Technical Surfaces, the artificial surface maintenance specialists understand all too well that the condition of an artificial sports surface is a reflection of the amount of maintenance it receives. Here, Tina Ribbans talks to UK sales manager Sean Colbert.

Although for many people ‘artificial’ surfaces still equates to ‘maintenance-free’, be assured that a poorly-maintained pitch will come back to haunt you in the end. Issues with drainage, contamination and carpet pile wear will soon combine to significantly reduce the life expectancy of your synthetic sports facility.

Although Technical Surfaces can implement effective maintenance at any stage of a facility’s life, they always stress that the most successful regimes are put into practice as soon as installation is complete.

“We believe that the best maintenance package you can implement on your synthetic sports surface will combine the outsourced works of Technical Surfaces with your own in-house efforts and continued diligence” comments Sean. “This is the very cornerstone of our philosophy, ‘Maintaining Standards’, and is an ideal that we also encourage our clients to work towards.”

Indeed, as conceptions of the need for maintenance have changed, and funding is now made more readily available for new installations, ongoing maintenance works are increasingly stipulated as a pre-requisite for the continued management of synthetic facilities. Moreover, the warranties of many of the main pitch installers also require appropriate and approved maintenance works to be in place to uphold their validity.

As the leading experts in the field of artificial pitch care, Technical Surfaces are keen to offer clients advice and support at every step of the way, from assisting grounds staff and furnishing them with appropriate maintenance machinery, to providing an unrivalled specialist service that will help them to achieve many years of use from their synthetic facility.

Technical Surfaces offers a wide range of advice and support to assist their clients in sourcing the right in-house equipment for their needs. As the sole distributor of the SMG range of synthetic sports pitch machinery and equipment throughout the UK and Eire, they are well placed to offer advice to clients and furnish them with the optimum tools to complete the in-house element of their tailored maintenance programme.

Technical Surfaces are pleased to offer discounted costs on selected items in the SMG range until 31st August 2008. For more information, or to request a brochure, please call their National Office on 08702 400 700.