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Mark McCann, chief executive, Oliver Ireland

Sligo firm scores big with Russia World Cup deal

SIS Pitches has been selected to design and lay six of the 12 football pitches that will be used in this summer’s World Cup in Russia.The Sligo company specialises in grass and synthetic pitches and sports surfaces for stadiums.

Its reinforced natural turf system and aeration technology will be used at Russian stadiums including Moscow’s Stadion Luzhniki, which will host the World Cup’s opening ...