Daniel Island, SC, April 23, 2025 — Sprinturf, a leading U.S.-based manufacturer of high-quality synthetic turf, is proud to announce its latest endorsement from NFL Hall of Fame quarterback Brett Favre. In a newly released video, Favre shares his support for Sprinturf’s commitment to safety, performance, and long-term durability.
“As you can imagine, I’ve played on every kind of field—some good, some not so good,” said Favre. “The playing surface makes a huge difference. That’s why I’m a fan of Sprinturf.”
Favre commended Sprinturf’s dedication to developing turf systems that help athletes perform at their best while prioritizing safety.
“Whether it’s Friday night lights, college ball, or the pros—safety has to come first,” said Favre. “Sprinturf’s technology is about durability, maximizing safety, and standing up to the demands of the game. And it’s all made right here in the USA.”
Sprinturf has installed over 4,000 fields worldwide since 2010, all without a single fiber failure. The company’s turf systems are trusted by schools, stadiums, and training facilities across the country and designed for sports ranging from football and soccer to lacrosse, baseball, and beyond.
“When it comes to protecting athletes and enhancing performance, Sprinturf is the real deal,” Favre added.
Sprinturf is a premier manufacturer of synthetic turf, providing high-performance solutions for sports fields, parks, and commercial applications. With manufacturing facilities in Dadeville, Alabama, and an ISO-9001-certified facility in Chatsworth, Georgia, Sprinturf delivers industry-leading products that meet the highest standards of quality and environmental responsibility.
Daniel Island, SC — [April 9, 2025] – As part of its mission to expand access to high-quality recreation and play spaces, Sprinturf has awarded funding to 13 projects through the 2025 LEAP Grant program.
The Sprinturf LEAP Grant program was created to empower communities through investment in safe, inclusive, and forward-thinking recreational spaces. This year’s recipients include new field installations, turf replacements, and multi-sport facilities serving schools, colleges, and local communities. Funding amounts range from $15,000 to $75,000 per project.
“We’re honored to give back in a way that aligns with our values,” said Justin Reddy, CEO of Sprinturf. “This isn’t just about turf—it’s about investing in people, in potential, and in places where access to recreation and play can change lives.”
Beyond financial support, Sprinturf plays an active role in helping recipients bring their visions to life. Each project benefits from high-performance turf systems—engineered for safety, durability, and long-term value—as well as expert design consultation and installation services. For field replacements, Sprinturf also provides advanced turf removal and recycling using in-house crews and specialized equipment, enabling faster timelines and more sustainable results.
For more information about the Sprinturf LEAP Grant program, visit www.sprinturf.com/LEAP.
About Sprinturf
Sprinturf is a premier manufacturer of synthetic turf, providing high-performance solutions for sports fields, parks, and commercial applications. With manufacturing facilities in Dadeville, Alabama, and an ISO-9001-certified facility in Chatsworth, Georgia, Sprinturf delivers industry-leading products that meet the highest standards of quality and environmental responsibility.
Daniel Island, SC — [February 10, 2025] – Leading architects and industry professionals dedicated to designing recreation and play spaces convened at the Healthy Spaces Council meeting last week in Chattanooga, TN. The event was hosted by Sprinturf, a PlayCore company, and was focused on sustainability, accessibility, performance testing, and playground surfacing, with expert-led presentations and discussions addressing key challenges and advancements in the industry.
The program featured industry experts who provided insights into best practices, emerging technologies, and evolving standards in the field. Speakers included Amy Phinney of NOVA Chemicals, who discussed sustainability and recycling in synthetic turf; Bill Botten, an accessibility consultant, who addressed best practices for inclusive recreation spaces; Jeff Gentile of Firefly Sports Testing, who examined performance testing for sports surfaces; and Tom DiScipio of PlayCore, who presented an overview of playground surfacing options. A panel discussion of leading play and recreation companies provided additional perspectives on the future of recreation space design.
The Healthy Spaces Council Meeting brought together leading architects dedicated to designing innovative and inclusive spaces for recreation and play.
The event also served as the launch platform for the LEAP Grant Program, which provides matching funds to help schools, local governments, and community organizations develop innovative, inclusive athletic fields and play spaces. The program supports projects that incorporate synthetic turf as a durable, eco-friendly solution for high-performance play areas, prioritizing sustainable design and accessibility. Attendees learned about funding opportunities, project criteria, and the application process, which is open through March 15, 2025.
The Healthy Spaces Council meeting serves as a platform for professionals dedicated to advancing the design and functionality of recreation and play spaces. Through facility tours, educational sessions, and collaborative discussions, attendees gained insights and strategies to address evolving industry needs.
