GROUNDSKEEPING
ECOLINE+ HITS THE MARK AT WATFORD FC
Pitchmark’s Ecoline+ has become the the University College London The Pitchmark Hybrid overcomes
line marking paint of choice for FA Union Shenley Sports grounds in St these problems with a three-wheeled
Premier League club Watford FC. The Albans. Home to five full-size and spray design, which is easily
demand for using a premium paint at two goalkeeping/warmup natural manoeuvred over wet lines. The
the Vicarage Road stadium led to trials grass training pitches as well as a cone nozzles give perfect deep leaf
last season, since when Pitchmark full-size artificial turf training pitch coverage, so you only need one pass.
have been further developing Ecoline+. and fourteen college/academy natural Watford FC became the first to use the grass pitches, there’s a sizeable improved formula at the opening game amount of line marking required. In of the season against Brighton and the stadium only premium quality is Hove Albion in August this year. acceptable. Ecoline+ offered the ideal
In 2018 Scott Tingley, Head
Groundsman at Watford FC, set out
on what was originally a cost exercise
and to see if they could establish the
use of one paint for all marking.
“We were using top end paint for the
stadium and bottom end for the other
pitches,” he says, “we wanted to make
it one paint but of course the cost had
to be taken into account. We looked
at Pitchmark and what we found
different was their specialisation
solely in line marking products.”
The club had been using Pitchmark’s
Direct at the Watford FC training
ground and academy, located at
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all-round solution. Ecoline+ is one of
the most advanced, low volume, ready-
to-use line marking paints available,
especially when used in combination
with Pitchmark’s Eco and Hybrid
markers and special nozzles.
Scott says: “we trialled Ecoline+ and
we had no issues, only benefits. We
use a Pitchmark Hybrid marker which
gives us the quality of a spray marker,
without compromising the precision
and quality of a transfer marker.
“It’s easy to use, it feels like a normal
wheel marker and you get premium
quality.” Scott adds, “it’s quite complex
though and needs looking after but
if we have any issues Olly Boys, the
Turfix rep, gives us second to none
service and back-up.” (Turfix is
Pitchmark’s recently formed sole UK
distribution arm).
Using advanced Ecoline+ Watford FC
join the many examples of Ecoline+
premium line marking seen every
week on TV from the best leagues
in the world, including the English
Premier League and UEFA Champions
League.
Fixture dependent, we can mark up
to three times a week and with the
traditional wheel to wheel and four-
wheel spray markers you lose ground
cover and it’s too easy to transfer
paint.”
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