Machine Operator

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Location: United Kingdom with international travel.

Machine Operator

Machine Operator

Are you an enthusiastic individual with experience of working on sports surfaces and looking to take the next step in your career? Join SIS Grass, a global leader in sports surfaces construction and installation.

At SIS Pitches, we’re on a mission to power more play! With offices in the UK, Ireland, Turkey, the Netherlands, and Dubai, we support grassroots sports, education, commercial venues, and professional sports clubs. We pride ourselves on our innovative approach, exceptional customer service, and dedication to excellence.

The Role

As a Machine Operator, you will be primarily responsible for the operation of our SISGrass hybrid installation machinery, ensuring they run efficiently to provide a high-quality finish. Health and safety must be at the forefront of all that you do, whilst keeping track of the work you have performed on the machine.

Key Responsibilities

  • Operate SISGrass hybrid turf installation machinery with precision and efficiency to ensure the highest standards of installation quality (full training will be provided).
  • Deliver installations professionally, in full compliance with client specifications and company standards.
  • Diagnose and resolve mechanical issues promptly and effectively to minimise downtime and maintain productivity.

What We’re Looking For

✔ Strong attention to detail.

✔ A proactive approach and willingness to learn.

✔ Experience working in an international or project-based environment is beneficial.

✔ A key focus on health and safety.

✔ Communication skills.

Why Join Us?

🌍 Be part of a global company that transforms sports venues.
⚽ Work on exciting projects that impact professional and grassroots sports.
📈 Opportunities for career growth and development.
💼 A supportive and dynamic work environment.

Benefits

✨ Company sick pay
✨ Compassionate leave & dependency leave
✨ Healthcare cash plan – Includes discounts from stores and Employee Assistance Program (EAP).
✨ Death in service cover

If you’re ready to take your career to the next level and contribute to world-class sports infrastructure, apply today!

Apply here

Project Coordinator

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Location: United Kingdom with international travel.

Project Coordinator

Project Coordinator

Are you looking for a new challenge in your sports surfaces career? Or do you have experience of managing sites and are looking for a new environment? Join SIS Grass, a global leader in sports surfaces construction and installation.

At SIS Pitches, we’re on a mission to power more play! With offices in the UK, Ireland, Turkey, the Netherlands, and Dubai, we support grassroots sports, education, commercial venues, and professional sports clubs. We pride ourselves on our innovative approach, exceptional customer service, and dedication to excellence.

The Role

This role will encompass planning, co-ordinating and administrating a high number projects a year being completed all around the globe. Administration / co-ordination will also be required for approximately thirty installation crew members. The work will be on sites within the UK as well as globally, where your skills, administration and planning will lead to hybrid sports pitch installations at high prestige sports venues across the world.

Key Responsibilities

  • To support the Head of Operations and Operations Manager in the effective and best value planning, construction, and delivery of the highest quality sports surfaces across the globe.
  • To provide good leadership and supervision of the installations site operatives and third-party sub-contractors to ensure that construction and installations work is undertaken professionally and in full compliance with the client brief.

What We’re Looking For

✔ Experience in sports grass maintenance and project coordination.

✔ Highly organised with sound experience in resource planning.

✔ Experience working in an international or project-based environment is beneficial.

✔ A key focus on health and safety.

✔ Strong communication skills.

Why Join Us?

🌍 Be part of a global company that transforms sports venues.
⚽ Work on exciting projects that impact professional and grassroots sports.
📈 Opportunities for career growth and development.
💼 A supportive and dynamic work environment.

Benefits

✨ Company sick pay
✨ Compassionate leave & dependency leave
✨ Healthcare cash plan – Includes discounts from stores and Employee Assistance Program (EAP).
✨ Death in service cover

If you’re ready to take your career to the next level and contribute to world-class sports infrastructure, apply today!

Apply here

Increase in Number of Tree Shelters Collected and Recycled

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Increase in Number of Tree Shelters Collected and Recycled: Tubex®, a Magnera brand, has announced a significant growth in the use of its Tree Shelter Collection & Recycling Programme. The first of its kind scheme saw a 39 percent increase in the number of shelters returned and recycled in 2025 compared to previous year, with the Programme now close to a milestone of two million shelters collected and recycled.

At the end of the 2025, 1,982 dumpy sacks of collected tree guards had been returned to Tubex®, up from 1,421 in 2024.

Increase in Number of Tree Shelters Collected and Recycled

Increase in Number of Tree Shelters Collected and Recycled

Once collected, the tree shelters are sorted, washed and reprocessed back into raw material, at an impressive yield of 95.6 percent – meaning that 95.6 percent of the collected shelter material can be used to manufacture new product.

For Pete Stevens, Business Development Manager at Tubex®, the 2025 figures reinforce the long-term success of the Programme and its national hub network.

“Last year, we announced that since the start of the Collection & Recycling Programme in 2022, we had recycled more than 1 million tree shelters.  With these figures, we are now approaching the 2 million milestone – a testament to the collective endeavour of the forestry sector to collect used shelters at end of life.”

Polypropylene (PP) shelters containing recycled material that are recycled at end of use are still the lowest environmental impact option (Independent LCA study here: https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10130156/) and represent a circular use of materials which is a key pillar of sustainability.

With a growing network of 24 recycling hubs nationwide, Tubex® has collaborated with its distributors and various forestry organisations to create accessible and convenient free drop-off points for legacy tree shelters.

Hub partners include Yorkshire Dales Millenium Trust, Forest Working Plastics Group, Tilhill, Maydencroft, British Hardwood Tree Nursery, Ashlea Landscaping and Green-Tech among others.

For more information visit – https://tubex.com/sustainability/tree-shelter-collection-recycling-programme/

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