Artificial Grass for Hire in Gauteng for Exhibitions and Events
Artificial grass laid on top of interlocking event flooring gives exhibition stands and events a green, carpet-style finish that stays firm underfoot and off wet ground.
Artificial Grass gives event organisers a green, carpet-style finish for exhibition stands and events, built for steady foot traffic. Portable Floors supplies and installs high-density turf on top of its interlocking event flooring, so the grass sits on a solid, dry base instead of directly on the ground. Sites from 200m² to 12,000m² are covered across the province and further afield. Call 012 364 2402 to talk through the site and the area to be covered.
What Artificial Grass Covers
Artificial Grass is an alternative to carpeting. It gives a stand, lounge or marquee a natural green look while staying soft and comfortable for guests walking across it.
The product is a form of synthetic turf surfacing. Portable Floors runs it as a dedicated astroturf portable flooring hire service and lays it on the same interlocking floors it supplies for tents, marquees and exhibitions.
Turf is made for foot traffic. It is not a surface for heavy equipment, so machinery and heavy displays need a different flooring solution.
Where Artificial Grass Works Best
- Exhibition stands: Turf gives a stand a green finish that stands out from the carpet on neighbouring stands. Laid over interlocking flooring, it stays firm underfoot for visitors walking the stand all day, and power cables can run through the flooring below instead of across the walking surface.
- Marquee events: Turf on top of the flooring gives a marquee a fresh green look while guests stand on a solid surface. If the ground under the marquee gets wet, the flooring keeps the grass above it instead of letting the water soak into the turf, so the floor stays comfortable for guests.
- Event lounges and bar areas: Lounges, bar areas and walkways at events look natural on turf. Laying it over flooring gives guests a firm surface to walk and stand on, and the green finish softens the look of the space without the hard feel of a bare event floor.
How Portable Floors Installs Artificial Grass
Turf can be placed directly on grass, but that method has a drawback. When the ground gets wet, the artificial grass on top gets wet as well, and guests end up walking on a damp surface.
Portable Floors avoids this by laying its interlocking event flooring first. The flooring creates a solid base above the ground, and the turf is then stuck onto the floor so it stays in place for the duration of the event.
The videos further down this page show the process on site: the flooring goes down first, and the AstroTurf is laid on top.
| Factor | Turf Directly on Grass | Turf on Interlocking Flooring |
|---|---|---|
| Base | The natural ground | A solid interlocking floor |
| Wet weather | The turf gets wet when the ground gets wet | The flooring keeps the turf above the wet ground |
| Fixing | No solid surface to stick the turf to | The turf is stuck onto the floor |
All flooring is prewashed at the Portable Floors washbay at the factory before it is packed away into storage. Installed flooring is cleaned again after installation and before handover to the client.
Optional Extras
Interlocking flooring allows for under-floor cabling at events.
SA plug points can be slotted into the flooring where needed for exhibitions.
Elevated flooring options are available for stages.
Specialised installations are available for extremely uneven surfaces.
Artificial Grass Compared with Other Temporary Floor Hire
Artificial Grass is one option within a wider range of temporary floor hire. The table below shows where each surface fits best.
| Flooring Option | Best Suited To | Surface Feel | Typical Setting |
|---|---|---|---|
| Artificial grass on flooring | Foot traffic, lounges, stands needing a green look | Soft green pile on a solid base | Exhibition stands and events |
| Interlocking composite tiles | Marquees, walkways, mixed ground | Firm hard panel | Tents and events |
| Portable dance floors | Weddings, parties, entertainment | Smooth hard finish | Marquees and halls |
| Carpet finishes | Indoor exhibition stands | Soft textile | Halls and expo centres |
| Elevated decking | Very uneven ground needing a raised platform | Firm and raised | Uneven event sites |
For tent-based events, tent flooring gives a firm base under the canvas, while marquee tent flooring hire covers larger structures where guests spend the whole evening.
Pairing Artificial Grass with Interlocking Floors
Every turf installation starts with interlocking flooring, and the same flooring system can carry other finishes elsewhere on site. Portable Floors can lay turf over the floor in a lounge or display area and leave a hard, carpeted or vinyl finish in other zones. Exhibitors can plan the full stand through exhibition flooring hire, with one crew handling the flooring and the turf.
Features Available with Combined Flooring
- Cable management: Built-in channels and recessed boxes allow power, data and telephone cables to run safely beneath the interlocking floor. With the turf stuck on top, cords stay out of sight and away from feet on exhibition stands.
- Accessibility: Wheelchair-friendly ramps provide a smooth transition onto raised platforms, so guests using wheelchairs, prams or trolleys can move between turf, walkways and hard flooring without meeting a step at the edge of the platform.
- Finishes: Interlocking composite tiles, carpets, vinyl and customised branding are available on the same flooring system, so turf can cover one zone of the event while other zones carry a different finish chosen by the planner.
Where the programme includes music, portable dance floor hire next to a turf lounge gives guests a firm area for dancing.
Planning Artificial Grass: Size, Site and Quotes
Cost depends on three factors: the size of the area, from 200m² to 12,000m², the terrain and border conditions on site, and the delivery distance. Portable Floors issues a written quotation before any booking, so the full cost is known upfront with no hidden fees added after installation.
Planners should send the site size, ground type and event date as early as possible. Peak exhibition season fills the calendar quickly, and an early booking secures both the date and the stock needed for the Artificial Grass.
Turf hire also travels beyond the province to all nine provinces of South Africa. Organisers planning a full site can review the wider range of event flooring hire before requesting a quote.
Why Choose Portable Floors
Portable Floors delivers and installs across Gauteng, the rest of the country, and cross-border into Botswana, Namibia, Zimbabwe, Mozambique, Lesotho and Eswatini.
Turf is laid on interlocking flooring and stuck down, so it stays in place and off wet ground.
Calls are answered Monday to Friday during office hours, and WhatsApp is open 24/7 for urgent event queries.
Book Artificial Grass
Send the site size, terrain and event date to Portable Floors for a written quotation. Booking early keeps the event date secure during peak exhibition season.
012 364 2402Looking for other flooring options? See the full range of Portable Floor Hire Gauteng services.