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VisitNC Announces US 321 Re-Open After Rock Slide, Offering Full Access to North Carolina’s Ski and Snow Areas

Raleigh, NC (Vocus) December 18, 2009

Ski resorts and winter businesses in Northwestern North Carolina are celebrating yesterday’s re-opening of US 321 in Caldwell County near Lenior, according to VisitNC. With the North Carolina ski season now in full swing, destinations are welcoming holiday and winter guests. US 321, which had been closed for more than one week, reopened on Wednesday afternoon. NCDOT closed down Highway 321 between Kirby Mountain Road and Waterfalls Road on Monday, December 7, to remove boulders that were loosened during blasting on December 3.

This winter, N.C. resorts are featuring new activities and special deals. This year, Sugar Mountain celebrates its 40th anniversary as one of North Carolina’s premier ski resorts. Hawksnest Snow Tubing has all four parks open for snow tubing and now offers one of the only winter zip lines in the nation. Ski Beech opened its Upper Shawneehaw run and high-speed quad lift last month. And the free kid’s sledding hill is open in the Town of Beech Mountain. For more information on skiing, cabin rentals, resorts and destination information, go to VisitNC.com.

North Carolina features the highest ski areas and the largest snow tubing resort in the eastern U.S. Visitors to Western North Carolina can enjoy skiing, snowboarding, snow tubing, snowshoeing, ice skating, and a winter zip line or just sitting in a warm cozy lodge drinking hot cocoa. Here is an overview of North Carolina’s facilities open now.

Appalachian Ski Mountain

Appalachian Ski Mountain is now the home for Burton Snowboards’ first Progression Park in North Carolina. With the completion of a multitude of ski area improvement projects, Appalachian Ski Mountain has now invested $ 3 million in snowmaking and other improvements in the last three years. More snow blowing fan guns were installed this summer; Appalachian Ski Mountain now has the greatest snowmaking capacity per acre in the Southeast. 828-295-7828; http://www.appskimtn.com/

Cataloochee Ski Area

Cataloochee Ski Area, located in the Great Smoky Mountains of Western North Carolina is traditionally the first ski resort in the Mid-Atlantic region to make snow and open for the season. The oldest winter area in North Carolina, Cataloochee continues to make significant improvements to its snowmaking capabilities, allowing the resort’s operational staff to be aggressive in helping skiers and snowboarders with their first tracks of the season. 828-926-0285; http://www.cataloochee.com

Hawksnest Snow Tubing and Zip line Course

A new addition this year is the country’s longest zip line course. The Hawksnest zip line course is 1.5 miles long and is open all year. In addition to the longest zip line course, Hawksnest has taken snow tubing to new levels of fun. Hawksnest’s expanded snow tubing operation makes it the biggest on the East Coast. Hawksnest Snow Tubing has four different areas to snow tube with more than 20 lanes of fun. Lanes are 400 – 1000 feet long with two moving carpet lifts to take guests back to the top. Hawksnest has 100 percent snowmaking and lighting on all lanes to provide the best possible conditions and fun for the whole family. 828-963-6561 or 800-822-4295; http://www.hawksnesttubing.com/

Sapphire Ski Valley Resort and Frozen Falls Tube Park

Sapphire Ski Resort is a four-season resort located in the Blue Ridge Mountains. Sapphire prides itself on being a learning and group-friendly facility. Sapphire is also a family friendly resort for those who are looking to spend quality time with their loved ones. Sapphire Ski Resort features skiing, snowboarding and a tube park. 828-743-7663; http://www.sapphirevalleyresort.com/

Ski Beech at Beech Mountain

At Ski Beech the popular Oz run returns this winter with new padded quad chairs and newly installed airless electrical snowmaking hookups along the run so the slope can be blown in within 24 hours. Also this winter, a second terrain park will be unveiled with a fully functional lift that will access a multi-featured park with rails, boxes and jumps for intermediate to advanced freestyle riders. The resort also features a tubing park. Additionally, all reservoir lakes have been dredged to push the mountain’s water capacity to 8,000,000 gallons. 828-387-2011 or 1-800-438-2093; http://www.skibeech.com/

