Moss and Algae control

Moss and algae are becoming an unsightly persistent nuisance to anyone who manages outdoor areas for public or private access. The slippery surface created when damp can also be a health and safety issue too. The search is continuously in progress to find / create a product that treats both types of growth without being a hazard to wildlife and humans alike. Many good products such as Algon will produce a safe, almost instant kill on surface moss without being a hazard to users and wildlife, although this product, like many others, is intended to be used as a surface cleaner, some are intended to be used as a wood preservative but have found favour in the treatment of moss and algae.

Sweepfast Ltd have been trialing, for some time now, in conjunction with RBT, a new variation with their existing RBT247 product. There have been mixed successes with this product in the past but it seems that now the way is clear to market a product that really works and, possibly the most exciting aspect of this product is that over time, it keeps on working! We have seen in the past with the previous blends of this product, where the sprayers have been filled up, there is no sign of moss and algae returning even after 6 months of damp weather, and with the new blend this will be a major influence for commercial users to switch to this product. It will mean that after an initial dense treatment then further treatments at a reduced rate moss and algae will be under control, and as time progresses these periods of treatment can be extended making it an economical product to use.

Further trials will continue and any results will be posted here

Maintaining Sports Surfaces

Outdoor sporting surfaces MUST be maintained constantly to provide a uniform surface to allow players to compete safely and effectively, and synthetic sporting surfaces are no exception. With the standard of maintenance demanded on all surfaces getting higher the demand on machinery and contractors is increasing. Sweepfast Ltd. are fortunate with the back up that they have from the major manufacturers in the synthetic sports surface industry from all around the world and constantly keep ahead of machinery and maintenance process demands

Sweepfast are in an enviable position of being able to offer a wide range of artificial turf, Astroturf™ or artificial grass maintenance services to many sports facilities, specializing in synthetic hockey pitch maintenance, synthetic football pitch maintenance, synthetic tennis court maintenance, whilst also providing hard surface refurbishment with many applications. We also now have the facility to install long lasting synthetic lines on natural grass pitches.

With maintenance historically being the last thing on the mind of many owners of synthetic sports surfaces, problems are arising where a pitch or tennis court is left unusable simply because it hasn’t been looked after correctly.

With the purchase of some costs effective equipment and a regular maintenance contract tailored to suit the purpose, location and usage this should never happen.