With the LigaTurf Cross GTzero, sports surface specialist Polytan from Burgheim, Germany has the world’s first CO2-neutral synthetic turf for football in its portfolio. It is 100% climate-neutral without compromising on playing characteristics. This is made possible by the interaction of various measures, including a new manufacturing process as well as the use of a bio-based plastic from sustainable agriculture.…
Highest quality guaranteed
The FIFA Quality Programme for Football Turf is a licensing pro-gramme that manufacturers of high-quality synthetic turf systems for football pitches can complete if they meet a number of demanding requirements. Polytan has been licensed as a FIFA Preferred Provider since the end of 2020.…
Own company founded – Start of production still 2021
Burgheim – 16. November 2020: The Sport Group is one of the world’s leading companies in the field of synthetic sports surfaces. With its subsidiary Polytan, the company has a high market share in the construction of artificial turf pitches and running tracks.…
New name for proven products
For some, it is a matter of course, for others it’s the guiding principle: Brands are crucial tools for customer success. Brands convey ideas about our product, systems and the Polytan company. Our brands require presence and consistency to be recognised quickly, any time and anywhere in the world.…
Polytan Rekortan synthetic surface for Ilvesheim Castle School:
Smooth running thanks to strong contrasts
It is usually referred to only as the “blind school“. The correct designation is: Castle School Ilvesheim – State special educational and consulting centre with boarding school, with a focus on vision.…
Sport Group is working with an international team of experts in Germany, the United States and Australia to develop the latest generation of synthetic turf products. Stephan Sick, Director of Research and Development at the Sport Group, leads the team and is one of the driving forces behind new Polytan products.…
Times are changing, and the same is true for the sports flooring industry. This also creates new challenges for Sales. Reason enough for us to have a conversation with Polytan’s Heads of Sales, Fred van Wijk (EMEA) and Peter Herbig (DACH).
Gentlemen, a general question to start: What is the future of synthetic sports floors?…
Sport Group CEO Frank Dittrich says: “We welcome the EU’s commitment to promote sustainable products and systematically address the issue of microplastics.”
CO2-neutral synthetic turf and alternative infills are already providing solutions for municipalities and communities
The European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) is recommending that the EU ban synthetic granules used as infill material for synthetic turf pitches, with a six-year transition period.…
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