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Industry News

Do you know this stadium?

September 10, 2019

The Sports Turf Managers Association Historical Committee is seeking information about the stadium featured in this photo. Please contact SFMAinfo@SFMA.org if you know the name, location, year or any other

Are you ready for a stadium evacuation?

September 7, 2019

When fans make the decision to attend an event there is an expectation for being entertained in a safe environment. In addition to a secure atmosphere, there are growing expectations about the competencies

Electrical safety before, during, and after disasters

September 7, 2019

From hurricanes to wildfires to tornadoes, disasters can leave facilities exposed to a range of safety issues. This roundtable with several industry experts from Eaton provides insight. Facility executives are faced with hundreds of decisions,

Can workplace surveillance methods discourage potential employees?

September 7, 2019

Nearly half (48%) of adults would be less likely to want to work for an organization if it was unclear about or unwilling to disclose the workplace surveillance methods they

Risk management training for interscholastic athletics

September 7, 2019

The National Center for Spectator Sports Safety and Security (NCS4), in conjunction with DHS, FEMA, and Texas A&M Engineering Extension Service’s National Emergency Response and Recovery Training Center, have developed

The soil is ‘ill, not terminal’

September 3, 2019

According to an article by Charles Malinchak in The Morning Call, a school district had to bring in a landscape architect to tell them how to get their grass growing.

Fatigue is often overlooked in employer safety programs

September 3, 2019

Corey Bergerhoefer, reporting for Facility Executive, says the World Health Organization has officially named burnout — which includes workplace fatigue — as a recognized medical diagnosis. “We get it, life

New soccer stadium in Raleigh?

September 3, 2019

According to Katie McIntyre’s Sports Venue Business, North Carolina FC have ramped up their bid for a Major League Soccer (MLS) expansion franchise by unveiling plans for a 20,000-seat stadium

Aquatrols joins Audubon Cooperative Sanctuary Program

September 3, 2019

Aquatrols Corporation of America has received certification in Environmental Planning from the Audubon Cooperative Sanctuary Program (ACSP), an Audubon International program designed to help landowners preserve and enhance the environmental

Hybrid grass turns 30

August 29, 2019

We asked Luc Godfroid, marketing and communication manager for GrassMaster Solutions by Tarkett Sports, to provide some history of the GrassMaster system, which Tarkett acquired when it bought the Dutch