{"id":20457,"date":"2026-09-16T14:15:20","date_gmt":"2026-09-16T12:15:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one-dna.com\/?page_id=20457"},"modified":"2026-11-02T19:18:47","modified_gmt":"2026-11-02T18:18:47","slug":"our-story-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/one-dna.com\/us\/our-story-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Our story"},"content":{"rendered":"

Our story<\/span><\/span><\/p>

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It began with an awkward question.<\/span><\/span><\/h1>
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Artificial grass does useful work for years. Then somebody has to take apart something that was built to stay together. Could it be designed differently from the very first fiber?<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>

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Meet the people<\/span><\/a><\/div>
How it is made<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
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ONE-DNA\u2122 backing on the production line.<\/span><\/span><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section>

Where it started<\/span><\/span><\/p>

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Built to stay together. Hard to take apart.<\/span><\/span><\/h2><\/div><\/div><\/div>

A conventional construction can combine a polyethylene yarn, a polypropylene backing and a latex or polyurethane coating that bonds them. It works for years. The problem was never the function. It was the construction.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

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The question<\/span><\/span><\/p>

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Can the construction be simpler?<\/span><\/span><\/h3>
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If every layer is a different material, every layer has to be separated again at the end. So we started with the construction itself.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

02<\/span><\/span><\/p>

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The first answer<\/span><\/span><\/p>

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One polymer, fiber through to backing.<\/span><\/span><\/h3>
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The first ONE-DNA\u2122<\/span> construction used polyethylene throughout, joined with FuseTech\u2122 heat bonding instead of a conventional coating. Early adopters in Europe, Australia and the United States took it from idea to installed surface.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

03<\/span><\/span><\/p>

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What the field taught us<\/span><\/span><\/p>

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One answer is not enough.<\/span><\/span><\/h3>
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A backyard, a sports field and a play area are different engineering problems. So the idea became a platform: three material routes, each chosen for what the application has to do.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section>

Development and production<\/span><\/span><\/p>

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An idea needs a factory.<\/span><\/span><\/h2>
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ONE-DNA\u2122<\/span> was developed in collaboration with TenCate Grass, combining a different approach to material design with decades of experience in artificial grass technology.<\/p>\n

Today TenCate Grass supports the continued development, engineering and production of ONE-DNA\u2122<\/span>. Manufacturing takes place at its production facility in Cortega\u00e7a, Portugal. TenCate Grass also has companies across the United States, including our US partner, Synthetic Grass Warehouse (SGW).<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>

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See how it is made \u2192<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

<\/div>\"ONE-DNA\u2122<\/div><\/div>
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A roll of ONE-DNA\u2122 artificial grass in production.<\/span><\/span><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section>

The people<\/span><\/span><\/p>

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Four people. One ambition.<\/span><\/span><\/h2><\/div><\/div><\/div>

Making better material design a practical choice for the industry. From product development and material choices to partnerships and market adoption.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

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<\/div>\"Jasper<\/div><\/div>
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Jasper Eppingbroek<\/span><\/span><\/h3>
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Managing Director<\/span><\/span><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

<\/div>\"Dennis<\/div><\/div>
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Dennis Knipmeijer<\/span><\/span><\/h3>
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Business Development<\/span><\/span><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

<\/div>\"Cas<\/div><\/div>
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Cas Kaptein<\/span><\/span><\/h3>
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Head of Sustainability<\/span><\/span><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

<\/div>\"Ed<\/div><\/div>
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Ed Donkers<\/span><\/span><\/h3>
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Marketing Director, TenCate Grass<\/span><\/span><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

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Around them: the suppliers, the partner companies that supply and install ONE-DNA\u2122<\/span>, and the engineers and production teams at TenCate Grass.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section>

What stays the same<\/span><\/span><\/p>

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Five principles behind every product.<\/span><\/span><\/h2><\/div><\/div><\/div>

The material route can differ per application. These five principles apply to every product.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

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Performance for the application<\/span><\/span><\/h3>
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Every surface has to deliver what its application requires.<\/span><\/span><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

Material design<\/span><\/span><\/h3>
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One material route per product, 100% PE, 100% PP or 100% PO, with fiber and backing joined by heat.<\/span><\/span><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

Measured impact<\/span><\/span><\/h3>
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Life cycle assessment is a standard part of how products are developed and evaluated.<\/span><\/span><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

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Continuous improvement<\/span><\/span><\/h3>
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What the data shows is used to reduce impact, while keeping the performance the application needs.<\/span><\/span><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

Designed for recycling<\/span><\/span><\/h3>
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The next material life is considered from the start. Whether a product is recycled depends on what happens after use.<\/span><\/span><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

Next<\/span><\/span><\/p>

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Every application adds to what we know.<\/span><\/span><\/h3>
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Research and development \u2192<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section>

Ready to see it for real?<\/span><\/span><\/h2>
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ONE-DNA\u2122 is supplied and installed through partner companies. In the United States, our partner is Synthetic Grass Warehouse (SGW). Find an SGW location on the Where to buy page, or tell us about your project.<\/span><\/span><\/p>

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Find our US partner<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section>

FAQ<\/span><\/span><\/p>

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Questions about us<\/span><\/span><\/h2><\/div><\/div><\/div>