Since its inception, the company has invested heavily in Research and Development. This has provided a thorough knowledge of products, testing methods and test equipment.
By the development of new testing methods, we are helping the industry to enhance the quality of products.
Much of our research has led to the development of new test equipment and standards which have been adopted by many of the world’s leading governing bodies of sport. In addition we have also helped many clients to develop new and innovative systems onto the marketplace and provided independent validation of new products.
Link to: Labosport Scoreplay
Labosport ScorePlay monitors the health and the performance of your sports field. We have developed this unique service based on our 20-years sports field testing and agronomic expertise.
Labosport performs a wide-ranging assessment of your venue including:
– A full agronomy diagnosis,
– An evaluation of your field essentials (planarity, drainage, irrigation system…),
– An objective measurement of playing performance including player-surface and ball-surface interactions.
Link to: Friction Testing
Synthetic sports surfaces such as artificial turf or gymnasium floors are specifically designed to provide users and athletes the best playing conditions.
One of the challenges manufacturers are facing is to offer a surface that will not burn or generate too much friction during these common playing actions.
With this in mind, Labosport has developed a new friction equipment realistically simulating the fall and sliding of an athlete on the surface by measuring the temperature elevation felt by the players.
Link to: Fiber Performance Index
Responding to the needs of architects, facility owners and operators, Labosport has introduced in 2015 the Fiber Performance Index (FPI) – the first true measurement of artificial turf fiber quality.
The FPI establishes an “index” – a rating or score of an artificial turf fiber, to help prospective turf buyers understand and weight the individual qualities of a turf fiber. FPI provides a comparative measuring tool to help architects, facility owners and operators make the right artificial turf selection from a wide number of options.
Link to: Fiber Performance Index for Landscape
Today, home owners, architects, municipalities and parks designers have the choice between an ever-increasing number of artificial turf solutions for their projects. In order to support their choice, we propose to measure objectively the performance of landscaping turf products.
Besides the aspect and color of the turf, users are looking for three essential qualities : long term durability (i.e. resistance to traffic & weather), a similar feel to natural grass and a sustainable product.
Link to: Quality Control
Today, home owners, architects, municipalities and parks designers have the choice between an ever-increasing number of artificial turf solutions for their projects. In order to support their choice, we propose to measure objectively the performance of landscaping turf products.
Besides the aspect and color of the turf, users are looking for three essential qualities : long term durability (i.e. resistance to traffic & weather), a similar feel to natural grass and a sustainable product.
Link to: Equestrian surface testing
Equestrian sports such as show jumping or track racing require the surface to be well designed and managed in order to minimize the risk of injury to the horse.
For several years Labosport has been working alongside bio mechanics experts from across the world to develop a unique expertise in equestrian surfaces.
Our equestrian surfaces testing systems are based on the latest scientific work.
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As of today, several studies have concluded that, by a very large majority, infill products sold on the market do not present any health risks.
However, on rare instances, materials from questionable origins happened to be an issue.
Laboratory tests can ensure that the infill you are playing on comes from a trustable source.