Company:Act Global
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| Headquarters | , |
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Area served | International |
Key people | John Baize, CEO |
| Products | synthetic turf, artificial grass |
| Website | www |
Act Global is an synthetic turf and artificial grass manufacturing and construction firm located in Austin, Texas. Its primary production facilities are located in Calhoun, Georgia. The company is known through its product brands in Sports (Xtreme Turf and UBU), Landscaping (Turfscape), Landfills (LiteEarth) and Aviation (AvTurf). FIFA has certified the company as a "FIFA Quality Licensee" for football turf.[1]
History
John Baize co-founded Act Global in 2004 to be a socially and environmentally responsible turf manufacturer. Since its inception, Act Global has spread worldwide with multiple manufacturing centers across the globe.
In 2009, FIFA certified Act Global as a "preferred producer" for football turf.[1]
In 2015, the company moved to its current U.S. production facility in Georgia.
In 2016, Act Global acquired the UBU and Turfscape brands.[2]
Approach
Act Global's approach to being a sustainable business worldwide is based on the following facets:
- Innovation- Creating solutions to address airport safety, land use, and player performance.[3]
- Protection-Using synthetic turf to conserve natural resources, enhance land use, and cap landfills.[4]
- Play- Increasing access to sports and leisure activity worldwide.[5]
- Philanthropy- Positively impacting communities.[6]
Safety
The turf produced by Act Global is designed and tested according to natural grass benchmarks. These benchmarks include shock absorption, vertical deformation (foot stability), rotational resistance (traction), energy restitution (fatigue indicator) and various ball-to-surface interaction measurements.[7]
Products
Products
The company offers various kinds of artificial grass and synthetic turfs, depending upon the use.
- Sports turf: Xtreme Turf and UBU possesses features that meet performance benchmarks for traction, ball behavior, abrasion and shock absorbency.
- Aviation turf: AvTurf is used for airport ground cover. It stabilizes runways and taxiways, enhances pilot visibility on approach, controls erosion and reduces maintenance.
- Landfill closure: LiteEarth, an EPDM geomembrane composite and a patented synthetic turf, is used in the closure of landfills and land reclamation.
- Landscape turf: Turfscape synthetic grass replaces natural grass, is available in multiple styles, and can be used for both residential and commercial spaces.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "FIFA’s Quality Concept for Football Turf announces four new Preferred Producers". October 4, 2011. https://www.fifa.com/about-fifa/news/y=2011/m=10/news=fifa-quality-concept-for-football-turf-announces-four-new-preferred-prod-1521501.html. Retrieved January 26, 2017.
- ↑ Staff, AB. "Act Global Acquires UBU and Turfscape Brands - Athletic Business". http://www.athleticbusiness.com/industry-press-room/act-global-acquires-ubu-and-turfscape-brands.html.
- ↑ "Going Green – Artificial Turf for Tortoise Troubles and More" (in en). AviationPros.com. http://www.aviationpros.com/article/12239032/going-green-artificial-turf-for-tortoise-troubles-and-more.
- ↑ "Frequently Asked Questions - Synthetic Turf Council". http://www.syntheticturfcouncil.org/page/FAQs.
- ↑ "Act Global Sponsors Synthetic Turf for Homeless World Cup - Homeless World Cup" (in en-US). Homeless World Cup. June 16, 2016. https://www.homelessworldcup.org/news/act-global-sponsors-synthetic-turf-homeless-world-cup/.
- ↑ Carpell Surfaces (June 14, 2017), A mini-soccer pitch for the kids at Centre Le Voilier, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g_jNO-a_pu4, retrieved August 15, 2017
- ↑ "ACT Global Sports completes Natural Grass study at Texas A&M University" (in en). https://www.newswire.com/act-global-sports-completes-natural/18385.
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