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Andy O’Neill on 12 months as Territory Manager

November 10, 2020/in News, Press Release/by Louise Challiss

Andy O’Neill on 12 months as Territory Manager: The last 12 months have been a challenge for us all, and perhaps that’s putting it mildly! For Redexim’s Andy O’Neill add to the mix the fact that he only had a couple of months to get his feet under the table as Central UK Territory Manager […]

Full pitch reconstruction at River Plate

November 10, 2020/in News, Press Release/by Jordan Hoey

Full pitch reconstruction at River Plate: Irish-owned global pitch specialists, SIS Pitches, has commenced the full reconstruction of the stadium pitch at Club Atlético River Plate, the Monumental stadium in Buenos Aires, Argentina. The existing pitch will be replaced by a state-of-the-art SISGrass hybrid grass system, supported with undersoil SISAir aeration system which will create a stronger playing surface, by increasing aeration […]

Andy O’Neill on 12 months as Territory Manager

November 10, 2020/in News, Press Release/by Louise Challiss

Full pitch reconstruction at River Plate

November 10, 2020/in News, Press Release/by Jordan Hoey

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Andy O’Neill on 12 months as Territory Manager

November 10, 2020/in News, Press Release/by Louise Challiss

Andy O’Neill on 12 months as Territory Manager: The last 12 months have been a challenge for us all, and perhaps that’s putting it mildly! For Redexim’s Andy O’Neill add to the mix the fact that he only had a couple of months to get his feet under the table as Central UK Territory Manager before the nationwide restrictions were introduced.

Now, a year into the role, Andy reflects on his rather unusual induction period and how new products in the Redexim portfolio are making quite the impression now that socially distanced demonstrations can resume.

Andy O’Neill on 12 months as Territory Manager

Andy joined Redexim in November 2019 and brought with him a wealth of knowledge and experience of their portfolio of products, having spent the previous 14 years at dealer F G Adamson & Son. After making his debut on the Redexim stands at SALTEX and BTME in January this year, Andy set to work familiarising himself with dealers and key customers in the central regions before the restrictions were imposed.

“Joining Redexim presented me with a fantastic opportunity to work with a well-established range of equipment which, during my time in my previous role, I developed a great deal of belief in and passion for” explains Andy. “It was great to meet lots of faces, both old and new, at the industry trade shows and thanks to the powers of modern technology, we managed to keep in contact and support these customers and dealers during those difficult few months where physical meetings were not possible.”

Along with a new face, SALTEX and BTME were also the launch platforms for two new products in the Redexim natural turf collection – the 6m wide Top Brush and the high-speed 2519 Verti-Drain. “Despite the many adversities the year has thrown at us, there’s still a fantastic appetite to see new equipment in the industry and the Verti-Drain 2519, in particular, is delivering real wow-factor to those that have seen it to date. Now that I am finding my feet all over again, I am looking forward to demonstrating these and other products to the market where and when I can over the next few months.”

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Full pitch reconstruction at River Plate

November 10, 2020/in News, Press Release/by Jordan Hoey

Full pitch reconstruction at River Plate: Irish-owned global pitch specialists, SIS Pitches, has commenced the full reconstruction of the stadium pitch at Club Atlético River Plate, the Monumental stadium in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

The existing pitch will be replaced by a state-of-the-art SISGrass hybrid grass system, supported with undersoil SISAir aeration system which will create a stronger playing surface, by increasing aeration and moderating temperature in the root zone.

Full pitch reconstruction at River Plate

The team led by Carlos Reis, Director at SIS Pitches, will rebuild the pitch from October to December with the installation of SISGrass scheduled to happen in January, fully completed in time for the new football season 2021.

Trusted by some of the biggest names in sport, including FC Barcelona, Green Bay Packers, Chelsea FC and BMO Field, SISGrass will provide an elite playing surface that is over 95% natural grass, mixed with high performance polyethylene fibres.

As well as SISGrass, the pitch will contain SISAir which has been used successfully in many stadiums around the world including at Luzhniki stadium in Moscow for the World Cup Final in 2018. SISAir includes heating and cooling systems, which will prevent seasonal deterioration of the playing field and meet the demanding climate conditions in Argentina.

SIS Pitches have worked with our registered distributor, Forbex, who are providing valuable local knowledge and enabling SIS Pitches to complete the project.

“We are delighted to have won this project against stiff competition but I believe it was our ability to deliver the whole pitch package with our innovative SISAir and SISGrass systems combined with our experience in pitch construction which was really important to our client.

All the works will be completed by our own staff. Personally, I am delighted to be going back to Argentina, a market I worked in many years ago”

George Mullan, CEO, SIS Pitches

“It’s a privilege for us to be working on this project, this is a true temple of football where some of the greatest players in the world have played, including Maradona and Messi, and where so many historic football moments have taken place.

It is only fitting that the River Plate stadium should have the best pitch available, and it’s a great honour that River chose us to build it for them. We look forward to continuing to work closely with our customers in Latin America to increase the quality of the sports pitches in our countries, and to achieve a level of sports infrastructure that matches the immense talent of our athletes.”

Cliff Raiman-Poker, Forbex®

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Andy O’Neill on 12 months as Territory Manager

Full pitch reconstruction at River Plate

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Full pitch reconstruction at River Plate

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Full pitch reconstruction at River Plate

Full pitch reconstruction at River Plate: Irish-owned global pitch specialists, SIS Pitches, has commenced the full reconstruction of the stadium pitch at Club Atlético River Plate, the Monumental stadium in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

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