THE FIH PREFERRED SUPPLIER
What is a FIH Preferred Supplier?
FIH Preferred Suppliers are companies that manufacture hockey turf products and build hockey fields allowing
customers to benefit from a one-stop approach to the construction of their new hockey field.
Why choose a
FIH Preferred Supplier?
- Full control of manufacture, installation and maintenance
- Quality assurance system for both products and fields
- FIH accredited laboratory testing
- FIH Quality Programme
- Continuous hockey turf manufacturing and innovation
- Professional consultation service & field design
- Full back up service, including extensive warranties and maintenance guidance
FIH Quality Programme
Product Certification
FIH Global
- Non-filled short pile synthetic turf
- Irrigation required
- Intended for Tier 1 international and national competitions and training
FIH National
- Sand-dressed short pile synthetic turf, Non-filled short pile synthetic turf
- Irrigation optional
- Intended for Tier 2 international, national & local competitions and training
FIH Community
Hockey Plus Multi-sport
- Hockey friendly synthetic turf or textile multi-sports surfaces on which other sports such as football can be played at the lower levels of community and school competition
- Irrigation not required
- Intended for community and school competitions, and training
FIH Community
Gen 2 Multi-sport
- Sand-dressed short pile synthetic turf, Textile sport surface, Non- filled short pile synthetic turf
- Irrigation not required
- Intended for community and school competitions, and training
FIH Community
3G Multi-sport
- Longer pile synthetic turfs primary intended for large ball sports, with hockey being a secondary sport.
- Irrigation not required
- Intended for community and school competitions, and training
Field Certification
Category 1 Field
- FIH Global : Non-filled wet turf
- Used for International Tier 1 televised hockey
Category 2 Field
- FIH Global : Non-filled wet turf
- Used for National & Tier 2 international competitions and training
Category 3 Field
- FIH National : Sand dressed synthetic turf
FIH Global : Non-filled wet turf - Used for National & local competitions, and training
Category 4 Field
- FIH Community :
Hockey Plus : sand filled synthetic turf or textile sports surface
Gen 2 – sand dressed synthetic turf or textile sports surface - Used for Community and education sector competitions, and training
Category 5 Field
- FIH Community : 3G Multi-sport – long pile synthetic turf
- Used for Multi-sports fields primary designed for large ball sports, with hockey as a secondary sport
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