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SGL

Pitch Management
Pitch managementSpeciality

SGL is a global specialist in data-driven turfgrass management, providing technology and expert support to help sports venues maintain consistently high-quality natural grass playing surfaces throughout the year.

Its integrated approach combines energy-efficient LED grow lighting, real-time pitch monitoring, sustainable disease management, performance testing and agronomic expertise to give grounds teams greater control over their playing surfaces.

Trusted by more than 600 sports venues worldwide, SGL helps grounds teams respond to challenging stadium conditions, intensive playing schedules, extreme climates and multifunctional use while improving pitch performance and resource efficiency.

Our expertise

SGL helps stadium grounds teams create and maintain high-performance natural grass playing surfaces under even the most demanding conditions.

By combining grow lighting, real-time monitoring, data analysis, sustainable grass care and agronomic expertise, SGL enables grounds teams to understand exactly what their pitch needs and take objective, proactive maintenance decisions.

Its technology helps venues manage challenges including limited natural sunlight, intensive match schedules, concerts and multifunctional use, cold winters, hot climates and disease pressure while optimising the use of energy, water and other resources.

For ESSMA members, SGL brings more than two decades of practical experience from hundreds of professional sports venues worldwide, combining proven technology with data and expert support to help grounds teams deliver a safe and consistent playing surface for every event.

Products & services

  • LED Grow Lighting: Energy-efficient LED grow lighting systems that allow grounds teams to control light and heat according to the specific needs of the grass, supporting healthy growth and recovery throughout the year.
  • Mobile Grow Lighting Units: Flexible lighting units in different sizes for targeted treatment of shaded, damaged or high-wear areas across stadium and training pitches.
  • TurfPod: Real-time pitch monitoring technology measuring key above- and below-surface growth factors including air temperature, soil temperature, PAR light, salinity, humidity and soil moisture.
  • TurfBase Sports: Central data management platform bringing pitch information together in one environment, enabling grounds teams to monitor conditions, compare different areas and pitches, identify anomalies and make data-driven maintenance decisions.
  • UVC Disease Management: Sustainable UV-C technology for controlling turf diseases and reducing dependence on traditional chemical treatments.
  • Pitch Performance Testing: Technology for objectively measuring and monitoring playing surface performance to support consistent and safe pitch conditions.
  • Agronomic Support: Specialist support from SGL's agronomy team, helping grounds teams interpret data, optimise product use and develop effective maintenance strategies.
  • Engineered Solutions: Customised turf management solutions for complex stadium environments and specific operational or architectural requirements.

References

Johan Cruijff ArenA - AFC AjaxAllianz Arena - FC Bayern MunichKingdom Arena - RiyadhPSV Eindhoven - Philips StadionArsenal FC - Emirates StadiumAllianz Stadium - England RugbyEstadio BBVA - CF MonterreyCiti Field - New York Mets