre developed specifically for the system and approved by FIFA and World Rugby. SISGrass differs from Dessosports Systems' GrassMaster in its fibre material: GrassMaster uses polypropylene for strength and durability, while SISGrass uses polyethylene for flexibility, durability and skin-friendliness. SISGrass has been installed at major football stadiums and leading sporting universities. Cited installations include Chelsea FC, FC Barcelona and Beşiktaş JK stadiums and training grounds, St George's Park (the England national team camp), and Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow, which hosted the opening match and final of the 2018 FIFA World Cup. Of the twelve 2018 World Cup venues, six used SISGrass, two used natural grass, two used GrassMaster and two used other hybrid turf. In Japan, Vissel Kobe conducted a trial installation of SISGrass at its Ibukino Mori training ground in Nishi-ku, Kobe, in October 2016. After J.League verification and third-party field testing, the J.League board in July 2017 approved the installation of a hybrid grass pitch at Mikage Park Ball Game Stadium (Noevir Stadium Kobe) from the 2018 season. The field test concluded that the hybrid turf was equivalent to natural grass in safety and quality, and suggested that the success of the trial owed much to the natural grass growing environment, including growing lights and ground temperature control systems. SISGrass was also installed at Tokyo Stadium (Ajinomoto Stadium) in 2019, a venue for Rugby World Cup 2019. Between 20 September and 1 November 2019, the stadium hosted eight matches including two Japan national team games over 40 days, and the pitch condition was very good, earning praise from World Rugby and players. However, because the stadium was to be used as an equestrian venue for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, the SISGrass was removed and the ground returned to natural grass. The Japanese general agent is K2K Co., Ltd., headquartered in Suma-ku, Kobe.

• 2019

  SISGrass is installed at Tokyo Stadium (Ajinomoto Stadium) for Rugby World Cup 2019; the venue hosts eight matches including two Japan national team games between 20 September and 1 November.

• 2018

  SISGrass is used at six of the twelve 2018 FIFA World Cup venues, including Luzhniki Stadium, which hosts the opening match and final.

• 2017

  In July, the J.League board approves the installation of a hybrid grass pitch at Mikage Park Ball Game Stadium (Noevir Stadium Kobe) from the 2018 season.

• 2016

  Vissel Kobe conducts a trial installation of SISGrass at its Ibukino Mori training ground in Nishi-ku, Kobe, in October.

Premium hybrid grass playing-surface system for elite stadiums, training grounds and sporting universities, marketed as the fastest and most flexible hybrid grass system on the market.

• SISGrass Hybrid stitched hybrid grass system

  A hybrid grass system that stitches synthetic fibres into the pitch profile, with natural grass growing among the fibres. Offered with fibre spacings from 20mm x 10mm to 20mm x 30mm and stitching depths from 45mm to 180mm.

• MN Ultra synthetic fibre

  A synthetic fibre developed specifically for SISGrass, approved by FIFA and World Rugby.

• Hybrid carpet systems

  Hybrid carpet systems offered alongside the stitched hybrid grass system.

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