This weeks Featured Application for STI comes from Peter-Pistlpete- Albanes, Synthetic Grass-Greens division for Albanes Landscaping Inc. The City of Westover, West Virginia was looking to upgrade their park. The Director of Public Works, Rick Hillberry, wanted suggestions on how to go about building two year-round, quality bocce courts. Through the bidding process and…
Californian’s Hope to Pass Bill Allowing Synthetic Turf Install in Residential Lawns
California State Assemblywoman Lorena Gonzalez’s Assembly Bill 349, a bill that will allow homeowners governed by homeowners associations (HOA’s) the freedom to install synthetic turf on their lawns without fear of fines, will pass across the California Governor’s desk. Previously many HOA’s strictly forbade the installation of synthetic turf or severely limited the amount residents…
Silverback™ Pure Strength
Silverback™ Pure Strength Our trademarked Silverback™ is our own unique recipe for our specialty Polyurethane backing system. The Silverback™ coating saturates the primary backing of the synthetic turf and effectively locks the fiber tufts in place. While most polyurethane backings are a simple coating over the primary backing, Silverback™ actually penetrates into the base, surrounding…
Pesticides and How They Affect You
Have you ever wondered how much those expensive chemicals and pesticides are helping or hindering you and your family? Year after year you trek to the store and purchase chemicals and pesticides that are supposed to help your lawn grow, kill weeds and eradicate the insects that invade your lawn and home. However are they…
STI Featured Application: Peter Albanes of Synthetic Grass – Greens of Greater Maryland Area
This weeks STI Featured Application comes to us from Peter Albanes of Synthetic Grass – Greens of Greater Maryland Area. Albanes installed STI SoftLawn® Pro Cut for American and World Champion Para-athletes Brad Snyder and Lizzie (Elizabeth) Smith. Our SoftLawn® Pro Cut was originally designed specifically for pet facilities and nylon putting green fringes/collars, the short dense construction offers…
STI Helps Keep the Course in Shape for the U.S. Open at Chambers Bay
STI Offers a Few of the Secrets to How the Course Was Kept in Shape for the U.S. Open at Chambers Bay When the 115th U.S. Open at Chambers Bay kicks off Thursday, competitors in University Place, Washington will be playing on some unique fairways and greens. The course is made entirely of Fescue grass, which…
Masters for 2015: How to Replicate the Speed of the Greens at Augusta National Recap
Getting an accurate speed for the greens at Augusta National is next to impossible, but how hard is it to replicate? It’s been rated as the number one course in the country, and its fairways, greens, bunkers and water hazards have been seen by more eyes than any other course in the world. Yet, the…
2014 Callaway Girls Junior World Champion Bella Dovhey Pratices on STI Turf
STI got to meet the 2014 Callaway Junior World Golf Champion when six year old Bella Dovhey stopped by the booth with her dad This year, at the PGA Merchandise Show in Orlando, the STI Booth had a special guest. Her name is Bella Dovhey, and she is the winner of the 2014 Callaway…
Featured Application: The Tee Line at Chambers Bay Golf Course in University Place, WA
Bart Baranco and the folks at Virtual Turf Systems recently installed an EZTee® Hybrid Plus Tee Line at Chambers Bay Golf Course in University Place, Washington. The project was installed on February 17, 2015 in preparation for the upcoming 2015 U.S. Open. The Chambers Bay Golf Course is the first course to host the Open in…
STI University & 2015 Dealer Conference
Over the past 6 months we here at STI have been working long hours in preparation for the STI Dealers Conference and the first STI University (STIU) class. We’ve all heard of McDonald’s famous Hamburger University. Think a similar concept, minus the food accoutrements. The course is a day and half, where STI provides dealers…
