TigerTurf’s Most Advanced Product -- Trophy Turf™ – to be Inaugurated at The College of New Jersey

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Ewing Township, N.J’s The College of New Jersey is inaugurating its newest facility – Lions Stadium’s new advanced technology Trophy Turf™ – auspiciously this month.

Developed by global synthetic turf manufacturer TigerTurf, the product features superior yarns engineered with new Springback and Capsulate profiles for heightened performance, better recovery and longevity, said TigerTurf Director Charles Fleishman.

“Trophy Turf is engineered to the next level of human performance,” said Fleishman, noting that it was inspired by numerous leading football players and coaches such as Fred Akers, Hall of Fame and former University of Texas football coach. “We’ve engineered into high quality yarns new technologies that work together to retain integrity and deliver optimum performance for the life of the system.”

“TigerTurf’s R&D is second to none,” said Akers. “They were able to parlay the needs of high level athletes into reality. Trophy Turf responds better to the athlete experience, delivers a more realistic, stadium quality look and feel.”

Those attributes, said Fleishman, were in part due to counsel from world leading athletes and sport influencers, whom TigerTurf relied upon in developing the product. Several have already expressed their preference for the new system, he added.

So have officials at The College of New Jersey, where Trophy Turf has just made its debut, said Matt Golden, TCNJ’s Executive Director for Public Relations and Communications. “We believe the caliber of this turf – which we chose after thorough research and testing – reflects the quality standards we insist on at TCNJ,” said Golden.

“TigerTurf’s R&D, customer service and their status as a leader in the industry impressed us,” said Golden. “But we also had Trophy Turf tested extensively to ensure the safety of the product for our athletes and for the environment.”

The testing, performed by Certified Testing Laboratories, Inc. (Bordentown, N.J.), came as a result of recent lead findings in some old synthetic field systems in the northeast, including TCNJ’s old AstroTurf.

Golden said nothing potentially hazardous was found in the process. “The turf contains no lead or heavy metals, and is engineered to create a field system that we anticipate will deliver safe, outstanding performance for years to come.”

Golden added that he was pleased with Ohio-based Sports Construction Group's installation of the new system. “They have been extremely thorough and responsive to our needs,” he said, adding “TigerTurf and Sports Construction Group provided an excellent solution for our needs – the quality we’ll be able to count on for years as well as the material safety.”

SCG Vice President Jim Savoca agreed that the new Trophy Turf is an ideal match for TCNJ. “It’s a superb high performance system for their multi-sport needs, and the system certainly addresses any concerns they had about lead and heavy metals. We’re eager to see other customers adopt this technology.”

Potential customers will have an opportunity to see Trophy Turf first hand June 9-12 at the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics convention in Dallas, where a special exhibit of the new turf will be featured. Several renowned football legends are expected to be on hand for the event.

Trophy Turf™ is available nationwide through TigerTurf’s network of Authorized Representatives.

About TigerTurf
TigerTurf International is one of the largest synthetic turf manufacturers in the world, with headquarters in Auckland, New Zealand, and wholly-owned subsidiaries in Australia, the United Kingdom and the Americas.

The company owns and operates a global network of manufacturing facilities, most with ISO 9001 certification, servicing customers in over 85 countries. The most recent facilities were added in Texas and Brazil in 2007.

TigerTurf develops customized and standard turf solutions for soccer, American football, field hockey, lacrosse, tennis, golf and numerous other sport and landscaping surfaces. Many of the company’s products have passed the stringent testing requirements of FIFA, FIH, ITF, IRB, World Bowls and other sport governing bodies.

About Sports Construction Group, L.L.C.
Sports Construction Group, L.L.C., is headquartered in Cleveland, Ohio, with offices near Austin, Texas. The company, a family- and employee-owned sports field specialty contractor, has construction roots that began nearly 50 years ago. Today SCG handles all phases of natural and synthetic turf jobs, from excavation and sub base through installation and maintenance.

SCG’s client roster includes some of the most recognizable sport facilities in the nation: Soldier Field, Progressive Field, Yankee Stadium, Shea Stadium, Citizens Bank Park, Notre Dame Stadium and Johns Hopkins University, along with dozens of Minor League, collegiate, high school and community systems.

About TCJN
Founded in 1855 and located in Ewing Township, N.J., TCNJ is ranked as one of the 75 “Most Competitive” schools in the nation by Barron’s Profiles of American Colleges. The College, with a full-time undergraduate enrollment of approximately 5,900 students, is rated the No. 1 public institution in the northern region of the country by U.S. News & World Report.
Opened in 1984, Lions’ Stadium is home to the TCNJ football team, soccer and field hockey teams and women’s lacrosse team and has hosted numerous national and regional championship events.