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                   Why Verdemat Bowls Carpets are Top of  the Pile!
              18   Why Verdemat Bowls Carpets are Top of  the Pile!
                                                                       For nearly 20 years Verdemat Bowls Ltd
                                                                       together with their parent company Dales
                                                                       Sports Surfaces Ltd have been produc-
                                                                       ing top quality short mat, portable and
                                                                       carpet bowls mats and sports surfacing.
                                                                            Our  former  principal  and  greatly
                                                                       missed boss Dickie Dales, a very expe-
                                                                       rienced carpenter joiner, was asked if he
                                                                       could make a level wooden bowling floor,
                                                                       he said yes and as they say the rest is
                                                                       history.
                                                                            From that first simple enquiry has
                                                                       grown  two  very  successful  UK  based
                                                                       companies  employing  highly  skilled
                                                                       workers producing not just market lead-
                                                                       ing but world leading products.
                                                                            With  our  extensive  range  of  sur-
                                                                      faces  we  are  confident  we  will  have
                                                                      something to offer every requirement, for
                                                                      indoor or outdoor use, for the home mar-
                                                                      ket and the international community. As
                                                                      well as producing the standard sizes of
                                                                      carpet  we  are  also  able  to  offer  a  be-
                                                                      spoke  service,  making  us  the  world’s
             leading manufacturer and supplier of bowls surfaces.
                   By far the oldest and most respected surface in our short mat and carpet bowls range is
             the Wygreen Original.  It has been in continual production since the 1940’s and from early 2003
             when we brought production to our Lincolnshire workshop we have produced over 10,000 car-
             pets.  It is the number one best seller in Ireland as well as being incredibly popular throughout
             the UK.  We have known some short mat clubs to have been using their Wygreen mats for over
             20 years such is their durability.
                   However, if a club wishes for a lighter weight mat with a faster pace we have the Wygreen
             Light.  We have married the respected problem free Wygreen top cloth with the lightweight yet
             durable grey foam we also use for our Verdemat fast pace to make a winning combination.
             Clubs that have tried the Wygreen Light have been very complimentary and are especially happy
             with its consistent performance and lightweight manoeuvrability.  It has proved so popular it is
             now the exclusive choice of the English short Mat Bowls Association and the World Short Mat
             Bowls Tour Ltd.
                   Another well-liked and admired carpet from our
             range is the Clubgreen Premier.  It has a flat needle
             punched green felt bonded on to a green latex back-
             ing. Then an additional layer of black felt is applied to
             the backing of the mat in our own workshops giving
             extra protection and also to slow the pace of the car-
             pet.
                   As with all our carpets standard sizes are: 40ft x
             6ft up to 45ft x 6ft but bespoke sizes can be made to
             request. All our carpets are supplied marked out with
             white  tape  and  come  complete  with  a  fire  wrapper
             making them comply to fire regulations relevant to vil-
             lage halls, schools, leisure centres etc.
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