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FC Barcelona names FieldTurf Official Sports Surfaces Supplier

FieldTurf becomes FC Barcelona’s Official Sports Surfaces Supplier (BARCELONA, July 2012) - The world leader in FIFA Recommended artificial turf

installations is joining forces once again with FC Barcelona and will install the most cutting-edge

artificial turf football pitches at the club's Joan Gamper training complex.

POLIGRAS IBÉRICA has been working with FC Barcelona for over 20 years and FieldTurf, the

parent company of Poligras Ibérica, has entered into an agreement to replace four artificial turf

pitches at the Ciutat Esportiva Joan Gamper. Two of the pitches will be replaced during the

month of July and the other two are scheduled to be replaced once the 2012-2013 football season

finishes.

Emili Sabadell, FC Barcelona’s Director of Operations, was quoted as saying that “the

agreement with FieldTurf is very beneficial for FC Barcelona, as we will replace the current

artificial turf, which was installed ten years ago, with new turf of a quality that is appropriate for

our youth football

FieldTurf will be installing FieldTurf on all 4 pitches. The product features one of the most

durable fibers in the industry surrounded by a patented mixture of silica sand and cryogenic

rubber infill material. This turf system has been designed to offer maximum safety, playability,

and durability, as well as enhanced surface permeability.

The new FieldTurf pitches have also been designed to meet and exceed the FIFA 2-Star quality

mark – delivering optimum vertical ball rebound, ball roll, shock absorption, deformation, and

rotational resistance. These biomechanical performance criteria are key to ensuring a high

performance football surface for elite level competition

FieldTurf is one of FIFA’s preferred producers. The high standards set and enforced by the FIFA

Preferred Producer Initiative aim to provide consumers with a guarantee that turf produced and

installed by FIFA Preferred Producers is of the highest standard and meets consumer

requirements. The FIFA Preferred Producer program therefore guarantees the club that FieldTurf

will deliver a high quality surface for many years to come.

Innovative Recycling Program

FieldTurf POLIGRAS will reinstall the old turf from the Ciutat Esportiva Joan Gamper on two

pitches that are next to the Miniestadi. By partnering with FieldTurf and FieldTurf POLIGRAS,

FC Barcelona benefits from an innovative and environmentally-friendly way of reusing the old

turf. The different components that make up the system installed ten years ago in the Ciutat

Esportiva (rubber, sand and turf) will be carefully separated using an extremely innovative and

patented machine so that the materials can be reused and given a new lease on life.

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About FieldTurf:

FieldTurf is the world’s leading company in artificial turf innovation with more than 7,000

sports field customers across the globe. FieldTurf belongs to Tarkett Sports, the sports division

of the Tarkett Group. The company established its range of synthetic turf products designed for

soccer, rugby, and hockey at all levels of the game. The company also supplies for landscaping

and has a complete range of tennis and golf surfaces.

About Tarkett:

With a turnover of 1.9 billion euro in 2010, Tarkett is a leading provider of innovative and

sustainable flooring and sports surfaces. Some 9,200 employees serve Tarkett’s customers in 100

countries and from 32 production sites. Since January 2007, Tarkett is owned by the Deconinck

family (50%) and private equity funds affiliated with KKR (50%). Tarkett is one of the official

partners of the French National Sports Olympic Committee (CNOSF) for the Olympic Games.