![]() ![]() The handling and processing of the samples has been streamlined to reduce the time it takes to test and report the results.”įounded by O’Donnell in 1998, Sports Labs offers sports surfaces testing and certification, as well as goal-line technology testing, to clients all around the world. “It offers the capacity to deal with larger volumes. “The new laboratory provides a modern set up in which to efficiently deal with customers’ samples,” says O’Donnell. The 20,000sq ft facility houses a sample preparation room, heat and humidity controlled specialist testing rooms, a physical properties lab, five Lisport XL wear simulation machines, a research and development laboratory and store and quarantine areas. Sports Labs, Scotland’s only FIFA-accredited football turf test institute, has opened a new test laboratory in Livingston. “The demand has been high from leisure centres across the country with over 1,600 RLSS UK Pool Lifeguard Trainer Assessors qualified to deliver training on the PXB.” “Within its first six months, more than 450 boards have been sold and delivered to leisure centres across the UK and around the world, including Europe, China, Thailand and United Arab Emirates. The new board has so far been well received by the leisure sector. “It can also be used in place of an assisted lift and accommodate heavier or pregnant swimmers, reducing the manual handling risk of injury to a lifeguard or staff.” “This means fewer lifeguards are drawn into a rescue, enabling them to manage the emergency, other pool users and perform other key roles in a rescue situation. “The PXB requires just two trained users to carry out a pool rescue for deck level pools, as opposed to the traditional four,” he says. “We spent almost three years reviewing models from around the world, working with medical experts and safety equipment specialist Ferno to design what we believe is the best extraction board on the market,” says Martin Symcox, director of RLSS’s trading subsidiary IQL UK.Īccording to Symcox, the new design creates faster rescue times, offers improved safety and has the potential to reduce the demands placed on staff. The Royal Life Saving Society (RLSS) has launched its new Pool Extraction Board (PXB), which is set to transform the way swimming pool rescues are carried out. ![]() Martin Symcox of RLSS says the new PXB will transform rescues To help cater for the increased demand for temporary structures, Arena Group recently acquired RIM Scaffolding – a specialist event scaffolding provider – to expand the group’s services. We were able to offer a unique stand at a fraction of what a club could expect to pay for a new stadium.” “The Rectory ground’s renowned West Stand now combines a permanent substructure with a semi-permanent seating grandstand incorporating custom media. “The work we did at Bath involved refurbishing an environmentally sensitive site and creating a facility fit for elite level rugby,” Withey says. The company’s contribution went beyond merely installing 14,000 seats. “There’s definitely a trend emerging as an increasing number of facility operators and event organisers are opting for temporary infrastructure when creating – or improving – fan experiences,” says Dave Withey, marketing director at Arena Group.Īrena recently completed an ambitious project at London’s O2 Arena, where the company’s new I-Novation temporary building helped transform O2 into a tennis venue capable of hosting the Barclaycard ATP World Tour Finals – where Andy Murray cemented his World no 1 ranking (see Sports Management 2016 Issue 128).Īrena also recently worked on Bath Rugby’s new grandstand at the historic Rectory ground. “Four new Connor sports flooring systems are being introduced into the UK market this year – Neoshok, Rezill Sleeper, QuickLock portable system and Alliance.”ĭave Withey, marketing director of Arena Group “Being involved with the Summer Olympic Games in Rio was a testament to the quality of our overall sports flooring offer and the ongoing development we undertake as company to produce the very best products that we can,” Chaumet says. Last summer, the 2016 Rio Olympic Committee selected Connor’s QuickLock floors as the surface that would be used throughout the Games’ eight basketball and wheelchair basketball courts. ![]() The company has built flooring systems for a number of elite sporting leagues – including the NBA, in which more than 14 of the 30 teams play their matches on Connor hardwood courts. Flooring specialist Gerflor’s acquisition of US-based Connor Sport Court International in November 2014 has played a “crucial” role in expanding the firm’s global market reach and sports product range, says Gerflor’s managing director Bertrand Chaumet.įounded in 1872, Connor Sports is the US market leader in hardwood sports flooring and currently has two manufacturing sites in the US. ![]()
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