"We have watched Easy Grass develop the Florida market over the years and were particularly impressed with their successes in the commercial landscape segment. We quickly realized partnering with Easy Grass would provide SYNLawn an immediate and powerful entry into the southeast US and points south" said George Neagle, Vice President of Sales and Marketing for SYNLawn.

Easy Grass, LLC, a member of the Synthetic Turf Council, is based in Miami, FL and is a wholesaler and installer of SYNLawn Synthetic grass products for landscape, playgrounds, golf and athletic fields in Florida, the Caribbean, Central and South America.

Seen here speaking with Albert Marrero, Jr, and Jon Young of SYNLawn Southern California (link), Governor Schwarzenegger continues to promote public works projects in an effort to jump-start the California construction industry.

"Great Love it," said Schwarzenegger, "Great product for the future of California to save water. Eventually we make golf courses of this stuff".

For read more about this exciting story, please click here.

So far, two parks in the area (Whitney Ranch and Black Mountain) have been converted from the rubber surface to SYNLawn with a 3rd (Sun Ridge Park) scheduled to be completed this month.

Rusty Ferdinand, Parks and Facilities Coordinator says the rubberized material previously used in the Henderson city parks would split, crack, peel and fade in the extreme heat within a 5 year period. Replacing the old material with new rubber can be quite expensive, on average costing approximately $40,000 to $50,000 per playground. In comparison, SYNLawn's turf is cheaper, lasts longer, and is backed up with a manufacturer warranty ranging from 7 to 12 years depending on the product.

"The water authority really tries to get people to use as little water as possible," says Liz Mullany of SYNLawn Las Vegas "Plus, it's the only home improvement project that people get paid to do. People can do this great home improvement and save on their utility bill."

To read more on this story please click here.

Perhaps the most unique quality of InBark's installation is the actual installation itself. In an effort to make maintenance as easy as possible, the SYNLawn design team creatively attached Velcro-like, hook-and-loop strips, to the back of the SYNBermuda synthetic turf allowing for easy removal, cleanup and placement back into position.

The recent upgrade to the hotel's rooftop is a growing trend within urban environments. Once un-used spaces can now be transformed into plush, grassy, comfortable living spaces for entertaining or simply relaxing. With many products now manufactured using SYNLawn's Heatblock Technology™ lower surface temperatures on the surface of a roof can make a big difference, plus SYNLawn is usable in any weather, year-round.

"Soy-backed turf incorporates all of the performance attributes previously associated with traditional polyurethane," says Giles. "Advantages include price stability, a reduction of carbon emission and improved air quality by planting more U.S. grown soybean with every yard of product sold."

Landscaping represents a major industry, with water restrictions in many Western states. Synthetic turf can be used for putting greens, playgrounds, rooftops, airports, pet kennels and other areas. One of SYNLawn®'s sister companies, AstroTurf®, the first and original manufacturer of synthetic sports fields, uses BioCel™ technology as well. Synthetic lawn and turf use soybeans in hotels, casinos and churches across the country.

Lowe's Home Improvement stores offer SYNLawn® products at select locations across the country for consumers interested in installing their own synthetic turf. The company also has distributors across the country. You can find one nearest you at www.SYNLawn.com.

To learn more about new uses for soy products, visit www.SoyNewUses.org

Thank you to the United Soybean Board for the great story. Please visit their website at this location.

*Note: SYNLawn® is a sister company of AstroTurf® dedicated in lanscape, playground, golf, pets and roofdeck applications.

"UTT began using soy-based technology on synthetic turf in 2007, with the goal of providing sustainability to the synthetic turf industry before customers demanded it", says Doug Giles, UTT. "Sustainability wasn't the only attribute, as soy-based turf backing also performs well."

"Soy-backed turf incorporates all of the performance attributes previously associated with traditional polyurethane," says Giles. "Advantages include price stability, a reduction of carbon emission and improved air quality by planting more U.S. grown soybean with every yard of product sold."

