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Thornton Sports completes pitch project
An artificial grass sports pitch successfully resurfaced by Thornton Sports has received the necessary accreditation to allow competition level hockey to be played on it. The surface chosen for Driffield Leisure Centre’s new pitch was Thornton Sports’ in-house UK manufactured ‘Premier 10 National’ sand-dressed surface. The pitch was examined by an independent test house and passed FIH (International Hockey Federation) national accreditation. Other sports will also be played on it.
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Flexible retail units help sell Premiership shirts
Three Premiership football clubs contracted Rapid Retail to provide bespoke retail merchandising units for the 2014-15 season. The orders from Southampton, Tottenham Hotspur and Leicester City mean that the UK company now counts all but three Premiership clubs as customers. Rapid Retail designs, supplies and builds the units, with the contracts allowing the clubs to either purchase or rent the units, with the flexibility to upgrade.
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Unique fitness machines offer improved rehab
The world’s first range of fitness machines which allow users to perform controlled multi-axial exercises through all ranges of motion has been launched by Multiple Joint Fitness Systems (MuJo). It says the equipment will facilitate improvements in performance and rehabilitation after injury or surgery and the company is already partnering with a number of Premiership football clubs both in direct sales and research. An initial range will feature two stations – for the internal and external shoulder – which were first unveiled as prototypes by the company in 2012.
sport-kit.net keyword: mujo
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Conica is the new name for Charles Lawrence
Charles Lawrence International has changed its name to Conica as of January 2015. The change comes as a result of the acquisition of the company by the Munich-based Serafin Group in October 2013. Under the new name, Conica will continue to provide the same tyre recycling services, supplying rubber granulate to sport, leisure and other industries. There will be no changes to the management of the company and Newark will continue to be its base.
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Gerflor acquires US sports surfacing company
Flooring specialist Gerflor has completed the acquisition of the US sports surfacing company Connor Sport Court. The move brings three leading brands – Connor, Sport Court and Taraflex – together under one flagship group. Gerflor said the acquisition will not only expand its global reach, but the combined resources of the two companies would allow it to offer “more innovative solutions and improved services”. Connor Sport Court International is known for building systems for a variety of top sports associations, including the NBA.
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LEDs light sports centre
A new energy-efficient LED lighting system from Barclay LED Solutions has been installed at a sports centre in Liverpool. Multi-sport centre Activity for All contracted the Harrogate-based company to install the system to light two five-a-side football pitches, with 15 160wm high-powered, LED fittings replacing the 20 existing 400W sodium son fittings. The LED system is expected to reduce carbon emissions by more than 8,600 tonnes a year and decrease the sports centre’s energy output by over 16,000 kwh a year.
sport-kit.net keyword: barclay
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