Dutch grass beats Danish grass!

Even before the kick-off between Holland and Denmark the match between these two countries has already begun. Not the game itself, but rather the contest between the grasses used for the training pitches. During the last few weeks of preparation, a decision was taken to overseed the training pitches with Barenbrug SOS grass seed, due to the existing pitches not offering enough density to provide surfaces capable of withstanding the high intensity of top class training.

At this vital moment in time, the expertise and quality of the Royal Barenbrug Group from the Netherlands was called upon. The innovative turf grass product SOS was used for overseeding, with excellent results. The performance of SOS was positively received by the Dutch manager Bert van Marwijk, who was reported to be very satisfied with the pitches at the Dutch Training Base Camp at Wits University in Johannesburg.

Several years of intense research has resulted in an ultra-quick establishing grass seed mixture capable of providing the solution for the problems of the training pitches in South Africa. This performance of this superior grass developed by Barenbrug is welcomed by groundsmen of stadiums, training grounds and sports fields worldwide.

The Royal Barenbrug Group is an international company with the core activities of plant breeding, grass seed production and the global marketing of grass seed. With a workforce of 500 employees and 23 research and marketing establishments in 13 countries on 5 continents, Barenbrug is one of the largest grass seed companies in the world, a position it has held for over 100 years. Barenbrug is also the main supplier of grass seeds to previous World Cup, European Cup and Olympic Games venues.


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For extra information, contact Mr Arthur Wolleswinkel, product manager at Barenbrug Holland BV, tel. +31 6 51310978. For more information, visit www.barenbrug.com.