Agronomists of
World Class 
Sports Surfaces

From first visit to final certification, we manage every stage.

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• Inception and site investigation: understanding your site and objectives

• Topographical surveys: levels, gradients and drainage outfalls

• Soil and exploratory investigations: trial pits, sampling and lab analysis

• Budgeting: realistic cost planning from day one

• Detailed design and specification: drawings and specs built on hard data

• Schedules of quantities: accurate, itemised and tender-ready

• JCT contracts and tendering: documentation, tender management and appointment

• Valuations and cost monitoring: keeping the budget on track

• Key stage inspections: sign-off at every critical stage

• Completion testing: performance testing to FIFA and governing body standards

• End of defects certification: final testing and contract close-out

OBI provides periodic agronomy reports to its clients where pitch condition is assessed and prescribed recommendations are provided to optimise turf cover and pitch playing performance. This advice comes independent of any commercial product input and enables clients to implement the most effective solutions applicable to their needs.

OBI Agronomists provide tournament support at numerous FIFA and UEFA competitions and have unrivalled experience with the specific challenges, conditions and expectations these tournaments have at both training sites and stadiums.

Using the latest pitch testing technology, OBI carries out objective assessments that benchmark the quality of a surface against governing body standards. Our OBI Pitch Test® is used for full and comprehensive independent testing.

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To facilitate more timely and immediate data collection, we use OBI Self Test®, which allows daily/weekly testing to be logged throughout a season or during a tournament to achieve optimum playing conditions and provide club and playing staff with timely reporting.

Through our partnership with the Instituto de Biomecánica de Valencia (IBV), a FIFA accredited test institute, OBI Sports delivers accredited testing for both artificial and natural pitches.

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• FIFA Quality artificial pitch testing: certification to FIFA Quality and Quality Pro standards

• FIFA Natural Pitch Standards (NPS) testing: stadium and training pitches benchmarked against the FIFA NPS

Through OBI Sport partners, we are able to take community based projects and community relocations from inception to reality, providing access to all multiple partner funding sources and dealing with planning applications to enable projects to take flight.