College and university campuses across the UK offer students the opportunity to participate in a team and excel in personal fitness, and the artificial sports pitch has made this possible all year round.

University sports not only keep the academics of Britain fit and healthy. Sports teams can help students find focus in their lives, giving them something to work towards in an extra curricular setting. The artificial sports pitch has made it possible for teams to train and practice across the seasons, keeping them in shape and active through the year.

There is a huge social aspect surrounding extra curricular sporting activities, and is the ideal way to make new friends when starting university for the first time. Without even realising it, the creation of the artificial sports pitch is helping to shape Britain’s brightest people – socially, academically, and physically.

Amongst the many institutions in the UK, the University of Nottingham offers an expansive floodlit artificial sport pitch, and this area is used for football, hockey, tennis and provides a general training area. In total, there are six rugby pitches, twenty four association football pitches, five cricket squares, and two lacrosse pitches to keep the students at Nottingham University active and focused.

If you are interested in artificial sports pitches, get in touch with us today. Here at Tiger Turf, we offer synthetic grass for a wide range of sports including rugby, football, hockey, tennis and for multi-sport use.

Synthetic sports turf has been used not only for football pitches and artificial gardens, but for quirky marketing campaigns too – but who knew you could use it to give swans a good old massage.

 We’ve all seen the Innocent Smoothies van, completely covered in artificial grass – if you haven’t seen it, where have you been all this time? Artificial turf is used for so many other reasons than just sports. But did you know that the swans of Worcestershire use synthetic sports turf to get a good old foot massage? The Wychbold Swan Rescue Sanctuary in Worcestershire has spent around £2,500 on synthetic sports turf to give its 60 swans a nice massage after they’ve finished their swim. Nothing better than something to massage sore feet after a long hard day – what a treat!  A local vet had suggested that turf is a much better option than concrete, much healthier for swans, and can be a good way to avoid calluses. Swans are also prone to develop a condition called Bumble Foot which is directly linked with hard surfaces. Jan Harrigan, who set up the sanctuary 32 years ago, said, “Grass is no good because it would be ruined in no time due to the amount of waste they produce. At least with artificial turf it can be hosed down every day.” Let’s hope that the swans can enjoy this synthetic sports turf all year round…If you’re interested in synthetic sports turf, we can help you at Tiger Turf. Whatever you need it for – and I think we’ve already covered some bizarre stories – we provide quality turf at great prices. Get in touch today.