Sports pitches are very often made from an artificial lawn. Indeed this is probably the biggest use of artificial turf. The reasons for this are many and various.

First of all is the fact that sports pitches are very high usage areas. This is not truer than in schools where pitches will be used day in day out. The problem with this is that typical British weather dictates that the pitches should frequently be wet. A wet lawn coupled with footballers or rugby players running over it is very quickly going to wear thin and even need entirely relaying. This could mean that schools were routinely forced to shell out for the cost of new turf being bought and laid, or at best seeds to encourage regrowth in the areas which are worst affected. In the long run this could be very costly and could divert funds away from where they are really needed: education.

The alternative is that schools and other sports facilities invest in an artificial lawn for their playing surface. An artificial lawn is hardwearing and long lasting and will need replacing far slower than a real lawn would.

As well as in the sports world, homeowners are increasingly looking to an artificial lawn to make their lives easier. The effort involved in achieving a stunning lawn is considerable and few people have the time or the inclination to go to so much trouble. Also, disabled people or the elderly tend to find gardening more difficult and choose to opt for an artificial lawn instead.