Making Artificial Grass - The British Way

How artificial grass is made is something of an enigma to most people and this is where we, as the UK's premier artifical grass manufacturer, can help de-mystify the process.

Our artificial grass factory is the oldest in Britain and our grass products have been used in just about every sphere of activity - from sports applications to people's back gardens and children's play areas to display purposes in supermarkets, grocery stores and trade fairs/exhibitions. So we know the product inside out.

Manufacturing artificial grass involves a number of specially trained staff all of whom have their own specific tasks in the production process. Essentially, manufacturing artificial grass splits into 3 key stages - the tufting operation (weaving of the grass carpet), the backing plant operation and the inspection process. Quality control checks play an important role in our manufacturing and we employ stringent and detailed checks throughout the process, using only top quality yarn, primary backing and latex.

The Tufting Operation
The collector board feeds the yarn through threading bars and yarn detectors down to the needles where it is stitched into the primary backing. As the tufted primary backing comes off the machine (having been checked by factory inspection staff), it goes through a lapping frame to be lap folded into lapping barrows. Lap folding is important as it helps preserve the quality of the tufting - rolling the product up at this stage would risk pile distortion or damage to the backing stitches.

The Backing Plant Operation
The tufted primary backing is transported to the backing plant in rubber wheeled, lapping barrows where it undergoes 'tip to tail sewing'. The latex coating is applied to the finished, tufted material and a special scraping blade (aka doctor blade) scrapes off the latex ensuring the correct weight per square metre. The product then goes into the ovens for curing and, once out of the ovens, is fed into the perforation unit. This is where the draining holes are punched into the material and then the final product goes to the accumulator. This allows the grass carpet to be stored whilst re-rolling and further inspection is carried out.

More detailed information on the manufacturing and inspection procedures we adopt in the manufacture of our artificial grass products can be found here.

We also have our own, specially produced video of how artificial grass is manfuactured.

Roll Out The Green Carpet For Your Garage

It’s the time of year for thinking about protection against cold and frost – be it for your home or your car. Last year we told our readers about how The Prince of Wales had used artificial grass as garage floor carpeting in order to provide better insulation. The impetus for doing so had apparently been that the biodiesel engine in his new Range Rover was susceptible to low overnight temperatures.

However, you don’t have to own a biodiesel engine vehicle to justify some garage insulation. Energy costs as we all know have been driven sky high in recent months and we all to be more energy conscious for the sake of the environment and save on fossil fuels. So insulating your garage is important for a variety of reasons.

When considering garage insulation many people think only of the walls and ceiling. They might even install roller garage doors that provide not only good insulation but extra security. However, it’s the garage floor that is often neglected and it’s not surprising really. After all, standard carpet isn’t going to last very long nor is it going to look appropriate. With artificial grass carpet, however, your garage floor can look great and benefit from extra insulation at the same time.

So if you’re thinking about improving your garage insulation, feel free to call our Customer Service team on UK Freephone 0800 6521281 for advice on how artificial grass could be the solution for you.