Sugar Mountain Resort

Sugar Mountain Resort is even sweeter this year with special programs and deals throughout the season to honor its 40th anniversary. The Resort opened in 1969 with four lifts and 11 slopes for skiing. Sugar has grown to include seven lifts and 20 slopes for skiers and snowboarders. Winter activity offerings have expanded over the years to include snowshoeing, tubing and ice skating. 828-898-4521 or 1-800-SUGARMT; http://www.skisugar.com/

Wolf Ridge Ski Resort

Formerly Wolf Laurel Slopes, Wolf Ridge Ski Resort offers 15 acres of additional ski slopes, a new quad lift, a new terrain park and much more. There is something for everyone from beginner to expert at this family-oriented resort now with an expanded 82 acres of ski terrain. 828-689-4111; http://www.skiwolfridgenc.com/

More Winter Activities:

North Carolina also has a number of other snow related activities. Snow tubing and sledding are family-friendly activities everyone can enjoy. Here are more North Carolina’s facilities.

Beech Mountain Sledding Park

The Town of Beech Mountain once again offers children a winter full of fun with its free youth sledding hill, one of the highest sledding hills in the eastern United States. The hill is adjacent to Town Hall and provides good sledding conditions with a combination of man-made and natural snow. Beech Mountain, at an elevation of 5,506 feet, is the highest town in Eastern America with an average annual snowfall of more than 80 inches. The Beech Mountain sledding hill is for kids age 12 and under, although parents may ride with smaller children. Plastic sleds are required. 828-387-9283; http://www.beechmtn.com/

Scaly Mountain Outdoor Center

Scaly Mountain offers year-round tubing with snow in the winter and artificial turf in the summer. The resort even offers a kiddie slope for young tubers and plans to open a skating rink in 2009. 828-526-3737; http://www.scalymountain.com/

Jonas Ridge Snow Tubing

Located six miles south of Linville, Jonas Ridge features three tubing runs. They also offer night tubing. Call to confirm opening and hours. 828-733-4155

Contact

Wit Tuttell

(919) 733-7420

Susan Dosier

(704) 953-9408

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This Video shows the construction steps of an artificial turf football field in Egypt , the Artificial turf is from Greenfields while the construction was made by Misrcontract ( www.misrcontract.com). The Video includes the artificial turf installation and maintenance ( Win in Africa with Africa : The Goal Project )
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Senior Housing Indursty: Landscape Appeal Expanding for Synthetic Turf Surface Products

Senior Housing Artificial Turf

Atlanta, GA (PRWEB) June 22, 2010

For almost two decades synthetic turf products– basically special cloned fibers of green carpet – have been utilized by both single and multi-family builders who are steadfast in their beliefs there is unlimited future market growth for multi-uses of these ever-growing popular cost-efficient landscape materials,

And the booming senior housing industry is onboard as well.

One of the obvious growth markets for artificial turf, which has become very popular in current real estate trends for retired citizens, is Senior Housing.

During the next few years, demand for senior housing units will rise substantially as the leading edge of the baby boomers generation turned 60 years old last year. Americans are living longer. To accommodate the needs of senior citizens, developers are building higher end, amenity rich retirement properties, which offer a winder range of services for the seniors. Renovation of existing facilities by utilizing in house ollars is also a trend that will capture many new amenities.

“I think the genesis for synthetic turf was putting greens on university campuses,” said Michael Versen of Maryville, TN. A prominent landscape architect, Versen designed a putting green in 1994 for a rooftop garden on the Fort Sanders Hospital in downtown Knoxville, TN.