Landscaping represents a major industry, with water restrictions in many Western states. Synthetic turf can be used for putting greens, playgrounds, rooftops, airports, pet kennels and other areas. One of SYNLawn®'s sister companies, AstroTurf®, the first and original manufacturer of synthetic sports fields, uses BioCel™ technology as well. Synthetic lawn and turf use soybeans in hotels, casinos and churches across the country.

Lowe's Home Improvement stores offer SYNLawn® products at select locations across the country for consumers interested in installing their own synthetic turf. The company also has distributors across the country. You can find one nearest you at www.SYNLawn.com.

To learn more about new uses for soy products, visit www.SoyNewUses.org

Thank you to the United Soybean Board for the great story. Please visit their website at this location.

*Note: SYNLawn® is a sister company of AstroTurf® dedicated in lanscape, playground, golf, pets and roofdeck applications.

After some research the conclusive decision was to install 6000 square feet of the ultra-resilient SYNBermuda Platinum 300 from the SYNLawn Playground System. Spec'd by both the New York School Construction Authority and world-renown architectural firm Abel Bainnson & Butts, selected for it's 8' fall ratings, no-infill installation, non-abrasive surface, and SYNBermuda's built-in HeatBlock Technology™, SYNLawn's Playground System was recognized as the perfect solution.

With their new playgrounds installed the school's children now have a safe, clean and "e;green" play area to romp around on during recess. Not just for play-time, what was once a virtually un-used area is now an open, outdoor space, teachers can use for school gatherings, class functions and student projects without worries of kids getting dirty or bug bites. ASTM HIC approved and tested, parents can rest easy with the re-assurance their children's play area is built for safety, non-allergenic and best of all... No more dirt and grass stains!

To learn more about the SYNLawn Playground System please click here.

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The large 6,000 square foot area was being remodeled with a new design and the addition of large cabanas for VIP guests. For the grass areas, the Wynn designers chose SYNBermuda Premium 200 with HeatBlock™. Only SYNLawn has HeatBlock which reduces the surface temperature up to 20% compared to other artificial grasses and Wynn Las Vegas is the first to have this technology on the Vegas strip. This exclusive artificial turf product was exactly what Wynn has come to expect from SYNLawn. Not only does it provide cooler surface temperatures, SYNBermuda Premium 200 is made of 100% nylon fibers which provides long lasting wear and superior performance to meet the high demands of the Wynn landscape staff, not to mention the hotel guests.

Over 6,500 square feet of luscious and realistic SYNLawn synthetic grass were installed in a new expansion area which hosts special events, romantic and intimate weddings and other types of activities. The Marriott chose SYNRye Premium 200 with its super lush, unbelievably soft 100% nylon fiber — the most durable and resilient fiber available for use in fake grass products.

This one area eliminates the need for over 350,000 gallons of water annually — that’s enough to fill about 17 swimming pools every year.

Aside from saving huge amounts of water and reducing pollution through the reduction of green waste, mower pollution, chemical fertilizers, and pesticides, the use of synthetic grass enhances the appearance experience of the event area, improves the marketability of the space and increases the area’s range of availability for year round continuous use. That translates to a better guest experience with a direct and meaningful impact to the bottom line. SYNLawn is happy to be able to help its clients become strong environmental stewards while enhancing their overall customer experience and improving profitability. That’s a true win, win, win!

The grass is environmentally friendly in a variety of unique ways. Only SYNLawn products are 100% recyclable with an actual recycling program in place. The backing is made with a high percentage of rapidly renewable resources and post consumer waste. This highly specialized product features SYNLawn’s exclusive HeatBlock™ Technology — a unique property created during the manufacturing process that keeps our synthetic grass fibers up to 20% cooler than any other type of artificial grass product. HeatBlock™ Technology is unique — you won’t find anything like it anywhere — and is only in special SYNLawn branded products.

Building on decades of manufacturing expertise, SYNLawn continues its history of producing products that are generations ahead of anything else in the artificial grass marketplace today.

