SIS Pitches will be supplying two hybrid pitches to the 2018 World Cup in Russia.

The company, which is based at the Glasson Industrial Estate in Maryport, will install its SISGrass product at both the Mordovia Arena and Samara Arena later this year; making them the fifth and sixth high profile stadiums in Russia respectively to receive this product.

This news comes after the company also broke its own record for returfing football pitches at Qatar’s Khalifa International Stadium, one of the stadiums to be used at the 2022 World Cup, and fewer than two months after the company was hit by a dramatic fire, which saw the group’s storage warehouse burn down, leaving its factory and offices unaffected

Ilyas Kobal, SIS Pitches’ eastern European managing director, said: “The quality of SISGrass will make sure that the pitches at Mordovia Arena and Samara Arena are resilient in all conditions, and we’re confident that our pitches will exceed expectations for players, officials and fans alike.

“As we’re seeing both projects through from start to finish, the team has put in a lot of work already. We’re looking forward to seeing that realised and have teams play on the best playing surface in the world.”

SIS Pitches employs 40 people at the industrial estate.