In April 1991, Stephen & Caroline – the ‘S’ and ‘C’ in S&C Slatter, founded a new partnership company to deliver grounds maintenance, cricket and play facilities.

S&C Slatter partner with Notts Sport, leading supplier of ECB-approved non-turf cricket systems and together become the No. 1 suppliers of cricket facilities in the South of England.

30 years and over 8,000 installations later, the partnership remains just as strong!

The company moves to its current home in Enborne, Newbury.

The site has grown substantially over the years and has since been named after the company’s co-founder, known as Stephen’s Yard.

Aged just 20, Stephen & Caroline’s son David Slatter joins the company, with reigns passing from father to son as David becomes Managing Director.

For S&C Slatter, taking our expertise in sports pitch construction and realising the demand for multi-usage sports pitches increasing, we explored how to utilise that knowledge, quality and drive for excellence that we bring to our sports pitch construction in the fields of Football, Rugby, and Cricket and build something equally beautiful and capable in the field of hockey.  Under David’s leadership, the company constructed their first full-sized sand-dressed hockey pitch, and the results were something spectacular.

 At its heart, S&C Slatter is a family business with expertise and knowledge passed down from Father to Son, with the first of Stephen’s sons Philip Slatter joining the company at 16 years old. And we are pleased that this tradition continues with the last of Stephen’s three sons finally joining the family company, Mark Slatter, in 2001.

Alex Bennett, now a Director of our cricket division, joins the company as a senior member of the sales team.

Following the expansion into pitch construction, S&C Slatter construct their first 3G (third-generation) Artificial Turf Pitch at Aston University.

With all three sons now working for the company, S&C Slatter transitions from a partnership into a Limited Company.

David Smith joins the company as our first dedicated Contracts Manager (we now have a team of these!) and later becomes Managing Director of our sister company White Horse Contractors.

As the company grows, we begin our first multi-pitch projects, such as a 5-a-side football pitch complex at Prospect Park and 1x full-sized sand-dressed hockey pitch with 1x full-sized 3G pitch at Cranford School

Jason Douglass, now Group Director for The Slatter Group, joins the company as Business Development Manager.

S&C Slatter, in partnership with Greenfields, are selected as contractors for the inaugural Football Foundation AGP Framework – the FA, Premier League and Government’s grassroots football initiative.

S&C Slatter are selected by Willmott Dixon to construct a new full-sized artificial turf pitch and playing courts at St. Bartholomew’s School, marking the third generation of Slatter facility at the school. William Slatter constructed the school’s cricket pitches in the past, which Stephen Slatter then took over!

S&C Slatter forms a dedicated Maintenance Division due to the growing demand for our specialist facility maintenance.

As part of a continued investment in people and technology, S&C Slatter forms a dedicated Design and Planning Division.

S&C Slatter begins an exclusive partnership with leading artificial turf manufacturer FieldTurf, the inventor of 3G turf technology. FieldTurf are FIFA, World Rugby and International Hockey Federation (FIH) Preferred Turf Suppliers.

S&C Slatter projects grow, with the company delivering its first two major sporting hubs in 2014 at Royal Holloway University and Queen Ethelburga’s Collegiate.

Continually meeting the demand for roads, pathways, car parks and associated infrastructure on our projects, S&C Slatter launch a dedicated Surfacing & Civils division.

S&C Slatter are selected by the International Hockey Federation (FIH) as part of their new FIH Quality Programme, becoming the world’s first FIH Certified Field Builder, a certification we retain to this day.

S&C Slatter, in partnership with FieldTurf, are re-selected to the Football Foundation AGP Framework following a successful completion of the inaugural framework cycle.

S&C Slatter continue to grow our sports service offering, constructing our first dedicated athletics track at Ratcliffe School.

S&C Slatter deliver their largest project to date. The £4.3m Elmbridge Xcel Sports Hub utilised much of our full service offering, incorporating design, artificial turf pitches, natural turf pitches, athletics track with natural turf infield, access roadways, car parks and ancillary works.

S&C Slatter acquire long-time collaborator White Horse Contractors, with both companies forming The Slatter Group, a one-stop shop for outdoor sporting and land works with a combined heritage spanning over 80 years.

S&C Slatter are selected to bring Major League Baseball to Europe for the first time, transforming The London Stadium into Europe’s largest ballpark.  The inaugural MLB London Series sees iconic teams New York Yankees take on the Boston Red Sox, with 60,000 fans in attendance.

With the growth of The Slatter Group, David Slatter moves into a CEO role across the group, appointing Ben O’Connor as the new Managing Director of S&C Slatter.

S&C Slatter, in partnership with FieldTurf, are once again selected for the Football Foundation AGP Framework, one of the only suppliers to feature on all three cycles.

S&C Slatter announce an exclusive new partnership with world-leading athletics track manufacturer Beynon Sports for athletics track construction in England & Wales.

S&C Slatter announce an exclusive finance partnership with Buckingham Leasing, enabling clients to spread the cost of their sports pitches, playing courts and athletics tracks over time.

S&C Slatter celebrate 30 years of sporting excellence, looking back at our past achievements as well as to the exciting projects ahead!