This particular grass contains no rubber crumb infill particles or other types of alternative infill particles that are typical of the artificial turf products installed elsewhere in Orange County. Instead, SYNLawn is state-of-the-art synthetic grass designed and engineered specifically for use in these types of landscape applications where aesthetics are of the utmost importance, but performance, durability and resiliency are equally required.

There’s lots of artificial turf products available, but there is only one SYNLawn. SYNLawn products are featured prominently on a large number of high profile Orange County installations like Disneyland for example. You can also find SYNLawn products used by many major cities in Orange County for their public works projects. When it comes to synthetic Grass, SYNLawn wrote the book on it!

Working with the SYNLawn Las Vegas design consultants, the Yard Crashers team chose SYNFescue Platinum 320 for the 600 square foot installation. The lush appearance really brought the backyard to life and with it’s bright colors looked perfect on camera. Before the yard was “crashed,” the yard wasn’t a yard at all! Will and Jayla only had a concrete slab outside the backdoors, the rest was ... well ... a desert.

“Will and Jayla ended up with an amazing outdoor living space and are still ecstatic and a little shell shocked about it,” said DIY landscape designer Terence Thorton, “I visited them 2 days after the project was completed and they still had huge smiles on their face.”

The episode titled “Vegas Water Table’ first aired April 22, 2010. Visit the DIY Network website for future air dates and more information.

“SYNLawn was very easy to work with,” said Ed Sylvia, Bloomingdale’s Operating Supervisor Window Display, “The artificial turf was easy to cut and sculpt into place, plus it fit into our budget nicely.”

“We chose SYNFescue 120 as recommended by SYNLawn New York because it suited the design concept and budget constraints,” said Harry Medina, Bloomingdale’s Window Display Director, “It has 3 different types of yarn which give it a lot of depth. It also looks fantastic under the bright overhead lights. As you can see, it looks great!”

Many passers-by noticed the incredible display and had a few things to say about the SYNLawn.

“That is so cool. The grass looks so real! Can I put some in my yard so my husband doesn”t have to mow?” Said Danielle from New York.

“It looks like the grass that was used in the movie.” Said Layne from Indiana.

“How often do they have to mow it?” Said George from Nevada.

The 375 square foot Wonderland installation was almost not to be due to one of the worst snow storms New York has seen in 50 years. The original delivery date was moved up by Bloomingdale’s just as 3 feet of snow covered the city. While the city was nearly shut down, SYNLawn showed up on time and saved the day!

In addition to upgrading the entire product line, SYNLawn developed several new artificial grass products for this Spring. The new 2010 products enhance the existing lineup with better color and realism. The new landscape grasses available this year offer a wider variety of grasses featuring the realistic light tan thatch in the RootZone™, the texturized fiber supporting the straight blades, for a more natural appearance. In the artificial turf golf grass lineup two new products were added this year. These exciting new golf turf products were designed by renowned golf guru Dave Pelz to simulate the realistic “feel” of fairway grass.

• New colors - More realistic color choices including more products with a light tan thatch in the RootZone™
• New cross-sections - Many new blade cross-sections created during yarn extrusions for better resiliency
• HeatBlock™ Technology - Starting in 2010 all nylon yarns incorporated in all products will feature HeatBlock™ Technology which reduces the surface temperature up to 20%

Take a look at the new landscape products introduced this spring:

• SYNFescue 150
• SYNFescue Premium 250
• SYNFescue Platinum 350
• SYNFescue Premium 230
• SYNRye 150
• SYNRye Premium 250

New artificial grass golf products introduced this spring:

• SYNFairway 200
• SYNFairway 220

(Atlanta, Ga.) – SYNLawn, a leading innovator on synthetic grass, today announced the signing of its latest franchise agreement with Mike Maschmeyer of Chicago Roof Deck & Gardens in Chicago. With over four decades of manufacturing experience, SYNLawn is one of the nation’s foremost manufacturers, distributors and installers of high quality synthetic grass products designed specifically for landscapes. The company currently has 20 showrooms located throughout North America.

