RUSHCLIFFE SCHOOL (NOTTINGHAM FOOTBALL CENTRE)

The Project

Nottingham Football Centre originates from an exciting

joint venture between Rushcliffe School & Field Sports

Management.

As part of extensive improvement works at the school,

Thornton Sports were asked to resurface their full-size pitch

and 5-a-side area with a unique high performance surface.

The sports pitches, which had previously been out of use, are

now fully operational and they are used both during school

hours and hired out during the evenings/weekends.

The Product

Refurbishment of the school’s football pitches included repairs

to the existing shock pad on the full size pitch. We were asked

to produce two synthetic grass facilities with a stripy effect,

creating the look of natural grass pitches that had been cut in

opposing directions. Following this Thornton Sports

produced two new products using alternative yarns, creating a

subtle contrast between rolls of synthetic grass. The outcome

was exactly what the client was looking for.

A 40mm pile height product was used for the full size pitch and

a 60mm product for the 5-a-side area. These modified products

were based on our SoccerTurf 40M and SoccerTurf 60M

surfaces, which are IATS certified for football use and

manufactured in-house within the UK.

New pitch dividers were also installed to enable the full-size

pitch and 5-a-side area to be divided into 4 areas and 2 areas

retrospectively.

For further information email info@thorntonsports.co.uk

or visit our website at www.thorntonsports.co.uk

The Customer “Our ethos is to take grassroots to the Champions League; that means offering the best facilities at affordable prices.

Thorntons have supported our delivery of this goal by providing state of the art playing surfaces and rebound systems on

budget. We hope to work with Thornton's across the UK providing top class facilities for the sporting community ” comments

Richard Hipkiss of Field Sports Management.