In addition to many advantages of artificial turf pitches, one problem arises: microplastics are emitted into the environment unfiltered by the discharge of broken blades of grass and rubber granulate. To solve this problem, artec® offers the SPORTFIX CLEAN filtration channels from HAURATON. We would like to inform you about the functionality of the system below.
In addition, artec® distributes other products from Hauraton exclusively in Germany! These include the following articles for sports field drainage and edging:
- Slotted gutter for sports facilities with blind cover
- Inlet box with maintenance top
- Manifold Type E made of plastic with steel cover
- Sand trap gutter made of plastic and the related front board
Advantages of artificial turf pitches
The number of artificial turf fields is constantly increasing. Compared to conventional lawns, artificial turf offers several advantages. Due to its weather resistance, the field is playable for a significantly longer period than a natural grass field. The field also requires less maintenance, and at the same time offers high quality standards and very good ball behavior.
However, to ensure that artificial turf fields do not cause a problem for the environment, it is important to ensure that microplastics are captured. This is what we achieve with the sports field gutters of the SPORTFIX CLEAN series, which we have recently added to our product range.
SPORTFIX CLEAN filters microplastic
Inside the gutter there is a CARBOTEC 60 filter substrate, which works on the principle of surface filtration and reliably filters out grain sizes of up to 0.00045 mm. In addition to microplastic particles from the artificial turf and the running track, other substances such as sand, leaves, pollen and heavy metals are also filtered out.
As needed, the filtered water can either seep into the groundwater or be collected and reused as service water. To clean the gutter, only the top layer of dirt needs to be removed. This means that only a small amount of filter substrate has to be refilled after cleaning.
Installation of the filtration gutter
The SPORTFIX CLEAN filtration gutter is installed all around the edge of the playing field. To minimize the risk of injury to athletes, the channel is equipped with a GUGI plastic mesh grid. The associated inlet box is also equipped with a plastic grid as well as an associated particle catching bucket. Besides, our gutters are delivered including filter substrate. If further filter substrate is required, you can easily order this from artec® as well.
We are your partner for sustainable sports facilities
At our company site in Melle, Germany, we produce sustainable sports equipment for long-term use. From us you buy high quality products directly from the manufacturer, thus reducing new purchases to a bare minimum. Our production processes are designed to prefer regional suppliers as well as recycled materials. We constantly work on optimizing our processes in terms of sustainability and putting artec® in a strong position. Therefore, we are even more pleased to have HAURATON as a competent partner to reduce microplastics and thus protect the environment.
Convince yourself of our quality promise and take a look at our online store. In addition to products for edging and drainage of sports facilities, you will find a lot more products for sports facilities. These include soccer goals, soccer equipment, as well as the entire equipment for track and field.
We also inform our customers about our products in our articles. Please feel free to check them out!