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Huge change in the developing world is creating a global market for
sport where major event bidding, facility development and both elite
and community sport are part of a rich mix of opportunity
A
lthough the sports market is mature in the West, Many positive things can come from sports facility development
developing countries from Indonesia to Mexico are if the strategy is sound: "It's important for emerging nations to
experiencing rapid growth as a result of increased realise that their ambition to play on the international stage should
affluence. This is creating a fresh start: a situation where not ignore, or be a substitute, for parallel domestic development,"
systems and facilities can be built from the ground up in a sustainable says Casey. "A strong sports hinterland is a strong base for the
way, avoiding mistakes made in more established markets. successful staging of international events.
Done well, this trend will create "There should [also] be more emphasis
positive benefits for all, as sport on making sure hosting a major sporting
becomes more of a global market and Facilities in developing markets can event contributes to health, education,
expertise and opportunities are shared. be built from the ground up in a environment, equality and wealth creation
Globalisation is changing the way and distribution,” he concludes.
sports shape their communities and on sustainable way, avoiding mistakes With China funding sports facilities in
page 54, we examine this trend and look exchange for raw materials via its stadium
at how new facilities are being funded in
made in established markets diplomacy deals and major sports and
emerging markets – initially to win major sponsors targeting developing nations,
events, then afterwards in response to growing aspiration. the role of sport in these areas must be safeguarded to ensure we
Derek Casey, chair emeritus of World Leisure, who spends most build it better second time around. With advocates such as Casey
of his time travelling the world, advising and lecturing on sports working to share best practice globally, the aim is to open up two-way
development, says: "It's clear that if you see countries developing communications for the benefit of all involved.
economically, getting people out of poverty and creating a more
equal society, you're likely to see higher levels of participation, as well Liz Terry, editor
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CONTENTS SPORTS MANAGEMENT HANDBOOK 2014-2015
68 A look at the latest in sport science
46 Everybody in! How mass participation sports events are increasing in popularity 54 Power of sport is shifting to new nations
5 Welcome ANALYSIS AND TRENDS 62 New opening: Levi's Stadium

Liz Terry welcomes you to the Sports The opening of San Francisco 49ers' new
Management Handbook 2014-2015. 46 Mass participation home in Santa Clara has been touted as
Running through rivers in winter, swimming a new dawn in stadium technology. Tom
6 Contents in cold lakes, cliff top marathons and bicycle Walker explores why.
races on the streets of the capital – there is
10 Development pipeline a market for all of these! Kath Hudson looks 68 Science snapshot
A run-down of future arenas, stadia, at the growth of mass participation sporting A round-up of the latest research in the
swimming pools, training/sports centres, events and finds that it could well be the key area of sport, health, fitness and wellbeing
tennis centres and extreme sports. to mobilising people to get active. – including how to boost male fertility
through exercise and how to ward of cancer.
40 Sports events calendar 54 Emerging nations
A summary of international sporting The balance of power in sport is shifting. 72 Sustainability in sport
events being held from 2014 to 2015. Emerging nations are increasingly winning A look at innovative approaches to sustain-
bids to host major events over more ability in sport – including USTA, organiser
42 Diary dates established sporting countries. But how of The US Open tennis tournament – which
A round-up of key international sports con- sustainable is this development? We speak to has set the ambitious target of making the
ferences and exhibitions in 2014-2015. sports development expert Derek Casey. event the most sustainable in world sport.
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72 Met Life Stadium – sustainability at its core
62 San Francisco 49ers move into new home 76 Technological innovation is transforming the way sport is played, spectated and broadcast
76 Technological revolution 108 Product briefing 136 Consultants & research

From mobile apps increasing fan A round-up of the latest products and International consultancy and
engagement and improving crowd innovations to hit the sport sector. research company listings.
management to the array of gadgets
designed to enhance elite performance and 120 Sports federations 142 Training
training techniques, technology is radically A comprehensive contact list of major A list of contact details for international
altering every facet of the sports industry. international federations and other training and education companies .
As consumers are increasingly "tech aware", governing bodies of sport.
what does the industry need to do to 144 Address book
keep fans engaged? Sports Management's 128 Industry associations A comprehensive list of global sports-
product editor Jason Holland investigates. Full contact details for each of the key specific product and service suppliers,
industry associations operating within the covering each sector of the industry.
RESOURCES international sport industry.
157 Product selector
84 Company profiles 132 Architects & designers Locate sports-related product and
Find out about the top suppliers and A list of architects and designers who work service suppliers by category.
companies from across the international on high-profile developments within the
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DEVELOPMENT PIPELINE
DEVELOPMENT PIPELINE
A ROUND-UP OF SOME OF THE MOST INTERESTING AND EXCITING
DEVELOPMENTS CURRENTLY UNDERWAY WORLDWIDE
ARENAS
Q Red Wings Arena

Detroit, US
Opening: TBC
Detroit’s Downtown Development

Authority (DDA) has approved
a recommendation by Olympia
Development of Michigan to name
Barton Malow-Hunt-White as general
contractor for the new, US$450m
(£265m, €323) Detroit Red Wings
arena. The proposed 18,000-seater
arena for the National Hockey League
(NHL) team will replace the current
Joe Louis Arena, which has been
The new arena will become home to the Cardiff Devils ice hockey team
home to the Red Wings since 1927.
The development is part of a larger
US$650m (£421m, €497m) project Q Cardiff Bay Ice Arena slope; snow-play facilities and children’s
which will see US$200m (£117.8m, entertainment centres; plus shops, bars,
Cardiff, UK
€216.3m) go towards a mixed-use restaurants, a hotel and new homes.
complex, which would include Opening: 2015 The project is being developed by Helium
residential and retail in addition to Miracle 113, a subsidiary of Wigan-based
offices. Developers of the project Work has started on a 3,000-seat £16m ice developer Greenbank Partnerships.
have said that public money will rink in Cardiff ahead of a 2015 opening. Jonathan Smith, development director
come from the existing economic The centre, which will be located at of Greenbank, said: “Ice Arena Wales will
development fund and would require Cardiff Bay’s International Sports Village, be a world-class facility capable of holding
no new taxes or funds from Detroit, will be home to the Cardiff Devils ice Olympic-standard events, but which will be
which is the largest city in the country hockey team and will house two ice rinks. available to the public and schools, in addition
to be under state financial oversight. The development will also house to the amateur and professional teams that
Details: http://lei.sr?a=K8T8t associated retail and hotel facilities, play at the existing rink.”
including: a 170m ski slope; a nursery Details: http://lei.sr?a=X9m5v

ARENAS l DEVELOPMENT PIPELINE
Q Royal Arena completion date in Q3 2016. The agreement The arena – designed by a three-firm
between Royal Unibrew and stadium owners
Copenhagen, Denmark architectural partnership – has a distinct
English Venue Enterprise is one of the top five
Nordic feel to its design
Opening: Q3 2016 largest of its kind in the region. Though the
fee has not been revealed, it is thought that
An upcoming multi-use arena development money made from the deal has been put back private charitable foundation Realdania and
in Copenhagen has been christened the into the construction of the arena. Copenhagen Municipality, which have both
Royal Arena in Denmark, following a Designed by a team consisting of supplied €43.5m (US$59.3m, £34.9m), while
long-term sponsorship agreement with beer architects 3XN, HKS and Planit IE, the the Elite Facility Committee has supplied an
makers Royal Unibrew. arena – which will mainly host ice hockey, unspecified construction grant, with further
Work on the arena – which is being built handball and concerts – will have a “distinctly operating grants from the Danish National
at a cost of €134m (US$182m, £107m) Nordic” design, with Arup and ME Engineers Olympic Committee and Sports
and will seat up to 15,000 people – is handling the construction side of things. Confederation of Denmark.
progressing on schedule with an expected The majority of funding has come from Details: http://lei.sr?a=K9L1z

DEVELOPMENT PIPELINE l ARENAS
Q Quebecor Arena
Quebec, Canada
Opening: September 2015
Quebec City’s new hockey arena is

starting to take shape as hockey fans
prepare for a September 2015 opening
– but only if arena officials can find an
NHL franchise to call it home.
The CA$400m (US$372.3,
€273.3m, £219.3m) multi-use indoor
arena, which will be mainly used for
hockey, will have a capacity of 18,482
and is being built with the view of a
relocated or expansion NHL franchise
to start up in Quebec City, though
funding has been granted regardless
of whether or not a team moves in.
Architects Populous have lead on
the arena’s design in collaboration
The 18,5000 capacity venue has been designed by AECOM
with ABCP Architecture and GLCRM
& Associates. Pomerleau is operating
as general contractor. Q Sacramento Kings there are also plans to host other indoor
In addition to the arena, a television sports and music concerts.
Sacramento, US
studio, valued at between CA$30 As part of the development, the team’s
million and CA$40 million, will be Opening: TBC owners – Vivek Ranadivé, Ron Burkle and Mark
constructed within the arena. Mastrov – are also seeking to build hotels,
Funding for the arena has been split Plans for a US$477m (€350.5m, £284.5m) shops and restaurants around the ground.
50-50 between the city of Quebec downtown arena for the Sacramento Kings Following the council’s approval for
and the province of Quebec. basketball team are likely to soon become a the build, a 35-year deal will see the city
Details: http://lei.sr?a=r7q8q reality, following the City Council’s recent be responsible for a US$223m (€163.8m,
decision to approve development plans. £133m) subsidy, while also taking care of
The new venue has been designed by US$21.9m (€16.1m, £13m) annual in debt
AECOM and will seat in the region of service that would be paid through lease
18,500 people when completed. payments from the Kings and a projected
Once work gets underway later this increase in parking revenue.
year at the Downtown Plaza complex, it The team is being asked to contribute
is believed that Turner Construction will US$254m (€187.3m, £152.m) to help
handle the majority of the build, while Icon construct the arena and develop the area.
Venue Group will manage the project. Once complete, the Kings will move from its
Populous worked on the arena’s design The ground will mainly play host to the current home at the nearby Sleep Train Arena.
Kings during their home fixtures, though Details: http://lei.sr?a=R6J0x

Although the venue’s design Q Olympic Velodrome

will remain largely the same, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
the location has changed
Opening: 2016
AECOM will oversee the master planning
Brazil is to become home to one

of South America’s leading cycling
venues and training bases once work
on the Rio Olympic Velodrome is
completed in 2015.
The Velodrome, which is to be
based at the Olympic Park in Barra da
Tijuca, Rio de Janeiro, will host track
cycling events at the Rio Olympic and
Paralympic Games in 2016.
The concept is to feature 5,000
Q Golden State Warriors Arena Francisco with a brand new, privately financed permanent seats and 800 temporary
arena in Mission Bay,” said Mayor Edwin Lee in seats, with the Velodrome being
San Francisco, US
a statement. “The new Mission Bay arena will built with environmental principles in
Opening: 2018 generate new jobs and millions of dollars in mind as the project seeks to obtain
tax revenue for our city.” an LEED (Leadership in Energy and
The Golden State Warriors are set for a The Warriors have played in the Oakland Environmental Design) certification.
return to San Francisco, US from nearby area since 1971 and finally made the The Velodrome is to become
Oakland after the basketball team’s new long-awaited plan to return to San Francisco a major feature of the region’s
18,000-seat arena is completed in 2018. in 2012. The arena project will be financed Olympic legacy, when it combines
Initial plans to build the arena on the San privately and the team plans to have the with three Olympic Halls, a tennis
Francisco Bay waterfront were cast in doubt arena ready for the 2018–19 NBA season. centre and the Maria Lenk Aquatic
following concerns over traffic and environ- Once open the new San Francisco arena, Park after the Games, creating a
mental issues. Hence, on 19 April 2014, the which has had elements designed by archi- progressive training and accommo-
Warriors abandoned plans for the pier site and tects AECOM and Snøhetta, will host dation centre for athletes in the area
instead chose Mission Bay as the new site. concerts, ice dancing and dog shows to following the 2016 Games.
“I couldn’t be more thrilled to welcome complement the basketball games. Details: http://lei.sr?a=N8y8e
the Golden State Warriors back home to San Details: http://lei.sr?a=i9d3E

DEVELOPMENT PIPELINE l ARENAS
Q VTB Arena (Dynamo Moscow)
Moscow, Russia
Opening: 2016
Russian football club FC Dynamo

