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Pitch perfect Hagley wins again

17/4/2019

Hagley Park in Christchurch has just been named as the winner of the International Pitch of the Year Awards for the fourth time in five years.

Congratulations to Rupert Bool, Manager of Hagley Park, and the team who maintain this great pitch, which was built from scratch by Mexted Performance Sports Surfaces in 2013/14.

These pictures tell the story of the amazing journey that our Operations team, led by Steve Mexted and Chris Parkinson, went through to create the top class venue Hagley Park is today.

Best croquet courts in Wellington region

3/4/2019

The Hutt Valley Waimarie Croquet Club held its top tournament of the season at the end of March on new courts built by Mexteds, with the winner declaring the courts the best in the Wellington region.

Transforming a disused bowling club into the new croquet lawns, Mexteds installed a full primary drainage system and 2,500 metres of secondary sandslit drains. We also designed and installed a powerful irrigation system, laying the lines with a mole plow for convenience and speed. After spreading topsoil and achieving the finished grades we sowed a blend of brown top and chewing's fescue, and managed the grow-in over the last few months.

Club chairman Kevin Fellows said "A very big thank you for all your work in creating fine croquet courts for the club. Your efforts over many months, along with the double mowings and closer cutting in the final week, combined to produce courts of excellent flatness, uniformity, and sufficient speed for high level tournament play. "

Pitch perfect Hagley wins again

Best croquet courts in Wellington region

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