Panstadia articles 1995-2003
Terraplas products appeared in a number of articles in PanStadia (the international journal for the sports & entertainment facility industry) between 1995 and 2003 for which text files are available on the PanStadia website. Please see summaries and links to article text below.
PanStadia International Quarterly Report: Volume 10 No. 1, August 2003, article code: 101-064
Title: THE PERFECT PARTNERSHIP
Intro: The Terracover® system is currently being used in numerous facilities across the US with the new-generation of artificial fields. This enables stadia to have the very finest in artificial turf and still be multi-purpose.
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PanStadia International Quarterly Report: Volume 9 No. 2, November 2002, article code: 92-092
Title: TERRACOVER GETS STONED!
Intro: Terraplas USA Rentals made it possible for Ford Field to rentTerracover® from Tropicana Field and have it in Detroit for boththe grand opening gala events and the Rolling Stones ‘FortyLicks’ world tour. Once again the Terraplas family of products proved to be the answer when it comes to protection of a highly valued sports surface. Mike Beane charts its success.
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PanStadia International Quarterly Report: Volume 8 No. 4, May 2002, article code: 84-050
Title: DOWN AND DIRTY
Intro: Terraplas® has traditionally been used to protect natural turf, although the protection system has been laid over artificial turf and asphalt as well. But Houston’s Reliant Astrodome was its first true “dirt job”. Eric Deeks and Michael Jefferson report.
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PanStadia International Quarterly Report: Volume 8 No. 3, February 2002, article code: 83-048
Title: FLOOR SHOW
Intro: It is commonly accepted that every new and existing arena needs to offer multi-functionality if it’s going to achieve success - Terracover® offers venues this capability, in the best way possible.
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PanStadia International Quarterly Report: Volume 8 No. 2, November 2001, article code: 82-046
Title: FOOTBALL EXPO 2002
Intro: Football Expo 2002 - the worldwide football trade show and symposium takes place in Cannes, France from 9 - 11 January 2002.
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PanStadia International Quarterly Report: Volume 8 No. 1, July 2001, article code: 81-030
Title: TERRACOVER TROPICANA
Intro: Terraplas Plc, working with the operations staff at Tropicana Field, have perfected the ideal synthetic grass cover - Terracover®.
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PanStadia International Quarterly Report: Volume 7 No. 2, October 2000, article code: 72-074
Title: OLD ACQUAINTANCES
Intro: J. MICHAEL BEANE, Terraplas USA Rentals, reports that more stadiums are joining a distinguished list of loyal Terraplas® users.
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PanStadia International Quarterly Report: Volume 6 No. 4, April 2000, article code: 64-084
Title: ULTIMATE COVER
Intro: PanStadia follows the diverse events at the London Arena over the period of a week where Terraplas launched it’s innovative Terracover Ice-Protection system last month, and discovers that this unique product has truly proved its worth.
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PanStadia International Quarterly Report: Volume 5 No 1, March 1998, article code: 51-104
Title: TIME AND TIDE…
Intro: Events of very diverse natures can be staged in rapid succession on an exquisite playing surface.
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PanStadia International Quarterly Report: Volume 4 No 4, November 1997, article code: 44-008
Title: EAST MEETS WEST
Intro: Dynamic and efficient Chinese management and a joint East-West engineering effort produces a world class venue.
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PanStadia International Quarterly Report: Volume 4 No 3, July 1997, article code: 43-060
Title: ONE STADIUM, TWO FIELDS
Intro: The Giants Stadium in New York has an AstroTurf pitch and a natural turfgrass field.
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PanStadia International Quarterly Report: Volume 4 No 2, April 1997, article code: 42-082
Title: FORMULA ONE PROTECTION
Intro: The Australian Grand Prix is a huge event which places huge strains on the local turf. It was a problem last year - but not this year.
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PanStadia International Quarterly Report: Volume 3 No 4, September 1996, article code: 34-088
Title: SIDE BY SIDE
Intro: KENJI SUEHIRO describes how two turf protection systems came to be tested side by side.
PanStadia International Quarterly Report: Volume 3 No 3, June 1996, article code: 33-050
Title: A COVER STORY
Intro: The history of pitch protection owes much to the contribution of one man.
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PanStadia International Quarterly Report: Volume 3 No 2, January 1996, article code: 32-060
Title: A DREAM COME TRUE
Intro: The opening of the Amsterdam Arena is set to see the introduction of a totally new concept in field management - a pitch that is guaranteed to be perfect. BRUCE SMITH reports.
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PanStadia International Quarterly Report: Volume 3 No 1, September 1995, article code: 31-056
Title: THE BEAR NECESSITIES
Intro: The Spectacor Management Group invested over $600,000 on protecting the Chicago Bears’ home field at Soldier Field. They have been ecstatic about the results.
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