FA Cup Round 4 televised ties protected against Storm Gertrude

  The pitches at Carlisle FC and Colchester United FC have been protected from the forces of Storm Gertrude ready for their FA Cup ties this weekend that are being shown live on BT Sport. Colchester United FC play on Saturday against Tottenham, whilst Carlisle FC play Everton on Sunday back at Brunton Park on their newly turfed pitch following the floods before Christmas.       

The MacLeod Cover helps to protect the Amex pitch at Brighton & Hove Albion FC

Warwick Racecourse covered for coldest snap so far of this winter

Warwick Racecourse, part of The Jockey Club Group, took the decision to call in Sports & Stadia Services to fully cover the racecourse with frost covers prior to their race day on Saturday 16th January. The frost covers were deployed on Wednesday 13th and protected the course from the freezing temperatures right up to their removal before racing on Saturday morning. Jane Hedley, Clerk of the Course was delighted with the service and thanked the crew from Sports ...

Televised FA Cup matches at Salford and Rochdale covered by Sports & Stadia

FA Cup Round 2 last weekend saw two of the live televised matches being covered by the MacLeod Pitch Protection System. Both Salford City FC and Rochdale FC were forecasted large amounts of rain throughout the days leading up to their televised matches on Friday and Sunday respectively. Rochdale FC had 18mm of rain on the Saturday prior to their kick off on Sunday - the MacLeod Pitch Protection System ensured that this stayed off the pitch ...

EVERGREEN™ Radiant cover in at Wembley Stadium

Wembley Stadium took receipt of an EVERGREEN™ Radiant cover last week to help with germination. Sports & Stadia delivered the cover along with an inflatable air roller to help with deployment.