FieldTurf Increases Its Presence in New England

Lowell, MA, March 27, 2014 --(PR.com)-- FieldTurf is pleased to announce significant changes to its business structure in New England in order to strengthen its customer commitment, taking a strong direct to customer approach for installation, sales, and after-sales customer service in Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont.

“It was imperative that we changed the way we did business in some states,” said FieldTurf President Eric Daliere. “We’ve long been the leader in the Northeast and these changes give us a chance to get closer to our customers, providing better service and increased support.”

FieldTurf has a long history of ensuring the needs of its client's remains the #1 point of focus of its business operation. Making the commitment to get even closer to the everyday needs of organizations that rely on the superior performance of FieldTurf fields is something that is widely celebrated throughout the Northeast region and the FieldTurf family.

Eric Hughes will be responsible for FieldTurf sales in the region. Eric has been with FieldTurf for over 7 years, representing our brand in Connecticut, and is highly knowledgeable about artificial turf and field construction. Eric can be reached at (781) 883-9663 and Eric.Hughes@fieldturf.com

Jack Nolan will be managing and leading our installation and construction support activities in the Northeast. Jack has been a top performer in the artificial turf industry for almost 10 years and has assembled a best-of-the-best installation crew which will enable FieldTurf to directly execute high-quality, efficient installations. Jack can be reached at 978-891-2073 and Jack.Nolan@fieldturf.com.

Luke Houghton will be heading up the customer care division, handling repair and maintenance activities in New England. Luke has over 12 years of installation and field care experience. Feel free to contact Luke at (781) 808-1729 and Luke.Houghton@fieldturf.com.

There are over 350 FieldTurf fields installed in New England, including Gillette Stadium (home of the New England Patriots and Revolution), Yale University, Brown University, University of Maine, and Central Connecticut State University.

About FieldTurf

FieldTurf is the inventor and world leader in infilled artificial turf with over 4,500 installations in North America. In the NFL, 22 of 32 teams have selected FieldTurf for their game and / or practice facilities while hundreds of NCAA D-1 programs play and/or practice on FieldTurf, including such powerhouse programs as Illinois, Louisville, Michigan, Missouri, Northwestern, Notre Dame, Ohio State, Oregon, Texas, Washington, and Washington State to name a few.

FieldTurf is part of Tarkett Sports, a Division of the Tarkett Group. Tarkett Sports is the largest entity in the sports and landscape surfacing industries. Included within the Tarkett Sports portfolio is an impressive range of performance sports flooring products. This product range includes: synthetic and hardwood basketball; volleyball and gymnasium flooring; squash and racquetball courts; floor protection and covering systems; weight room flooring; and high performance indoor and outdoor running tracks, featuring Beynon and Atlas track surfaces.

For more information, please visit: FieldTurf Artificial Grass & Synthetic Turf Products.