Michael Versen & Associates has long been a proponent of drawing and offering landscape plans for his developer clients’ properties which include varieties of synthetic turf uses. They consist of outdoor carpet products, including custom designs and installation of low-maintenance, beautiful lush green new lawns, backyards and other outdoor recreational uses.

One of Versen’s senior housing development clients is Life Care Centers of America, Inc., headquartered in Cleveland, TN. LCCA operates a portfolio of properties, including more than 200 skilled nursing homes, assisted living facilities and retirement living communities throughout the country as a recognized major senior housing industry leader.

Versen met Stan Pennington of IntelliTurf, Inc. while working together on an artificial turf installation project at the Garden Plaza of Cleveland (TN), an independent living property of Century Park Associates, a wholly-owned subsidiary of LCCA.

An avid golfer, Pennington began his turf career within the recreational industry designing and installing putting greens for private residences and multi-family complexes, prior to expanding his business and founding IntelliTurf in Atlanta a few years ago. His experience covers projects in 21 states and abroad; while IntelliTurf now has four locations and a business plan for offices in many major U.S. markets.

Soon after meeting Century Park principal Bryan Preston, Pennington became involved with designing and implementing five putting greens on Preston’s small private 17-acre golf course which surrounded his home in Tennesssee.

“I told my brother Farrell who heads our company construction and the development team in Cleveland they should look at Stan’s work because the results are as close to a ‘real grass surface’ as you can get,” Preston revealed.

The IntelliTurf synthetic line of over 60 different styles of carpet included low maintenance outdoor surface materials for a variety of recreational uses. IntelliTurf products are 100% recyclable and lead free and help many properties qualify for LEED points for those concerned and connected to the Green Building Council. Among other uses besides putting greens, lawn replacement, playgrounds, bocce and croquet courts are

all popular for IntelliTurf products.

Century Park Associates is an owner/operator of 45 properties nationwide and utilizes IntelliTurf’s services at a number of their branded Garden Plaza Properties as well as other independent living facilities in various states.

After completing the Garden Plaza of Cleveland (TN.) project with architect Versen in 2005, Pennington’s company has built 10 synthetic turf amenities for Century Park senior housing properties in six states.

Builder/designer for the Preston family company, Farrell Preston stresses the difficulty of having outdoor amenity areas within and around Century Park’s senior housing buildings looking greener.

“You just can’t have it with natural grass because we have small areas to consider, and our maintenance people don’t know how to keep the grass ‘greener’, plus it’s an expensive proposition,” he asserted, “Stan’s synthetic products work for our needs, and we can utilize the larger installed areas for chairs and tables – and even weddings.”

Among recent CPA projects, IntelliTurf added an interior courtyard multi-use turf amenity for the Garden Plaza, Lawrenceville, GA., an Atlanta suburb, and putting greens and a bocce ball court at the Greenbriar Cove senior residence in Collegedale, TN., and the recent remodeled Garden Plaza of Valley View in Boise, ID.

“With tough winter months each year, and lack of direct sunlight environment, plus a short growing season for the Boise property, natural grass would have been impossible in this western U.S. location,” Pennington added.

Another national IntelliTurf client of note is Classic Residence by Hyatt, a major senior housing developer headquartered in Chicago. Hyatt has been in the senior housing business since 1987, and owns and operates over 20 communities throughout the country.

Highlands Ranch, just south of Denver, CO., and Silverstone in Scottsdale, AZ. are Classic Residence by Hyatt communities that have utilized IntelliTurf synthetic carpet. The Atlanta company has been responsible for a 5,000 square foot putting green at Highlands Ranch and a putting green located directly behind the sales office at the Silverstone property which is to open in the near future.

“Classic Residence installed the IntelliTurf putting green system at our Denver area Highlands Ranch community. We are very pleased with the low-maintenance, appearance and playability of the system,” offered Hyatt Project Director Adrian Bolders.