For more information about Sprinturf and PlayCore’s efforts in recreation space design, visit www.sprinturf.com and www.playcore.com.
In April 2024, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), in partnership with the CDC, ATSDR, and CPSC, published the largest study on tire crumb rubber in synthetic turf fields conducted in the U.S. The research assessed chemical exposure levels in athletes using these fields. The findings indicated low chemical exposure, with no significant differences in polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH) levels between users of synthetic turf and natural grass. Additionally, blood tests showed no significant increase in metal exposure for turf users, aligning with levels found in the general population. The study concluded that exposure to chemicals from recycled tire crumb rubber is minimal and comparable to natural grass, supporting results from prior research. Overall, the study reassures that synthetic turf fields do not pose significant health risks related to chemical exposure.
Take a look at the recently completed field at Cherokee High School in Centre, Alabama. One of the biggest features of this project was that SprinTurf included our heat mitigation turf cooling system. This propreitary cooling technology lowers the surface temperature of the turf, it also provides a look and feel that is similar to a natural grass field. With the majority of sports fields receiving direct sunlight it is very important to keep turf temperatures and player safety in mind. This is the reason why SprinTurf developed our turf cooling system.
Not only does SprinTurf’s heat mitigation system provide lower turf temperatures, but it also meets GMax impact requirements without the use of an underlying pad. Meaning you’re able to meet player safety/impact requirements without the investment of a shock pad under the turf.
SprinTurf Proudly Installs 100% American Made Turf Fields
Sprinturf is a national turf company headquartered in South Carolina with fiber and turf manufacturing facilities in Alabama and Georgia. Sprinturf has been in business since 1998 with over 2,000 installations throughout North America. Sprinturf is the only artificial turf company that uses 100% American fibers and labor to create fields tailored to each customer. Sprinturf is committed to U.S. investments and jobs with 100 percent of its jobs and investments in the United States.
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You’ve been seeing it all over the news recently, masses of container ships are waiting outside of ports around the United States waiting to deliver products. These thriving ports and the warehousing and trucking that support them have recently become a bottleneck in the global supply chain. Pre-Covid it was not common for container ships to wait in harbors before they were able to dock and offload their cargo. Currently at the Port of Los Angeles, CA the expected wait time to “make port” is about 12 to 14 days, with close to a quarter-million containers filled with goods sitting on ships. These import bottlenecks are resulting in scarcity of products, increased lead times and higher prices. In the construction industry, this means that projects and contractors reliant on imported supplies are seeing significant project delays and cost increases.
Here is a great article that discusses why the supply chain issues we’re currently facing could get worse. (source: CNN Business)
Supply Chain Shortages: Why is there a shortage? What is the impact?
In times like this the supply chain is a significant project risk and owners should be aware of and attempt to mitigate by insuring a 100% U.S. supply chain of all raw materials and finished components. Relying on an import based supply chain opens up your project to significant delays and cost increases There are multiple turf installation companies that source their synthetic turf and materials from overseas and leave your project susceptible to delays in completion. By choosing to work with a 100% United States based turf manufacturer, you eliminate supply chain issues as a project risk. One way to limit that risk is to include verbiage in your project solicitation that specifically states the turf required for the project must be manufactured in the United States, for example:
“Manufacturer: The Turf Vendor must be a United States Turf Manufacturer and make its own slit film AND monofilament turf fibers and finished turf systems “in-house” at its own manufacturing facilities, and these facilities MUST be located in the United States. The Turf Vendor must install this type of artificial turf system with its own in-house installation crews, and provide project references of the synthetic grass system being installed with its own installation crews at 300 similar exterior sites in the United States over the last 5 years, a minimum of 65,000 square feet each.”
Incomplete Project Awaiting Turf
Not only are the quality, consumer and safety standards stricter in the United States, but now its taking significantly longer to import turf components like yarn fibers for turf manufacturing or finished turf products. Many of supply chain issues have pushed back completion dates of turf fields by weeks and sometimes even Months! When your project installation date is reliant on imported turf, you are unable to manage schedule risk to your project. By partnering with a company that is a United States Turf Manufacturer, you will have the ability to reduce the impact of supply chain issues.
