Leading sports surface specialist SIS Pitches has recently unveiled two rapid-install hybrid turf systems aimed at helping stadium operators and grounds teams deal with mid‑season pitch deterioration and increasingly congested event calendars.

The Gameready Hybrid range includes Pre-Stitched Turf, where natural grass is grown and stitched at the turf farm before delivery, and Rapid-Stitch Turf, where natural turf is installed and stitched simultaneously on site to achieve deeper hybrid reinforcement.

Thanks to the new range, grounds teams benefit from a solution that is faster and more cost-effective to install than traditional hybrid carpet systems, requiring less forward planning, says SIS Pitches.

Both systems significantly shorten the lead times common to traditional hybrid carpet installations and reduce upfront investment by allowing operators to select turf from preferred farms at short notice. 

Gameready Rapid-stitch Turf enables premium natural turf to be installed and stitched simultaneously.

Ideal for grounds teams and stadium operators faced with a struggling pitch mid-season or a short installation window due to a busy events calendar, the pre‑stitched turf is grown either by SIS Pitches or one of its trusted turf farm providers before being stitched at a 45-mm depth using the state-of-the-art machinery from SIS Grass. In as little as eight weeks after stitching, the turf is harvested with the hybrid fibres in place, before being transported to the stadium. The pre-stitched hybrid turf is then installed by specialist teams within a two-day window, providing immediate game-ready reinforcement.

Rapid-stitch Turf, which sees premium natural turf installed and stitched simultaneously, gives grounds staff the opportunity to plan for an installation window of as little as three days, it adds.

Crucially, the Rapid-stitch system allows grounds staff to source turf from their preferred farm at short notice while still benefiting from gold-standard stitched hybrid reinforcement. This approach eliminates the high costs, limited availability, and long preparation times typically associated with traditional hybrid carpets kept in reserve.

Each Rapid-stitch Turf pitch is installed using the manufacturer’s next-generation SISGrass Hybrid machines, which are claimed to feature the world’s fastest hybrid stitching technology. They help reduce full-pitch installation times by up to 78 per cent and are up to 70 per cent lighter than competing models. With fully customisable stitching depths ranging from 45 mm to 180 mm, these machines were instrumental in developing the Gameready Hybrid range.

Independent tests by the University of Tennessee found the Gameready Hybrid surfaces provided greater consistency, safety, stability and traction than conventional hybrid and natural grass surfaces, SIS Pitches says. The company cited use of the system at the FIFA Club World Cup 2025 in the US, where a Rapid‑stitch pitch was installed at Miami’s Hard Rock Stadium in 56 hours.

Gameready Pre-stitched turf ... being installed at a stadium in the US.

Ivo Lamot, CEO at SIS Pitches said: “The launch of our Gameready Hybrid rapid turf solutions marks the start of another exciting chapter for grounds teams and stadium operators worldwide, by setting the bar even higher for what can be achieved with hybrid pitch installations. Our Pre-stitched and Rapid-stitch hybrid pitch systems are a direct response to the increasingly tight turnaround windows stadium operators are faced with when accommodating busy fixture schedules and demanding events calendars.

“The launch of our next-generation hybrid stitching machines in 2025 paved the way for us to completely revolutionise how new hybrid surfaces are supplied and installed, and we’re proud to be able to make such a significant breakthrough in capability while simultaneously enhancing performance. We’re hugely committed to powering more play and this new range will enable grounds staff and operators at some of the most iconic, multi-use stadiums in the world to achieve just that,” he added.

SIS Pitches, which has offices in the UK, Ireland, the Netherlands, Turkey, the US and the Middle East, supplies hybrid, synthetic and natural sports surfaces to clubs, schools and institutions and holds FIFA, World Rugby and FIH accreditations.