Partnerships that drive progress
Real change happens through collaboration. TenCate partners with clubs, foundations, cities, and innovators to expand access to sport, accelerate sustainable solutions, and push the boundaries of what turf systems can achieve. Each partnership reflects a shared vision and performance with purpose, built to last.
Johan Cruyff Foundation – Creating Space to Move
TenCate and the Johan Cruyff Foundation share a powerful belief: that sport is a universal right a force for health, confidence, and connection. For nearly two decades, this partnership has turned that belief into impact, installing over 200 Cruyff Courts across the globe. Each year, more than one million children gain access to safe, inclusive spaces to play, grow, and meet others. This long-standing collaboration is built on shared values: equity of access, community empowerment, and the conviction that play should know no boundaries physical, social, or economic.
PSV Academy: Innovation in Play
In partnership with PSV, TenCate created the world’s first on-field innovation lab where elite performance meets real-world testing. Since 2020, this collaboration has turned data, movement science, and player feedback into next-generation turf systems.
Together, we share a commitment to athlete-centered design: developing surfaces that not only meet the demands of the game, but actively support player performance, safety, and long-term development.
Curaçao Football Federation – Fueling a World Cup Dream
TenCate and the Curaçao Football Federation (FFK) are united by a shared ambition: to harness the power of sport as a catalyst for national pride, talent development, and youth empowerment. Through this strategic partnership, a once-distant dream is becoming real, Curaçao’s first-ever FIFA World Cup appearance in 2026. At the heart of this collaboration is infrastructure that matters: the island’s first FIFA-certified Pure PT pitch, a sustainable, non-infill field built for performance and longevity. Together, we are creating more than a playing surface, we are building a future where football drives progress on and off the pitch.
Recycling Partnerships in Action
At TenCate, end-of-life is just the beginning. Through strategic partnerships with GBN, ExxonMobil, and Cyclyx, turf is transformed from waste into resource safely, responsibly, and at scale.
Together with GBN Artificial Grass Recycling (GBN-AGR), TenCate co-founded one of Europe’s first dedicated turf recycling facilities in the Netherlands with a vision to expand across the continent. In the United States, TenCate Turf Recycling Solutions collaborates with ExxonMobil and Cyclyx to pioneer advanced recycling technologies that close the loop for synthetic turf.
These partnerships reflect a shared commitment: building a truly circular future for turf.