Hockey

Surface matters

Of all sports, hockey has benefited most from the developments in artificial grass. Top class hockey on any other surface would today be unthinkable. Blakedown Sport and Play have been constructing top quality hockey facilities for 20 years.

From amateur game to international level, the demand for a surface that allows performance-driven play on a high specification carpet has increased dramatically. Blakedown Sport and Play now offer a complete range of premier surfaces, from traditional fully sanded artificial grass, through to the now, extremely popular water-based products.

Our investment in specialist equipment and plant enables us to provide a comprehensive in house service. From bulk earthworks to bitmac paving and shockpad installation our own staff and equipment are available.

Cross section of surface construction

Water based artificial grass

Blakedown Sport and Play water-based pitches are synonymous with top quality hockey. Within our range, we offer Nylon, Special Polymer Fibres (SPF), Low Sliding Resistance (LSR), knitted and tufted options. Water-based surfaces are perfect for the manoeuvrability required by top players, allowing high ball speed and excellent durability. The premier choice for professionals and national clubs worldwide.

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Partly sanded artificial grass

This range is available in both ‘knit de knit' and Low Sliding Resistance (LSR) yarn. The ‘knit de knit' yarn allows the ball to roll freely over the pile being non directional. The game is played on the pile of the carpet as opposed to the sand, allowing the excellent play characteristics with reduced ball bounce, for both hockey and football use.

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Fully sanded artificial grass

As a result of the latest technology, Blakedown Sport and Play offer a number of fully sanded surfaces for the hockey, football and multi-sport market. This diverse carpet range, available in a number of pile heights, can be laid on varying depths of shockpad, dependant on the sports application. These products are available in either polypropylene (PP) or Low Sliding Resistance (LSR) yarn, which caters for varying budgets and project specifications.

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