A brand-new state of the art irrigation and pop-up sprinkler system has been installed on all of the grass pitches at Stanley Sports Hub.

The system will make the pitches easier to maintain and also provide a slicker, faster flowing surface on match days. The installation is designed to enable the ground staff to create conditions as near as possible to those in a professional stadium and keep all of the pitches in premium year-round condition.

Carrick Sports carried out the installation throughout October and early November. The system will be commissioned in March 2023 and will provide increased options for pitch renovation works which will start at the end of the season.