Artificial surfaces

There has been much interest of late in using processed sand on horse gallops and also for artificial golf tees and putting greens at driving ranges and golf courses.

Initial results and feedback have been highly encouraging, with some applications able to make use of recycled plastic as well.

Main benefits:

  • Less use of primary aggregate resources (sand).
  • Excellent colour match on golfing applications.
  • Potential for a complete ‘recycled solution’.

Additional resources:

Final Report: Operational Trial examining the use of glass-derived sand for artificial turf pitches. GLA44-009 pdf icon (1894 kb)

Specification: Processed container glass in sports turf and related applications pdf icon (10 kb)