DrainTalent, a SIS Pitches company, develops innovative soil and water management technology for natural and hybrid sports pitches.
Its circular pitch management system actively controls moisture levels within the rootzone. During periods of heavy rainfall, vacuum drainage rapidly extracts excess water from the pitch. During dry periods, the same drainage network delivers water back to the rootzone through subsurface irrigation.
Combined with real-time monitoring, sensors and smart controls, DrainTalent gives grounds teams year-round control over pitch conditions while reducing water consumption, improving plant health and increasing pitch availability.
Together with SIS Heat Dynamic, DrainTalent can provide integrated control over both moisture and temperature, helping professional sports venues create more resilient, sustainable and consistently playable pitches.
Our expertise
DrainTalent helps stadiums and training facilities respond to one of the biggest challenges facing modern pitch management: maintaining consistent playing conditions despite increasingly extreme periods of rainfall, drought and intensive pitch use.
Unlike traditional passive drainage, DrainTalent actively manages moisture within the rootzone. Excess water can be rapidly extracted through vacuum drainage and stored for reuse, while subsurface irrigation delivers water directly to the roots when conditions become too dry.
This circular approach helps create healthier and more resilient natural and hybrid pitches while reducing water consumption and the risk of weather-related match cancellations. Grounds teams can continuously monitor and manage conditions through a smart dashboard using real-time pitch and weather data.
For ESSMA members, DrainTalent combines pitch performance with sustainable resource management, helping venues increase playing hours, reduce their dependence on traditional irrigation and create more predictable pitch conditions throughout the year.