MASSILLON, Ohio, June 5, 2007 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- FieldTurf has recently completed the turf installation at Washington High School's historic Paul Brown Tiger Stadium, a site of significance listed by the state of Ohio. The venue is the regular season home of the Massillon Tiger Football team, and hosts numerous Ohio High School Athletic Association sanctioned football playoff games and three divisional championship games. The stadium also hosts the annual Pro Football Hall of Fame drum and bugle corps competition. The 85,000 square foot FieldTurf installation will provide the Massillon venue with the industry's most trusted and longest-lasting turf system on the market.
"Organizations all over the state of Ohio have made it clear that the FieldTurf system is the preferred artificial turf brand that best replicates good natural grass," stated FieldTurf Tarkett CEO John Gilman. "The difference between FieldTurf and competing turf products is monumental. We've just completed the turf installation at Ohio State's famous 'Horseshoe' and we are equally thrilled that the people at Washington High School have chosen FieldTurf for their impressive venue. We will give all of the teams that play at Paul Brown Tiger Stadium a state-of-the-art FieldTurf surface for their use. We appreciate the confidence that everyone involved in this project has shown in FieldTurf, and we will deliver a product that shows why FieldTurf is the undisputed world leader in artificial turf."
With the installation of FieldTurf's engineered system, teams from all over the state of Ohio will be able to benefit from an exclusive monofilament system that is receiving rave reviews throughout the industry. The FieldTurf Duraspine system combines a resilient yet supple and soft fiber with the industry's premier infill system, a proven success in over 2000 fields worldwide. The athletes playing at Paul Brown Tiger Stadium will enjoy playing on a surface that is renowned for its outstanding safety, playability, and high useability characteristics. The FieldTurf system is more durable in comparative tests and has been proven to remain looking like natural grass under very heavy traffic.
Jeff David, head of the Paul and Carol David Foundation, and advisor to Washington High School for this project, believes FieldTurf is the best product on the market for Paul Brown Tiger Stadium and the high school's indoor facility.
"Based on our experience with the various FieldTurf fields around Ohio, we thought that this turf system was by far the closest thing to natural grass we have seen," said David. "Massillon previously had two turf fields but nothing even remotely close to the quality of FieldTurf. For the athletes, it will be a refreshing experience as they are aware of the excellent playability and the fact that they will be able to wear their regular cleats on this surface."
FieldTurf Tarkett is the largest entity in the sports surfacing industry and provides unparalleled leasing capabilities, engineering and manufacturing resources. In addition to its world-renowned FieldTurf and Prestige brands of artificial turf, FieldTurf Tarkett provides an equally impressive range of products that includes synthetic and hardwood basketball, volleyball and gymnasium flooring, squash and racquetball courts, floor protection and covering systems, and weight room flooring. Also in the range of FieldTurf Tarkett products are indoor and outdoor running tracks including the high performance 'Le Monde' track system, playground surfacing, and a complete range of tennis and golf surfaces. For more information, please visit www.fieldturftarkett.com