Lambert Park opens artificial turf playing surface and ground upgrades
Lambert Park, home of APIA Leichhardt Tigers FC, has recently revealed its new Limonta artificial turf football pitch along with a series of ground upgrades.
The $3.5 million project, backed by $2.2 million in funding from the NSW Government and Clubs NSW, saw the suburban ground redeveloped into what a club statement described as “an elite multi-purpose football complex with sophistication in drainage and introduction cutting edge irrigation system and software driven floodlighting embracing energy efficiencies.”
Between September last year and March 2014, the ground was upgraded with the installation of new floodlights, grandstand improvements including new seating and an artificial grass surface from Italian-based Limonta Sport.
The surface, which is FIFA 2 star compliant, has been used in conjunction with Limonta's InfillPro Geo system, an organic material of plant origin that has revolutionised the infill method for artificial turf fields. Being organic, the infill is environmentally friendly and performs at low temperatures, keeping the median temperature of the artificial turf surface lower than if rubber infill is used - a vital consideration in the Australian climate.
Welcoming the installation, the APIA Leichhardt Tigers statement continued “the footballing community (is) blessed to have world leading synthetic surface with natural infill embracing all the green aspects of community expectation, yet offering leading FIFA qualities and KPI measures to ensure sustainably for future generations.”
The installation is one of several recent successes for Adelaide-based Limonta Sports distributor Greenplay Australia/Limonta Sport NewGrass Pty Ltd.
The firm is also installing a FIFA 2 star compliant artificial turf field for the Football Federation of South Australia at West Beach, Adelaide and another surface at the University of Technology, Sydney campus in Lindfield, NSW.
Click here to visit the APIA Leichhardt Tigers website.
For more information click here to contact Limonta Sport's Australian distributor, Adelaide-based Greenplay Australia/Limonta Sport NewGrass Pty Ltd via their entry in the Australasian Leisure Management Supplier Directory.
13th August 2013 - WORK BEGINS ON GROUND UPGRADES AND NEW ARTIFICIAL TURF SURFACE AT LEICHHARDT’S LAMBERT PARK
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25th June 2010 - LIMONTA GEO TURF AT MARINA BAY SINGAPORE
5th May 2010 - FIRST INSTALLATIONS FOR ORGANIC SYNTHETIC TURF INFILL
