SPORTS FIELD MARKET Football fields Other sports Rugby

SPORTS FIELD MARKET • Football fields • Other sports: Rugby Base ball Field Hockey Horse Riding • Traditional sports Cricket Polo Lawn Bowling

Football field irrigation: a high potential market MORE THAN 230 000 FOOTBALL CLUBS REGISTERED IN EUROPE

"Menu" • Football field market • 2004 Euro retrospective • Football key versions • Installation details • Competitors • New products • Marketing tools

Football field market Italy: 700 new fields in 2004 20% are artificial grass, 20% are irrigated (28 !) Rain Bird market share: 45% France: 400 new fields every year Natural grass: 240 (irrigated: 200) Artificial grass: 100 Stabilized soil: 60 Rain Bird : 130 (65%) Hunter: 35 Toro: 30 Others: 5

Football field market Turkey: 1000 existing fields, only 15 are artificial locally 1" rotors manufactured Rain Bird market share: 40% Portugal: 20 to 30 new fields every year 90% are artificial Rain Bird market share: 75%

Football field market Northern Europe: 500 new fields/year 5 to 10% of artificial grass (growing %) Rain Bird market share: 60% Spain: 200 new fields/year Artificial grass: 100 (50%, growing %) Stabilized soil: 70 (35%) Natural grass: 30 (15%) Rain Bird market share: 50%, Toro: 30%, Others : 20%

Football field market Israel: 300 existing fields Rain bird market share: 40% 9 new pitch in 2003: 5 Rain Bird, 4 Hunter Germany: 500 new fields/year

Football field: the cost Total construction cost: Artificial grass: 420 000 € Natural grass: 180 000 € Stabilized soil: 90 000 €

UEFA EURO PORTUGAL 2004 You will find more information on: EUROPEAN FOOTBALL CUP PORTUGAL 2004 REPORT

The key versions European Sports field binder ? Sportsfield focused group ?

7005 The "Top Solution" ! - Version 1

#14 7005: Version 1, the drawing #18

7005: Version 1, the list of material 7005 rotor 1” Swing joint Electric valve 200 -PGA Rectangular valve box Valve box extension Artificial grass cover for VB Controller SI-RR+4 Extension module SI-RR+ Rain sensor Rain Check 35 35 7 7 1 1 1 Rain sensor Rain Check DBY waterproof connectors 9 V rechargeable battery 1. 5 mm² wire 1 20 1 710 m PIPES (including fittings) Ø 90 mm 10 bar PE pipe Ø 50 mm 10 bar PE pipe 2"1/2 Manual valve + union 470 m 480 m 7

7005 Version 2: "The Classic" !

7005: Version 2, the drawing

7005: Version 2, the uniformity 20 m x 20 m, square spacing Rotor Nozzle Pres. bar Flow m 3/h CU % DU % SC 7005 #18 4. 3 82 74 1. 4 I 40 #44 4. 8 4. 9 78 69 1. 6 .

7005: Version 2, the list of material 7005 rotor 1” Swing joint Electric valve 200 -PGA Rectangular valve box Valve box extension Artificial grass cover for VB Controller SI-RR+4 Extension module SI-RR+ Rain sensor Rain Check 35 35 7 7 1 1 1 DBY waterproof connectors 9 V rechargeable battery 1. 5 mm² wire 20 1 760 m PIPES (including fittings) Ø 90 mm 10 bar PE pipe Ø 75 mm 10 bar PE pipe Ø 50 mm 10 bar PE pipe 2"1/2 Manual valve + union 170 m 280 m 7

7005: Irrigation run time • Precipitation rate • Irrigation requirement: ET

Low flow, low pressure • Low flow: same rotor, same nozzle, same sprinklers layout but -> higher number of valves • Low pressure: smaller nozzles, reduced radius, -> higher number of rotors

Eagle 950 + 8005: the drawing

Eagle 950 + 8005: the uniformity 24. 4 m x 22. 1 m, Rectangular spacing pattern Rotor Nozzle Pres. bar Flow m 3/h CU % DU % SC 8005 #22 6. 2 79 74 1. 4 . . 5. 5

