Polytan
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Polytan GmbH is a Burgheim
, Germany
-based manufacturer and installer of synthetic sport surfaces, including running tracks and synthetic turf
. Polytan sports surfaces have been in use for more than 37 years, with more than 25 million square meters of sports surface installed across the world.
Polytan manufactures and installs both 1* and 2* FIFA
RECOMMENDED artificial fields, utilizing a monofilament fiber. Only synthetic turf installations attaining 2* certification are permitted by FIFA to be used for World Cup qualifying and Champions League matches. All other matches must be played on natural grass.
Polytan supplies their own raw materials, manufactures their own product, and installs it themselves in the field. Polyurethane
raw materials and artificial grass fibers are developed and formulated in its own laboratories and then manufactured ready for laying in its own production facilities.
The complete product range is tailored to the specific requirements of each type of sport and optimised for care and maintenance, but include running tracks, all-weather pitches, elastic layers and shockpads for non-sandfilled and filled artificial grass, the installation of asphalt
substrates, lining, repairs and the cleaning of synthetic sports surfaces.
Since 1989, Polytan sports surfaces have been subject to annual national quality assurance
inspections carried out by the Otto Graf Institute, FMPA, of Stuttgart University in accordance with RAL-GZ 943/1 and RAL-GZ 943/2 as well as inspections to DIN V 18035/7 standard.
Additionally, Polytan surfaces are also tested and certified to all existing standards in the various European countries. Polytan surfaces also hold certification confirming compliance with the standards of all major international sports governing bodies, e.g. IAAF, FIFA
, UEFA
, and FIH
, and have repeatedly demonstrated their continued suitability in numerous field tests following installation.
Burgheim
Burgheim is a municipality in the Neuburg-Schrobenhausen district in the state of Bavaria in Germany. It is a market town.-Divisions:The municipality contains:*Burgheim*Biding*Dezenacker*Eschling*Illdorf*Kunding*Leidling*Längloh*Moos*Ortlfing...
, Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
-based manufacturer and installer of synthetic sport surfaces, including running tracks and synthetic turf
Artificial turf
Artificial turf is a surface manufactured from synthetic fibers made to look like natural grass. It is most often used in arenas for sports that were originally or are normally played on grass. However, it is now being used on residential lawns and commercial applications as well...
. Polytan sports surfaces have been in use for more than 37 years, with more than 25 million square meters of sports surface installed across the world.
Polytan manufactures and installs both 1* and 2* FIFA
FIFA
The Fédération Internationale de Football Association , commonly known by the acronym FIFA , is the international governing body of :association football, futsal and beach football. Its headquarters are located in Zurich, Switzerland, and its president is Sepp Blatter, who is in his fourth...
RECOMMENDED artificial fields, utilizing a monofilament fiber. Only synthetic turf installations attaining 2* certification are permitted by FIFA to be used for World Cup qualifying and Champions League matches. All other matches must be played on natural grass.
Polytan supplies their own raw materials, manufactures their own product, and installs it themselves in the field. Polyurethane
Polyurethane
A polyurethane is any polymer composed of a chain of organic units joined by carbamate links. Polyurethane polymers are formed through step-growth polymerization, by reacting a monomer with another monomer in the presence of a catalyst.Polyurethanes are...
raw materials and artificial grass fibers are developed and formulated in its own laboratories and then manufactured ready for laying in its own production facilities.
The complete product range is tailored to the specific requirements of each type of sport and optimised for care and maintenance, but include running tracks, all-weather pitches, elastic layers and shockpads for non-sandfilled and filled artificial grass, the installation of asphalt
Asphalt
Asphalt or , also known as bitumen, is a sticky, black and highly viscous liquid or semi-solid that is present in most crude petroleums and in some natural deposits, it is a substance classed as a pitch...
substrates, lining, repairs and the cleaning of synthetic sports surfaces.
Since 1989, Polytan sports surfaces have been subject to annual national quality assurance
Quality Assurance
Quality assurance, or QA for short, is the systematic monitoring and evaluation of the various aspects of a project, service or facility to maximize the probability that minimum standards of quality are being attained by the production process...
inspections carried out by the Otto Graf Institute, FMPA, of Stuttgart University in accordance with RAL-GZ 943/1 and RAL-GZ 943/2 as well as inspections to DIN V 18035/7 standard.
Additionally, Polytan surfaces are also tested and certified to all existing standards in the various European countries. Polytan surfaces also hold certification confirming compliance with the standards of all major international sports governing bodies, e.g. IAAF, FIFA
FIFA
The Fédération Internationale de Football Association , commonly known by the acronym FIFA , is the international governing body of :association football, futsal and beach football. Its headquarters are located in Zurich, Switzerland, and its president is Sepp Blatter, who is in his fourth...
, UEFA
UEFA
The Union of European Football Associations , almost always referred to by its acronym UEFA is the administrative and controlling body for European association football, futsal and beach soccer....
, and FIH
International Hockey Federation
The International Field Hockey Federation is the global governing body of field hockey...
, and have repeatedly demonstrated their continued suitability in numerous field tests following installation.