Moscow will be given a new home
once the VTB Arena is completed in
2016, with the stadium being created
as part of a progressive VTB Arena
Park project in the Russian capital.
Designed by US-based Manica
Architecture, the 33,000-capacity
stadium is part of an overall US$1.5bn
(€1.1bn, £884m) development to
create a leading sporting venue
alongside an expansive leisure area.
The VTB Arena is being built on
the site of the legendary Dynamo
Stadium and plans also include a
12,000-capacity indoor arena. The
Rogers Place is due to open for the 2016-17 NHL season
Arena Park development is being led
by VTB Bank, which is predominantly
owned by the Russian government. The Q Rogers Place expected to be open in time for the 2016-17
bank also holds a majority share NHL season. The arena will seat 18,642 as a
Edmonton, Canada
in Dynamo Moscow. The park devel- hockey venue, with capacity expanding to
opment will become home to a new Opening: 2016 20,734 for concerts.
sports and training complex, catering Funding is coming by way of CA$279m
for both professionals and amateurs. Work remains on schedule and on budget for (US$255m, €190m, £151m) from the
Details: http://lei.sr?a=j7F8s Edmonton’s new downtown multi-use arena Community Revitalization Levy (CRL) and
Rogers Place, with the team behind the other incremental revenues, CA$125m
project saying that the new arena will be “the (US$114m, €85m, £68m) from ticket
best in the National Hockey League”. surcharge on all events in the new arena,
Dan Vaillant, with project manager Icon CA$137.8m (US$126m, €94m £75m), from
Venue Group, said the arena would be “the lease revenue for the arena, CA$23.7m
best facility in the league (NHL)”, with a from Edmonton Arena Corporation and
number of unique features including the HD CA$25m from other government sources.
video screen for the building being five times US-based 360 Architecture are working
larger than any other in the hockey league. in collaboration with Dialog, Manica and
To be primarily home to the Edmonton Arndt Tkalcic Bengert on the design of
Oilers ice hockey team, work on the the project, while ICON Venue Group is
Manica Architecture designed the stadium CA$600m (US$559m, €410m, £329m) working as project manager.
Rogers Place started in March 2014 and is Details: http://lei.sr?a=k3a3O

The venue will be set up as

an ice rink for the majority
of the calendar year
Q Tampere Central Arena also allow the venue to host other sporting a range of restaurants with a combined total
events as well as concerts and exhibitions. of 9,500 covers.
Tampere, Finland
It is expected that the €124m (US$166m, The arena will be managed by operating
Opening: 2016 £98.4m) venue will have an ice-rink set up company Tampereen Keskusareena, estab-
for most of the year, with more than 80 days lished for the project by the stakeholders,
A final approval is expected later this a year taken up by the sport between the which include the site owner TKK (Tampere
year for proposals to build a new 14,000- months of September and April. More than Central Arena Real Estate). Designed
capacity multi-use arena in Tampere, half of the venue’s revenue (54 per cent) will by US-based architects Studio Daniel
Finland. The planned Tampere Central come from ice hockey and the remaining 46 Libeskind, the arena will be part of the
Arena will be the new home for the city’s per cent from other sports and cultural events. larger, mixed-use Tampere Deck project
two professional ice hockey teams – Ilves There will be 50 executive boxes and which also includes a hotel, residential
and Tappara – and the flexible design will 2,500sq m of conferencing space, as well as towers and office space.

DEVELOPMENT PIPELINE l STADIUMS
Q Agia Sofia Stadium

Athens, Greece
Opening: TBC
Plans for a new stadium for Greek

football club AEK Athens FC is looking
more likely, following positive dis-
cussions between the club board and
parliamentary opposition group Syriza.
The second largest party in the
Greek parliament had originally been
opposed to the idea of the Thanassis
Kyratsous-designed stadium, but it
now appears the group will vote in
favour of Article 81, which concerns
the building of the new stadium.
The €70m (US$95m, £57m)
project would see the construction
of a 32,000-seat football venue in
the Nea Filadelfeia suburb of Athens,
with the plot sitting directly where
An artist’s impression of Spurs’ new home
the club’s legendary Nikos Goumas
Stadium once stood.
The stadium’s construction is Q Tottenham Hotspur stadium construction of the development. The
expected to begin this year (2014). Council will then grant a 999-year lease of
London, UK
The new Agia Sophia Stadium has the land to THFC.
been designed after the Walls of Opening: 2018 The Northumberland Development
Constantinople, with the facility also Project’s (NPD) proposal for the stadium
set to house a small church, a museum, Tottenham Hotspur Football Club (Spurs) covers a 20-acre area, which includes the
executive suites, catering facilities and a is hoping to have its new stadium ready for site of the current ground and the industrial
specialised relaxation area. the start of the 2018-19 season. land to the north to create a larger area in
Details: http://lei.sr?a=g5l8D The proposed 58,000-capacity stadium, which the new stadium can be built.
which forms part of the ambitious North- It also includes plans for a hotel, 200 new
umberland Development Project in North homes, shops and leisure facilities.
London, has received initial planning per- The council granted planning permission to
mission – but it is understood the club still the scheme in 2010 and approved a revised
needs to secure additional funding to cover scheme last year. It also pledged to invest
construction costs. £9m towards improvements of the area.
Under the deal the council will acquire London mayor Boris Johnson has also
land for the development to remove pledged £18m (US$30m, €22.6m) of public
The 32,000-seat stadium has seen delays the risk of owners of neighbouring money towards the new stadium scheme.
properties seeking an injunction to prevent Details: http://lei.sr?a=o0s8Y

STADIUMS l DEVELOPMENT PIPELINE
Beckham gained the option to buy a cut-price MLS franchise during his time with LA Galaxy
Q Miami MLS Stadium similar proposal at the port of Miami, which withdrawing from Miami altogether. The
collapsed in the face of public opposition. conglomerate of investors – Miami Beckham
Miami, US
The project, which would have involved United (MBU) – is hoping to establish the
Opening: 2018 filling in a disused deep-water slipway and Major League Soccer (MLS) franchise in
the creation of a “grand waterfront park”, Miami with the view of having the team and
David Beckham’s proposed US$200m was suggested to Beckham’s group in May, stadium ready for the 2018 season.
(€145m, £120m) Miami football stadium quickly becoming the favoured option when Designed by Arquitectonica and 360
has been almost universally accepted by all it became clear that opposition to the port Architecture, the proposed stadium is based
sectors of the city. The only thing that can’t plan from the Royal Caribbean cruise line on an open-air design with an undulating
be decided upon is the stadium’s location. and a maritime workers’ alliance would roof and a maximum capacity of 35,000.
Initial plans to build the stadium on the prove a substantial obstacle to overcome. The last MLS team in the Miami area,
Miami waterfront were rejected after the Mayor Tomás Regalado, previously a Miami Fusion, folded after four seasons.
US city deemed the proposed location strong supporter of the project, said he MBU – which includes, among others,
“inappropriate,” leaving the former had changed his mind about the waterfront Beckham, his manager Simon Fuller and
footballer’s Major League Soccer (MLS) site and considered it inappropriate for a Bolivian billionaire Marcelo Claure – has
franchise plan in tatters. football stadium after seeking the opinions admitted that building a privately-funded
The rejection was the second in the space of local residents, leaving Beckham’s stadium on publicly-provided land is likely
of a month for the former England football investment group to consider the options to be a long haul.
captain, who had plans rejected for a available to it – one of which would be Details: http://lei.sr?a=L8d1d

Q Aberdeen FC stadium
Aberdeen, UK
Opening: TBC
Scottish Premier League side Aberdeen

FC has re-entered talks to build a new
£50m (US$84m, €63m) stadium to
replace its Pittodrie stadium.
The new venue is to be located
near the city’s Cover Bay and Loirston
Loch. Plans originally put forward
The stadium has been designed to replicate the ancient Rome Colosseum
by the club to build a 21,000-seat
stadium at Loirston were put on hold
in August 2012 when Aberdeen City Q Stadio AS Roma city centre, will feature a hydraulic lift –
Council rejected the plans. similar to that of the original Colosseum
Rome, Italy
However, Aberdeen FC’s chair – to allow players entering the field of play a
Stewart Milne has said that talks are Opening: 2016 dramatic entrance while a canopy will cover
now back on and advancing well. all stadium seating. The design will also allow
“We still see Loirston as the best Plans have been revealed for a 52,000- retractable stage canopies, rigging and turf
location for the stadium and in recent seat stadium for Italian Serie A football club protection systems to allow the arena to be
months have reopened discussions with AS Roma, inspired by the world-famous temporarily converted into a 60,000-capacity
the Council,” he said. “We’ve invested a ancient Rome Colosseum. concert venue. The new €300m (£246m,
lot of money into the Loirston site and The proposed structure, design by US$417.8m) stadium is planned to open in
believe it is the best option.” London-based Woods Bagot, will allow 2016. The stadium plans were part of a deal
The club intends to fund the venture Roma to move out of its current 72,000- announced by Roma owner James Pallotta
partly by selling its current Pittodrie capacity stadium which is also home to and his Boston-based Raptor Group in 2012
Stadium. Barr Construction has been rivals Lazio. The site, to be located on the upon his takeover of the club.
named the preferred contractor for the riverside at Tor di Valle south west of Rome’s Details: http://lei.sr?a=i9N7r
proposed stadium. It is expected that
training facilities for the club will be in
place before the stadium relocation.
Details: http://lei.sr?a=V9R0F Q Orlando City SC Malow will oversee development on the
planned downtown project.
Orlando, US
The US$84m (€60.5m, £49.9m)
Opening: 2016 stadium project – a 50/50 public-pri-
vate partnership – has seen US$40m
Major League Soccer side Orlando (€28.8m, £23.7m) pledged by the club
City SC has announced that sports with the remainder coming from various
architecture specialists Populous will public contributions. The stadium will be
work as lead architects on its proposed operated by the City of Orlando.
Aberdeen is seeking a new stadium home 18,000-seat stadium, while Barton Details: http://lei.sr?a=p4J1t

Q Don Valley Stadium

Sheffield, UK
Opening: TBC
Plans to create an Olympic Legacy

Park on the site of the former Don
Valley Stadium in Sheffield are a step
closer after Sheffield Eagles rugby
league club secured a £6m funding
package towards the project.
A joint venture between Sheffield
Hallam University, Sheffield Teaching
Hospitals, Sheffield City Council and
the private sector, the development
will include a community stadium
– the new home for the Sheffield
Eagles – a hotel, restaurant and a
3,000-capacity indoor sports arena.
The stadium is expected to be completed by 2015 and is set to host games during Euro 2016
The arena will become the new home
for the Sheffield Sharks basketball
Q Nouveau Stade de Bordeaux up to 42,000 spectators, with an expected club. According to a spokesperson
competition date due in 2015 to provide for the Eagles, the club hopes to
Bordeaux, France
adequate preparation time for the next move into the new stadium in 2016 –
Opening: 2015 UEFA European Championship if planning is secured on time.
(EURO 2016) a year later. The venue will have a 4G artificial
Construction work is progressing on archi- The construction of the project is expected playing surface to allow community
tects Herzog & de Meuro’s new football to cost around €168m (US$229m, £136m), use and facilities will be developed
stadium in Bordeaux, France, with the with ground originally being broken in 2013. in partnership with UTC Sheffield –
venue being completed in time for use in The uniquely designed stadium includes University Technical College.
the Euro 2016 championships. Nouveau a jungle of white columns on the exterior Former Sheffield MP and sports
Stade de Bordeaux will provide seating for supporting the stadium’s bowl, which minister, Richard Caborn, has been
ensures maximum flexibility and optimal one of the driving forces behind the
visibility for fans through the use of Olympic Legacy Park project.
specially tailored design principles, while Sheffield has already received
the green belt district venue will be £10m from the government for
surrounded by green areas and vegetation. Olympic legacy developments at
The site will also become the new home Graves and Concord. The historic
of Ligue 1 side FC Girondins de Bordeaux, Don Valley athletics stadium was
with the club giving up its current home demolished in the summer of 2013 as
in the Stade Chaban-Delmas once part of council budget clubs.
construction work is complete. Details: http://lei.sr?a=U6T7D
A jungle of white columns are featured Details: http://lei.sr?a=B5G5I

Q New Vikings Stadium

Minnesota, US
Opening: 2016
The construction of the new Minnesota

Vikings stadium has been given a
further boost after the venue was
awarded the 2018 NFL Super Bowl.
Expected to be operational by
2016, the Vikings Stadium has been
designed by architects HKS, along
The stadium will become a landmark in the Azerbaijani capital city of Baku
with a Vikings Stadium Consortium
made up of Studio Hive, Studio Five &
Lawal Scott Erickson Architects. Q Baku Olympic Stadium interlocked shells with the circular platform
The 65,000-capacity stadium, placed on the asymmetric coverings. The five
Baku, Azerbaijan
thought to be running up a cost of piece structure which forms the outer shell
around US$1bn (€733.9m, £594.7m) Opening: 2015 represents the five circles of the Olympic
is to be the first NFL venue with a flag – and celebrates the stadium’s hosting
fixed roof since the Detroit Lions Designed by Turkish architects TOCA in of the first ever European Games in 2015.
opened Ford Field in 2002. partnership with South Korean specialists As well as hosting the inaugural
The venue will have a translucent roof Heerim, the Baku Olympic Stadium is set to “European Olympics”, the stadium will be
and movable front windows, with these become a prominent landmark in Azerbaijan. the new home for the Azerbaijan national
considerations allowing natural light to The architectural character of the football team and work be funded entirely
enter the stadium, as well as giving fans 68,000-capacity venue is formed by five by the State Oil Company of Azerbaijan.
a view of downtown Minneapolis.
Although the stadium will be the
principle home of the Vikings, an
expandable seating plan will turn the Q Hristo Botev stadium
venue into a 73,000-capacity space
Plovdiv, Bulgaria
to cater for large-scale events.
Details: http://lei.sr?a=s7v3G Opening: 2015
Bulgaria’s Botev Plovdiv football club

has revealed new designs for the recon-
struction of its Hristo Botev stadium.
Designed to meet UEFA’s Category 4 The stadium will meet UEFA standards
standards, the 18,900-capacity stadium
is being completely rebuilt and is set to covered and the stadium will receive
open in time for the 2015-16 season. a new name. Funding for the redevel-
As part of the works, more than 75 opment was provided by club owner,
The venue will host the 2018 Super Bowl per cent of the stadium’s seats will be entrepreneur Tzvetan Vassilev.

