Maintenance Consultancy
NZSTI provides consultancy on all aspects of natural and synthetic turf establishment and maintenance, including diagnostic services (e.g. soil fertility testing and fertiliser recommendations; pest and disease identification; assessment factors limiting the performance of a sports or other turf profile). Lack of an appropriate maintenance programme significantly reduces the life of the surface and/or necessitates costly renovation or rebuilding. NZSTI will formulate a comprehensive maintenance strategy designed to maximise turf performance and return on investment. In addition NZSTI offers intensive post-construction maintenance consultancy designed to ensure successful long term performance of sports facilities. Post-construction maintenance services can be tailored to client requirements and may include: 

For natural turf:

• Assisting in selecting a contractor to maintain the facility, or help in selecting employees (groundsmen/curators).
• Preparing a pre-tender estimate maintenance budget.
• Preparing a list of machinery required to maintain the facility with indicative prices and options.
• Preparing written maintenance requirements including: mowing regime, pesticide applications, fertiliser applications, watering, renovation.
• Training of maintenance staff, including budgeting, machinery management programmes and turf management programmes.
• Providing regular site inspections for a period after construction to evaluate maintenance requirements for the turf facility and on-going training of maintenance staff.
• Preparing of a regular report to client on site issues.
• Soil testing, interpretation and fertiliser program.

For synthetic turf:

• Providing a detailed maintenance schedule and requirements for turf installations.
• Conducting training courses for maintenance supervisors.
• Conducting periodic inspections, surface evaluation and testing of turf installations, followed on by reporting on on-going maintenance requirements.
• Providing expert advice to assist in extending the life of a synthetic surface.