New York Giants Select FieldTurf For New Training Facility
FieldTurf has been selected for installation at the New York Giants' new training facility. The Giants will have a FieldTurf full-length indoor field and an 80-yard outdoor surface at their state-of-the-art, 199,000-square foot complex. Giants President/CEO John Mara and FieldTurf CEO Joe Fields jointly made the announcement.
East Rutherford, NJ (Vocus/PRWEB ) May 19, 2009 -- FieldTurf has been selected for installation at the New York Giants' new training facility. The Giants will have a FieldTurf full-length indoor field and an 80-yard outdoor surface at their state-of-the-art, 199,000-square foot complex. Giants President/CEO John Mara and FieldTurf CEO Joe Fields jointly made the announcement.
The Giants are in the process of relocating to their new facility, which is located on a 20-acre campus just west of Giants Stadium. The Giants have played their home games on FieldTurf since it was installed at Giants Stadium prior to the 2003 season. The stadium had also served as the team's administrative home for the past 33 years.
"We're looking forward to having the latest version of FieldTurf in our new practice facility," said Mara. "The facility is state-of-the-art so it only makes sense to have the field also be state-of-the-art, and that is what FieldTurf has delivered to us. This will provide our team with consistency for both our practices and our games."
"Everyone at FieldTurf is delighted to be able to expand our relationship with the Giants," said Fields. "The team's new office and practice complex is absolutely incredible...it will undoubtedly rank among the finest facilities in all of sports. With the Giants being located in the nation's #1 market, and with the visibility that brings, the team's selection of FieldTurf is certainly a decision of which we're very pleased. FieldTurf is proud of our standing as the world leader in artificial surfacing, and we pledge to deliver to (Giants Head Coach) Tom Coughlin and his players a product that will provide the utmost in playability and safety."
The Giants' new complex will feature a total of five fields including three full-length grass fields, the indoor full-length FieldTurf field plus the 80-yard FieldTurf outdoor surface. In addition, the new facility will include a 4500-square foot football-shaped locker room, a 7500-square foot weight room, a 5900-square foot dining room and a 2500-square foot auditorium. The new building precedes by a year the opening of a new football stadium that will be shared by the Giants and the New York Jets.
The NFL Players Association released their bi-annual ranking of NFL stadium fields during a January 29 press conference in Tampa prior to the Super Bowl. Once again, the results tabbed FieldTurf as the runaway leader among all artificial turf brands. In data gathered from polling/voting of over 1500 NFL players, 40% of the league's Top Ten surfaces were FieldTurf fields. In addition, four of the top five and eight of the top ten artificial turf fields in the league are FieldTurf, according to that NFLPA data.
FieldTurf offers industry leading engineering and manufacturing resources, unparalleled leasing and financing capabilities and leads the synthetic turf industry with regard to setting higher environmental standards. FieldTurf is the global market leader in terms of synthetic sports fields with over 3000 fields installed. Additionally, FieldTurf has attained over 12,000 satisfied customers in high quality pet, residential, commercial and municipal landscaping solutions, playground surfacing and has a complete range of golf and tennis products. FieldTurf synthetic turf customers enjoy the benefits of significantly reduced water consumption, the elimination of fertilizer and pesticides, superior durability and drainage and a product that looks and feels real. The positive environmental impact of FieldTurf provides the added benefit of LEED building contributions.
FieldTurf is part of Tarkett Sports, a Division of the Tarkett Group. Tarkett Sports is the largest entity in the sports and landscape surfacing industries. Included within the Tarkett Sports portfolio is an impressive range of performance sports flooring products. This product range includes: synthetic and hardwood basketball; volleyball and gymnasium flooring; squash and racquetball courts; floor protection and covering systems; weight room flooring; and high performance indoor and outdoor running tracks, featuring Beynon track surfaces. All Tarkett Sports surfaces are developed, produced and installed with a concentration on sustainability and a commitment to protecting the environment, providing additional LEED contribution opportunities for customers. The company calls this focus on sustainability and the environment 'Environmental Intelligence' and all company personnel strive to exemplify this philosophy in all aspects of the business. For more information, please visit www.fieldturf.com
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