The expansion of the Main Stand will be the first phase of the £150m Anfield redevelopment project
Q Anfield redevelopment services provider Carillion has been wide avenue through the adjacent Stanley
named preferred bidder for the ambitious Park, which wil end in a new public square
Liverpool, UK
expansion works. Carillion will also be area with a memorial to the 96 Liverpool
Opening: 2016 responsible for all of the associated public fans who died in the Hillsborough disaster of
realm improvements. 1989. Also included is the construction of a
Liverpool Football Club (LFC) has revealed The football club is now in consultation with new primary school, health centre, 250 new
plans for a new look Anfield stadium, set to local residents and fans with plans to submit a homes and a 100-bedroom football-themed
boost capacity by 13,300 seats at a cost of planning application to Liverpool City Council hotel as well as a new business hub.
£150m (US$252m, €182m). during the summer. If permission is granted, However, 296 properties in the area
Redevelopment of the historic Anfield’s work on the proposed Main Stand could begin adjacent to the stadium will have to be
Main Stand – designed by architectural early next year with the aim of completing it demolished to make way for the planned
firm KSS – will add 8,500 seats while in time for the 2016-17 season. developments. Over the years, Liverpool FC
the Anfield Road Stand will have an The work is part of a larger £260m and Liverpool City Council have bought a
additional 4,800 seats installed, bringing (US$436m, €316m) plan to transform the number of houses that have since entered a
total stadium capacity up to 58,800. area around Anfield into a mixed-use leisure state of decay ahead of the planned expansion.
Facilities management and construction hub. Proposals include the creation of a Details: http://lei.sr?a=X1L7F

Q Headingley Cricket Ground

Leeds, UK
Opening: 2019
The plan will be implemented over 20 years
Yorkshire County Cricket Club

(YCCC) has unveiled plans for a
20-year, £50m (US$83m, €61m)
expansion of Headingley, Leeds,
Artist’s impression of how the new third tier would look
in order to safeguard the ground’s
status as an international venue.
The project, drawn up between the Q Etihad Stadium expansion
club, Leeds City Council, Leeds Rugby
Manchester, UK
and DLA Architecture, will see the
ground’s capacity increased from 17,090 Opening: 2015
to 20,362 and consist of six phases.
Once complete, the stadium will Manchester City Football Club (MCFC) has
feature a new pavilion, as well as a gained planning permission in February to
shared stand with the adjoining Leeds extend the capacity of its Etihad Stadium,
rugby ground. Other new features with engineering firm Laing O’Rourke
include new floodlights, roofing overseeing the construction.
and landscaping of the ground’s An integrated Laing O’Rourke Group The expansion will add around 12,000 seats
concourses. The first phase of the team will carry out the expansion, with work
development will see new floodlights starting at the beginning of April. 48,000) - making it the second largest in
installed by the start of the next New imagery recently released by MCFC the English Premier League behind Old
domestic cricket season, while includes versatile signage on the stadium Trafford (capacity 75,811).
adjustments to increase capacity facades and some interior shots. The first phase of construction, which
following the creation of a shared The extension works, designed by will be completed in time for the 2015-16
£15m (US$25.1m, €18.4m) stand architects Populous, are expected to cost season, will see the South Stand expanded
should be finished by 2019. £50m and will be undertaken in two phases. by around 6,000 seats. The second phase,
Details: http://lei.sr?a=e5i7B The work will result in the venue having a development of the North Stand, will then
capacity of 60,000 (up from the current Details: http://lei.sr?a=A7y3j

Zaha Hadid’s envisaged

design for Tokyo’s
2020 Olympic Stadium
Q Tokyo Olympic Stadium current National Stadium is to be disman-

tled and Hadid’s creation is to be built in its Q Everton stadium
Tokyo, Japan
place, increasing the number of seats from
Liverpool, UK
Opening: 2019 54,000 to 80,000, despite the downsizing
of the development overall. Opening: TBC
Japanese sports chiefs have green lighted The green-lit proposal shrinks the overall
Tokyo’s controversial stadium development space of the stadium to 222,600sq m Everton Football Club officials believe
for the 2020 Olympic Games. (730,314 sq ft) in total. The main areas to they have identified a site for a new
Despite fierce opposition from some of be pared down are the media facilities and 50,000-seat stadium to replace its
Japan’s most prolific architects, including display rooms. The height of the stadium current home of Goodison Park.
the former Pritzker Prize winner Toyoo has also been lowered. At its highest point, The club revealed plans in 2010 to
Ito, plans for the Tokyo Olympic Stadium the building has been reduced from 75m build a £120m (€150m, US$202m)
have been given the go ahead. The gov- (246 ft) to 70m (230 ft). 50,000-seat stadium in Kirkby as part of
ernment-affiliated Japan Sport Council has If the proposal succeeds, the stadium is a £400m mixed-use development, but
released new design proposals reducing expected to be open in 2019 – in time for plans were rejected by the government.
the project’s size by more than 20 per cent the rugby World Cup and then one year The new site sits within the boundaries
and cutting the estimated cost to ¥162bn later for the Olympic Games. of Liverpool and the club is now consult-
(US$1.58bn, €1.16bn, £0.94bn). Originally costs were put at CN¥300bn ing with Liverpool City Council to see if
The 2020 stadium, masterminded by Zaha – something which attracted further the new plan can get the go-ahead.
Hadid, will now be a downsized version of criticism from the stadium’s opposers. Details: http://lei.sr?a=a0C3j
her original ‘bike helmet’-style plan. Tokyo’s Details: http://lei.sr?a=4K2i7

Q University of Notre Dame stadium

Notre Dame, Indiana, US
Opening: 2018
The American University of Notre Dame’s

80,000-seater football stadium in Indiana
is to undergo a US$400m (£242m,
€295m) expansion to improve facilities and
increase the stadium’s size.
The development of the venue will
create 4,000 new seats and three large
buildings will flank the arena sides, with
the buildings adding about 750,000sq ft
(69,677sq m). It will also house a student
centre and the university’s anthropology
and psychology departments.
Construction is slated to begin in 2015
and is expected to take three years to
The stadium capacity is expected to increase to 84,000 through the expansion
Details: http://lei.sr?a=t8b2v
Q Cornwall Rugby Stadium and full training facilities for able-bodied

Q Atlanta Braves and disabled athletes. The stadium will also
Truro, UK
be made available for public use.
Atlanta, US
Opening: TBC Though no team has as yet been
Opening: 2017 confirmed to be moving into the stadium,
Development company Inox has tabled a trio of clubs – consisting of the Cornish
The Atlanta Braves baseball team has proposals for the long awaited Stadium of Pirates rugby team, Truro City Football
moved a step closer to sealing a move Cornwall to be built at Threemilestone near Club and Truro Fencing Club – have all
to its future home after Cobb County Truro. Inox, which has already gained outline expressed their interest in relocating to
Commissioners gave unanimous planning permission to build the stadium, the planned stadium.
approval for American Builders 2017 has now secured an option on an additional Details: http://lei.sr?a=b1k9e
to operate as construction manager 35 acres of land adjoining
for the new ballpark. Langarth Farm.
American Builders 2017 will The additional
oversee the build on the new space is to be used
41,500-capacity US$622m (€456m, for a commercial
£371.5m) stadium, which will include development which,
restaurants, retail outlets, residential, in turn, will fund
office space and a boutique hotel as the £15m, 10,000-
part of the mixed-use development. seat stadium project.
Details: http://lei.sr?a=F6R4G Facilities will include
The new stadium has been designed by the Miller Partnership
physiotherapy suites

Q Brentford FC stadium
London, UK
Opening: TBC
Willmott Dixon has been named the

preferred development partner by
Brentford Football Club for its new
20,000-seat stadium in west London.
The new stadium plans will see
Brentford move from its current
home of Griffin Park – the club’s
home since 1904 – and move to the
new location on Lionel Road South.
The new venue will be partly
funded by the construction and
selling of 910 new homes, which will
be built adjacent to the new stadium
and on the site of Griffin Park after it
has been demolished. The surround-
ing area will also be regenerated with
improvements made to the local envi-
ronment and infrastructure.
Plans are for the stadium to be
The design of the stadium - created by local architects - mimics a traditional nomadic tent
completed in time for the 2016-17
football season while the homes will
Q Al Bayt stadium that will be taken away after the World Cup in be built over a six-year period.
2022, reducing the capacity of the stadium to The project was masterplanned
Al Khor, Qatar
32,000 in legacy mode. by FaulknerBrowns architects, while
Opening: 2018 According to the Supreme Council AFLS+P did the stadium design.
for Delivery and Legacy (the organising Planning consent for the development
Initial designs have been revealed for the committee for the 2022 World Cup), the was approved in December 2013.
proposed 60,000-capacity Al Bayt stadium removable top tier and its modular parts Details: http://lei.sr?a=N2Y0f
in Al Khor district, Qatar. The stadium is set will be donated and used to build stadiums
to host one of the two semi-finals during in countries around the world that “lack
the FIFA World Cup in 2022 – if the gulf adequate sporting infrastructure”.
state keeps its right to host the tournament The facility will also take up ethical
following investigations into corruption. building techniques, complying with LEED
Clearing work has already begun on the and Global Sustainability Assessment
site of the stadium and construction is set System (GSAS) ratings, using renewable
to be completed by 2018. Similar to the energy methods for the stadium itself as
London 2012 Olympic Stadium, the structure well as the surrounding area. Brentford is to leave its home of 100 years
will have an upper layer of removable seats Details: http://lei.sr?a=J0U3D

Q Feyenoord Stadium Work on the Nou Camp

Rotterdam, Netherlands will start in 2017 and will
be completed in 2021
Opening: 2018
Plans for a €177m (US$240.6m,

£143.5m) 17,000-seat addition to
Dutch football side Feyenoord’s new
ground have been rejected in favour of
a brand new 70,000-all seater stadium
costing €200m (US$271m, £162m).
The newest set of plans – proposed
by a consortium of BAM, Eneco Energie
and Siemens – will see a brand new
70,000-all seater stadium built at a cost
of €200m (US$271m, £162m) .
Red Kuip – a fan backed plan – would
have seen adjustments made to the
current stadium, increasing capacity by
nearly 17,000 with a new third tier.
Following four months of
research into the proposed projects, Q Nou Camp redevelopment
Feyenoord opted to explore the
Barcelona, Spain
consortium’s option, which was
described as “the most promising” Opening: 2021
and will now focus “all the effort and
attention” towards those plans. Barcelona FC’s board of directors has
The new development plans would rejected the option of building a new
make the stadium the largest in stadium and instead has approved a £495m
Holland. Building work is planned (US$821, €602.2m) redevelopment of its
to start in Q3 of 2015, with a iconic Nou Camp stadium. The club has plans
completion date set for 2018. to increase the capacity of Europe’s biggest The historic stadium will be transformed
Details: http://lei.sr?a=W2U9b stadium from 98,000 to 105,000 with work
starting in 2017 and completed in early 2021. committed to put to a referendum a project
Also planned for the remodelled stadium, that was viable from a technical, urban-
which originally opened in 1957, is a new planning and economic perspective.
roof, which would be added to the current “To maintain our status as leaders we have
open structure, new restaurants with a view to take this historic step which will require
of the pitch and a steeper bottom tier to effort from everyone involved but which
improve visibility for spectators. will guarantee the comforts that come with
“It was a difficult decision,” said Barcelona a new installation with the latest technolo-
Several other proposals fell through president Sandro Rosell. “The two gies at the service of its users and athletes.”
projects were very attractive but we were Details: http://lei.sr?a=K4p9Z

