Renovate process is designed to address compaction and contamination of the existing infill. Whilst Rejuvenation focuses deeper especially if there are drainage and silting issues with your surface, Rejuvenation can help restore the carpet. Therefore combined can make a complete transformation at removing thick moss build-up whilst also resetting the drainage on the sand filled surfaced.
Lindsey Owen, the Business Manager at Birkenhead School, initially contacted REPLAY Maintenance with significant concerns about the very poor condition and safety of their 20+ year old artificial pitch. The sand filled pitch had become unsafe and unplayable due to widespread moss, weed and dirt across the entirety of the surface. Fearing the pitch had reached its end-of-life, REPLAY recommended to Lindsey having a Free Survey to assess if anything could be done to improve its condition and extending it’s life.
REPLAY’s Assessor, Sam Thompson arranged with Lindsey to visit site, surveying the condition of the surface to which he concluded, that whilst the pitch was old, the key components of surface quality, construction and wear were that of a far younger surface. The main issue was the contamination, compaction along with heavy build up of vegetation and dirt reducing drainage that had been rendering the pitch unplayable.
After consultation and reviewing REPLAY’s 25 years of successful Rejuvenation work to more than 1000+ surfaces, the school were assured that this was exactly the right process for breathing life back into their sand-filled pitch and ensuring several more years of safe, usable life for existing and future users of their facility.
REPLAY were appointed to carry out the unique compressed air Rejuvenation process, removing all of the surface vegetation, dirt and contaminated infill, restoring the carpet fibres to vertical before refilling with new, clean sports sand.
Helping to avoid too much disruption for the School, the works were scheduled and completed over the October half-term break, allowing the PE dept to return to a safe, clean and usable surface which was very much needed going into the Winter months – ensuring both lessons and matches could go ahead again, unaffected.
The advice and subsequent improvements to the ongoing in-house maintenance regime and the implementation of a Revive Service Agreement with REPLAY are now helping the School achieve many more years of life from their surface the ongoing in-house maintenance regime and the implementation of a Revive Service Agreement with REPLAY are now helping the School achieve many more years of life from their surface.
“Our sand-filled artificial pitch was showing signs of age and widespread contamination, and we approached Replay to gauge whether there was anything that could be done to preserve the surface for a little longer. Following the site survey, a Replay Rejuvenation was recommended. The operatives that attended site did a superb job and our pitch now has a new lease of life, allowing the school to defer resurfacing for a few more years. Following the works, I have no hesitation in recommending Replay Maintenance.” Lindsey Owen Birkenhead High School Academy
Replay Maintenance offer a free survey on all synthetic sports surfaces so you can find the right service and maintenance schedule personalised for your facility.
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