HI-TECH TURF
Hi-Tech Turf’s first project of As the museum has been open for Baby Discovery Area – An area
2019 was at The National Football over six years and has welcomed specially designed for under 5s
Museum in Manchester. The around 2.5 million visitors through National Football Museum opened it’s doors a refresh was required. On The Ball – An area to show off
it’s doors at it’s current home in Hi-Tech Turf were employed to re- your skills or learn some new ones
the Urbis Building, Manchester in cover the floor space in a number of Pass Master – Showcase how quick
July 2012 following it’s previous areas throughout the seven storey and accurate you are at passing
residency at Deepdale, Preston museum, areas turfed included:
Shot Stopper – Put your goalkeeping
North End’s ground. The museum
regularly welcomes approximately The Main Entrance – This area skills to the test and see how many
500,000 visitors from the UK and houses the Hall of Fame, the whole shots you can stop in one minute
overseas every year. The Museum floor was covered here and also exhibits over 2,500 objects at included a mini pitch. George Best’s Due to the volume of foot traffic the
any one time and there are a Mini sits proudly on display here, museum attracts and the interactive
number of interactive areas and as well as FA Cup and Premier nature of a number of the areas a
temporary exhibitions. League trophies. very hard wearing artificial grass
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