Leading building
materials supplier Aggregate Industries is set to revolutionise sports pitch
construction and maintenance with the launch of Pro Pitch Elite – an infill
sand proven to have the best drainage rates available to the UK market.
Unveiled by the
company’s Garside Sands division, the innovative Pro Pitch Elite infill sand
has been specifically designed to include larger rounded particles in order to
provide superior void space through the playing surface of synthetic sport
pitches exposed to extreme weather conditions.
The new product will
be sold alongside the company’s existing Pro Pitch 2EW sand, the UK’s
best-selling high-performance infill sand, which outperforms it nearest
competitors, and remains the product of choice for the leading synthetic sports
contractors.
The launch of Pro
Pitch Elite comes as a recent study found that extreme weather conditions are
having a detrimental impact on the UK’s favourite sports. Certain areas of the
UK experience rainfall at 300% of the national average, yet pitch design and infill
materials do not reflect the variations.
Luckily help is at
hand with Pro Pitch Elite, which drains 25% faster than Pro Pitch 2EW, and a
record 116% better than the most popular competitor sand available on.
Tom Wise, general
manager at Garside Sands, Aggregate Industries, said: “With the UK experiencing
six of the seven wettest years on record since 2000 and record-breaking wet
winters in 2014 and 20152, it’s no
surprise that extreme weather conditions are a growing concern when it comes to
the construction and maintenance of synthetic sports pitches.
“As such, this has spurred us into our laboratory to
design and rigorously test our biggest product innovation in more than twenty
years. As a result we can launch Pro Pitch Elite, the ideal solution for
enhancing and sustaining sport facilities by ensuring playability all year
round, even in areas of extreme rainfall.”
The Pro Pitch range
recently proved its unrivalled credentials during independent lab testing which
found Pro Pitch Elite drained 116% better than the most popular competitor sand
available, while the high-performance Pro Pitch 2EW sand boasted its own absorbent
characteristics - draining 44% better than the same competitor sand.
Tom adds: “Due to its technical grading, ProPitch Elite has
been proven to aid with effective drainage, even outperforming our market
leading Pro Pitch 2EW infill sand, as demonstrated during robust lab testing. For
sports clubs looking to provide first
class playing surfaces, even in extreme weather conditions, this
revolutionary solution will not disappoint.”
