Background Melanie Koslow, Executive Director of Maintenance, Operations and Facilities for Mt. Diablo School District, found herself at a crossroads. The existing artificial turf field at Mt. Diablo High School in Concord, California, had reached the end of its lifespan sooner than expected due to drainage issues that accelerated its deterioration. The school needed a replacement artificial turf field so that play didn’t have to be put on pause.  […]

Background Colby Fulfer, Chief of Staff for the City of Springdale, Arkansas, isn’t afraid to jump into cutting edge products and technologies, as long as he’s done his homework. So, when it came time to install 14 new sports fields in 2023, he was looking for the best playing surface on the market that would […]

Date: May 7, 2025    Contact: Jessica Flagg, j.flagg@tencategrass.com, 423-444-3262 (El Segundo, Calif.) – TenCate announces the installation of its premium Pivot® Performance Turf at Wiseburn Da Vinci High School. Pivot is the next generation of turf, requiring no performance infill (black pellets) and engineered to play just like natural grass.  The soccer teams at Da […]

Background When Rice University needed a new artificial turf football field installed just weeks before the start of the season, TenCate was there to answer the call. As a leader in turf innovation for over 60 years, we had the knowledge and resources to accomplish what seemed impossible: installing their new high-performance turf in time […]

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