The GFA is hoping to have

the project underway by
the end of the year
Q Europa Point stadium for old age pensioners, a medical centre for
sports related injuries and a sports library. Q Craven Cottage
Gibraltar
The GFA is aiming to officially open
London, UK
Opening: 2016 the venue in 2016 with a view to hosting
international games. The British territory’s Opening: 2015
The Gibraltar Football Association’s (GFA) football team currently uses the Victoria
plans for a stadium have faced a number Stadium – which does not meet FIFA’s Fulham Football Club has been
of challenges – not least after it was regulations to host international football granted a river works licence to
ordered by the Development and Planning matches. Gibraltar, which is also aiming enable it to progress on a redevelop-
Commission (DPC) to cease “unauthorised for FIFA membership in time to play in ment of its Riverside Stand.
work” being carried out on the proposed the qualifiers for the 2018 World Cup, is The expansion will see stadium
Europa Point stadium. looking to build an 8,000-capacity stadium capacity increased to 30,000 seats
Opinion has been divided on the project at at the coveted Europa Point on the from 25,000 with the new stand
with some stating that Europa Point – south of the island. The stadium will also be designed to mirror the bend in the
one of the only open flat spaces still left used for music concerts. river. The new stand will also provide
in Gibraltar – will be ruined, as will the The 23,000sq m (247,500sq ft) football facilities for community and other
panoramic views of the Strait, Morocco and ground will feature a 105m x 68m grass uses on non-match days.
Spain as well as lead to significant traffic pitch and will come complete with full Architects KSS Group has been
problems on match days. medical and media facilities, as well as chosen for the redevelopment, with the
Architects Fenwick Iribarren, say that the spaces for catering or retail outlets and the rebuild cost being kept confidential.
stadium will be a multi-purpose venue that GFA’s official headquarters. Details: http://lei.sr?a=h5Y3h
will host school sports days, have an area Details: http://lei.sr?a=Y6l0D

The masterplan is
being carried out
over a 15-year period
Q Bill Snyder Family Stadium The first phase of development on athletics director John Currie. “This new
the project was completed prior to the facility and seating enhancements will show
Kansas City, US
2011 football season, with the addition of that we are fully committed to furthering
Opening: 2015 restrooms to the east-side upper deck and our position as a leader at the highest level
a new AstroTurf playing surface on Wagner of intercollegiate athletics.”
Phase three of a masterplan for the Bill Field. Phase two was completed in late Populous will lead the project in conjunction
Snyder Family Stadium in Kansas, US, has been 2013, with the opening of the US$90m with the construction management team of
unveiled with a proposed new football complex (£52.9m, €64.5m) AECOM-designed West Mortenson & GE Johnson Construction. With
designed by sport architects Populous. Stadium Centre. continued momentum in the funding campaign,
The latest phase of the project is estimated “With more than U$125m (£73.5m, K-State’s goal is to break ground following the
to cost US$65m (£38.3m, €46.6m) and will €89.7m) of facility improvements 2014 football season, aiming for completion in
feature a new 250,000sq ft (23,000sq m) completed in the last 24 months and the time for the 2015 football season.
Vanier Football Complex structure with the growing excitement of our fans – evidenced The masterplan for the development is
aim of maintaining and securing Kansas State’s by the current string of 13 consecutive expected to take fifteen years to complete
competitive future and enhancing the overall football sellouts – it’s imperative that we from the August 2011 completion of phase
experience of K-State student-athletes. The build on the tradition and success of our one. Phases four, five and six still remain in
development will also include a new north end programme under coach Bill Snyder’s lead- the planning stages.
zone seating area and northwest video board. ership and the passion of our fan base,” said Details: http://lei.sr?a=b2F9a

Q Casement Park
Belfast, Northern Ireland
Opening: 2016
A residents’ group has issued a formal

objection to the proposed £70m
(US$118m, €88m) Casement Park stadium.
The Department of Environment
has received a letter of objection from
west Belfast’s The Mooreland and
Owenvarragh Residents’ Association
(MORA). The residents’ group is
opposing the plans on the grounds
of “quality of lives, major restrictions
during major events and value of
properties will be greatly affected.”
Work on the 38,000 all-seater
stadium is due to start in early 2014
with a view to hosting GAA Games
(Gaelic Athletic Association) in 2016.
A spokesperson from Ulster GAA
said: “We remain totally committed to
Bristol Rovers has already been given planning permission to proceed with its new stadium
the redevelopment of the Casement
Park stadium to meet the strategic
Q Bristol Rovers Stadium The large gates to the stadium, which needs of the GAA in Ulster. Ulster
date to 1921, are currently listed by English GAA is committed to ensuring the
Bristol, UK
Heritage. They include inscriptions which pay Casement Park redevelopment has a
Opening: TBC tribute to the rugby and football players of significant and positive economic and
Bristol who served during both World Wars social impact on the local area.”
An application to list Bristol Rovers stadium and say the ground is a memorial to them. Details: http://lei.sr?a=X4P2n
in Horfield as a war memorial has been Campaigners argue the entire ground
rejected by English Heritage. should be officially recognised as a war
The club is planning to sell off the stadium, memorial but English Heritage has advised
which will be turned into a supermarket, the ground does not have the architectural
to finance the £40m (US$67m, €50m) or historic interest to merit listing it.
purchase of a new home ground at Frenchay. The new venue will feature a bowl design
There has been significant opposition and will meet all FIFA and International
to the proposed ground switch by a small Rugby Union standards, with facilities
group of protesters, with a legal battle over including a 1,280sq m (13,778sq ft) gym, a
Sainsbury’s plans to redevelop Horfield, 784sq m (8,439sq ft) supporters club bar, a
allowing Bristol Rovers to build a new jogging track and a hospitality suite. The stadium is awaiting planning approval
21,700 seat stadium nearby. Details: http://lei.sr?a=p2G4e

Q Scunthorpe United
Scunthorpe, UK
Opening: TBC
Scunthorpe United Football Club

(SUFC) has revealed ambitious plans
for a new 12,000-capacity stadium.
SUFC chair, millionaire business-
man Peter Swann, has been keen
to provide the club with a new
home and move from the 9,000-
capacity Glanford Park to increase
the club’s commercial opportuni-
ties. To be located close to the club’s
current Glanford Park ground, the
‘Iron Arena’ is set to be developed as
part of a mixed-use project including
a 120-bedroom hotel, a multi-use
indoor arena, community sports
pitches and a new transport hub.
The venue will meet UEFA category four standards, making it eligible for international games
The initial designs and master
plan have been created by the Frank
Whittle Partnership and include a Q Diósgyöri VTK Stadium players. Exact details of the stadium facilities
sweeping curve on the main stand are to be confirmed later this year, but plans
Santa Clara, US
and a striking truss which pays include a large club shop and a museum.
homage to Scunthorpe’s famous Opened: August 2014 Tamas Szabo, managing director of DVTK,
steelwork history. said: “Our goal is to make DVTK one of
Details: http://lei.sr?a=v6s5R Hungarian top flight club Diósgyöri VTK Hungary’s dominant football teams in the
(DVTK) has announced plans to build a not so distant future. For us to be able to
new 15,000-seat stadium on the site of its compete in European competitions, it is
current home in the city of Miskolc. necessary that we invest in our infrastructure
In a statement, a spokesperson said the – of which the youth centre is part of.”
new stadium will cost HUF6.5bn (US$27m, The mayor of Miskolc, Kriza Akos, said the
€21m, £16m) to build and the club is development would not benefit just the club
expecting to move to the new venue in 2016. but the Miskolc region on the whole.
The new venue will meet UEFA category four Ť0LVNROFLVWKHWKLUGODUJHVWFLW\LQ
standards for stadiums. During the construc- Hungary, following the capital Budapest and
tion, DVTK will host its home matches at a Debrecen. Budapest was recently named as
different stadium which will provide the side one of the host cities for UEFA’s Euro 2020
with a seating capacity of just above 5,000. championships. Games will be played in the
Scunthorpe’s new 12,000-seat stadium As part of the project, the club will also new national stadium that is still to be built.
build a new centre of excellence for youth Details: http://lei.sr?a=p5R3e

Q QPR new stadium

London, UK
Opening: TBC
Queens Park Rangers Football Club has

unveiled plans for a new 40,000-seater
stadium as part of a major regeneration project
of the Old Oak area in west London, UK.
The new area, which has been provisionally
called New Queens Park, will see the stadium
built alongside a new residential area with
24,000 homes and a commercial space to
include a 350-bedroom luxury hotel, studios,
The new stadium is part of a major regeneration project for the whole area
offices, cinemas and restaurants.
The plans follow London mayor Boris
Johnson’s announcement that turning Old the second after the Olympic Park devel- Over the coming months, the club will
Oak into a new world-class city quarter opment – is to be set up to promote it. be working closely with architectural firm
is to be one of his main regeneration pri- Thew new area – which will be larger than Populous to come up with initial design
orities for the city and that a Mayoral the Canary Wharf financial district – is concepts for the proposed new stadium.
Development Corporation (MDC) – only expected to generate 50,000 new jobs. Details: http://lei.sr?a=r0y7R
Q New York City soccer stadium to Soho and Greenwich Village. Pier 40
currently hosts a large artificial turf arena Q Perth Stadium
New York, US
and two purpose-built soccer pitches.
Perth, Australia
Opening: TBC Earlier, NYFC officials confirmed they had
opened talks to build a stadium in Flushing Opening: TBC
Artist’s impressions, claiming to show Meadows-Corona Park in Queens.
detailed plans for a new football stadium Details: http://lei.sr?a=a0i6f A consortia has been selected as
in New York, US, have emerged on the the preferred bidder for the new
imgur.com photo sharing website. Perth Stadium and Sports Precinct
The plans purport to show the new project in the Western Australian city.
home of the New York City Football Club Westadium secured the contract to
(NYCFC) – a new franchise due to enter design, build, finance and maintain
Major League Soccer (MLS) in 2015. the AU$1.1bn venue, which is set to
NYCFC was announced as the MLS’s 20th open in time for the 2018 Australian
franchise in May 2013 and is a joint venture Football League (AFL) season.
between English Premier League side Man- The stadium will have seating for
chester City and the New York Yankees 60,000 spectators but its design
– the Major League Baseball team. will allow capacity to be extended to
The leaked images show the location of 80,000 in the future.
the new stadium as Pier 40, a man-made Details: http://lei.sr?a=q8B8P
island on the west side of Manhattan close NYFCF is to be the MLS’s 20th franchise

DEVELOPMENT PIPELINE l TRAINING & SPORTS CENTRES
Q Newcastle United academy

Newcastle, UK
Opening: 2016
Newcastle United Football Club has

unveiled plans for a new state-of-the-art
training complex as part of a multi-mil-
lion pound redevelopment of the club’s
existing 35-acre training ground site.
According to an announcement
on the club’s website, the current
intention is that work will get
underway in May 2015 and should be
completed in early 2016.
While existing training pitches and
a modern indoor training hall will be
retained, the club’s current training
centre building will be demolished and
replaced by a much larger structure.
This will accommodate newly-
The complex will include a 7,000-capacity stadium and 17 full-size pitches
designed changing, training,
rehabilitation, medical, leisure
and catering facilities, plus a 20m Q Manchester City Academy MCFC has also donated 5.5 acres of reme-
swimming pool, a hydrotherapy and diated land on the site for community use, and
Manchester, UK
fitness pool and specialist equipment is also supporting the creation of education
to aid injury prevention and recovery. Opening: 2014 and leisure facilities for local residents.
The project will also create a fitness The site will be linked to the Etihad
centre double the size of the club’s Manchester City Football Club (MCFC) has Stadium – MCFC’s current home – by a
existing gymnasium, as well as admin- unveiled details of its plans to develop a footbridge and will enable players, staff and
istrative space, a presentation suite for new £100m (US$168m, €126m) training and officials to be housed on the same complex.
match analysis and a new media suite. education complex next to its Etihad Stadium. The project has the full support of
Details: http://lei.sr?a=j3P6S BAM Construction, part of the Royal Manchester City Council (MCC) as
BAM Group, has been selected to build a major part of the development is
the 80-acre City Football Academy which providing opportunities and boosting
will include a 7,000-capacity stadium, local business in the east of the city.
17 full-size football pitches, an academy Sir Richard Leese, leader of MCC,
building with classrooms, a sports science said: “This project lies at the heart of
centre and a dedicated media centre. the ambitions we share with Manchester
The site is currently being prepared for City Football Club –to create a centre of
building work to start and the complex is sporting excellence that will be the envy
Work will begin in May 2015 expected to be completed in time for the of the world of sport.”
2014-15 Premier League season. Details: http://lei.sr?a=G0F5G

