THE FIH PREFERRED SUPPLIER

What is a FIH Preferred Supplier?

FIH Preferred Suppliers are companies that manufacture hockey turf products and build hockey fields allowing
customers to benefit from a one-stop approach to the construction of their new hockey field.

FIH-Registration certificate 2024

Why choose a
FIH Preferred Supplier?

  • Full control of manufacture, installation and maintenance
  • Quality assurance system for both products and fields
  • FIH accredited laboratory testing
  • FIH Quality Programme
  • Continuous hockey turf manufacturing and innovation
  • Professional consultation service & field design
  • Full back up service, including extensive warranties and maintenance guidance

FIH Quality Programme

Product Certification

FIH_QP_Global

FIH Global

  • Non-filled short pile synthetic turf
  • Irrigation required
  • Intended for Tier 1 international and national competitions and training
FIH_QP_National

FIH National

  • Sand-dressed short pile synthetic turf, Non-filled short pile synthetic turf
  • Irrigation optional
  • Intended for Tier 2 international, national & local competitions and training
FIH_QP_APS_HockeyTurf_Community_Logo_RGB

FIH Community

Hockey Plus Multi-sport

  • Hockey friendly synthetic turf or textile multi-sports surfaces on which other sports such as football can be played at the lower levels of community and school competition
  • Irrigation not required
  • Intended for community and school competitions, and training
FIH_QP_Gen2MultiSport

FIH Community

Gen 2 Multi-sport

  • Sand-dressed short pile synthetic turf, Textile sport surface, Non- filled short pile synthetic turf
  • Irrigation not required
  • Intended for community and school competitions, and training
FIH_QP_3GMultiSport

FIH Community

3G Multi-sport

  • Longer pile synthetic turfs primary intended for large ball sports, with hockey being a secondary sport.
  • Irrigation not required
  • Intended for community and school competitions, and training

Field Certification

cat1

Category 1 Field

  • FIH Global : Non-filled wet turf
  • Used for International Tier 1 televised hockey
cat2

Category 2 Field

  • FIH Global : Non-filled wet turf
  • Used for National & Tier 2 international competitions and training
cat3

Category 3 Field

  • FIH National : Sand dressed synthetic turf
    FIH Global : Non-filled wet turf
  • Used for National & local competitions, and training
cat4

Category 4 Field

  • FIH Community :
    Hockey Plus : sand filled synthetic turf or textile sports surface
    Gen 2 – sand dressed synthetic turf or textile sports surface
  • Used for Community and education sector competitions, and training
cat5

Category 5 Field

  • FIH Community : 3G Multi-sport – long pile synthetic turf
  • Used for Multi-sports fields primary designed for large ball sports, with hockey as a secondary sport

References

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