Several million pounds are to be spent building a new national football training centre in the Welsh city of Newport. The plans, which have been recently approved by the city council’s planning committee, account for a new two-storey headquarters for the Football Association of Wales, 100-seater grandstand and much more. Also noteworthy are the plans for a 44-space car park, which could possibly be in the form of a grass car park, and an artificial pitch, which could be built using fake grass.

The new development is set to benefit a substantial range of professional and amateur sportspeople. The anticipated training facility there, including a grass pitch, is expected to be used by the senior Wales national football team squad, while the aforementioned artificial pitch should be used by the public and local football clubs – possibly including Newport County FC, whose stadium is already on the site. Furthermore, the centre should provide for the development of under-14 to under-21 level Wales national team footballers.

It is for sports ground developments like these that many of the products available from grassmats.co.uk can come in highly useful. For example, the fake grass that we stock boasts an authentic appearance and feel, making it ideal for artificial sports pitches. Furthermore, we sell a particular type of grass mesh suitable for use in creating a pretty but practical grass car park. Further information on the above products – plus similar items that we stock, like grass matting – can be readily found on our well-designed website.

Woking Borough Council have recently approved plans by Formula 1 racing team McLaren to build a new Surrey-based technology centre. News of this development between Woking and Ottershaw has been enthusiastically declared by McLaren, who claim that it will enable its Formula 1 and supercar operations to be focused on one site. Furthermore, the proposed building of some car parks to complement new offices and a wind tunnel on the site suggests a potential use for grass mesh.

To be precise, this new centre is set to comprise of roughly 60,000 square metres (646,000 square feet) of workshops, prototype manufacturing and testing space, research and development equipment, plus offices. The motor firm has predicted that as many as 300 construction workers will be working at the site at any moment during the development, while 400 jobs will be directly created and retained at the centre. A further 200 jobs should be indirectly produced through manufacturing, suppliers and clients, and boosted local retail spending.

Suffice to say, the proposed additional car parking should also help accommodate the many employees at the centre, and suggests a new use for grass mesh. Here at grassmats.co.uk, we stock many forms of grass mesh, including a type especially suited for use in creating a permanent grass car park. Furthermore, it is easy to find out more about this grass mesh, plus our other products like grass matting, fake grass and our other forms of grass mesh, through our website or contacting us by post, phone or email.

The Buckinghamshire market town of Beaconsfield has been beset by recurrent speeding and dangerous parking, hence why Bucks County Council are currently considering the introduction of some tough parking restrictions intended to help eradicate such problems. The restrictions posited include extra yellow lines and waiting restrictions in Wattleton Road. However, other ideas suggested by the parents of the children attending the schools close to the road include turning a nearby grass verge into parking bays – which hints at a potential use for grass mesh.

The council’s proposals have been warmly welcomed by parents and locals. Gary Partridge, from Wattleton Road, has conceded that “Parking isn’t so much the problem, it’s the congestion”, but added that “Anything that eases that would be welcome”. Meanwhile, Lucy Hay, of Rolfe Close, declared herself “very pleased with the proposals”, reporting that “Rolfe Close has got worse over the years with sixth formers parking here with cars blocking my drive”. Brian Handy, who has been complaining directly to the council concerning the local community’s parking problem since 2007, enthused that “finally we’ve reached a consultation stage”, adding that “It’s a long road but after seeing the proposals I’m impressed”.

Should the council opt to convert the aforementioned grass verge into a grass car park, they could benefit considerably from use of the high quality, high value grass mesh available from grassmats.co.uk. Though this online store sells many similar products, like grass matting, it also stocks a form of grass mesh especially suitable for use in creating an attractive and functional grass car park.

Any hospital is likely to have a need for great numbers of car parking spaces, given the typically high volume of both staff and visitors which both arrive at and leave hospital grounds every day. However, even an apparently hefty number of car parking spaces can struggle to cater for such a proportion of people, as evidenced by the persistent car parking problems experienced at Kirkcaldy’s Victoria Hospital. It is in cases like these that the merits of an especially created grass car park become increasingly clear.

