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The POWERgrass hybrid turf system

POWERgrass is a hybrid grass playing field aimed at creating sports fields for far-sighted investors who want quality & savings!

The POWERgrass system is offered at a competitive price, equivalent to the cost of an entirely synthetic pitch made according to the LND regulation with the characteristics of a Professional pitch, which can be amortized over a longer period, up to 20 years.

The system requires a person with basic skills for the care of natural grass but maintenance costs are reduced because, compared to a natural pitch, mud and holes no longer form thanks to a draining playing surface that is resistant to frequent use. In fact, with constant and simple ordinary maintenance of natural grass, the need for costly extraordinary interventions and risks associated with increasingly frequent flooding caused by bad weather are prevented.

The system has a life cycle well beyond 20 years because the natural grass, while being reinforced by the specifically designed synthetic turf, protects the synthetic fibers at the same time from the sun's UV rays and from intensive play, effectively doubling the useful life of the system compared to an entirely synthetic pitch. The annual amortization cost is thus halved and, taking into account all the overall costs, the system guarantees savings of more than 30% compared to any other sports surface. 

Structural reforms and sustainable growth

In May 2021, during the broadcast "Structural reforms and sustainable growth: the role of innovation" on the CNBC channel, Dr. Niko Sarris,expert and inventor of the system, exhibited the POWERgrass hybrid system. This system, combining economic sustainability and high performance, thanks to ecological and reduced management, also generates a positive effect on a socio-environmental level. This occurs because it favors skilled employment and adheres to environmental objectives in the short, medium and long term. It is an innovative concept in the sports field sector, traditionally dominated by synthetic grass, but is becoming increasingly relevant in the process of ecological transition, both in industrialized and developing countries. The system is sustainable and suitable for all sports currently played on natural or synthetic grass, because it can be used with or without natural grass. POWERgrass, recognizing the potential of the system, also in light of regulatory provisions, maintains that it is essential to invest in communication to overcome the concept of "low maintenance" linked to synthetic grass and to effectively promote sustainability.

Prof. Luigi Conte,President of the National Association of Financial Consultants, did not fail to underline the crucial importance of maintenance in every sector, since it coincides with the monitoring and development of events

Dr. Giovanni Nava, DG for European Reforms on behalf of Italy, confirmed that the European Commission has deployed resources for the recovery and resilience plan (known in Italy as PNRR) with the commitment to produce a certain result. However, the money given in the PNRR requires a performance of the plan to achieve the expected economic, social and environmental results and 87% of the resources are linked to the implementation of the plan. Italy has an extraordinary opportunity to exploit resources to give a strong boost to its economy and to change those mechanisms which, for 20 years prior to the crisis, limited its growth below the European average. Dr. Nava recalls the words of our expert referring to the world of football, stating that to make a good player like Lukaku play you need a plan to make him play well.

The European Commission acts as an impetus to design, develop and implement the reforms needed for each country through country-specific recommendations and technical advice on effective reforms to create the platform needed to execute the plan that goes beyond the mandate of one legislature.

Starting from July 2023, the principle of result has been included in the renewed procurement code. In addition to this, the relationship between costs and benefits, together with the sustainability assessment, embraces the entire life cycle of a public work. In the link here, we will show you how to effectively combine performance and sustainability in the field of grass sports fields.

Reduced maintenance with positive environmental impact

During the Covid-19 lockdown we raised the quality bar of the POWERgrass hybrid grass system by integrating the green maintenance method. A method that adheres to the Circular Economy with the strategic objective of promoting specialized maintenance work with a positive environmental impact. The method is based on the teachings of regenerative agriculture for the care of turf. The method brings notable benefits because it involves the most appropriate use of mineral nutrients and biological physio-activators and the reduction of the use of pesticides, until their complete elimination. The growth of turf for sports use has as its main limitation the intensive trampling because it compresses the porosity, altering the physical properties of the soil, limiting the gaseous exchange between the soil and the air. However, by aerating the surface and lightening the soil regularly, the gas exchange (CO₂ ⇄ O₂) necessary for biological processes is guaranteed. In the draining and well-aerated substrate the microorganisms proliferate and mineralize forms of nutrients inaccessible to plants, both those present in the soil and those supplied with fertilizers. During the days sunny, by frequently cutting the natural grass and letting the grass settle on the ground, a part of the nutrients re-enter the circle thanks to biological activity.

