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Based in the small township of Montville , New Jersey , Athletic Fields of America delivers industryleading synthetic turf services to schools and sports facilities across the Northeast of the US . Bolstered by years of experience in the civil engineering and landscaping sectors , the business provides second-to-none turnkey services . As Executive Vice President , Phil Pirro , begins : “ There are two businesses within our operation , Applied Landscape Technologies , and Athletic Fields of America . The former was founded in 1991 , by a man named Paul Martino . It started off as a landscaping company : in the industry we call it ‘ weeds and seeds ’. The model was fairly straightforward , and everything took off from there . Paul started doing landscaping on the side of highways - and while business was booming during the spring and fall seasons , he found that he was struggling during the summer and winter months . During the summer of 1996 , to make ends meet , he decided to become a general contractor .
“ It started out as all kinds of work - utility maintenance , drainage , excavation , and more . Then , in 1998 , Paul became involved in a town project . The site was designed to be a synthetic turf field , used for athletic tournaments and sports matches . The turf manufacturer and installer happened to go out of business over the course of the project . Paul saw an opportunity . He asked the company to send over the materials they had and taught himself how to install the turf . From that moment on , he never looked back .
“ That was the first synthetic turf field he ever installed . He founded Athletic Fields of America shortly afterwards , and now the business constructs over 50 synthetic turf fields every year . We have 150 employees , and that team works on fields across New Jersey , New York , and Eastern Pennsylvania . In June 2023 , we were purchased by TenCate , a 300-year-old company based in the Netherlands . In North America , it is one of
the largest manufacturers of synthetic turf , so our company was acquired to provide downstream civil capability and vertical integration . Naturally , we now install TenCate manufactured turf products – it has some of the industry ’ s best synthetic turfs available , including its newest fourth generation noninfilled synthetic turf . It really has equipped us with some great opportunities for the future .
“ Since the purchase , we ’ ve been able to expand our service offering . Nowadays , we ’ ll do anything from grandstands and bleachers , to lighting installation . We also do tennis courts , running tracks , athletic fields , natural grass fields , and sod fields . Below the surface ,
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