Apollo Tyres and Manchester United score together

Footballers can now play at the Manchester United club on a tarmac made of recycled rubber from old tyre. Manchester Union partner Apollo Tyres, India’s leading tyre manufacturer, is using 100pc recycled rubber from its own tyres to create the surface for a new and modern community pitch within the Old Trafford premises.

The first of the ‘Go the Distance’ pitches is adjacent to the Theatre of Dreams. Here the local community will be able to test out and hone its football skills. The pitch has been specifically designed around three key challenges incorporating control, agility and accuracy.

Marco Paracciani, Chief Marketing Officer, Apollo TyresL Ltd said that sustainability is a key element of the company’s philosophy and it has found an innovative way to use recycled rubber while at the same time is able to make a long-term investment for the benefit of the local community. As a sponsor of Manchester United, he said, the company wants to support the local community and the construction of the first ‘Go the Distance’ pitch is proof of the company’s commitment, he said.

Apollo Tyres has used roughly 10 tonnes of recycled rubber, an equivalent of 2200 tyres, for the community pitch at Old Trafford.  Incidentally, the club’s world famous reputation for nurturing talent dates back to the 1950s. With focus on youth development, Manchester United continues to focus on the next generation of talent under new manager Louis Van Gaal.

Picture of children at the Manchester United community pitch for young footballers.