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Jul 13, 2023

Brett Martin's transparent roofing to allow grass to grow under Everton's feet

The Mallusk firm's clear plastic roofing will allow sunlight through to the pitch to maintain grass health We have more newsletters We have more newsletters A County Antrim manufacturing company is

The Mallusk firm's clear plastic roofing will allow sunlight through to the pitch to maintain grass health

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A County Antrim manufacturing company is supplying the clear plastic roofing material for Everton football club’s new ground in Liverpool.

Brett Martin, which is based in Mallusk, is suppyling the transparent polycarbonate for the club’s new ground on the Mersey waterfront. It will cover 6,000 square metres of the stadium roof and will allow sunlight through to the pitch to ensure optimum grass growth on the pitch. The innovative material replaces opaque roofing material that has a tendency to curb grass growth on sports pitches.

Manufactured at the company’s manufacturing facility in county Antrim, Brett Martin’s Marlon CS Polycarbonate corrugated sheet has already been used in some of the top stadia in sports such as rugby, football, cricket and horse-racing. It has worked on projects at Manchester United’s Old Trafford and Manchester City’s Etihad.

“Our team at Mallusk delivers projects that have a huge impact on the world around us, whether in sport, business, healthcare, education or agriculture,” Paul Martin from Brett Martin said. “It’s hard to overstate the importance of the material that we supply for the success of top football clubs.

“Without a high-quality playing surface, these teams can’t succeed. Through significant R&D, we have developed a product that meets the needs of stadia roofing in terms of strength, durability and the ability to emit sunlight to the pitch.”