TRAINING & SPORTS CENTRES l DEVELOPMENT PIPELINE
The centre will provide Q Bolton Wanderers stadium

sports facilities for a variety Bolton, UK
of different disciplines
Opening: TBC
Q National Performance Centre The Centre will offer an indoor full sized Plans include an academy for youth
3G football pitch with seating for 500, a full
Edinburgh, Scotland
sized Hampden grass pitch with seating for Bolton Wanderers Football Club
Opening: 2016 500, a synthetic 3G pitch, two goalkeeper has been granted outline planning
training areas with floodlights, two grass permission to build a £100m
Bids are now being invited from contractors rugby pitches, five grass football pitches (US$168m, €126m) sport, education
for the £25m (US$42m, €31m) National and three outdoor tennis courts. and office development after plans
Performance Centre for Sport (NCPS) at Indoor facilities include a nine court were approved by the local council.
the Heriot-Watt University in Edinburgh. sports hall, a 100 station fitness suite, The club announced plans last year
Heriot-Watt was named the home of NCPS hydrotherapy, strength and conditioning to create a new free sports academy,
in September 2013 by the Scottish govern- and treatment areas, office accommodation along with retail outlets, 200
ment following a lengthy bidding process. for governing bodies and also incorporate apartments, a 60-bedroom hotel and
It is hoped a contractor will be named the existing facilities at the University’s an office block with restaurants and
soon with construction due to start later this Centre for Sport and Exercise. hospitality suites as part of the club’s
year. The centre is expected to open 2016. Details: http://lei.sr?a=R1O1p “Middlebrook Masterplan”.
The plans also include an as-yet
unannounced expansion to the soon
to be renamed Reebok Stadium.
Q Fleetwood Town stadium Town’s first team, Thornton-Cleveleys FC Councillors approved the plans,
and members of the local community. despite concerns over other
Fleetwood, UK
The site, based on Poolfoot Farm developments being affected,
Opening: 2015 in Thornton, Lancashire will house a including the nearby Church Wharf
full-size 3G pitch, as well as a number regeneration project in Bolton town
League One side Fleetwood Town of grass pitches, associated changing centre. The project has been overseen
FC has been granted planning per- rooms, classroom facilities and other by The Environment Partnership (TEP)
mission to start work on a new £6m community facilities. The facility – three to provide ecology, landscape and
(US$10m, €7.5m) training complex. miles from the home ground at Highbury environmental assessment, though at
Designed by architects Croft Goode, – will take around a year to build. present, no contractors or architects
the facility will become home to Fleetwood Details: http://lei.sr?a=a7c4H Details: http://lei.sr?a=g7G1S

DEVELOPMENT PIPELINE l TENNIS
Q Tennis Hall of Fame

Newport, US
Opening: 2016
The International Tennis Hall of

Fame & Museum in Newport, Rhode
Island, US, is set to invest US$15.7m
(£9.3m, €11.4m) in the first phase of
an expansion project to upgrade its
visitor and playing facilities.
The museum will gain new tech-
nology and exhibitions as part of
the upgrade, while additional tennis
courts will be installed and facility-
wide improvements will be made,
including the tennis stadium.
The Hall of Fame hosts several tour-
naments, including the Hall of Fame
Tennis Championships. Part of the ATP A US$450m bond sale has
World Tour, the tournament is the only allowed USTA to finance
grass court event in North America. the renovation works
The plans also look to revitalise
the streetscape while a new building
to house locker rooms, a fitness
area, retail space and Hall of Fame Q USTA Billie Jean King National The plans will allow more than 10,000
offices is also in the works. The Tennis Centre additional tennis fans to attend the US
4,000-seat tennis stadium, Newport Open and will also improve facilities all
New York, US
Casino, is a designated National year-round in all weather conditions.
Historic Landmark, while the facility Opening: 2021 Work was scheduled to start in Q3 2013
also houses a number of shops, and will take eight years to complete.
restaurants, offices and a theatre. The US Tennis association (USTA) is close The first development will see the
Details: http://lei.sr?a=G1h0s to completing a US$450m (€330.9m, practice court area rebuilt, while the
£265.1m) bond sale which will fund the tennis centre’s Louis Armstrong Stadium
ongoing renovation of the USTA Billie Jean redevelopment is scheduled to be the final
King National Tennis Centre. phase of work of undertaken.
The bond sale will allow the USTA to Located at Flushing Meadows, the tennis
make US$550m (€404m, £324m) of centre spans 42 acres and contains indoor
construction and renovation works that and outdoor tennis facilities available for
will see a retractable roof constructed on public use. The US Open generates more
Arthur Ashe Stadium and a new, 15,000- than US$750m ($468.2m, €574.3m) a year
US$15.7m is being spent on the first phase seat Louis Armstrong Stadium eclusively for in economic activity.
tennis (also with a retractable roof) built. Details: http://lei.sr?a=g0O1G

TENNIS l DEVELOPMENT PIPELINE
Q Olympic Tennis Centre Rio

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Opening: December 2015
A warm up event for the Rio 2016

Olympic Games has been postponed
by four months, thanks in large part
due to delays in construction on the
new Olympic Tennis Centre.
The test had been initially
scheduled to take place in August
2015 but will now be held in
December of that year.
International Olympic Committee
vice president John Coutes said
Rio de Janeiro’s preparations for
the 2016 summer games were
the “worst he’d ever seen,” with
rumours swirling that London had
been contacted as a back up to
host the event should preparations
in Rio fall through. The US$46m
The new centre will seek to further the progression of tennis in America
(€33.8m, US$27.1m) Rio tennis facility
– designed by AECOM – will have
Q Lake Nona tennis centre the complex boasting a tournament and a 10,000-seat center court, two
league area with 40 hard and clay courts temporary stadiums that can seat
Orlando, US
and player pavilions. 5,000 and 3,000 spectators and
Opening: 2017 This area will also feature a tournament support and warm-up courts that hold
administration office that will include trainer 250 people. The facility is scheduled
The United States Tennis Association (USTA) rooms, a stringer area, player lounge, public to hold the tennis events for the 2016
is planning to build a US$60m (€44.1m, restrooms and a check-in area. Summer Olympics, and the wheelchair
£35.7m) training complex to be located in Also proposed are 12 courts for intercollegi- tennis events for the 2016 Summer
in Orlando, Florida. ate use, allowing for the University of Central Paralympics. The Olympic Tennis
The 63-acre project will be based in the Florida to host its home matches there. Centre will be part of the Olympic
Lake Nona area, supplying USTA and its To ensure progression for talented Training Centre (OTC), a key legacy
members with the use of over 100 courts. youngsters, the base will feature 16 courts, of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games.
The centre will house the USTA’s Community which are dedicated to the development of Other structures being created for
Tennis and Player Development divisions, which up and coming tennis players. the 2016 event include the Olympic
are primarily based in New York. The USTA hopes that the centre will Aquatics Stadium, Olympic Hall,
The development has been devised in be opened in late 2016, or by early 2017 Olympic Velodrome and a golf course.
order to bridge the gap between promising at the very latest. Details: http://lei.sr?a=0B8N7
young players and elite professionals, with Details: http://lei.sr?a=r1A6H

DEVELOPMENT PIPELINE l SWIMMING
Q Pontypridd Lido
Pontypridd, UK
Opening: 2015
Work has started on the £6.3m

(US$10.6m, €7.9m) transformation of
a derelict lido in Pontypridd, Wales,
which will be transformed into a
modern swimming facility.
The Grade-II listed lido was origi-
nally built in 1927 and was forced to
close in 1991 after it fell into a state
of disrepair. And now, more than
20 years later it will be given new
life, with more tens of thousands of
visitors predicted annually.
The new outdoor facility will be
The ageing centre is set to undergo a full redevelopment and restoration
open around four to five months of
the year and will house three heated
pools, changing blocks and a new café. Q Mandurah Aquatic work began in early 2014 and will provide
There will also be a new play area. and Recreation Centre an integrated sporting, aquatic and
The project is receiving £3m recreational facility.
Mandurah, Australia
(US$5m, €3.7m) in funding through The redevelopment will be completed in
the Welsh government, £2.3m Opening: TBC two stages. Stage one will include MARC’s
from the Heritage Lottery Fund, aquatic component – the building of a new
£900,000 (US$1.5m, €1.1m)from Attracting more than 650,000 visitors per 50m outdoor pool and the refurbishment
Rhondda Cynon Taf council, and year, the ageing Mandurah Aquatic and of the existing 25m indoor pool – while
£100,000 ( from Welsh heritage Recreation Centre (MARC) will receive a stage two will focus on the sports centre.
body Cadw. The work is due to be complete redevelopment costing AUS$36m The City of Mandurah council, which owns
completed in Q3 2015. (US$33.5m, €25m, £19.8m). Construction the pool, has been working with Donovan
Details: http://lei.sr?a=V9x7V Payne Architects on the project. Western
Australia-based Perkins has been awarded
the construction contract for the project.
The new 50m pool will be used for
regional and national competitions as well
as the general public and local swimming
clubs. Details: http://lei.sr?a=O8F6V
Work on the AU$36m structure began

in early 2014 with a completion date
The historic lido is being redeveloped
scheduled for early 2016

SWIMMING l DEVELOPMENT PIPELINE
The centre predicts a

40 per cent increase
in the number of users
Q UBC Aquatic Center 25 metre lap pool, a 350sq m warm-water well as having seating for 500 people, the
family pool with a lazy river, and a large hot 50m main pool will feature a moveable
Vancouver, Canada
tub. The facility will offer a mix of student bulkhead. The bulkhead can split the pool
Opening: TBC and community programs, high performance into two smaller pools at any point along its
training and competition, student clubs, length for community programming.
Construction is underway on the University lessons and drop-in use. The centre will replace UBC’s current
of British Columbia’s (UBC) new CA$40m Designed by Toronto’s MacLennan pools, which require major upgrades. UBC
(US$36m, €27m, £21.6m) Aquatic Centre Jaunkalns Miller Architects and local archi- Adecided that a new Aquatic Centre would be
in Vancouver. The new centre will house tects Acton Ostry, the aquatic centre is more financially sustainable than renovations.
a 50m Olympic-sized competition pool, expected to open in September 2016. As Details: http://lei.sr?a=F6F9G
Q Green Square Aquatic Centre and cultural heart of the AU$8bn greater Short-listed designs include sunken
Green Square redevelopment - one of pools surrounded by wetlands evoking
Sydney, Australia
the largest ever urban renewal projects in the region’s pre-industrial heritage and a
Opening: TBC Australian history. moonlight cinema. When complete, the
The five finalists are all from Sydney AU$50m aquatic centre will include an
A shortlist of architects has now been – Andrew Burns; Cullinan Ivanov outdoor 50m swimming pool, an indoor
established for the Green Square Aquatic Partnership; CHROFI & McGregor Coxall; 25m pool, a leisure pool, a hydrotherapy
Centre in Sydney, Australia. The centre Andrew Burges Arhitects; and TYP-TOP pool and a gym facility.
will form part of the commercial, retail Studio (Andrew Daly and Kevin Liu). Details: http://lei.sr?a=k3M6d

DEVELOPMENT PIPELINE l EXTREME SPORTS
Q Skidome Denmark
Q The Wave Bristol
Randers, Denmark
Bristol, UK
Opening: TBC
Opening: 2015
Denmark could become home to what is
being billed as the world’s largest ski dome
facility, with plans being generated for a
Skidome Denmark project to be based in
the city of Randers.
Architectural firm CEBRA has designed
the structure for ski travel agency Danski,
The £6.4m lake can produce perfect waves with the facility potentially housing three
kilometres of slopes arching over a river.
An inland surfing lake is on its way Designed in the shape of a six-arched
The dome will offer year-round winter sport
to becoming a major new sporting snowflake, the Skidome would house six
attraction in Bristol, UK, after the indoor slopes and two outdoor runs based
local authority granted planning per- over three centrally connected arches. skateboarding and BMX facilities – alongside
mission late last week. The project’s slopes have been designed a freestyle park – while other ideas include a
The Wave: Bristol is a £6.4m based on the popular pistes of the Alpe green-space park potentially located on one
(US$10.9m, €8m) scheme that d’Huez ski resort in France, however the of the facility’s arches.
includes a 300m by 150m surfing facility could make alterations to the runs The conceptual designs for the
lake, capable of producing 120 to enable visitors to share a different 100,000sq m (1,076,391sq ft) venue could
perfect 1.6m (5.2ft) waves per hour, experience each time they visit. also lean towards the addition of a hotel,
with each wave big enough for an Not only do the venue’s plans cater for restaurant, shops and other sports and
experienced surfer to ride for 20 winter sport enthusiasts, but there are recreation facilities.
seconds. At the centre of the devel- also suggestions for an area to feature Details: http://lei.sr?a=b6e1e
opment will be a freshwater lagoon,
which will use Wavegarden tech-
nology created by Spanish firm to
replicate tidal movements.
The APG Architecture designs for the
proposed site in Easter Compton near
Bristol, were strongly backed by South
Gloucestershire Council, which voted
nine to one in favour, with one absten-
tion, at a planning meeting.
“This is the culmination of three
years’ hard work and we are excited
that South Gloucestershire Council has
chosen to give it the go ahead,” said co-
founder of The Wave, Nick Hounsfield.
Details: http://lei.sr?a=2J9u8
Plans for the facility have been designed by architectural firm CEBRA

