A company that produces a new style of artificial turf for sports fields is relocating its corporate headquarters to Peachtree City, it was announced this afternoon.

FieldTurf Tarkett, which bills itself as “the world leader in sports surfacing” will be located in the former Husky building in the Southpark area of the Peachtree City industrial park.

The company has a manufacturing facility in Dalton, and the headquarters will be moving from Montreal, Canada where the company will maintain an office presence, company officials said.

Local residents don’t have to go far to spot FieldTurf in action, as it is the playing surface at the Georgia Dome. It’s also used on the practice fields for the University of Georgia football team.

Matt Forshee of the Fayette County Development Authority said the company expects to have between 20 and 30 people employed at its Peachtree City operation, all of whom will be at the executive level, the company said.

According to the company, FieldTurf is designed to play like a real grass surface and avoid the accelerated fatigue and muscle and joint stress associated with other rubber-filled systems. Specifically the company touts the improved surface for drastically reducing “rug burn” type injuries that are common on other artificial sports surfaces.

Of 32 teams in the National Football League, 21 either play and/or practice on FieldTurf, joining more than 50 NCAA football teams.

The plant in Dalton has 35 employees and can produce 219 million square feet of the turf, enough for just under 3,000 fields, a year.

“This location is another example of the value Peachtree City and Fayette County offer corporate entities,” Forshee said. “We have high education standards, a large white collar workforce, a unique lifestyle and a dedication to quality that many communities speak of, but few can deliver. We are excited to welcome FieldTurf and look forward to them becoming another outstanding corporate headquarters and citizen of our great community.”