Authoritative detection
The most authoritative testing organizations in the international industry are Labosport of France and Sportslabs of
UK, etc., which have been approved by Federation International de Football Association (FIFA). Some people
mistakenly think that Federation International de Football Association (FIFA) only detects the kinematic performance of a field, but in fact, the laboratory detection mechanisms approved by FIFA test very strictly,
with the detection phase divided into laboratory detection phase and field detection phase. Failure to pass
laboratory detection means no assess to field detection. Moreover, in laboratory detection, there is the highest
standard of test on anti-UV performance and abrasive resistance, and these two indexes directly determine the service
life and performance of a product.
In the industry, some enterprises always deceive proprietors with false or incomplete examining reports, claiming
that they have met the quality standard of FIFA, but actually, all the enterprises approved by FIFA have got an
authentication certificate for field and their business directories are available on the official site of FIFA.
FIFA certification enterprises can be found on this site:
http://www.fifa.com/aboutfifa/developing/pitchequipment/footballturf/producers/index.html
Imported turf and domestic turf
Some people mistakenly think that imported turf is better than domestic turf, but in fact this is not the case, for
imported turf is the same as domestic turf. The quality of a product should be judged by quality criterion
instead of its place of origin, so professional test data and scientific testing and certification are available for
assessment. Before 2000, the quality of domestic turf was inferior to that of imported ones since the domestic
manufacturers just started the production of turf and they were weak in manufacturing technique, material
prescription, enterprise scale and corporate strength, etc. But today, many famous domestic enterprises have
long broken through the technical barrier in the international industry, and have long been able to compete
with foreign brands in international market. The prejudice that imported turf is better than domestic turf has
been too outdated and ill-timed.
The color of turf
It’s mistakenly thought that the darker the color of turf is, the better the quality will be. But actually, the thought is
groundless. As a matter of fact, the intensity of the color depends on the color of color master batch rather than
quality. The service life of turf is mainly related to the quality and quantity of anti-UV additives.
The color of backer
Some people mistakenly think that green backer is environmentally friendly backer, but actually, green backer is
adverse to environmental protection for green backer needs more additives and its performance against UV will
decrease somewhat; after a field is covered with turf, the backer will be covered completely by auxiliary fillers,
so its color will not play any role in the appearance and performance of the field.
