Raghwat Al Janoub Maintenance and Cleaning
Sports field cleaning in Al Suwaidi, Riyadh
Al Suwaidi is one of southwest Riyadh's older districts under Uraija municipality, mixing residential villas with playing fields in a public park next to City Mall and retail outlets, so the fields see mixed use from families, casual players and organised training programmes. This diverse use means the fields need frequent cleaning and close monitoring of different dirt types.
Why a clean pitch is not optional
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Safer footing for players
Clumped infill and flattened fibres change how the ball rolls and how a boot grips when a player stops fast.
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Longer life from the turf
The mineral dust acts like grit between the fibres, sanding their tips down with every match played on them.
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Stands people actually use
Seats and railings collect dust and whatever spectators leave behind, and stay sticky if only wiped over on the surface.
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Drainage that works in rain
Channels and drain grates clog with grit and leaves until water floods across the surface.
Why the job is different in Al Suwaidi
Al Suwaidi fields receive visitors from neighbourhood residents and mall shoppers, so they accumulate diverse debris types from ticket stubs, shopping bags and commercial dust alongside normal sports dirt. The whole method is set out in our notes on sports field cleaning.
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Public park with multiple fields beside a major shopping mall
Al Suwaidi Park sits directly next to City Mall, so fields are exposed to visitor flow from the mall and local residents, meaning very high traffic and diverse debris types accumulating on the playing surfaces.
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Villas mixed with commercial centres and flats above shops
Al Suwaidi is an older district combining residential villas with shops and flats above them beside public playing fields, so fields receive diverse use from neighbourhood children, shop staff and mall workers.
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Varied use patterns from families, casual players and organised programmes
Al Suwaidi fields see random family use in the morning and organised training programmes in evening, while mall visitors arrive at unpredictable times, making peak usage times hard to predict exactly.
What's Included
Al Suwaidi sits between Al Madinah Street and Al Suwaidi Park, and its closeness to City Mall and Carrefour increases visitor flow and commercial traffic, which affects the adjacent fields' cleanliness and carries dust and debris from nearby commercial areas.
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Debris lifted off the surface
Al Suwaidi fields are checked daily to determine cleaning level needed from commercial and sports dirt.
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Artificial turf care
Removal of litter, bags and papers from mall visitors happens before any morning sports use.
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Line markings cleaned
Field cleaning happens in stages based on use from morning to evening without full field shutdown.
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Stands and seating
Food waste from visitors is collected separately and daily to prevent insect spread and odour.
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Fencing and netting
Fields assigned to organised programmes get deeper cleaning than family-use playing areas.
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Drainage
After thorough cleaning, fields are left to dry completely before any sports activity is permitted.
Landmarks of Al Suwaidi
Work teams coordinate cleaning visits around City Mall and Al Suwaidi Park, scheduling heavy maintenance during mall closing hours and light field-use times, while light cleaning only happens during peak hours.
- Sheikh Abdullah Al Rajhi Mosque
- Al Suwaidi Park
- City Mall
- Carrefour
How we work
Survey the pitch
Lift debris and groom
Wash and clear drains
Final walk and handover
Some of our work
Photos from our team's work.
What is different about West Riyadh
West Riyadh sits against the Tuwaiq escarpment, with Wadi Hanifah and Wadi Laban cutting through it. Irqah, Dhahrat Laban, Tuwaiq, Al Uraija and Al Suwaidi are mainly villas and low apartment buildings on sloping ground, while the Diplomatic Quarter keeps its mature landscaping and stone facades, and Dirab and the wadi floor still hold farms and rest houses. Westerly winds bring a pale limestone dust off the plateau that settles in courtyards, on window ledges and on outdoor furniture, and the farms and unpaved edges add soil and pollen through much of the year.
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