| Act Global | |
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| Hq Location City: | Austin, Texas |
| Hq Location Country: | United States |
| Area Served: | International |
| Key People: | John Baize, CEO, Co-founder; Chris Clapham, Co-founder |
| Products: | artificial turf |
Act Global is an artificial turf manufacturer based in Austin, Texas. Its primary production facilities are located in Calhoun, Georgia. The company is best known for its brands in sports, Xtreme Turf and UBU. FIFA has certified the company as a "FIFA Quality Licensee" for football turf.[1]
John Baize and Chris Clapham co-founded Act Global in 2004 to be a socially and environmentally responsible turf manufacturer. Since its inception, Act Global has spread worldwide with multiple manufacturing centers across the globe. Baize has served on the industry Synthetic Turf Council board of directors for nine years including as Chair. Baize also is the initial Chair of the global Synthetic Turf Council International.
In 2009, FIFA certified Act Global as a "preferred producer" for football turf.
In 2015, the company moved to its current U.S. production facility in Georgia.[2]
In 2016, Act Global acquired the UBU and Turfscape brands.[3]
In 2018, Act Global won the inaugural Synthetic Turf Council Philanthropy Award to recognize its charitable contributions and social outreach to communities. The company repeated this distinction in 2020 when it was again issued the STC Philanthropy Award.
In 2020 and 2021, Act Global won the Synthetic Turf Council Sustainability Award to recognize the STC member organization that consistently, and through innovation, utilizes sustainable materials and processes.
The company offers various kinds of artificial turfs, depending upon the use.