Though Kirkcaldy’s Victoria Hospital boasts 1,300 parking spaces, the transfer of healthcare services and hundreds of staff from Forth Park and Queen Margaret hospitals to Victoria’s new wing in January 2012 has led Victoria’s long existing parking dilemmas to worsen. The hospital’s management has received more and more complaints from patients and visitors struggling to find parking spaces, while streets surrounding the hospital have become congested, with some cars reportedly parked on double yellow lines.

Though David Stewart, chairman of NHS Fife’s operational division, has publicly offered some advice on how Victoria Hospital staff and visitors can overcome such parking problems, the common parking of cars on grass verges does hint at the potential of grass mesh for rectifying parking dilemmas like these. The online store grassmats.co.uk, for instance, offers a form of grass mesh which is particularly ideal for use in creating an aesthetically pleasing, but nonetheless highly practical and reusable, grass car park. We can also impart plenty of advice on using grass mesh in this manner by email and phone.

The recent refurbishment of two full-size sports pitches in Battersea Park by Wandsworth Council has won the approval of many local sports clubs. Even a future generation of football stars showed their approval when members of Chelsea FC’s under 16s academy team played on the pitches under the eyes of several dignitaries and sports enthusiasts following an opening ceremony on 15 December. Freshly-laid fake grass was just one of the great additions to the pitches during the £350,000 refurbishment.

Wandsworth Council’s cabinet member for environment and culture, Councillor Jonathan Cook, cited the pitches as “an extremely valuable asset to the borough, local sports clubs and governing bodies, as there aren’t many places in London with two full size pitches together”. He added that the extent of the investment into the refurbishing of these pitches, despite the continuing difficult financial climate, “not only reflects the site’s importance to the community and its popularity of use, but also the benefit it provides to the users’ health”.

Indeed, many more councils and other organisations are likely to arrange for an installation of fake grass for their sports pitches – and they can expect to purchase fake grass of particularly high quality and value from grassmats.co.uk. As well as, befitting our name, selling great grass matting, grass mesh and similar products, we stock genuine-looking fake grass which comes in a choice of two widths – 2m and 4m – and two thicknesses – 30mm and 40mm. For more information about our fake grass and other products, you can easily contact us by post, phone or email.

Anyone who has took part in a game of paintball will know what a competitive, adrenaline-boosting and fun activity it can be. Unfortunately, though, such people are similarly likely to be aware of some of the problems which can beset a paintball game played outside. For a start, an organic paintball play area can be adversely affected by the inevitably poor British weather, which can often make the play area irritatingly slippery and boggy. However, the country’s first ever purpose-built paintball arena can avert such irritations via its use of fake grass.

The arena, based in West Sussex, has seen the installation of over 1500 square metres of fake grass. And this fake grass is set to long maintain its delightful colour and texture, as it has been especially designed and manufactured to counter the usually adverse effects of poor weather. It is, for instance, water permeable, thanks to its drainage holes and hard wearing material, and also sufficiently durable to withstand heavy foot traffic.

The owners of this arena are unlikely to be the last people delighted with an installation of fake grass. Indeed, thanks to grassmats.co.uk, many more individuals and companies can purchase great quality fake grass – plus similar products, like grass matting and grass mesh – at attractive prices. Shoppers at grassmats.co.uk can choose fake grass either 2m or 4m wide, and 30mm or 40mm thick. Furthermore, this fake grass is very difficult to distinguish from genuine grass in both appearance and feel, just one of the reasons for its usefulness in many different environments.

Professional West Sussex-based football club Crawley Town attracted many gushing headlines in April 2011 when, for the first time in their history, they were promoted to the Football League, having won the Football Conference title with a record 15 points ahead of their nearest competitor. And the goods news has just kept coming for Crawley Town FC, as, among their other recent triumphs, they have recently had fake grass installed into their stadium’s dugouts.

The grass area of football stadium dugouts can be particularly prone to wearing away, given that it is where the club’s manager can often spend time pacing back and forth and where players commonly come off and onto the bench. However, Crawley Town FC’s Broadfield Stadium is unlikely to suffer this problem, as the kind of fake grass now occupying its dugouts is renowned for its durable and hard wearing material, thus ridding it of the usual malleability of ordinary grass.