Maschmeyer, who owns a full service outdoor design/build firm, is excited about the opportunity. “There is a tremendous demand in Chicago for outdoor living spaces,” he explained. “Partnering with SYNLawn allows us to offer residential and commercial clients the most extensive range of quality artificial grass products available in the market. We look forward to creating lush lawn environments for city dwellers lacking traditional backyards.” Customers living in Chicago may start making purchases from the new SYNLawn Chicago franchise today.

“With his passion and highly regarded experience helping people create an outdoor oasis, Mike is the perfect choice for our Chicago franchisee,” said George Neagle, Vice President of Sales and Marketing for SYNLawn. “Throughout 2010, we will continue to strategically expand our franchise presence by partnering with other exceptional entrepreneurs that share SYNLawn’s commitment to synthetic grass innovation and the highest quality workmanship, installation and service.”

SYNLawn is also gaining attention for the eco-friendly nature of their franchises. The company’s grass products are 100% recyclable. They led the industry in using renewable resources and recycled materials in their manufacturing process. Over the past five years, the amount of synthetic grass sold and installed by the company has conserved 4.7 billion gallons of water and prevented smog emissions equivalent to an automobile driving 1.1 million miles from entering the environment.

The company’s turnkey franchise offering includes corporate training and support. Every franchisee will benefit from manufacturer backed warranties, sales, operations and installation training. Additionally each franchisee can benefit from national partnerships with Lowe’s home improvement stores and the world renowned short game golf guru Dave Pelz. Other unique features include wrapped vehicles, a remarkable website, web-based marketing tools and a professional showroom model. To learn more visit the SYNLawn artificial grass franchise page.

About SYNLawn

SYNLawn™ is the industry innovator on synthetic grass. Their lush and livable synthetic grass systems have transformed the way synthetic grass is used, producing the most advanced and performance oriented putting surfaces and synthetic landscaping solutions in the market. SYNLawn uses exclusive nylon technologies to produce unmatched solutions for synthetic landscape, golf, pet and playground systems. SYNLawn’s grass products are 100% recyclable and lead compliant. As the only vertically integrated manufacturer/installer in the business, SYNLawn delivers customers the highest quality artificial grass products at a competitive price with the most genuine industry warranty. To learn more visit the SYNLawn artificial grass franchise page.

Working with SYNLawn of New York, Blondie’s Tree House developed mock-ups and tried various artificial grass types. After many meetings and experiments they chose SYNRye Premium 200 for its natural appearance to surround the elevated octagon deck area. The tan color in the thatch area (down in the roots) gave Blondie’s the subtle natural appearance they were seeking. Aside from its natural appearance, SYNRye was chosen for its durability. Made of 100% nylon fibers, the most durable yarn type in the textile industry, Blondie’s knew SYNLawn was the best choice.

“It beautified the place baby! It’s beautilicious!”, said one spokesperson from Blondie’s. If SYNLawn can do that for a skyscraper in New York City, imagine what it can do for your next landscaping challenge.

His backyard space consisted of a Sport Court basketball area surrounded by natural grass with severe slopes and multi-tiered areas. Basketball used to be the preferred form of recreation for his children, however as they grew older the basketball court received little use and became a bigger problem to maintain.

With frequent rain and maintenance difficulty Bob was battling erosion issues. The lawn area was hard to mow and even harder to keep it looking nice. Shade on the backside of the house made it nearly impossible for to grow grass consistently. Then there was mud. Frequent rains produced nothing but mud causing a slipping concern for the family. There had to be a better solution.

“Total solution,” are the words Bob used to describe the project. The installation consisted of a large artificial putting green using SYNGreen 110 with 5 strategically placed holes, a 2 foot fringe collar using SYNFringe Premium 210, and surrounded by SYNBermuda Premium in the lawn area. Beyond the artificial turf used for the installation, SYNLawn also put in 2 sand bunkers and low-voltage lighting to allow the family to maximize the use of their new backyard.

“I received incredible customer service and the product is top of the line,” Bob said, “I loved it right after is was installed. Now that we’ve used it for a few weeks, I love it more!”

