Nelson Intermediate School

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Year of completion
2020

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The Challenge

The school’s outdoor area, located beneath large trees, was constantly muddy, especially after wet weather, making it difficult for children to play and stay clean. Teachers wanted to use the space for outdoor activities and reading, but the mess being tracked into classrooms became a major issue. The challenge was finding a solution that would eliminate the mud while preserving the trees, as the school was adamant about not disturbing their roots. TigerTurf couldn’t dig as deeply as usual for turf installation, so we had to carefully work around the roots. To overcome this, we installed Geotech fabric to create a stable base that protected the trees while ensuring a functional, clean play area.


The Goal

The school’s main objective was to create a clean, usable space where students could play and teachers could hold outdoor classes, all while preserving the existing trees. It was essential that the solution didn’t interfere with the roots or damage the trees, which were a beloved part of the school grounds.

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The Outcome

TigerTurf provided a solution by installing synthetic turf over Geotech fabric, creating a clean, durable, all-weather surface while preserving the tree roots. This allowed the school to eliminate the mud without disturbing the natural environment. The result was a transformed outdoor space where children could play and teachers could hold outdoor classes without worrying about mess. The new turf not only prevented mud from being tracked into classrooms, but also created a versatile area for learning, play, and community gatherings, greatly enhancing the school’s outdoor environment.

Products used in Nelson Intermediate School

About the
Professional

TigerTurf New Zealand provides synthetic turf surfaces for sports grounds, school campuses, playground, residential lawns and home recreation and commercial landscaping.

NZ’s only synthetic turf manufacturer.
As New Zealand's first and only synthetic turf manufacturer, we've been providing surface solutions to Kiwis since 1981. Discover why TigerTurf is the trusted choice for quality, performance, and expertise.

New Zealand’s only synthetic turf manufacturer with a passion for performance.
Performance is everything when it comes to synthetic turf.

You need a surface that will go the distance, with minimal maintenance. We provide dependable, high performance surfaces for:

  • Sports fields, courts, and greens
  • School campuses
  • Playgrounds
  • Residential lawns
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And more. With our decades of experience, we’ll find a solution that is high quality and high performance, without being high maintenance

- Made in New Zealand
We’re one of the largest synthetic turf manufacturers in the world, but we started in Auckland, New Zealand in 1981. We still make almost all of our products in our Auckland factory, with materials manufactured by our parent company, TenCate Grass. Local manufacturing means that we can ensure quality is maintained throughout the process.

- Experience and Expertise
You want to make sure the company you choose to work with knows what they're doing. We've been in the synthetic turf industry for almost 40 years, and have also been instrumental in developing the products and systems that result in world class, top performing surfaces. We design, manufacture, install and maintain our surfaces, applying the innovation and expertise we've gained over the years into every project - large or small.

- Accreditations and Memberships
Because of the quality, performance and realistic nature of TigerTurf’s artificial grass, TigerTurf is recommended for high level training and competition. Many of our artificial grass turfs have been approved and certified by world sporting bodies, including FIFA, World Rugby, FIH, and ITF. It's also ISO 9001 accredited.

- Quality and Innovation
We control the quality and performance of every synthetic turf system we create, in our own factory, at every step of the production process. We control where and how our yarns are extruded. We control which products go into our fibres. We develop and manufacture our own backing cloths. We develop, manufacture and build the performance bases that we lay our turf systems over. And finally, we can recycle our old, end-of-life products into new, start-of-life products.

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