Australian export case study Sports Technology International, Australia’s leading supplier of artificial turf and sports surfaces, recently completed the installation of a unique synthetic turf for the Major Dhyan Chand National Hockey Stadium in Delhi.
This historic stadium, which has now been completely refurbished, was the main site for the FIH World Cup 2010 earlier this year.
It is also the first venue to be unveiled for the Commonwealth Games in October.
The unique sporting surface of the Sports Technology artificial turf used at Major Dhyan Chand is made with a low sliding resistance micro-fibre yarn built on an elastic layer that provides excellent shock absorption for players. Using new generation adhesion technology, the surface provides unmatched athlete and ball surface characteristics to the hockey player.
This innovative hockey surface – a great success at the Beijing Olympics – is known as Poligras. It is accredited by the International Hockey Federation (FIH) and was completely manufactured at Sports Technology’s Dandenong, Victoria facility. . High Performance Materials Sports Technology International is part of the Advanced Polymer Technology Group, a global company which develops high performance materials and coatings using advanced polyurethane technology.
The company services the construction and contracting industry in the sports market, supplying tennis courts, bowling greens and school playgrounds, and is also a fully integrated contracting business installing large-size sports surfaces at high profile venues such as sporting stadiums.
Sports Technology International holds accreditations with all major sporting bodies around the world, including FIFA, World Bowls, the International Rugby Board, the International Hockey Federation, the International Tennis Association and the International Amateurs Athletics Foundation. Hotly contested Dr. Martin Schlegel, Managing Director of Advanced Polymer Technology, said that the contracts for supplying World Cups and Olympic and Commonwealth Games products and services are hotly contested by organizations all around the world.
He said that Austrade had helped Sports Technology at various major sporting venues over the recent years, particularly with networking and introductions to key representatives for future events such as the London 2012 Olympic Games and the Glasgow FIH World Cup 2014.
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