Lars Skylling, owner of IntelliTurf of Utah, Salt Lake City, recently completed a large green amenity project at Garden Plaza of Aurora, CO., just east of Denver. According to Skylling, there are winter days in both Denver and Salt Lake which sometimes reward residents with delightful outdoor sunny, 60 degrees weather.

“With low maintenance amenities like ours, the people can come outdoors on a mild afternoon and break up any winter blues they may have,” he said.

For his part, Pennington is rather bullish both Century Park Associates and Classic Residences by Hyatt understand what IntelliTurf offers, and how the firm’s involvement adds enjoyment to the lives of their senior residents.

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A demonstration of Van’s Enterprises’s synthetic turf cleaning services. This was done at Wheaton College in Wheaton, Illinois. Van’s Enterprises, Ltd. is based out of Waukegan, Illinois.

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University of Central Oklahoma Bronchos Upgrade to FieldTurf

Edmond, OK (Vocus/PRWEB) March 01, 2011

The University of Central Oklahoma (UCO) has chosen to install FieldTurf, the world’s safest and highest performing artificial turf system, in Wantland Stadium. The new FieldTurf surface, slated to debut for the 2011 season, replaces the existing Astroplay surface, and will be used primarily by the Broncho soccer and football teams.

UCO selected the FieldTurf system after rigorous comparisons and in-depth research involving many products and companies in the artificial turf industry. UCO’s research found FieldTurf to have a reputation for superior service, quality workmanship, financial stability, and a strong commitment to the environment that includes innovative recycling technology.

“At UCO, we want our commitment to quality and sustainability to show in everything we do,” said Steve Kreidler, UCO’s executive vice president. “We look forward to a partnership with FieldTurf that will further advance the Bronchos’ performance on the field and our national reputation as a leader in sustainability initiatives.”

UCO was one of the first universities in the country recognized by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency as a Green Power Partner, and has won numerous awards for it’s sustainability or “green” programs throughout the campus.

“We are pleased that the UCO administration thinks so highly of our product and our company,” said FieldTurf President Eric Daliere. “Everyone at FieldTurf is completely committed to providing the Bronchos and their fans with the safest and highest performing world-class surface in existence. This should be of great benefit to the athletes at UCO.”

Wantland Stadium underwent extensive renovations in the summer of 2005 with the addition of a three-level press box that includes club seating and new stands on both sides of the field. Wantland Stadium is also the home field for all three Edmond high school teams (Memorial, North and Santa Fe) and UCO has hosted the Oklahoma All-State Football Game in the facility six times since 1994. The stadium also hosts the annual UCO Stampede of Sound’s Invitational Marching Band Contest.

When it comes to carbon footprints, there’s simply no comparison between natural grass and FieldTurf artificial grass systems. FieldTurf is 100% lead free and 100% recyclable. The company is a proud member of the U.S. Green Building Council and has continuously set new environmental standards throughout the synthetic turf industry

The list of major universities who play their home games on FieldTurf includes Nebraska, Washington, Washington State, Oregon State, West Virginia, Kansas State, Missouri, Texas Tech, Iowa, Boston College, Rutgers, Syracuse, Cincinnati and Louisville. Twenty-one of the NFL’s 32 teams have chosen FieldTurf in their stadiums and/or practice facilities.

About FieldTurf

FieldTurf offers industry-leading engineering and manufacturing resources and leads the synthetic turf industry with regard to setting higher environmental standards. FieldTurf is the global market leader in terms of synthetic sports fields with more than 7000 fields installed. Additionally, FieldTurf has attained more than 15,000 satisfied customers in high quality pet, residential, commercial and municipal landscaping solutions, playground surfacing and has a complete range of golf and tennis products. FieldTurf synthetic turf customers enjoy the benefits of significantly reduced water consumption, the elimination of fertilizer and pesticides, superior durability and drainage and a product that looks and feels real. The positive environmental impact of FieldTurf provides the added benefit of LEED building contributions.