Fake grass undeniably has its benefits in particular circumstances, then – as can similar products like grass matting and grass mesh. Furthermore, products like these are stocked in abundance by one of the country’s most highly regarded artificial grass suppliers, grassmats.co.uk. Whether, like the staff of Crawley Town FC, you are seeking some fake grass for a sports ground, or simply want some grass mesh which can be used for creating a highly practical grass car park, we should have the product to suit your needs. We are also easily contactable by email, phone or website feedback form, should you have any remaining questions.

The benefits of fake grass have been long known – as indicated, for example, by the use of fake grass in the runs for pregnant dogs in kennels. However, most likely encouraged by the comfortable environment which fake grass has previously helped to cultivate for these dogs, a Sussex-based dog kennel has recently arranged to have fake grass installed in their building on a much larger scale.

To be precise, the Raystede Centre for Animal Welfare recently had installed 890 square metres of fake grass throughout the building. Furthermore, this change clearly had a positive impact. An anonymous staff member from the Raystede Centre has enthused that: “The days of cold, wet concrete have gone and we now have happy staff and very happy dogs!” And little wonder – fake grass, including that sold by grassmats.co.uk, has been manufactured to withstand the heavy foot traffic of pets as well as humans, ensuring that it can continue to serve its aesthetic and practical purposes for years.

While grassmats.co.uk does stock a wide range of similar products, like grass matting suitable for a grass car park and similar areas, this online store also enjoys an enviable reputation among UK artificial grass suppliers. And it isn’t difficult to see why, as the fake grass sold by grassmats.co.uk comes with a staggeringly realistic appearance and feel, choice of thickness between 30mm and 40mm, and manufacturer’s guarantee covering several years. Our fake grass is also suitable for use in a wide range of environments besides dog kennels, including balconies and slippery deck areas.

Though nursery staff naturally like to allow children to really enjoy their early years playing outside, cultivating a suitable outdoor play area for them can prove a sadly arduous task. When treacherous weather strikes, for instance, the natural turf of the play area can become damp, thus potentially leading to muddy uniforms and play time being called off. Thankfully, though, one Surrey nursery should no longer have to fret about any circumstances like the above, thanks to a recent installation of fake grass.

In particular, Surrey-based Caring Daycare Nursery recently arranged for an installation of more than 400 square metres of fake grass throughout an on-site outdoor play area. The nursery’s Director, Peter Churchley, has clearly already seen the merits of the newly-installed fake grass, having enthused that both he and the nursery staff are “thrilled with the final product”. Fake grass is particularly renowned for its hard wearing material, which should ensure that the heavy foot traffic of children does not adversely affect the aesthetic appeal of the nursery’s fake grass over time.

However, there is no reason why you, too, could not benefit from a fake grass installation like the one enjoyed by Caring Daycare Nursery. Regardless of the purpose you intend for it, the fake grass on offer through grassmats.co.uk is multi-toned and amazingly similar to genuine grass in terms of both appearance and texture. It has also been designed and manufactured with both children and pets in mind, and each order of our fake grass comes with a several-year manufacturer’s guarantee.

Fake grass has long been routinely installed into sports grounds, and no wonder – fake grass works excellently in this environment. It is, for instance, hard wearing – ensuring that it can withstand damage from harsh weather and heavy foot traffic, and that the crucial markings on the grounds do not gradually fade away over time. Such boons could yet be reaped by an Oxfordshire tennis club looking to add four more tennis courts to complement their existing three courts which use fake grass.

To be exact, Wychwoods Tennis Club – which is based in the Cotswolds in Shipton Under Wychwood, near Chipping Norton – is hoping to have the new courts, which will come with floodlighting and a small pavilion, built at Wychwood Golf Club, close to Lyneham. The project would be part-funded by the Lawn Tennis Association and, should the full planning application recently submitted to West Oxfordshire District Council be approved, would build upon the club’s recent triumph in being named as 2011 Club of the Year by the Oxfordshire Lawn Tennis Association.

They certainly won’t be the last sports club to draw on the unique benefits and features of fake grass in this manner. In fact, such clubs can get a significant amount for their money when they purchase their fake grass from grassmats.co.uk. The fake grass we sell comes with a wealth of attractive features, including multiple tones, a choice of thickness between 30mm and 40mm, and an appearance very difficult to distinguish from that of genuine grass. There is also a manufacturer’s guarantee of several years.