Tencate Ecocept™

TenCate Ecocept™ is an innovative new base system set to revolutionise the construction of high performance sports base systems. An innovative porous pavement, specifically developed for synthetic turf athletic playing surfaces, TenCate Ecocept™ integrates seamlessly with TigerTurf’s synthetic turf products enhancing biomechanical performance. It is a simpler and faster construction process that combines several critical functions in one layer:

• Structural stability in a fully bound and stabilised base
• Excellent drainage performance eliminating costly below field drainage
• Consistent shock absorbency across the entire field, reduced amount of infill and infill splash. Shock absorbency that meets FIFA / IRB impact requirements

TenCate Ecocept ™ is manufactured on site using 80 – 90% recycled end-of-life waste plastics and rubber mixed with a binder to a pre-determined ratio. Even synthetic turf can now be recycled into even better new synthetic turf fields.

• Using TenCate Ecocept™ reduces or eliminates the need for a conventional thick layer of crushed stone.
• The performance base has capillary action, which drains rainwater laterally so that costly trenched drainage below the field is not needed.

This product also allows the field to be irrigated with minimal water loss reducing the cost of water. An irrigated field makes for enhanced playability and cooler field temperatures on hot days.