FieldTurf is part of Tarkett Sports, a Division of the Tarkett Group. Tarkett Sports is the largest entity in the sports and landscape surfacing industries. Included within the Tarkett Sports portfolio is an impressive range of performance sports flooring products. This product range includes: synthetic and hardwood basketball; volleyball and gymnasium flooring; squash and racquetball courts; floor protection and covering systems; weight room flooring; and high performance indoor and outdoor running tracks, featuring Beynon and Atlas track surfaces. All Tarkett Sports surfaces are developed, produced and installed with a concentration on sustainability and a commitment to protecting the environment, providing additional LEED contribution opportunities for customers. The company calls this focus on sustainability and the environment ‘Environmental Intelligence’ and all company personnel strive to exemplify this philosophy in all aspects of the business.

For more information, please visit: http://www.fieldturf.com

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Fieldturf Construction Opens Regional Office in Oregon

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Portland, Ore. (Vocus) March 11, 2009

The steady growth for the leader in the sports surfacing industry carries on as FieldTurf Construction has recently opened an office in Wilsonville, Oregon that will operate as a regional office for the world’s largest sports surfacing manufacturer. This new office will allow FieldTurf to be closer to its West Coast clientele and properly service the company’s growing customer base in this region. The Oregon office will be headed up by long-time field construction expert Billy Walker who will assume the role of Regional Director of Operations at FieldTurf. The Wilsonville staff of ten employees holds a combined 40+ years of experience in the sports surfacing industry.

The Wilsonville office is the second of many ‘FieldTurf Construction’ locations slated to open around the country in the coming months. These regional offices will help to ensure that FieldTurf continues to exceed their customers’ expectations with regards to obtaining first-class local service.

“It is with a tremendous amount of pleasure that we announce the opening of our new regional office in Wilsonville,” said FieldTurf Tarkett CEO Joe Fields. “Our local presence in the region will allow us to focus on exceeding customer expectations in terms of service, customer care, and quality. Our employees in Oregon will operate under the same commitment to excellence that FieldTurf has become known for throughout the world.”

FieldTurf is currently in use in some of the most prominent institutions in the state including the University of Oregon and Oregon State for both football and baseball home games. In total, there are over 80 state-of-the-art FieldTurf installations throughout the state. Twenty-one of the NFL’s 32 teams currently use FieldTurf at their stadiums and/or their practice facilities, in addition to over 50 NCAA D-1 stadiums across the country, for various sports. Also, three Major League Baseball teams play their home games on FieldTurf: the 2008 AL Champion Tampa Bay Rays, Minnesota Twins, and Toronto Blue Jays.

The NFL Players Association released their biennial ranking of NFL stadium fields during a January 29, 2009 press conference in Tampa prior to the Super Bowl. Once again, the results tabbed FieldTurf as the runaway leader among all artificial turf brands. In data gathered from polling/voting of over 1500 NFL players, 80% of the league’s Top Ten artificial turf surfaces were FieldTurf fields.

FieldTurf Tarkett, a Division of the Tarkett Group, is the largest entity in the sports surfacing industry and offers unparalleled leasing capabilities, engineering, manufacturing resources, and environmental standards. In addition to its world-renowned FieldTurf and Prestige brands of artificial turf, FieldTurf Tarkett provides an equally impressive range of sports flooring products that includes synthetic and hardwood basketball, volleyball and gymnasium flooring, squash and racquetball courts, floor protection and covering systems, and weight room flooring. Also in the range of FieldTurf Tarkett products are high performance indoor and outdoor running tracks including the Beynon track surfaces, playground surfacing, commercial and residential landscaping, and a complete range of tennis and golf surfaces. All of FieldTurf Tarkett surfaces are developed, produced and installed with a concentration on sustainability and a commitment to protecting the environment. The company calls it ‘Environmental Intelligence’ and lives by this principle in every way.

For more information on FieldTurf, please visit http://www.fieldturf.com

Contact:

Darren Gill

FieldTurf Tarkett

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