Recently a project at Drake Field located in Sioux Falls, SD experienced this exact issue first hand with a multi-month project delay and no firm start date in sight. Nathan Powell, The director of Parks and Recreation had this to say,
“The company that was chosen to install the artificial turf at Drake Field, Mid-America Sports Construction, couldn’t get artificial turf this year as initially expected. Despite the uncertainty of when the contractor will get the turf to install, Powell anticipates it will arrive for crews to complete the roughly $410,000 project by the spring.”(source: Yahoo 8/24/2021)
SprinTurf is a United States Turf Manufacturer, and has prided itself on it’s 100% U.S. based supply chain for years. Sprinturf is a National Turf company headquartered in South Carolina with fiber and turf manufacturing facilities in Alabama and Georgia. Sprinturf has been in business since 1998 with over 3,000 installations throughout North America. Sprinturf is the only artificial turf company that uses 100% in-house, American fibers to create fields tailored to each customer. Sprinturf is committed to U.S. investments and jobs with 100 percent of its jobs and investments in the United States.
Live look at the manufacturing process of SprinTurf’s Syntheitc Field Turf
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SprinTurf was thrilled to be a part of the installation of the new Sacramento State Football Field at Hornet Stadium. Sacramento State University unveiled its state of the art dual fiber field just in time for their upcoming 2021 Football Season. The Predator Turf System that was used at Hornet Stadium at Sacramento State University, is a blend of Sprinturf’s proprietary Apex™ monofilament fibers with its SharkTooth™ slit-film fibers. The monofilament fiber features a ribbed diamond-shape fiber to enhance fiber memory, protect against fraying while also improving aesthetics. The monofilament and slit-film fibers boast microns of 380 and 140, respectively – the thickest fiber combination available today for unparalleled durability and playability.
Sprinturf collaborated with North Star Construction on the installation of the turf system at Sacarmento State’s football field. The Predator turf system was instrumental in the offering and decision of the University Officials. The playing surface at the football and track and field venue, which hosted the Olympic trials in 2000 and 2004, was natural grass for 41 years after it opened in 1969 before switching to a turf field in 2010.
Installation of the New Sacramento State Football Field
When it came time to replace its original turf field, Sacramento State University opted for a surface that not only improves the experience for its players while delivering greater safety, but also provides a cooler surface during the hot summer months. The Predator turf system also mimics the look and feel of natural grass.
“Sprinturf has a proud history of manufacturing, installing and maintaining the best, longest lasting synthetic turf systems in America. The Predator turf system is yet another example of our commitment to provide our customers with the highest performing, and most aesthetically pleasing turf systems possible,” Justin Reddy, President of Sprinturf.
Despite being introduced in 2020, the Predator turf system is quickly being adopted by public and private schools, colleges and universities, and parks and recreation departments across the U.S. This includes the Reitz Bowl at FJ Reitz High School and Central Stadium in Evansville, Indiana. The Hornets will play their first game on the new Sacramento State Football field this Saturday, September 11, 2021. Sacramento State will host Northern Iowa University. The game can be seen on ESPN+. To view the time-lapse installation of the Sprinturf Predator turf system at Sacramento State University, click here.
SprinTurf Proudly Installs 100% American Made Turf Fields
Sprinturf is a national turf company headquartered in South Carolina with fiber and turf manufacturing facilities in Alabama and Georgia. Sprinturf has been in business since 1998 with over 2,000 installations throughout North America. Sprinturf is the only artificial turf company that uses 100% American fibers and labor to create fields tailored to each customer. Sprinturf is committed to U.S. investments and jobs with 100 percent of its jobs and investments in the United States.
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Construction of the new Weidner Field, home of the Colorado Springs Switchbacks has been completed. SprinTurf was selected to partner with the club to install the new synthetic turf soccer field. The entire SprinTurf team was very excited to work with the Switchback Football Club and its President (Nick Ragain) to complete the installation of their new synthetic turf soccer field.
The official attendance of the home opener was about 5,600 which was about 70% of the new stadiums capacity. SprinTurf was thrilled to provide a very unique type of turf system to the Switchbacks. The Switchbacks head coach Brendan Burke stated “the field plays much better than a standard synthetic turf field, which uses infill material such as crumb rubber.” Coach Burke is specifically referencing the proprietary infill system that SprinTurf integrated into the new synthetic turf soccer field at Weidner Stadium.
See all of the Grand Opening festivities in the below video:
Jimmy Ockford #15 on the Switchbacks and the Team Captain had this to say about his first time playing on the new field: “It is amazing and the new turf was well put together…the surface plays very well.”
