FieldTurf Tarkett, Supplier Headed to Court

Almelo, The Netherlands, April 4, 2011 -- FieldTurf Tarkett and a supplier, TenCate, are apparently going to court.

In a press release, TenCate said that in January it notified FieldTurf Tarkett that it would terminate an exclusive supply agreement.

FieldTurf followed with a lawsuit against TenCate filed in district court. The suit alleges defects in products that TenCate says for the most part were supplied to FieldTurf by a company, Mattex Leisure Industries (Dubai), during several years before TenCate acquired the Mattex business in early 2007.

TenCate said it is preparing counterclaims against FieldTurf, including claims for disparaging the name of TenCate, disparaging products of TenCate, and for breaches of the supply agreement that occurred prior to its termination.