Sandtrapper (IVI-Golf)

Sandtrapper (IVI-Golf) is based in Binghamton, United States, and offers bunker liners, sandtrapper II premium bunker liner and sandtrapper MD mid-range bunker liner. Areas served: US and worldwide.

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Founded

1940

Areas served

US and worldwide

Based in

Binghamton

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You get synthetic bunker liners that sit between your sand and the subgrade to limit washouts and stop soil mixing into the sand, for superintendents, golf course architects and builders working on bunker renovation and new golf course construction in the United States and abroad. They come from Sandtrapper, a range made by IVI-GOLF, the golf division of Indian Valley Industries, Inc., which gives its address in Binghamton, New York.

Bunker liners you can match to your slopes and climate

You can choose from four listed products and pick the one that suits each bunker. Sandtrapper II is the heaviest style, built from 200 denier polyester fibers at 16 oz per square yard, and the company says it is chosen for more than 80 percent of Sandtrapper installations. Sandtrapper MD (12 oz) is the mid-priced option for moderate to steep slopes, and Sandtrapper I (6 oz) suits gentle slopes, little sand flashing and drier climates. Geotextile-JM Evalith, a Johns Manville spunbond polyester nonwoven, is a contamination barrier only, meant for flat bunker floors and sold in 15.5 by 400 foot rolls.

• You are covered by a 10-year product warranty on all IVI-GOLF products.
• One installer can move a Sandtrapper II roll, which weighs 75 lbs.
• You can plan coverage by roll, with liner rolls in 56 inch and 90 inch widths. A 90 inch roll covers 1,125 sq ft of Sandtrapper II, 1,350 sq ft of MD or 1,800 sq ft of I.
• You can compare published test figures, including machine-direction tensile strength of 59.4, 51.5 and 44.5 lbs and permeability of 567, 465 and 467 gpm per sq ft for II, MD and I.

The company states that Sandtrapper has gone into more than 6,000 facilities, with over 80 million sq ft shipped.

Dealers that hold stock for your region

You can reach stock through a dealer network that includes BWI Companies, Ewing Irrigation, SiteOne Landscape Supply, Jerry Pate Turf and Simplot in the US, four turf suppliers in Canada, Team Green in France, All Golf Group in South Africa and Sports Turf Solutions offices in Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam, Indonesia and Myanmar, with further agents in South Korea, Hong Kong and Japan.

Guides that let your own crew lay the liner

You can have in-house crews lay the liner themselves, using the PDF guides on the site. They cover bunker preparation, drainage planning, product alignment, edge detail, fasteners, estimating and enhanced techniques. For hybrid installs, the site suggests Sandtrapper II on high-flashed faces and down into the drains, with MD or I lining the rest, and Evalith butted against but not laid over drain lines. A Bunker Toolbox adds planning overviews, project templates, checklists and guidance on communicating a renovation.

To get a price, give IVI-GOLF your project timing, location, total square footage and whether delivery will be one shipment or several.

Company history

Indian Valley Industries began as a burlap bag maker, moved into environmental products in the early 1970s and formed IVI-GOLF in the late 1990s. Sandtrapper GEO-JM was added to the range in 2004 and MD in 2007.

If you are also selecting a contractor for bunker work, you can use the guide to choosing a golf course architect and builder.

Other golf suppliers listed here include Bergin Golf Designs, Atlantic Golf Construction and Southwest Greens.

Source: www.sandtrapper.com, www.sandtrapper.com/ProductDevelopment_ProductTesting.html, www.sandtrapper.com/Company_History.html, www.sandtrapper.com/Company_Distribution.html