EXTREME SPORTS l DEVELOPMENT PIPELINE
Surf Snowdonia is aiming to Q Swansea Hatchery

offer perfect waves to its visitors Swansea Bay, UK
Opening: 2017
Swansea Bay could soon boast a tidal

lagoon featuring an international
watersport centre and oyster
hatchery as part of radical new
redevelopment plans.
London 2012 Olympic Park
designer LDA Design has released
its masterplan for Swansea Bay
Tidal Lagoon, featuring the world’s
first, man-made energy-generating
lagoon, which would provide clean,
Q Surf Snowdonia rant, retail and indoor play facilities. renewable power for over 120,000
The attraction will also include accom- homes and could be connected to
Snowden, UK
modation, with low impact, sleeping ‘pods’ the national grid by 2018. Inspired
Opening: June 2015 to be located along the lake’s water- by traditional fishing warehouses and
front. Larger lodges will also be built and boat houses, design of the 4,000sq
Plans for a huge surf facility in Snowden, will retain the naturalistic character of the m (43,056sq ft) building for the
north Wales have been given the go-ahead woodlands surrounding the lake. watersport and hatchery centre has
after gaining unanimous consent from The attraction aims to offer an authentic been developed by FaulknerBrowns as
Conwy County Borough councillors. surfing experience with technology created a key component of the lagoon.
To be built in Conwy Valley on the site of by Spanish company Wavegarden creating The centre would provide a hub for
a former aluminium factory, Surf Snowdonia consistent 6ft (1.8m) waves for surfers. both recreational and competitive
will feature a 30,000sq m (322,000sq ft) Around 70,000 visitors and thrilll-seekers sporting facilities, alongside sustainably
Wavegarden lake, 14,000sq m (150,000sq are predicted on an annual basis. focussed research and development of
ft) wakeboarding lake, waterslide, restau- Details: http://lei.sr?a=k3O4e various marine industries.
Details: http://lei.sr?a=F6Y9a
Q Isanti BMX The 72,000sq ft (6,689sq m) facility

would be owned by the city and paid for
Minnesota, US
through a city-issued 10-year bond scheme.
Opening: TBC The facility will be the only one of its type
within a 100 mile radius, with the official
Plans have been tabled for a US$1.6m body for BMX in the US guaranteeing that it
(£1m, €1.2m) indoor BMX facility in the will not sanction any other new tracks in the
city of Isanti, Minnesota in the US, near region for at least the next 10 years.
an existing outdoor track. Details: http://lei.sr?a=E0L8O The plans are part of a larger lagoon scheme

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4 NOVEMBER 2014 4-26 JANUARY 2015 1 FEBRUARY 2015
Melbourne Cup AFC Asian Cup Super Bowl XLIX
Flemington Racecourse, Australia Arizona, USA
Melbourne, Australia The Asian Cup, now in its 16th year, is run The 49th edition of the Super Bowl and the
The traditional thoroughbred horse race has by the Asian Football Confederation and is 45th modern-era National Football League
been held since 1861. Asia’s most significant sporting event. The (NFL) championship game.
www.melbournecup.com 2015 tournament will be the first time the www.nfl.com/superbowl/49
event is being hosted outside the continent of
3-7 DECEMBER 2014 Asia – by AFC member nation Australia 1 FEBRUARY 2015
www.afcasiancup.com
Short Course Worlds Alpine World Ski Championships
Doha, Qatar Vail/Beaver Creek, USA
17 JANUARY - 8 FEBRUARY 2015
The FINA World Swimming Championships The annual FIS Alpine World Ski Champion-
is a swimming-only competition (no diving Africa Cup of Nations ships are organized by the International Ski
event) which is contested in a 25m pool. Morocco Federation (FIS).
www.wscdoha2014.com The 2015 Africa Cup of Nations, also known www.vailbeavercreek2015.com
as the Orange Africa Cup of Nations Morocco
3-7 DECEMBER 2014 2015 for sponsorship reasons, is scheduled 4-14 FEBRUARY 2015
to be the 30th edition of the football
FIH Champions Trophy – women championship of Africa. 2015 Winter Universiade
Mendoza, Argentina www.cafonline.com Granada, Spain
The 2014 Women's Hockey Champions The XXVII Winter Universiade is an
Trophy will be the 21st edition of the presti- 19 JANUARY - 1 FEBRUARY 2015 international multi-sport event, organised
gious competition for women. for university athletes by the International
www.fih.ch Australian Open tennis University Sports Federation (FISU).
Melbourne, Australia www.fisu.net
7-21 DECEMBER 2014 First held in 1905, the tournament is chrono-
logically the first of the four Grand Slam 14 FEBRUARY – 29 MARCH 2015
European Women's Handball tennis events of the year.
Championship www.ausopen.com ICC Cricket World Cup
Hungary and Croatia Australia and New Zealand
The 11th tournament for women is the second 26 JANUARY - 1 FEBRUARY 2015 A total of 49 matches will be played in 14
to have been jointly hosted by two countries. venues during the tournament, with Australia
http://huncro2014.ehf-euro.com/home European Figure Skating staging 26 games and New Zealand 23. Host
Championships cities are Adelaide, Brisbane, Canberra,
Stockholm, Sweden Hobart, Melbourne, Perth and Sydney
13-21 DECEMBER 2014
The annual competition will gather the (Australia) and Auckland, Christchurch,
FIH Champions Trophy – men continent's skating talent to compete for Dunedin, Hamilton, Napier, Nelson and
Bhubaneswar, India medals in four disciplines: men's singles, Wellington (New Zealand).
The 2014 Men's Hockey Champions Trophy ladies' singles, pairs, and ice dancing. www.icc-cricket.com/cricket-world-cup
will be the 35th edition of the trophy. www.isu.org
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Masters Tournament UEFA Champions League final The British Open/Wimbledon
Augusta, Georgia, US Olympiastadion, Berlin, Germany London, UK
The 79th edition of the historic Masters The 60th season of Europe's premier club The Wimbledon tennis tournament will start
Tournament will be the first of golf's four football tournament will this year conclude at a week later than usual from 2015 to allow a
major championships to be held in 2015. the Berlin Olympic Stadium. three-week rest following the French Open.
www.masters.com www.uefa.com www.wimbledon.com
11 APRIL 2015 12-28 JUNE 2015 10-26 JULY 2015

Grand National European Games XVII Pan American Games
Aintree, UK Baku, Azerbaijan Toronto, Canada
National Hunt horse race held annually at The 2015 European Games will be the The 17th Pan American Games is an interna-
Aintree Racecourse in Liverpool, England. inaugural edition of the European Games, a tional, multi-sport event – more than 6,000
www.thecrabbiesgrandnational.co.uk multi-sport event for European athletes. The athletes from 41 nations are expected to
Games were designed and are to be regulated participate across 36 sports. The 2015 Pan
1-17 MAY 2015 by the European Olympic Committee (EOC). American Games will become the third Pan
www.baku2015.com American Games hosted by Canada and the
IIHF World Championship first by the province of Ontario.
Czech Republic www.toronto2015.org
6 JUNE - 5 JULY 2015
The two venues for the annual ice hockey
tournament will be the O2 Arena (formerly 2015 FIFA Women’s World Cup
22-30 AUGUST 2015
Sazka Arena) in Prague and ČEZ Aréna in Canada
Ostrava, the same two venues that co-hosted The 2014 FIFA World Cup will be the seventh World Championships in Athletics
the 2004 IIHF World Championship. edition of the international women’s football Beijing, China
www.iihf.com tournament which will see matches played The 15th World Championships in Athletics
across six Canadian cities. will be held in Beijing, China in 2015. The
24 MAY – 7 JUNE 2015 www.fifa.com/womensworldcup event will be the largest sporting event to
take place at the Beijing National Stadium
French Open tennis (Bird's Nest) since it acted as the main venue
18-21 JUNE 2015
Paris, France for the 2008 Summer Olympics.
The French Open, often referred to as Roland US Open golf www.iaaf.org
Garros is one of the four Grand Slams and the Chambers Bay, Washington, USA
only one played on clay courts. The annual open golf tournament of the USA 19-27 SEPTEMBER 2015
www.rolandgarros.com is the second of the four golf majors. Staged
by the United States Golf Association, the UCI Road World Championships
competition was first held in 1895. Richmond, Virginia, USA
30 MAY 2015
www.usopen.com The UCI Road World Championships is
FA Cup final cycling’s pinnacle event, held annually in
Wembley Stadium, London, UK an international city as chosen by the UCI,
The Football Association Cup is the oldest the sport’s governing body. The Richmond
association football competition in the world. meeting will be the 82nd in history.
www.thefa.com www.richmond2015.com
www.sportshandbook.com
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Soccerex Americas Forum India Sports Expo Soccerex African Forum 2014
Barbados New Delhi, India Durban, South Africa
In partnership with Barbados Tourism The Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports along The forum brings more than 1,000 decision
Marketing Inc, the two-day event will with the Federation of Indian Chamber of makers in African football together with
promote football growth and development Commerce & Industry will organise the businesses from across the continent and the
across the North, Central American and first edition of the India Sports Expo at world for two days of learning, networking
Caribbean region. It will be attended by Major Dhyan Chand National Stadium, New and business opportunities with the aim of
the game’s leading administrators, football Delhi. India Sports 2014 will be a platform building football’s legacy in Africa. The event
legends and business leaders. for the Indian sports industry to showcase will include seminars and networking
Tel: +44 (0)208 987 5522 its strength to the Indian and international Tel: +44 208 987 5522
www.soccerex.com sports fraternity. www.soccerex.com/events/africa
Tel: +91 11 2376 5081
28 OCTOBER 2014 www.indiasports.org 25-26 NOVEMBER 2014
Sports Facility Show BASES Conference
7-9 NOVEMBER 2014
Motherwell, UK Burton, UK
The Sports Facility Show is an event for SIBEC North America The annual conference of the British
sport professionals who design, manage Ocean Reef Club, Key Largo, USA Association of Sport and Exercise Sciences
and maintain of sports and play facilities. Major operators in the health, recreation, (BASES) will include debates, keynotes
The one-day event includes sessions on key sports and fitness sectors meet with leading and a symposium presented by experts.
topics, expert speakers, dedicated networking executives from national and international The emphasis will be on new research as
time and an exhibition. supplier companies. SIBEC events aim to the two-day programme focuses on topics
Tel: +44 (0)24 7641 6316 bring the industry together to do business relevant to sport and exercise scientists.
www.sapca.org.uk in a five-star destination and provide high- Tel: +44 (0)113 8126162
quality networking and relationship-building www.bases.org.uk
4-5 NOVEMBER 2014 opportunities in a relaxed environment.
Tel: +1 603 529 0077 4 DECEMBER 2014
Sport Obiekt www.sibecna.com
Kielce, Poland IOG Conference and Awards
Now in its 14th year, the trade show will stadiummk, Milton Keynes, UK
13-15 NOVEMBER 2015
provide insight into new trends within The Institute of Groundsmanship (IOG)
sports construction, include an exhibition Athletic Business Conference & Expo annual conference will this year be hosted
of all types of facilities and equipment Orlando, Florida, USA by TalkSPORT's Mark Saggers and will
for sports buildings, as well as provide The Athletic Business Conference & Expo is a highlight the important issues affecting the
access control systems. The trade show premier educational event and trade show for industry. The IOG Awards, handed out during
gives the manufacturers of equipment athletic, fitness and recreation professionals. the event, acknowledge the high standards
for sports halls and stadiums, sports and The three-day conference and exhibition achieved by volunteer and professional teams
recreation equipment and sports clothes the attracts industry experts and manufacturers and individuals at facilities that range from
opportunity to present their offerings. who have successful track records and road grass roots through to professional stadia.
Tel: +48 41 365 12 33 maps for a bright future. Tel: +44 (0)1908 312511
www.targikielce.pl Tel: +1 800 722 8764 www.iogawards.com
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Geneva 2014 FIBO LIW
Geneva, Switzerland Cologne, Germany Birmingham, UK
The International Sports Conference Geneva FIBO is trade fair for fitness, sport, wellness Leisure Industry Week (LIW) is a trade
2014 is billed as the world’s largest sports and health professionals and has a global show that caters for the entire out of home
convention. Rather than a single conference, reach. The annual event attracts around leisure industry. The show has six sectors
the two-day event will combine a total of 18 116,000 visitors and 700 exhibitors and offers (sport, health and fitness, pool and spa,
individually organised sports conferences a comprehensive programme of seminars play and attractions, eat and drink and
as well as a combined exhibition floor. and talks as well as a platform for suppliers to leisure facilities) which host 300+ exhibitors
There will also be a vibrant programme of exhibit their latest products. showcasing their products and services.
networking events catering for delegates. Tel: +49 211 90191 204 Tel: +44 (0)20 7955 3990
Tel: +41 (0)79 823 08 55 www.fibo.de www.liw.co.uk
www.geneva2014.com
24-27 JUN 2015 27-30 OCTOBER 2015
22-24 JANUARY 2015 Congress of the European College FSB / Aquanale
UK Pool and Spa Expo of Sport Science Koelnmesse, Cologne, Germany
Birmingham, UK Malmö, Sweden Covering an exhibition area of around
UK Pool & Spa Expo continues to develop and In 2015, the multidisciplinary ECSS Congress 80,000sq m (861,112sq ft), FSB – the
welcome new exhibitors, supporting partners will celebrate its 20th anniversary. The 2015 International Trade Fair for Amenity Areas,
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MASS PARTICIPATION
MASS MARKETING
Running through rivers in winter, swimming in cold lakes, clifftop marathons…
Surely there’s not a market for that? Oh, but there is.
We look at the growth of mass participation sporting events
KATH HUDSON O JOURNALIST O SPORTS MANAGEMENT
I
t’s a particularly cold weekend The blow is softened by the camaraderie pint of Cornish lager. Unlike other sporting
in England and I’m watching my of the competitors, encouragement from events, where the rivalry is intense, mass
husband take part in the eight spectators and the good natured race participation events tend to be relaxed
mile "The Scrooge" off road race officials – wearing Scrooge outfits of top and friendly; after all, the pressure to
at the Lost Gardens of Heligan, along hat and tails – giving a helping hand on the get placed is removed when there are
with hundreds of other competitors. He slippery river banks. hundreds or thousands of people taking
was prepared for hills, mud and uneven At the end, the competitors gathered part. An increasing number of mass
terrain. What he wasn’t expecting was to on straw bales in the barn to discuss the participation sporting events are springing
wade through icy cold, chest deep rivers. race over a pasty and a complimentary up around the country. Ranging from one
mile fun runs to 100 mile ultra trails, from
open water swimming in iconic locations
and Sky Rides to Ride London – an annual
event which gets 70,000 people on their
bikes over the course of a weekend.
OLYMPIC LEGACY
The Olympics have inspired many people
to get more active. Figures suggest that
it’s the more easily accessible, individual
sports which people are opting for, rather
than team sports, which often have more
regimented training and match times.
Over the last 10 years there has been
a 4.65 per cent increase in running and
jogging. Figures from the Active People
survey show that sports participation has
Many of the mass participation events offer "mini events" to attract families to take part gone up since 2005, however it is really
recreational cycling and running, especially