A complete solution to backyard maintenance, converting unusable space to a recreational area for the entire family, and total customer satisfaction ... it doesn’t get any better than that for us.

(Atlanta, Ga.) – SYNLawn®, the industry innovator on synthetic grass, empowers consumers to reduce their carbon footprint by completely eliminating the need to water lawns, use harmful fertilizers and pesticides, or operate gas powered lawn mowers that increase air pollution. Over the past five years, the amount of synthetic grass sold and installed by the company has conserved 4.7 billion gallons of water and prevented smog emissions equivalent to an automobile driving 1.1 million miles from entering the environment.

“As a company, SYNLawn is committed to helping the environment,” said George Neagle, Vice President of Sales and Marketing. “Our grass products are 100% recyclable. We are the first in the industry to use renewable resources and recycled materials in our manufacturing process. Now SYNLawn is registered to sell eco-friendly franchises in all 50 states to multiply our positive impact on the earth.“

• By eliminating the need to water lawns, SYNLawn conserved more than 4.7 billion gallons of water since 2005 – the equivalent of filling over 23,000 swimming pools. The Southern Nevada Water Authority estimates that every square foot of natural grass replaced saves an additional 55 gallons of water per year.
• According to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), a typical 3.5 horsepower gas mower emits the same amount of emissions in an hour as a new car driven 340 miles. Removing the need for these garden machines significantly decreases air pollution. SYNLawn has prevented smog emissions equivalent to an automobile driving 1.1 million miles from polluting the environment.
• SYNLawn eradicates the need for millions of tons of harmful fertilizers and pesticides that can contaminate the water table. With escalating concerns about having quality drinking water, it is critical to prevent runoffs from lawn chemicals. According to the North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources, polluted stormwater runoff is the number one cause of water pollution in their state, with common examples including over fertilizing lawns and excessive pesticide use.
• The company develops innovative, eco-friendly technologies, like its proprietary Enviroloc® backing system. The first component of Enviroloc® uses 10% less materials, lightening its weight. Secondary backing incorporates BioCel Technology, which uses an environmentally sensitive polyurethane that replaces a large portion of the petroleum-based polymers with soybean oil. These technologies help environmentally conscious builders and specifiers with LEED project certification.

Moving forward, SYNLawn plans to increase its positive impact by offering eco-friendly franchises to individuals that share the company’s environmental commitment. Many local governments are also supporting the growing demand for artificial grass by offering tax credits.

“SYNLawn has given consumers the power to go green by starting with their own lawns,” added Neagle. “We look forward to bringing our positive environmental practices to concerned homeowners and businesses on a larger scale through this unique franchise offering.’

About SYNLawn

SYNLawn® is the industry innovator on synthetic grass. Working together with its affiliates including the iconic AstroTurf® brand, the company has empowered consumers to conserve 4.7 billion gallons of water, eliminate millions of tons of fertilizers and pesticides, and prevent significant air pollution from lawn mowers over the past five years. Their lush and livable synthetic grass systems have transformed the way synthetic grass is used, producing the most advanced and performance oriented putting surfaces and synthetic landscaping solutions in the market. SYNLawn’s exclusive nylon technologies produce unmatched solutions for synthetic landscape, golf, pet and playground systems. SYNLawn’s grass products are 100% recyclable. As the only vertically integrated manufacturer/installer in the business, SYNLawn® delivers customers the highest quality artificial grass products at a competitive price with the most genuine industry warranty.

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“Hanger 25 sets a true example for aviation and other industries that sustainable construction can be good for the environment and a company’s bottom line with lower operations costs when implemented correctly,” said Andy Meyers, CEO of Shangri-La Construction who headed up the project.

SYNLawn is excited to be a part of this state-of-the-art project and continues to be the chosen leader in artificial grass products.

They worked with SYNLawn, the largest artificial grass company in North America, to create 182,000 square feet of beautifully manicured green spaces that eliminates the need for pesticides and fertilizers while reducing maintenance costs. An increasing number of local businesses, institutions and homeowners are switching to artificial grass for the same reasons – and the trend is making a positive impact on our environment.