02/02/2012 | Press Release - ‘Vikings’ set to do battle in Super League on artificial turf
This Friday, Widnes Vikings kick off the Super League season against Wakefield on their brand new pitch. Last month, the Stobart Stadium was transformed with Desso iDNA artificial grass being installed as their new playing surface. The club and fans immediately embraced the concept – naming it as their ‘i-pitch’ (intelligent pitch).
01/02/2012 | Desso engaging in the future of South African football
![[Translate to English:] FIFA Legacy Trust Limpopo](typo3temp/pics/a9659640e9.jpg "[Translate to English:] FIFA Legacy Trust Limpopo")
In 2011, Desso Sports Systems installed 13 artificial grass pitches in South Africa, as part of the FIFA Legacy Trust. In doing so, the future of South African football clubs is guaranteed even after the World Cup. All pitches are FIFA One Star Certified.
01/02/2012 | Desso Sports Systems another step closer to 100% Cradle to Cradle® artificial grass
In 2011, Desso Sports Systems focused more than ever on corporate social responsibility. The company installed the very first completely reusable artificial pitch and was the first artificial turf supplier to be awarded with Cradle to Cradle® basic certificates. In 2012, Desso continues this commitment with, amongst others, the installation of the revolutionary ‘AquaPush’ sprinkling system for hockey fields.
08/12/2011 | PRESS RELEASE FIFA President Blatter inaugurates Desso football turf pitches
This Friday will be the inauguration of the football turf pitches at the national football center of the Guam Football Association, the national football body of the Pacific island of Guam.
The inauguration ceremony will be led by FIFA President Joseph S. Blatter together with the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) President Zhang Jilong. A Desso delegation has been invited to attend this event, as the football pitches were designed and installed by Desso Sports Systems as part of the island nation’s Goal III and Goal IV projects.
16/11/2011 | Desso Sports Systems wins Golden Bridge Export Award UK
Each year, the Belgian-Luxembourg Chamber of Commerce in Great-Britain (BLCC) awards the Belgian company with the strongest export performance to the UK. The prestigious fifteenth ‘GOLDEN BRIDGE EXPORT AWARD 2011’ goes to sports surfaces specialist Desso Sports Systems in Dendermonde.
06/09/2011 | PRESS RELEASE Rugby New Zealand: England open at world’s first covered stadium with natural grass
England will kick off their tournament campaign in the new Otago Stadium in Dunedin, the first stadium in the world to have both a fixed roof and natural grass pitch.