There are now hundreds of
mass participation sporting
events organised throughout
the year in the UK – a booming
market which is still growing

MASS PARTICIPATION
Many events "re-package" traditional

forms of exercise – such as the large-
scale open air swimming competitions
One of the common themes of mass participation sport is that it allows an

alternative experience of a location, or access in an area which is usually forbidden.
mass running, which is pushing up the fig- those with disabilities as well.” Loch Lomond and Canary Wharf, London.
ures. In contrast, many team sports which One of the sports to have benefitted The Great North Swim in Windermere is
are organised by the national governing most from the London 2012 Olympics the flagship event and 10,000 people take
bodies are declining in popularity. has been cycling. Immediately after part over a number of distances: from half
According to Steve Wood, an the Games, 52 per cent of survey mile races to 5k runs.
independent coach who specialises in respondents indicated they were more “We’ve seen an increase in the number
behavioural change, mass participation motivated to cycle as a result of Team GB’s of people wanting to try new and exciting
sports suit our lifestyle. “People don’t want achievements. British Cycling has doubled sporting activities, who may be daunted
to participate in structured, organised its membership in the past five years alone by the prospect of a run, but they know if
club activities any more," he says. "They to 50,000, while weekend cycling races they can manage 65 lengths of a pool they
don’t have the time. They want to be self have increased by 900 per cent since can complete a one mile swim and have
determined. Mass participation sport is so 2002 to more than 300 a year. a great time doing it,” says Great Swim
successful because it gives people a goal Another event, the Great Swim, was spokesperson, Philippa Morrow.
to aim for – they go, do it and come away. inspired by Team GB’s Beijing Olympic Morrow says swimming is an accessible
Lots of sports are too exclusive because success in open water swimming. sport and open water swimming, without
there’s only a limited number of places Launched in 2008, it now runs annually in lanes, walls or chlorine is a liberating
on the team, whereas mass participation five UK locations: Windermere, Suffolk’s experience for those who like swimming.
sports are democratic, often catering to Alton Water reservoir, Salford Quays, “The sport is going from strength to

One of nudging's greatest powers is to prepare the ground
for change by altering perceptions and attitudes
strength. We’re really pleased we’ve been previously run the marathon, but wouldn't
able to give people the opportunity to By attracting children to take part, the want to do the full distance again – and also
experience such an enjoyable way of mass participation events are securing a to inspire future runners.
staying active,” she says. captive audience for the future
GOING HARDCORE
BUCKET LISTS While there has been a rise in these huge
Marathon participation is on the increase, which is why I think it’s so appealing. Nearly mainstream events, there has also been
as more events are springing up. According a third (32 per cent) of our participants an increase in hardcore mass participation
to Brighton Marathon organiser Tom have never run a marathon before, so events, where the focus is also on personal
Naylor, people are running more than one clearly the event inspires people every year challenge rather than placings.
a year. “Marathon running is clearly on a lot to get fitter for the event,” says Naylor. Steve Wood believes that extreme
of people’s bucket lists, which mean events New for this year at the Brighton mass participation sporting events fulfil
such as ours continue to grow,” he says. Marathon was a 10k race, which took place an innate need for a bit of danger and
“The marathon is a challenge anyone can before the main marathon start. More than being outdoors. “We wrongly feel that
take on. You don’t need skill or to be of a 2,000 people participated in the secondary we have controlled all of the risks in life
certain physique and age doesn’t play a race, which took in the first stage of the and this is all part of human desire to push
factor. But it's a challenge, no matter who marathon route. The reason for introducing boundaries. When we spend most of our
you are. The Marathon is unique in that way, the event was to attract back those who've lives indoors, it’s also good to have to

MASS PARTICIPATION
Wester Ross in Scotland is one of the rural areas benefitting from mass participation events
brave the elements occasionally,” he says. published in 2012 by the Sport Industry
Jo Lake, co-founder of Mudcrew, which Research Centre, found that non-elite
organises the Scrooge Run and the R.A.T events can generate substantial economic
run – a 20 mile run along the Cornish cliffs benefits comparable to – and in some
– says people enjoy the mental challenge cases greater than – those associated with
as much as the physical challenge. elite events. An independent assessment
“Training your mind as well as your body of the Brighton Marathon showed that the
is important, so you need to practice. I event was worth £6m to the town in 2013.
think people find it addictive,” she says. The Celtman, which takes place
Paul McGreal, founder of Durty Events, in Wester Ross, Scotland, brings
which organises extreme triathlon, competitors from all over the world. All
the Celtman says: “It appeals to an accommodation in the surrounding areas
unegotistical group of people hunting gets booked up, and the local community
interesting and tough things to do. They council sorts out homestays, matching
don’t mind failure in their lives and are athletes with people with spare rooms.
motivated by challenge and fear. They Charities also benefit greatly, with
start the race not knowing if they'll finish many people using mass participation
it, but they don’t mind that.” sport challenges to raise funds for The Celtman competition
causes. Nearly 80 per cent of the offers participants a spectacular
VALUE TO THE COMMUNITY 10,000 participants of the Brighton backdrop in which to put their
There’s another benefit of mass Marathon will raise money, much of athleticism to the test
participation sports, which is the which benefits the region. Kent, Sussex
economic value to the region. Research and Surrey Air Ambulance has received

MASS PARTICIPATION
Cycling is experiencing a boom

in the UK – thanks to the recent
successes of British cyclists at
the Olympics and Tour de France
£89,000 since the event started in “For organisers and volunteers who One of the common themes of mass
2010. Andy Reed, chair of the Sport have thought about setting up their participation sport is that they allow
and Recreation Alliance, says the rise in own version of participation events an alternative experience of a location,
mass participation sport is encouraging, on a smaller scale, but are put off by or access into an area which is usually
especially as many of those taking part bureaucracy and red tape, we would forbidden. RideLondon allows cyclists the
are not “die-hard sports nuts and are just say don’t be,” he says. “There is the freedom of the capital without cars, the
the type of people sport needs to reach.” perception among some that landowners Great Swim means people can view the
He says that increasing participation are liable when accidents take place on beauty of the Lake District from the middle
is one of the main challenges for the their land, but this isn’t the case at all. of Windermere, the allure of the Celtman
organisation’s members and opportunities There are lots of guidelines like the is the spectacular Scottish mountains and
which involve being outdoors, in a social Cabinet Office’s new can-do guide runners can at least admire the sea when
setting, are popular. He encourages all to help with this aspect. As sports their legs are giving up.
sports development professionals to offer development professionals, our job is also Our innate need to interact with nature
events such as these, on a smaller scale, to ensure that more private landowners is a big driver of mass participation sport
and to find interesting locations for them allow these events to take place in their and it could well be the key to mobilising
by building links with private landowners. forests, fields and lakes. " even more people to get active. ●

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INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
EMERGING
NATIONS
The balance of power of hosting international sports events
is shifting away from Europe and North America. Major
competitions are now being held in countries which until
recently would have been described as "developing". But how
sustainable is the progress being made by these countries?
We speak to international development expert Derek Casey
TOM WALKER O MANAGING EDITOR O SPORTS MANAGEMENT
T
here are a number of emerging of the emerging nations. As the countries
countries whose fast growing have developed, they have come to
economies and future prospects use sport – and particularly the hosting
are attracting funding from of international competitions – as a
foreign investors. Grouped under terms marketing tool. All of the BRIC countries
such as BRIC and MINT, these countries (Brazil, Russia, India, China) have won
are challenging the more traditional bids to host major sporting events in
industrial powerhouses with their natural recent years (see table 1), while the MINT
resources and, in many cases, by offering countries (Mexico, Indonesia, Nigeria and
a more “affordable” environment for Turkey) are beginning to show interest in
manufacturing and production. doing so. Turkey has already thrown its
Inevitably, the economic growth hat in, with Istanbul narrowly losing out
in these countries has resulted in the on the rights to the 2020 Olympics to
expansion of middle classes, which has Tokyo and Japan.
created the need for improved services, What has been conspicuous in the
health care – and leisure. There is a approach taken by some countries,
particularly strong correlation between however, is how the development of
economic development and sport in many competitive sport domestically has not

In many cases, funding is
channelled into ambitious bids
to host high-profile events,
rather than grassroots sport

been a priority – or even of parallel

importance. While significant funds have
been spent on hosting (and bidding for)
events and creating iconic, international-
standard competition venues, investment
in community sport facilities has often
remained relatively low. This, however,
could be about to change.
The burgeoning middle classes are
demanding spaces to get physically
active, leading to more emphasis being
put on “sport for all” initiatives. From a
supplier point of view, this will open up
further opportunities for the providers of
sports-related infrastructure and services
to pitch for business.
Chinese experience
Of the BRIC countries, the largest
economy belongs to China, where
sustained, long-term growth has created
a huge, urbanised middle class. As a
result, the government faces demands on
investing in quality of life – especially in
the larger cities. The increased free time
and disposable income has led to leisure
becoming a major growth sector. China's growing middle class is creating a demand for "sport for all" initiatives in the country
Former Sport England CEO and
chair emeritus of the World Leisure
Organization, Derek Casey, now being adopted as a major contribution to
spends most of his time traveling the Building with BRICs improving the quality of life in China.
world, advising and lecturing on sports "This parallels the continuing emphasis
development in all its forms. He predicts Brazil: on economic development. As middle
the emerging nations and their sports Q FIFA World Cup 2014 classes expand in the likes of the BRIC
infrastructures will develop in the same way Q Olympic Games 2016 countries, there'll be an automatic
that they did in Europe – and nowhere is Russia: increase in the number of people wanting
this pattern clearer than in China. Q Winter Olympic Games 2014 to play sport regularly.
“Traditionally, unless a sport is likely to Q FIFA World Cup 2018 "We saw this in the UK from the early
win an Olympic medal, it will not be given India: 1960s onwards. The expansion of the
funding by the Chinese government," Q Commonwealth Games 2010 middle classes, their new aspirations
Casey says. "But there is now a mass Q Cricket World Cup 2011 and changes in working conditions and
participation directorate within the China: practices meant a demand for greater
Beijing government, so you can see the Q Olympic Games 2008 choice and for the provision of more
beginnings of a "sport for all" attitude leisure opportunities. We're now seeing

