In 1998 a leading synthetic turf manufacturer and a highly regarded sports facility construction company merged to form Sports Technology International (STI). Advanced Polymer Technology (APT) controlled the manufacturing division with STI (later to become Polytan) managing the construction side of the business. The enigmatic and symbiotic nature of the business produced success after success, making STI the market leaders in synthetic sports surfaces and sports facilities.
In 2008 STI was purchased by German-based global equity fund Sport Group GmbH, which owned several other sports related companies at the time. One of these companies was Polytan – Europe’s leading synthetic sports surfacing company, and before long STI began to strategically align themselves with Polytan, before officially rebranding to Polytan in 2014. In 2019 Polytan celebrated 50 years of making sport.
Polytan is one of the few companies in the world that can truly offer 360-degree services within the sports facility construction business. Being a part of Sport Group enables us to offer customers the full scope of services needed to deliver a sports facility project from conception to completion and beyond. Our holistic range of services include sports facility design, project management, construction, installation and maintenance. We are committed to bringing people and communities together through sport, whilst consciously employing environmentally sustainable products and processes. Our surfaces are made in Australia at an ISO certified manufacturing plant in Melbourne, and we are the only synthetic turf manufacturer to make yarn in Australia. Polytan surfaces comply with national and international standards for major sporting codes including FIFA, FIH, World Athletics, ITF, World Rugby, AFL and Cricket Australia.
