Artificial grass products

The synthetic turf market has grown considerably in recent years and more and more people, institutions, clubs, associations, professional landscapers, architects, engineers, designers and companies in general are turning to synthetic turf to have a suitable surface gives you advantages over natural grass.

This guide is intended to guide anyone who plans to make a purchase synthetic grass to have all the elements and the basic knowledge to make good decisions and succeed in your project.

In VIVATURF we strive to try to advise our customers to make a purchase "educated" and choose the right product for your project and within your budget.

Background artificial turf. The first consisted of artificial grass products like "carpet" is generally used nylon fibers. For fixing the floor was necessary to place them on a firm foundation, usually concrete. This type of synthetic grass was called First Generation. In the beginning these types of artificial grass were characterized as not as noble as current products and most were highly abrasive to the skin and had low ability to absorb impact. However, they soon began to gain acceptance and quickly became an option appeal, especially in indoor spaces because of the novelty and the possibility of recreation and sports so widespread.

Residential synthetic grass last generation.
The so-called second generation was characterized by incorporating urethane foam bases and other materials to absorb impact and be more gentle with the athlete. Also developed less abrasive fibers.