Case Studies

Celtic FC - Celtic Park Stitched Hybrid Pitch Renewal

Celtic Football Club appointed OBI Sports to undertake the complete renewal of the Celtic Park stadium pitch in 2025. This included the complete removal of all root zones and the repositioning of the pitch with extensions to accommodate any future stadium alterations.

Crystal Palace - Selhurst Park Pitch Renewal

In 2025, Crystal Palace Football Club appointed OBI Sports to deliver the complete renewal of the Selhurst Park stadium pitch, a project designed to future-proof the playing surface and align it with the club’s ongoing stadium development plans.

St George's Park - Hybrid Renewal Scheme

St. George’s Park, home to the England National Team, required a solution to rejuvenate Pitch 6, its primary training surface, as the pitch

Bromley FC - Hybrid Pitch Conversion

Bromley FC had 100 days to replace their artificial pitch with natural turf to meet EFL requirements.

Crystal Palace Women and Sutton United FC - Hybrid Pitch Renewal Scheme

Project Following Crystal Palace FC Women's promotion into the Women's Super League and substandard performance of the Sutton United...

UEFA - Women’s U19 European Championship 2024 Lithuania

Project Lithuania is hosting the UEFA Women’s U19 European Championships in July 2024. Pitch Quality support services were required to...

Liverpool FC Women's - St Helens R.F.C Hybrid Pitch Conversion

Project At the beginning of May 2024, Liverpool FC Women announced that St Helens R.F.C would be their new home from the 2024/25 season...

Hully City FC - Pitch Reconstruction

Project With Hull City playing Championship football at the MKM as well as Hull FC competing in rugby league's BetFred Super League, a...

Football Association of Wales - UEFA Men's U19s Championship

OBI will carry out an overview and assessment of all the pitches being utilised for the men's U19 Championship Tournament 2026.

Chelsea Football Club - Phase 4 - Interim Fibresand Upgrade

Project OBI Sports undertook the full design, specifications, quantity surveying, and quality control of Phase 4, which involved...

Celtic Football Club - Mid-Season Improvements

Project Celtic Football Club experienced a mid-season decline in pitch quality at Celtic Park. OBI was appointed to identify the cause of...

Brentford Football Club - Training Ground Development

Project OBI staff Dale Frith and Charles Henderson have worked on the Brentford FC training ground since 2015, from which point they have...

Birmingham City Football Club - Stadium and Training Ground

Dale Ketteridge - Birmingham City Training Ground Head Groundsman Project Following the acquisition of the club by American Consortium,...

Chelsea Football Club - 2024-2030 Turf Masterplan

Project OBI Sports has worked with Paul Burgess to articulate and formalise a masterplan for the site from 2024 to 2030. This fully...