Archives for February 2015

Synthetic fields: end-of-life issues: How do you evaluate an older field? What’s the next step?

John Schedler’s expertise is put to use with aging fields and end-of-life synthetic fields. EXCERPT The first generation of synthetic fields, installed approximately a decade ago (give or take a few years), is showing its age. Field builders, and those who work with sports facilities, say the symptoms are easily recognizable.“The fibers start to degrade,”…

Artificial Turf Installed at Tinker Air Force Base

John Schedler was recently featured in the Tinker Take Off for our work revamping their playing field. This article talks about it in depth. EXCERPT: Excellent quality and safer. Equal to top-notch, natural-grass playing fields. That’s how John Schedler, FieldTurf’s director of sales and construction for military and federal projects, describes the newly installed artificial-turf…

Baraka Sport official announcement

Baraka Sport will act as an independent athletic facility consultant that will offer the following services 1. Owner representation – Able to team with the ownership group to help guide them through the process of a project. New projects or replacement projects. Including team building for their project and helping to select the best designer…