STRI was established in the UK in 1929 in response to The Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St Andrews wanting improved greens.

They provide advice and consultancy to the All England Club for each years Wimbledon championships,[5] and have historically been advisors to the FIFA football World Cup.

The headquarters of the STRI is in St Ives, near to Bingley in West Yorkshire,[8] where they have 10 hectares (25 acres) dedicated to turf research.

[2] In 2019, a new office was opened in Hong Kong, which is tied into the Chinese governments' drive to build 60,000 sports pitches.

[9] Research & Development, Sports Surfaces Design & Construction, Product Testing & Material Analysis, Stadia Pitch Design and Management,[10] Agronomy & Ecology, Sportsturf Consultancy, Planning, Drainage & Irrigation, Aviation, Environment, Green Spaces, Training.