Eagle 950 + 8005: the list of material Eagle 950 -E rotor 8005 rotor 1½” Swing joint 1” Swing joint Grass cover for Eagle 950 Electric valve 200 -PGA Rectangular valve box Valve box extension Artificial grass cover for VB Controller SI-RR+4 Extension module SI-RR+ Rain sensor Rain Check 14 8 14 2 2 1 2 1 Rain sensor Rain Check DBY waterproof connectors 9 V rechargeable battery 1. 5 mm² wire 2. 5 mm² wire 1 40 1 1370 m 430 m PIPES (including fittings) Ø 90 mm 10 bar PE pipe Ø 75 mm 10 bar PE pipe Ø 50 mm 10 bar PE pipe 150 m 430 m 100 m

The Selection Criteria Natural grass / Artificial grass or Stabilized soil Cost: material, labor and trenches Water source: Flow and Pressure Retrofit or new construction ? Uniformity

Selection Criteria: natural grass • The cost : 7005 E 950+8005 Material Labor Trenches 8 100€ 3 300€ 3 900€ -----15 300€ 4 000€ -----19 300€ 9 500€ (+17%) 3 100€ 3 600€ ----16 200€ (+6%) 4 000€ ----20 200€ Total: Pump Station: Total w/Pump : • Uniformity: ++ • Rotors in the field: 15 + 8 (retrofit)

Selection Criteria: natural grass Material detail : 7005 & E 950 + 8005 7005 Rain Bird: Pipes: Fittings: Total: 3 800 € 3 050 € 1 250€ -----8 100 € E 950+8005 5 950 € (+57 %) 2 750 € 800 € ----9 500 € Artificial grass and stabilized soil: SR 3003, SR 2005

Rain Gun: the drawing

Rain Gun: the uniformity Cemagref test: • 117 x 75 m SR 2005 – Nozzle #26 – 6 bars – 61, 1 m 3/h – Radius: 52 m 58, 5 x 75 m: CU = 87 % • 105 x 65 m SR 3003 – Nozzle #22 – 6 bars – 44, 5 m 3/h – Radius: 50, 5 m 52, 5 x 65 m: CU = 81 %

Rain Gun: list of material and cost RAIN BIRD PRODUCTS Rain Gun SR 2005 Electric valve 300 -BPE Rectangular valve box Valve box extension Artificial grass cover for VB Controller SI-RR+4 Extension module SI-RR+ Rain sensor Rain Check DBY waterproof connectors 9 V rechargeable battery 1. 5 mm² wire 6 6 6 1 1 1 20 1 1260 m PIPES (including fittings) 3” Riser or quick connector for Rain Gun Ø 140 mm 10 bar PE pipe Ø 110 mm 10 bar PE pipe 6 50 m 400 m = 7005 version x 1. 5 SR 2003 version w/pump station (55 m 3/h @ 7 bar) : 30 000 € Pump station: 55 m 3/h @ 7 bar: 6 000 / 7 000 € (20 m 3/h @ 5. 5 bar: 3 500 / 4 000 €)

Installation detail 8005 Finished grade level Threaded inlet size 1". Use Teflon tape. Do not use pipe dope. RAIN BIRD unitized swing joint. Adjust angle of swing joint lay arm between 30° to 45° to allow adequate absorption. Service tee Lateral line

Installation detail EAGLE 950 Waterproof wire connectors Finished grade level Threaded inlet size 1". Use Teflon tape. Do not use pipe dope. RAIN BIRD unitized swing joint. Adjust angle of swing joint lay arm between 30° to 45° to allow adequate absorption. Service tee Lateral line

Installation detail RAIN GUN

Installation detail RAIN GUN • SR 3003: 2" riser + Ø 160 PVC pipe (filled with concrete) or 3" riser • SR 2005: 3" Riser • Concrete base: 0. 9 x 0. 6 m = 0. 5 m 3

Installation detail PGA ELECTRIC VALVE

ELECTRIC VALVE SIZING 6 m 3/h ?

24 V CONTROLLERS

24 V WIRE SIZING Note: maximum distance includes the distance between the controller and the Rain Sensor.

Installation detail DECODER

Installation detail DECODER & LSP 1

ACCESSORIES Don't forget those accessories ! . . Single (SI/DI) or multi conductor .

Competitors Rotors: Hunter: I 31+, I 41, I 60 Toro: 2001, 640 Nelson: 7510, 7015 Netafim: P 2000, P 2040 Guns: Komet Perrot

Competitors

What we need • Rotors: 33 -34 m radius rotor… to be released soon ! • 1" rotors: better uniformity ? • 1" rotor artificial cover kit ? • A 1" VIH rotor (low flow version) ? • Controller with run time in Seconds • Commercial pump station (built in frequency drive) ? • Others ? ?