Articles, links, and additional information: industry resources you will find helpful.
Sports Fields
View All“Profile Products Assists with Construction of Olympic Game Fields” (Grounds Maintenance: June 28, 2004)
Article discussing the use of Profile’s Pro League® Red on baseball and softball fields at the 2004 Athens Olympics.“Weathering the Storm” (Ryan Field) (SportsTurf: December 2001)
Article focusing on the performance and use of Profile™ Porous Ceramic on Ryan Field at Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois.Golf
View AllGolf Course Items Expected Life Cycle
(American Society of Golf Course Architects: January, 2006)
Curious about how long golf course components are expected to last? Use these estimates from the ASGCA to find out.“Building a Better Green” (Golfdom: August 1, 2005)
Article that features the USGA’s recent actions to broaden its Recommendations for Putting Green Construction. These recommendations included a change allowing for the use of inorganic amendments in green construction, pending approval by a physical soil testing laboratory of the final rootzone mixture.Root Zone Amendments: Profile vs. Peat (Profile: 2001)
When put to the test, inorganic amendments are emerging as a superior alternative to peat and Profile™ Porous Ceramic is being proven as the best in its class. Find out what the experts have to say about the performance of inorganic amendments.Erosion/Sediment Control
View AllInternational Erosion Control Association Announces 2009 Board of Directors
The International Erosion Control Association’s membership voted to re-elect Becky Gauthier to the 2009 Board of Directors. Joining Gauthier to the 2009 Board of Directors are new board members Phil Handley and Rick Morse.
Storm Water Solutions - Stop the Soil (August 2008 - Volume: 5 Number: 5)
California fires spark a collaborative mudslide prevention initiative
Spray Solutions (CE News Online: August 2006)
Performance-based classification system simplifies selection of hydraulically applied erosion control materials.
Turf Establishment
View AllHydroseeding Tips and Techniques From the Pros
Hydroseeding equipment, products,and application methods are changing all the time. This article takes a close look at what some long-term practitioners are doing.
“Restoring Fox Creek Bank” (Landscape Online.com: August 2002)
Case study reporting the use of bonded fiber matrix for a revegetation project on a native-oak forested bank along Fox Creek in Eureka, Missouri.
“New Mechanical Bonding Makes Fiber Matrix Technology Better” (Landscape Online.com: September 2001)
Article discussing the benefits of using hydraulically applied mechanical — bonded fiber matrix as an improved technology over erosion control blankets.