Fulham's urgency for reliable surface
Weeks of torrential rain, a waterlogged pitch and an unplayable surface. Not a formula welcomed by London's Fulham Football Club in their recent quest for a place in the Premiership League. They needed a reliable surface to train upon and without delay.

The solution lay across the channel. Coaches Jean Tigana and Christian Damiano having worked in France became familiar with the Desso DLW surface at FC Monaco. This was the surface for Fulham. The DD SoccerGrass system uses long lasting crown fibre and has a unique fill of sand and rubber meaning that the team would be able to keep on training in their normal studded boots and on a surface that closely replicates natural grass.

So having decided on a surface, the pressure was on to get it shipped over for work to commence. We had managed to create a slot for our specialist team to install the system the moment it arrived. The club increased our productivity by allowing us to work into the late evening under their floodlighting system; an innovative use of their pre-existing sports facilities we felt.

Within two weeks of the initial SOS call we were installing the system and within four, Fulham were presented with an excellent new training pitch and the Premiership beckoned.

Celebration for Princes Park Youth FC
Forces recently pulled together at Princes Park including MP's, the council, Sport England, the FA, Managers and members of the club. They had finally achieved their target in providing a new home with facilities including an all-weather, floodlit football area. A P Thompson, both sponsor and contractor completed the work in April and now the club hopes to build on its ethos of offering 'sporting and enjoyable football and recreation to young people whatever their background'

£1.6 Project for St Andrews' Dublin
Work is well under way on the £1.6m project at St Andrews, Booterstown, Dublin. The work involves the refurbishment of an existing hockey/tennis area into 2 new hockey pitches, 1 sand-dressed and 1 waterbased pitch suitable for international competition. The project also includes 2 natural pitches, carparking facility, landscaping and additional access roads to the site.

Derbyshire PFI Scheme Clinched
Work has commenced this week on the Derbyshire PFI Scheme. The two benefiting schools are Tupton Hall and Chapel en-le Frith. We are working closely with Balfour Beatty on the project in providing the schools with excellent facilities. The scheme approaching £2 million includes: 3 artificial turf pitches, 2 athletics tracks (1 synthetic and 1 natural), 11 natural turf fields, 2 training areas, 12 tennis/netball courts, 3 basketball courts, 2 cricket wickets and an area for various field events.