Research Shows Wood Infill is Safer For Athletes and Artificial Fields
Wood products have countless uses in our modern world. From furniture and flooring, to children’s toys and paper products, you are likely never more than an arm’s reach away from something made of wood. Wood is durable, renewable, and affordable, making it...
California Dreaming – How Verde Design and the City of San Francisco Won Over Environmentalists with Brock
Photo by Verde Design. In 2002, members of the San Francisco Parks and Recreation Department kicked off a project with Verde Design, Inc. to install artificial turf in parks and athletic fields throughout the city and county. Although it quickly became clear...
Looking back and giving thanks – a letter from Dan Sawyer, CEO
Brock USA is celebrating our 20-year anniversary! Looking back over the past two decades we have a lot to be thankful for. When we started with the vision of making sports fields safer for athletes, we were initially met with skepticism and doubt. Infilled artificial...
Woodpeckers Inspiring New Concussion Prevention Technology
NFL collisions can measure up to 150 times the force of gravity (G’s). Concussions involve many factors, but usually occur with impacts around 80 G’s. This force is equivalent to hitting your head against a wall at 20 miles per hour. The human body can tolerate large...