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Drought-tolerant Johnsons mixtures stand up to coastal challenges

June 16, 2026/in News, Press Release/by Admin

Drought-tolerant Johnsons mixtures stand up to coastal challenges Located on the exposed Llandudno coastline, North Wales Golf Club has been shaped by the elements since its establishment in 1984. The traditional links course faces relentless wind, sand splash, naturally free-draining conditions and increasing pressure from dry summers – making drought tolerance a critical consideration when […]

SIS Pitches’ Advanced Pitch Technology at nine World Cup Stadiums

June 16, 2026/in News, Press Release, Sport/by Admin

SIS Pitches’ Advanced Pitch Technology at nine World Cup Stadiums SIS Pitches’ advanced sports pitch technology is in action on football’s biggest global stage this summer, contributing to high-performance playing surfaces across nine of the 16 host stadiums at the 2026 World Cup in the United States, Canada and Mexico, including the venue for the […]

Drought-tolerant Johnsons mixtures stand up to coastal challenges

June 16, 2026/in News, Press Release/by Admin

SIS Pitches’ Advanced Pitch Technology at nine World Cup Stadiums

June 16, 2026/in News, Press Release, Sport/by Admin

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Drought-tolerant Johnsons mixtures stand up to coastal challenges

June 16, 2026/in News, Press Release/by Admin

Drought-tolerant Johnsons mixtures stand up to coastal challenges

Located on the exposed Llandudno coastline, North Wales Golf Club has been shaped by the elements since its establishment in 1984. The traditional links course faces relentless wind, sand splash, naturally free-draining conditions and increasing pressure from dry summers – making drought tolerance a critical consideration when it comes to the clubs choice of grass seed. Demonstrating outstanding resilience and tolerance of both high traffic and the climatic conditions site-wide are mixtures from Johnsons Sports Seed.

Drought-tolerant Johnsons mixtures stand up to coastal challenges

Head Greenkeeper Gareth Tibbetts joined the club in July 2025, taking on the maintenance of challenging links terrain with the assistance from a team of five. “I’d used Johnsons mixtures at my previous club which, albeit was parkland, was also incredibly free draining so I knew they were more than capable of performing in low moisture situations and hardy enough to cope with the demands of a busy course.”

The transition to Johnsons Sports Seed had already begun when Gareth came on board, but the programme was refined through consultation with DLF’s Regional Technical Manager Stuart Yarwood. “On our fairways, we opted for Johnsons J Sustain Fairway which, it’s clear, was formulated for the exact challenges we see here and excels in links conditions.”

The five Fescue blend, including resilient Hard and Sheeps Fescue, delivers excellent playability, density and visual appeal under low-input management and sites prone to environmental extremes. Together with outstanding drought performance, J Sustain Fairway also provides superior salt tolerance, disease resistance and resilience to stress.

“We’ve done two sowings of the J Sustain Fairway since I arrived and the whole team have noted that the seed germinated well, comes through a lot healthier than other mixtures and copes with the dry conditions very well.” Gareth continues, “It was a particularly dry summer last year so it really put the seed to the test but our fairways more than survived, they thrived!”

Johnsons seed is also delivering equally impressive results in other areas of the course. “We use a bent/fescue blend on our greens which gives us the colour we need and the robustness to cope with an average of 200 rounds per day.”

“The reliability and cleanliness of the Johnsons mixtures give us confidence in every bag and every overseed” he adds. “Together with a focus on cultural practices including aeration, we’re now achieving consistency in our surfaces in what is always going to be an unpredictable environment.”

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SIS Pitches’ Advanced Pitch Technology at nine World Cup Stadiums

June 16, 2026/in News, Press Release, Sport/by Admin

SIS Pitches’ Advanced Pitch Technology at nine World Cup Stadiums

SIS Pitches’ advanced sports pitch technology is in action on football’s biggest global stage this summer, contributing to high-performance playing surfaces across nine of the 16 host stadiums at the 2026 World Cup in the United States, Canada and Mexico, including the venue for the final.

SIS Pitches’ Advanced Pitch Technology at nine World Cup Stadiums

This summer’s tournament sees 48 teams compete across a diverse range of climates and venues in the three host nations. SIS Pitches’ technology will play a crucial role in maintaining consistent, world-class playing conditions throughout the tournament, despite the potential for extreme weather and the demands of an expanded fixture schedule.

The UK-headquartered sports pitches specialist has contributed different combinations of its SIS Grass Hybrid reinforced turf system, and subsurface drainage and aeration systems to nine of the host venues, one of which had its full pitch constructed by the company last summer. This builds on two decades of involvement in the World Cup which first saw SIS Pitches’ technology used at the 2006 tournament in Germany and has been featured more recently in both Russia and Qatar.

SIS Grass Hybrid is in action at stadiums in San Francisco, Miami, Kansas City, Toronto, Monterrey and host for the final, the New York New Jersey Stadium. The hybrid system sees synthetic fibres stitched into the surface across the entire field to provide increased durability enhanced root growth. This will help each hybrid pitch recover and perform consistently across different climates and grass types, from bluegrass to Bermuda grass.

SIS Pitches’ DrainTalent system is being used in Guadalajara, Seattle and Vancouver. Importantly for the world’s biggest football tournament, the system provides vacuum drainage to quickly extract excess water from the pitch in storm conditions to avoid delays or disruption to play. Where required, DrainTalent also has the ability to offer a subsurface irrigation function, delivering water directly to the rootzone from below. This promotes deeper root development and improves water efficiency, ensuring irrigation and drainage management can be delivered from a single platform.

The pitch in Monterrey was designed and constructed in full by SIS Pitches’ expert team in 2025 and then also maintained in peak condition during CF Monterrey’s regular season. It features SIS Grass Hybrid alongside the company’s SIS Heat Core undersoil heating and SIS Air Core subsurface aeration systems, with the latter promoting healthy growing conditions for the grass while also deploying powerful vacuum drainage to minimise disruption in the event of extreme rain.

With each venue presenting unique challenges ranging from high temperatures to the expectation of extreme rainfall, SIS Pitches’ technologies will play a crucial role in ensuring playing surfaces remain consistent for the duration of the 39-day tournament.

SIS Pitches’ sports surface expertise and technology have been combined with the capabilities of other specialist companies to deliver elite-level playing surfaces, including some built over stadiums’ existing synthetic pitches. This transition was made possible thanks to the knowledge and commitment of the American, Canadian and Mexican grounds teams who have worked tirelessly to ensure every stadium was fully prepared ahead of the tournament start.

Ivo Lamot, CEO at SIS Pitches said: “Seeing our technology present at nine of the 16 stadiums being used this summer is a huge moment for SIS Pitches and a reflection of the reputation it has around the globe.

“Having been involved in the previous two tournaments in Russia and Qatar, we understand how important it is that our technology works alongside that of other partners to ensure each pitch system performs as intended. For this tournament in particular, expert grounds teams and the best companies in the industry have come together across the stadium network to transform multi-use NFL and MLS venues into high-quality hybrid surfaces for the world’s best players.”

For more information on SIS Pitches, visit www.sispitches.com

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Drought-tolerant Johnsons mixtures stand up to coastal challenges

SIS Pitches’ Advanced Pitch Technology at nine World Cup Stadiums

Drought-tolerant Johnsons mixtures stand up to coastal challenges

SIS Pitches’ Advanced Pitch Technology at nine World Cup Stadiums

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SIS Pitches’ Advanced Pitch Technology at nine World Cup Stadiums

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