POLIGRAS - Most water-efficient wetfield hockey system

POLIGRAS hockey surface have a long proud heritage of being the product of choice for major events: Since first being developed for the European hockey market in the early 1970s, POLIGRAS has been continually developed as a truly international surface. It has been the hockey surface of choice for numerous Olympic Games from Moscow to Sydney and Beijing, World Cups, Champions Trophies, Asian Games and Commonwealth Games.

POLIGRAS was the choice of the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games and Beijing 2008 Olympic Games.

POLIGRAS Olympia 2008, performs to Olympic standards with the added benefits of:

• Polyethylene yarn for:
• Improved durability
• Best possible UV stability
• Significantly less water required to achieve playability
• Excellent field presentation and colour
• Optimum ball/surface interaction
• More "player friendly"
• Permanent lines tufted in during manufacture and inlaid, minimising maintenance
• QUALIBACK secondary backing for unsurpassed tuft-lock and longevity of seam adhesion
• QUALIPUR next generation spray technology for full area adhesions
• QUALIPUR adhesive for superior seaming techniques
• Outstanding field roll layout design for every project to minimise seams in known high wear areas
• Rubberised in situ elastic layer for excellent energy return and player comfort

POLIGRAS is an environmentally friendly system using 100% recycled rubber for elastic layers and heavy-metal-free yarns for playing surface. Our international environmental policy is well documented and has provided a benchmark for the industry.

POLIGRAS is available in hockey green for the field of play and contrasting colours for the field runoffs.

International television networks agree that POLIGRAS is the best choice for television, day or night.

Manufacturing and Installation Procedure

Creel of new generation yam	Tufting Process
Tufted turf	Elastic layer preparation
Elastic layer installation	Seaming tape installation
Spray adhesive application	Laying of turf rolls
Joint adhesive being applied	Goal circle installation