This was a major project for the SprinTurf team and we were thrilled to work with such an exceptional club. The level of involvement and collaboration from multiple entities made this a unique experience. Additionally, one of the most unique aspects of this synthetic turf soccer field was the infill that was included at Weidner Field. Before the installation the infill had to undergo extensive performance testing in Europe for over 120 days. The “Corkonut” infill used is USDA Certified Organic and meets FIFA Quality and FIFA Quality Pro fieldperformance criteria. SprinTurf’s synthetic turf system had to fulfil the quality requirements necessary for soccer in terms of playing performance, safety, durability, and quality assurance. Some of the items that were measured during the testing included interaction between the player and the surface, as well as seam strength, service life, weather resistance, and product composition.
Along with being the home of the Switchbacks; Weidner Field will also be playing host to the Colorado High School Activities Association (CHSAA) Boys Soccer Championship Games. Justin Saylor who is the administrator for CHSAA soccer says that this will be “a great opportunity to take their event to a world class facility like Weidner Field.” The same SprinTurf proprietary turf and infill system will also been installed at Colorado College (Stewart Field) and soon at Panorama Park outside of Colorado Springs. The SprinTurf Team is excited for the Grand Opening of Weidner Field and look forward to all of the amazing events that it will play host to in the upcoming years. Go Switchbacks!
About Sprinturf, LLC: Sprinturf is a national synthetic turf company headquartered in South Carolina with fiber and turf manufacturing facilities in Alabama and Georgia. Starting with the resin pellet and ending with the installed field, Sprinturf is a one-stop shop for synthetic turf fields. Sprinturf has been in business since 1998 with over 2,000 turf field installations throughout North America. Sprinturf is committed to U.S. investments and jobs with one hundred percent of their jobs and investment in the United States.
Sprinturf, a US synthetic turf manufacturer, recently took the Quality Program Pledge through the World Federation of the Sporting Goods Industry (WFSGI). This Pledge certifies that they are committing to comply fully with the WFSGI Code of Conduct, which is aimed at eliminating poor working conditions, child labor, and improving environmental performance in any part of the production of football turf. Members of WFSGI include international sporting goods industry leaders such as Nike, Adidas and Puma.
Since they manufacture their high-quality turf systems in-house and in America, Sprinturf is constantly working to improve their environmental and sociological impact for their employees, customers, and the many young athletes who use their products on a daily basis. As part of this process, they underwent an extensive audit of their plant to ensure compliance with WFSGI’s rigorous standards and best practice recommendations. Working to maintain sustainable improvements for their factory workers and their carbon footprint is integral part of the company’s belief system. As they continue to innovate and improve within the synthetic turf industry, Sprinturf will continue to look for ways to improve the world around them.
About Sprinturf, LLC: Sprinturf is a national synthetic turf company headquartered in South Carolina with fiber and turf manufacturing facilities in Alabama and Georgia. Starting with the resin pellet and ending with the installed field, Sprinturf is a one-stop shop. Sprinturf has been in business since 1998 with over 2,000 installations throughout North America. Sprinturf is committed to U.S. investments and jobs with one hundred percent of their jobs and investment in the United States.
Daniel Island, South Carolina, June 9, 2020 – Sprinturf, a leading, national artificial turf company, announced the acquisition of Greenplay Organics, a leading supplier of plant-based organic infill systems. Both companies have extensive installations of artificial turf systems from coast to coast.
Sprinturf, in business since 1998, is the only North American company that produces all their fibers and turf, in house, and in America. Greenplay’s plant-based infill systems have the unique distinction of providing “natural grass like” play conditions with temperature, aesthetics and performance that matches natural grass.
Rom Reddy, Managing Partner, Sprinturf commented, “The synergy between Sprinturf and Greenplay will create a single source provider of next generation playing surfaces that are cool to the touch, aesthetically pleasing and fully recyclable”.
Domenic Carapella, President of Greenplay stated, “The partnership is a huge milestone to me since first introducing plant-based infills to the US over a decade ago. While Greenplay will continue to operate independently and supply products to the entire industry, the opportunity to develop next generation systems with Sprinturf is exciting. The new generation of turf systems will provide athletes across the county with an affordable, high value turf system that plays, feels and looks like natural grass“.
About Sprinturf: Sprinturf, based in Charleston, SC has been in business since 1998 with over 2500 national and international artificial turf installations. Sprinturf is the first and only turf company that has 100% American owner-ship, manufacturing, sales and installations. For more information, visit www.sprinturf.com
About Greenplay: Greenplay Organics, based in New York, manufactures and distributes organic turf infill for artificial turf applications. Greenplay Organics sources materials from select pesticide free crops and blends by utilizing only natural processing methods. Greenplay has over 100 installations in the US and is considered America’s original organic turf infill. For more information, visit www.greenplayusa.com
