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THE ESSENTIAL ELEMENTSWhatever the sporting activity, efficient drainage is an essential
element in maintaining a good playing surface. Shelton helps to
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Shelton Sportsturf Drainage Solutions has developed specialist
land drainage machinery and techniques that do away with the upheavals
caused by more traditional methods. Sports facilities need not be
closed for days or weeks on end whilst the work is carried out and
land drainage operations can be undertaken at the optimum time.
We have made it possible to drain today and play tomorrow.
Almost all soils drain naturally, but in the majority of cases the speed of natural drainage is insufficient to meet today's sporting requirements. As a result matches have to be postponed, games are cancelled, golf courses are closed and revenue is lost. However, with efficient drainage, this can all be avoided. Our aim is to make these benefits affordable to the majority by
reducing the costs of a professional drainage installation. Drainage
System Techniques Sportsmen and sportswomen the world over enjoy
playing on high quality sports turf. In areas of high rainfall this
usually means a well designed drainage system is required to enable
play to continue all year round in all but the most extreme conditions.
Modern drainage systems frequently consist of three components:
Initially, piped drains are placed 5, 7 or 10 metres apart, which
are then backfilled almost to the surface with a free-draining gravel
mix. This is then topped with fine sand or a sand and loam mix.
This is known as the primary drainage system and is responsible
for dealing with the main flow of water filtering from the surface.
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