Target Technologies International Inc., a subsidiary of QUIKRETE is pleased to announce
John B. Giraud’s milestone 45 years of service on July 4th with the Target Group of Companies.

John acted as an employee, then owner/director with the Target Group of Companies and now Managing Director of Target Technologies on behalf of QUIKRETE.

John was responsible at the beginning of his career for managing the retail dry mix concrete division; specialized dry mix concrete products for the construction industry; grouts, floor hardeners, self-levelling concrete products and other related dry mix products; sands and slags for sand blasting for the abrasive division; sales to the seedling industry for reforestation for the sands division; retail and commercial filter division; bunker and top dressing sands into the golf course industry which lead John to the synthetic turf industry and to international sales.

John’s many accomplishments include participating on the board of the Synthetic Turf Council for seven years – the longest anyone has served on the board. Of those seven years he was Chairman of the Board for two. John was nominated for the Environmental Award for Canada three years in the late 90’s and three years for the province of British Columbia. John was also nominated for Entrepreneur of the Year for two years for the province of B.C. in early 2000. John served as the business director for Southern Alberta Institute of Technology (S.A.I.T) taking him to China where he recruited and educated Chinese students on the engineering facilities of two universities and the shipyard industry.

John has successfully sold silica sand to Kuwait, 100,000 tons of silica sand from Australia to Hawaii, slag from Oregon to Chile, rock from Australia to Saipan and Guam, filter gravel to Czech Republic, aluminum oxide from Argentina to Chile, manganese sand from New York state to Australia, supplied 100 railcars of DiCal from Washington state to Hawaii for the agricultural industry and successfully been the leader in supplying silica sands and alternative infills (TPE, EPDM’s and organics) to the different synthetic turf industries worldwide. John has pioneered the recycling of 100% of synthetic turf including the backing – the only company at this time that has the ability to do so worldwide.

John has a passion for his career, with the people he works with and the synthetic turf industry he has served for 45 years. At the age of 65 he plans to continue to 80+ with TTII/QUIKRETE.

We are very pleased Loyola University in Baltimore, MD  chose to have their old synthetic turf recycled utilizing our program.  Currently, we are the only company globally able to recycle 100% of the turf including the backing and infill (if the contractor is unable to remove the infill cost effectively).  Once we have fully met our commitment to recycle 100% of the turf and produce post-consumer products, a Certificate of Compliance is issued.   

Finally after lengthy delays the new stadium project in East End / Long Look, Tortola BVI is nearing completion.  

We are very pleased to have supplied our clean, high-quality sand from our Florida location.

RELEASE DATE:  Tuesday March 28th, 2017 8 a.m. est – VANCOUVER, BC

Target Technologies International Inc. (TTII) and Greenplay Organics, LLC are pleased to offer

PFC PROFORMANCE CORK INFILL

 

PFC Proformance Cork is a 100% organic and natural infill that offers a wide range of benefits for synthetic turf systems especially where water availability is at a minimum. PFC Proformance Cork systems offer performance and safety while reducing turf temperatures, GMax and HIC (concussion) ratings of the playing surface.

“Due to a demand from the industry,” John B. Giraud, Managing Director of TTII states “we’re proud to offer PFC Proformance Cork infill.  TTII believes in offering high performance quality infills that are consistent in playability and safety – this natural infill meets these requirements and has been successfully used on FIFA 1 and FIFA 2 projects. PFC Proformance Cork infill, TTII’s Power of the Pad and silica sand is an excellent system we now provide to the industry”.

 

PFC Proformance Cork is carefully sourced and sorted to provide high quality and consistent natural infill granules in a medium density.  Recent tests have proven that our medium density (140 kg/m3) PFC Proformance Cork far out lasts typical granular cork with densities of 200 kg/m3 or higher (HDC).  The analysis clearly proves that higher density cork granules lose resiliency and mass under stress.  PFC maintains its resiliency and performance characteristics under the same conditions and this is why we offer a ten year warranty to the synthetic turf industry against degradation and performance. With varying requirements for cork we also offer a ‘high-density’ in order to meet any designers’ need for any application.

Our PFC Proformance Cork is truly organic and naturally processed to ensure the purest and most environmentally sound turf infill that will enhance any turf specification and make it more compatible with nature. PFC Proformance Cork is non-flammable, resilient and less abrasive than synthetic infills while 100% recyclable. A good portion can be re-purposed into a replacement field at end of life or into the natural surroundings with no negative environmental impact.

Domenic Carapella, President of GREENPLAY® is pleased to have TTII distributing not only the PFC Performance Cork infill but also the GREENPLAY® Organic Corkonut Infill.  “For the past 44 years TTII has offered quality silica sand North America wide for ballast and infill – it is such a natural fit between our two companies. Our partnership has allowed us to greatly exceed our distribution expectations in the synthetic turf marketplace. ”

In keeping with TTII’s environmental outlook PFC Proformance Cork is compliant with all ecological and environmental parameters because it is produced from natural, pesticide free materials providing a natural resistance to mold and fungus and is 100% recyclable.

TRUST TTII AND GREENPLAY

Click for more information on PFC Proformance Cork  or visit us at www.TTIIOnline.com  for information on any of our other synthetic turf related products.  Email us at sales@ttiionline.com or by phone: 1.888.887.7373.

 

A member of the QUIKRETE™ Group of Companies, Target Technologies International Inc. is a leading supplier of environmentally friendly products, services and logistics solutions to the synthetic sports turf industry.