In 1999, Recreational Services was awarded the contract to maintain all fields at Eden Park.
Our contract included active involvement in Eden Park’s strategic planning, short-term solutions and long-term feasibility plans and included examining options for portable pitches, pitch reconstruction and a long-term project of a full ground reconstruction. As a result of this work we built Eden Parks first portable cricket pitch and brought in the first one-piece portable cricket pitch remover to be used in this country. This process revolutionised pitch management at Eden Park and has since been adopted in Wellington’s Westpac Stadium along with the turf system that was recommended by Recreational services and grown in at our turf farm and has been installed at AMI and Hamilton stadiums.
Recreational Services worked closely with the Senior Management Team and the Board at Eden Park to continuously review, evaluate and recommend new technology and options to ensure Eden Park was the number one sporting facility in New Zealand.
The contract included the maintenance and preparation of the fields for all codes, from club fixtures to international games and turf consulting advice.
Services Provided:
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Special projects (review, evaluation and recommendations).
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Cricket wickets.
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Fertilising.
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Sports field and turf maintenance, irrigation management, divot repair, renovations, integrated pest management, non-chemical line marking, goal post assembly and dismantling.
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Mowing and mechanical edging.