Editing FieldTurf (section)

==History==
Jean Prévost bought the patent of the FieldTurf product in 1988, and originally named his Montreal-based company SynTenni Co., a name which would eventually be dropped in favor of FieldTurf Inc.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hoovers.com/fieldturf/--ID__106273--/free-co-profile.xhtml|title=Field Turf Company Description|work=Hoover's A D&B Company|access-date=December 18, 2008}}</ref> In 1995, John Gilman, a former [[Canadian Football League]] player and coach, joined FieldTurf as CEO.

In 1997, FieldTurf made its first major installation for a professional team, at the training facility for the English Premiership's [[Middlesbrough F.C.]] {{As of|2012}}, FieldTurf has installed over 7000 athletic fields.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.prweb.com/releases/fieldturf/nfl/prweb8115153.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110209015838/http://www.prweb.com/releases/fieldturf/nfl/prweb8115153.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=February 9, 2011|title=NFL Players Rank FieldTurf as Best Artificial Turf Field in the League for Tenth Year in a Row|website=Prweb.com|access-date=November 5, 2017}}</ref>

In 2005, French flooring manufacturer and minority shareholder [[Tarkett]] increased its share in FieldTurf, which led to the integration of the two companies.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.allbusiness.com/services/amusement-recreation-services/4567749-1.html|title=Artificial turf pair complete merger|work=All Business, a D&B company|access-date=September 19, 2005}}</ref> FieldTurf is a part of the Tarkett Sports division of the holding company Tarkett SA.

In May 2010, FieldTurf acquired the American company EasyTurf of San Diego, California, as a way to gain entry into the rapidly growing residential and commercial synthetic grass markets in the United States.<ref>{{Cite press release|url=http://www.tarkett.com/en/content/fieldturf-and-easyturf-join-forces |title=FieldTurf and EasyTurf Join Forces|access-date=May 31, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130709082539/http://www.tarkett.com/en/content/fieldturf-and-easyturf-join-forces |archive-date=July 9, 2013 |url-status=dead |df=mdy-all }}}{{When|date=May 2022}}</ref>