From an environmental point of view, there are numerous reasons to use the biological maintenance method which can be summarized as follows:

1. mitigate climate change
   1. sequestering carbon from the air while emitting oxygen,
   2. capturing fine dust and thus purifying the air, 
   3. reduce air temperature through more efficient cooling,
2. adapt to climate change by increasing resilience to floods and droughts and reducing the risk of erosion,
3. prevent pollution of underground aquifers by filtering rainwater and preventing connection with water,
4. move to a circular economy by reducing waste production and using recycled products,
5. prevent and reduce pollution by reducing chemical fertilizers and eliminating pesticides and herbicides,
6. Promote biodiversity and resilient ecosystems to reduce overall health and environmental risks and associated costs.

Only through soil regeneration, can we have a positive environmental impact. Maintaining all green spaces with regenerative agriculture is the only method to combat pollution in our cities. It is everyone's responsibility which pays off in our health by also offering a prestigious aesthetic appearance.

Dr. Niko Sarris

He graduated in agriculture in 1994 and over the course of his career, first as a manager at two multinationals and since 2003 as an entrepreneur, he has developed innovative systems, plants and methods for the construction and maintenance of sports fields in natural and synthetic grass with high technological value. The latest invention of the POWERgrass hybrid turf system has made Sarris the most expert in sports facilities on an international level.

He has an extensive curriculum in the turf sector having worked in multinational companies since 1995. In August 2002 he provided his consultancy and technical assistance to the Tripoli stadium which hosted the Super Cup final between Juventus and Parma. Immediately afterwards he decided to take the helm of the company Gli Specialisti del Verde, transforming it from a start-up at the time to an established company specializing in the construction of sports facilities.

Sarris is a skilled manager capable of developing management and monitoring systems to optimize financial resources considering the entire life cycle of the work. By planning investments, with a far-sighted vision, the primary objective is to facilitate the effective management of sports centers with a holistic vision and attention to the environment.

In 2015 he started the company of the same name POWERgrass S.r.l. to encourage the dissemination of this extraordinary technology on an international level. It supports the technical designers free of charge for the development of tailor-made projects that satisfy the needs of those who, in addition to quality and safety of play, want direct savings on ordinary and extraordinary maintenance and indirect savings for the environment and the health of all of us.

In 2021, in the midst of the pandemic, Sarris transformed the company into a Benefit Company to voluntarily pursue, in the exercise of business activity, not only for profit, but also one or more purposes of common benefit, i.e. to pursue in a responsible, sustainable and transparent way and without enjoying economic or fiscal incentives, one or more positive effects on people, communities, territories and the environment, cultural and social assets and activities, bodies and associations and other stakeholders.

Competence. Efficiency. Flexibility

The market is constantly evolving and changes occur very quickly. The POWERgrass team is always looking for innovative solutions to provide our customers with:

• benefits and advantages at the same costs
• cost optimization without sacrificing quality
• and often both things together: Quality & Savings... which is what  POWERgrass offers.

We train our staff to be:

• flexible, to adapt to customer needs;
• competent, the result of our specialization, long experience and continuous training;
• capable of understanding the problems and working in a "team" to find "ad hoc" solutions;
• efficient, to obtain maximum daily yield and respect contractual deadlines.

Our structure is organized to operate long distance as if we were at home. Operating efficiently, we have never disappointed a customer. Call us, without obligation, we know our job well!