Construction of SISGrass stitched hybrid turf stadium pitch
Sutton United Football Club, VBS Community Stadium
Project challenges
A tight and busy stadium site
This tight and busy stadium site is located within a residential area surrounded by dwellings.
With the project requiring a total of 350 lorry movements, managing deliveries and providing safe access was a daily task for our site management team.
The whole construction process had to be completed with utmost respect to the club’s neighbours, whilst maintaining an efficient works programme.
Our approach
Exceptional project management to overcome the challenges
The scope of work included:
• Removal of the existing carpet-based pitch surface.
• Installation of new gravel slits, connecting to the existing underlying drainage system.
• Installation of new undersoil heating system.
• Repair existing irrigation system and install a new controller.
• Import and spread 200mm depth of lower sand and 100mm depth of upper rootzone.
• Installation of SISGrass stitched hybrid pitch reinforcement system.
• Installation of synthetic carpet to immediate pitch perimeter.
Outcomes
Successful execution to a tight programme
On completion, the pitch was grown in successfully and is maintained by Sutton FC grounds team, Sportsturf Maintenance Ltd.
