Pontyclun, Wales: As 2024 draws to a close, EcoBunker, the industry leading innovator of synthetic bunker wall technology, is celebrating its 10th year in business supporting the rapidly evolving golf industry.

Starting out in 2014 with an injection of funding and the creation of a reliable supply chain, founder Richard Allen was able to grow the invention he had made five years earlier into the sustainable business he knew it could be.

EcoBunker has since grown into a hugely successful international business that has engaged in many hundreds of projects covering every major golfing territory.

“It’s been an incredible 10 years. I’d like to thank all of the courses, designers and golf industry professionals without whom we wouldn’t have become the business we are,” said Allen.

“Challenging the way things have always been done is a hugely difficult task, so I will always be grateful to everyone that placed their faith in us and what we were trying to achieve,” he added.

Key milestones in the past 10 years have included the development of EcoBunker Advanced, a cement modified backfill technology that cut the shipping weight of EcoBunker in half, enabling the growth of the international business; the design of two further technologies – EcoTec bunker liners and AquaEdge synthetic water edging; and most recently, the investment in EcoBunker’s own production facility, that gives more control over R&D and product testing, a process that has already produced the next generation of EcoBunker Advanced that should be ready for mass production before the end of 2024.

Allen said: “When I invented synthetic bunker edging technology, I knew that it could change the game. We can slash maintenance costs, quadruple the lifespan of revetted bunkers and provide visually stunning additions to golf courses that keep on delivering a fantastic experience for golfers year after year.

“I’m incredibly proud of all we’ve achieved in the past 10 years and I can’t wait to see where the next 10 take us.”

With the launch of the next generation of EcoBunker Advanced technology set to reduce installation costs and increase the strength of bunker walls, the next chapter for EcoBunker is already taking shape.

*EcoBunker is a Full Business Member of the Asian Golf Industry Federation.