Performance-driven turf built to handle heavy use, whatever the weather. SmartGrass helps New Zealand clubs, schools and facilities cut maintenance and downtime for good.
The best sporting moments don’t happen on a surface that’s given up. They happen on a field that’s ready, consistent underfoot, true in every condition, and built to take whatever the season throws at it.
For clubs and schools, that means no more cancelled training sessions when winter hits, no more patching up torn turf between fixtures, and no more watching a well-maintained surface deteriorate under the pressure of regular use. For homeowners, it means a tennis court that’s actually playable year-round, a half-court that holds up to daily use, or a backyard golf green that looks like it belongs there.
Whatever the project, our artificial sports turf is built around one idea: that the surface should never be the reason you can’t play. High traction, reliable drainage, consistent ball roll, and the durability to handle everything from high-impact sport to everyday backyard use — all year round, in any New Zealand conditions.
Football fields take a beating, which is why muddy surfaces, torn-up patches and cancelled game days can become a constant battle. With SmartGrass, your pitch is ready to play from day one and built to handle heavy use, tough tackles and wet weather, all while keeping its clean, professional finish.
One of the biggest advantages of SmartGrass is all the maintenance you can forget about. You’ll have a premium sports field that won’t need mowing, watering, fertilising, or weeding to keep it looking perfect, and that saves serious time with only minimal upkeep.
Every SmartGrass system is manufactured from premium non-slip materials so that you can rest assured that traction and stability are ideal for fast-paced sports or for schools that need to rely on the safety of their surfaces.
Hockey is fast-paced with constant direction changes and hockey sticks pummelling the ground as players fight for the ball, which means your grass will cop a real beating during games. Unlike ordinary grass, our artificial sports grass is game-ready all year round in any weather, and will take the use and abuse of high-impact games without failure.
We’ve designed the surface to support fast and accurate play, and the consistency over time that players need to perfect their skills. You can also rely on the quality of our work, and with high durability and drainage, a SmartGrass sports field is an investment in your school or club.
Contact our team for a chat or to book a consultation, and we’ll walk you through how upgrading to SmartGrass can benefit your hockey performance.
We understand that every sport plays out a little differently, and one surface may be great for some sports, but not for others. That’s why we’ve designed options like Active-12 the perfect all-rounder that will keep up with any sport well, with premium materials that give you the performance you need, especially for schools that constantly have sports and PE outside.
We manufacture our grass custom for your field, including custom logos and your choice of a range of colours, so that you can match with existing fields or create a themed space for your players.
Keeping a field or concrete court in game-ready shape when you have a variety of sports being played can make it hard to keep up with, especially as the seasons wreak havoc on your hard work. SmartGrass saves you all of the maintenance without losing out on durability. All of our products are specifically designed to have fast draining to make sure that you can keep using your field in the middle of winter without turning it into mud.
Whether you’re protecting a design vision or handing over on spec, our team helps you specify the right evergreen surface for the job. Built for high-traffic commercial spaces and engineered to stay greener season after season, SmartGrass delivers a finish your clients notice – backed by people who’ve installed across all kinds of demanding environments.
We love sport as much as you do, so we’ve made sure our range reflects that. Our Match 60 and Active 12 are two of our most popular surfaces across cricket, football, hockey and more, but they’re just the start. Get in touch and our team will help you find the right fit from our full range.
We don’t just do new installs at SmartGrass; we can overhaul and transform your sports surfaces, no matter what shape they’re in. Contact us for a consultation, and we’ll handle the entire project from tearing up the old surface and designing the new space to installing your new artificial sports turf.
We can work indoors or outdoors, and transform existing concrete, grass, or old turf into something that will look and feel just like the real thing. You don’t have to settle for a sports field that doesn’t keep up with your team; upgrade to the smarter choice.
We have showrooms based in Auckland, Christchurch, and Wellington, and we can install your new SmartGrass sports field anywhere across New Zealand.
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There are a few things you need to do to maintain your artificial lawn, depending on what you use your lawn for.
They are:
Yes! Artificial grass is just like carpet, and can be laid indoors. Most of our products have a D or E class fire rating, meaning that they can usually be used indoors.
Our local SmartGrass franchisee will usually be the one to install your lawn. They are professional turf installers (it’s all they do).
The lifetime of SmartGrass sports turf depends on how much use it gets and what it is used for. Some community and club fields are used for 60+ hours each week, some private courts are only used once a month. We expect most sports turf to last 10-15 years although we have seen some still functioning great after 20 years.
We will advise you of the estimated lifetime for your particular turf and intended use when you get in touch.
Different projects will have different needs but most sports fields are installed on a compacted aggregate sub-base which is free-draining. Indoor sports turf and cricket wickets can be installed directly to concrete. Some sports fields may be installed to an asphalt or concrete base as well.
Most full sized sports fields are installed over an underlay to protect players from injury and absorb shock. A shockpad should especially be considered for school and professional grade applications to meet Head Injury Criteria (HIC).
Shockpads come in different thicknesses, from 10mm to 35mm+. We’ll let you know whether shockpad is appropriate for your project and what thickness is most suitable.
Get in touch with us and we will send an information pack that outlines approximate costs, ways to fund your project and details for options that you may need to consider for the facility (e.g. grandstands, lighting).