Neymar (right) carried the hopes of
Brazil at this year's FIFA World Cup.
The nation's poor performances were
described as a 'disaster' by Brazil's media
"The spotlight shone by a bid draws attention to social and economic challenges in
the bidding countries – which often seem to come as a surprise to the event owners"
similar processes at work in the countries MINTed pave the way for a potential bid for the
which are experiencing economic Casey adds that while the MINT countries Olympic Summer Games again sometime
development. Witnessing this sometimes aren't as developed economically as soon. Meanwhile, Turkey came close to
makes me wonder whether all the "sport China, there are similar patterns emerging securing the 2022 Olympic Games with
for all" campaigns in the 1970s and 1980s – especially in Mexico and Turkey. Both its Istanbul bid and narrowly lost to France
might have been a waste of time. The have been actively bidding for major in the race for the rights to the 2016
increases in sport participation numbers events, resulting in the development of UEFA European Championship.
were inevitable due to the changing sporting facilities within the countries. The Euro 2016 bid also triggered
social, cultural and economic positions of Mexico was among the bidders for the an ambitious, collective plan among
the population." Youth Olympics for 2018, which could football clubs in Turkey to build new – and

redevelop existing – football stadia and certainly the most high profile – is the
to bring them up to modern standards. United Arab Emirates’ Dubai, which has
Although those plans have since been for decades used oil revenues to build up
downscaled due to France winning the bid, its tourism sector. Most other emirates
it showed a glimpse of how transformative have followed suit and created their
a successful bid can be for the sporting own centrally-planned, free-market
landscape of an emerging nation. capitalism – although one could argue
Of the remaining MINT countries, that the approaches taken by Abu Dhabi,
Nigeria made the final round of bidding for Ras-al Khaimah and Sharjah are different
the 2014 Commonwealth Games but lost to Dubai’s glitzy theme parks, indoor
to Glasgow. Recent political unrest might snow slopes, entertainment venues and
derail sports development and delay the luxury hotels.
country's advancement however. Other countries which are using natural
The only one of the group to show little resources to future proof their economies
interest in developing sport so far has been by creating new sectors of industry include
Indonesia, where sport largely remains a Kazakhstan, Qatar, Uzbekistan, Bahrain,
pastime for the wealthy. Angola and Azerbaijan. In all of these
"It's clear that if you see countries countries, tourism will play a major part in
developing economically, getting people economic growth – and sport will be one
out of poverty and creating a more equal of the vehicles used to raise awareness of
society, you are very likely to soon see the countries for foreign tourists. Some
higher levels of participation as well as have already taken the plunge. Qatar was
increased ambitions to become a player on – rather controversially – chosen to host
the international stage," Casey says. the 2022 FIFA World Cup while Bahrain
"However, bidding, and especially a Samson Idiata of Nigeria was among the is now a regular feature on the F1 circuit.
successful bid, does not just place the African contestants at Glasgow 2014 Azerbaijan will host the very first European
spotlight on the event but also on the Games in 2015 while Kazakhstan's Almaty
hosts. In recent years, this spotlight has is one of the three candidate cities bidding
drawn attention to the social and economic for the 2022 Winter Olympics.
challenges in many of the host countries MINT "A 'second tier' is beginning to emerge,"
which has often seemed to come as a says Casey. "They are perhaps furthest
surprise to the event owners.” MINT is a neologism referring away from having an established sport
to Mexico, Indonesia, Nigeria for all programme domestically, but
Natural resources and Turkey. The term was coined by US- internationally they are capable and – due
Adding to the BRIC and MINT countries based asset management firm Fidelity to the resources – they are keen to invest
there is a group of oil and gas-rich nations Investments and popularised by Jim in facilities. There are also Sub-Saharan
which are utilising their natural resources O'Neill, former chair of Goldman African countries whose economies are
to create and develop new sectors for Sachs, who also created the term BRIC. growing rather well – such as Angola,
their industry. The obvious example – and Botswana and Zambia.
"How this 'stadium diplomacy' works is that China is keen to

build sporting venues in exchange for exclusive trade deals"

"Angola staged the Africa Cup of Nations Commonwealth Games, Hambantota in Sri
in 2010 while Botswana is hosting the 2014 The Delhi 2010 Commonwealth Games Lanka, significantly relied on the Chinese
Africa Youth Games. What's encouraging were a success as an event, although for its venues strategy."
is that many of the African countries are questions remain over the legacy aspect Casey predicts that China's impact will
also concentrated on developing sport only grow as it continues to invest not just
domestically.It's important for emerging in stadia but larger infrastructure projects
nations to realise that their ambition to helped a great deal by China's concerns to ensure the flow of resources.
play on the international stage should over securing the resources it needs to “What we are beginning to see is the
not ignore or be a substitute for parallel feed its manufacturing industry. Most of strong influence of China and some of the
domestic development. A strong sports the stadiums in Angola which hosted the other BRIC countries – India in particular
hinterland is a strong base for the Africa Cup of Nations were built using – playing a role in where major sporting
successful staging of international events.” Chinese money. "And it isn't just Africa events may take place. How this 'stadium
that China is interested in,"Casey adds. diplomacy' works is that China will build
Stadium diplomacy "Many of the Cricket World Cup stadia venues in exchange for exclusive trade
Casey adds that progress in Africa – and in the West Indies were funded by Chinese deals. The stadiums in Angola, for example,
other parts of the world – has been money. One of the bids for the 2018 were built in return for mining rights, while

in Samoa the Chinese have built facilities

and received fishing rights.
“The next step could be that China will
invest further in larger infrastructure, such
as airports, which can then form a base
for a sporting event bid. The airport will
serve the Chinese aim of providing a way
to improve communication with a country,
while for the bidding country it will provide
a way to improve infrastructure to the
level expected from, say, an Olympic host
city. I wouldn’t be surprised if one of the
countries in which China has invested
would win a major competition to host,
simply due to the level of investment that
they have attracted."
There can, however, be a problematic
side to the Chinese method. What happens
to the large scale venues once they have
been built and the Games are over? Will
there be high enough demand to use the
international competition standard venues?
“Chinese investment is welcome in so
many countries and is contributing to
economic development. Capital is provided Chinese stadium diplomacy at work in Angola, where five new venues have been built
by the Chinese but not usually the revenue
cost," Casey says. "The age-old problem
of what do you do with these spaces after MADE IN CHINA Caribbean (5)
the event persists. For example, in Angola Q Antigua 1
there were five new stadia built and most The first wave of China-funded stadia Q Bahamas 1
of them are not being used to optimum were completed in the 1980s and by Q Dominica 1
capacity. This is as much an issue of the 2010, more than 50 stadia had been built Q Grenada 1
demands placed on the host by the event in Africa alone. Q Jamaica 1
owner as the source of capital funds." Australasia/Pacific (4)
Stadia built using Chinese Q Cook Islands 1
End results money since 2005 include: Q Kiribati 1
So what does the emergence of new Africa (10) Q Papua New Guinea 1
players on the international sports stage Q Angola 5 Q Samoa 1
mean to the established sporting nations? Q Cameroon 1 Asia (2)
Nations in Europe and the Americas which Q Cape Verde 1 Q Laos 1
may have some of the infrastructure Q Central African Republic 1 Q Mongolia 1
already in place to host major games and Q Malawi 1 South/Latin America (1)
a strong sports hinterland. Casey predicts Q Mozambique 1 Q Costa Rica 1
that many of them could simply give up

The original masterplan for
the Rio 2016 Olympic Games
"The emphasis should be on making sure that hosting a major event contributes to the
country's bedrock in such areas as health, education, environment and wealth creation"
on bidding, as the international governing an oil-rich country or a strong emerging North America, it is understandable that
bodies will be increasingly keen to award economy. It will be fascinating to see how others have ambitions.
Games to developing nations to ensure it all plays through in the coming years. "I only wish that in deciding upon hosts
that their particular sport gets a foothold “However the spread of host countries there was less attention paid to legacy
and, by the award of the event, to make and cities is understandable when the – the often spurious and post analysis
rather superficial political statements. location of major events over the last result of staging the event – and more
"The Dutch (with Rotterdam and century is considered. With Rio de attention paid to strategy well before the
Amsterdam as joint hosts) have decided Janeiro hosting the first OIympics in bid is even made. There should be more
against a bid for the 2028 Olympic South America; with events such as the emphasis on making sure that hosting a
Games," Casey says. "They came to the Olympics and Commonwealth Games major event contributes to such areas as
conclusion that they don’t want to have still to be held in Africa and a historic health, education, environment, equality
the cost and would probably lose against concentration of events in Europe and and wealth creation and distribution.” ●

NEW OPENING
FIELD OF JEANS
The opening of the Levi’s Stadium this August is being heralded as the dawn of a
new era for stadium design. The venue, the new home of the famed San Francisco
49ers, has been described as the most technologically advanced building in sports
TOM WALKER O MANAGING EDITOR O SPORTS MANAGEMENT
W
hen the San Francisco 49ers stall again. To avoid another long delay and
move to their new stadium to ensure the team would finally be able to
later this year, it will mark move out of its ageing Candlestick Park,
the end of a long journey. the 49ers’ owners – the York family, led by
The franchise, one of the most successful CEO Jed York – made a radical decision;
in the history of the National Football to tear up all existing plans and explore
League (NFL), first tabled plans to build relocation to Santa Clara, a city 40 miles
a new stadium back in 1996. Despite the away from San Francisco. While the 49ers
city of San Francisco supporting the plans migrating from San Francisco – removing
and offering a US$100m (US$75m, £60m) the need for a large-scale stadium – ended
grant to help build the new venue in 1997, the city’s Olympic ambitions and angered
the project, however, ran into trouble state officials, the city council in Santa
due to changes in the team’s ownership Stadium stats Clara pounced on the opportunity to bring
and differences of view over the way the a big-name sports franchise into town.
project should be handled. Designer/architect: HNTB Negotiations over potential locations
The plans then spent a decade in a state Project manager: Hathaway Consulting begun in 2008 and a final approval was
of flux, until San Francisco major Gavin Structural engineer: Magnusson given in June 2010. Construction work
Newsom launched a bid, in early 2006, to Klemencic Associates began later that year – 13 years after the
bring the 2016 Olympic Games to the city Opening date: August 2014 first plans for a new stadium were tabled.
– rekindling the plans for a new flagship Cost to build: US$1.2bn
stadium. The new proposals, announced in Total footprint: 176,515sq m KEEPING IT GREEN
late 2006, were based on the construction (1.9 million sq ft) Designed by architects HNTB, the
of a new stadium at the site of the 49ers’ Capacity: 68,500 (standard, 68,500-capacity Santa Clara stadium will
current home, the 69,700-capacity can be expanded to 75,000) be an open stadium with a natural grass
Candlestick Park. Another disagreement – Total sq ft of scoreboards: 13,600 field. It will feature landscaped pedestrian
this time over the use of space (the 49ers Retail points of sale: 370 plazas, commercial community space, a
weren’t happy with a planned housing Restroom fixtures: 1,135 49ers superstore and a Hall of Fame and
estate as part of the deal) – saw the plans museum dedicated to the history of the

The venue has been
designed as an "open
stadium" and will have a
max capacity of 75,000
THE STADIUM WILL BOAST 20,000SQ FT OF SOLAR PHOTOVOLTAIC PANELS,

OFFSETTING THE ELECTRICITY THAT IS USED DURING 49ERS HOME GAMES
team. The 49ers have secured a 20-year, FIFA requirements for international-level panels. It has already been widely touted as
US$220m (€163m, £128m) stadium naming association football, which will allow the the greenest stadium in the US.
deal with clothing giant Levi Strauss & stadium to host international friendly In total the stadium will boast 20,000sq
Co, which will see the venue called “Levi’s matches and major tournaments. ft of solar photovoltaic panels, supplied
Stadium”. The stadium’s design allows it What makes the Levi's stadium special, by local company SunPower. The panels
to cater for wide range of events – from however, is the level of environmental will be used to generate power all year
football and motocross to concerts and sustainability and technology built into it. round, offsetting the electricity that
civic events. To add to its versatility, The venue is currently one of the largest is used during the 49ers home games.
capacity will be expendable to 75,000 for buildings registered with the US Green For the power it needs to buy in from
major events that require a smaller playing Building Council and the first stadium electricity suppliers, the 49ers have
field. The stadium is also designed to meet that will have both a green roof and solar signed an agreement with energy giant

NEW OPENING
NRG Energy to ensure sustainable include a high-efficiency geothermal temperatures and mitigate the heat island
power is being used. Through the unique water system and a unique “green roof”, effect. The greywater within the stadium
partnership, NRG will help the new facility which will include a waterproof membrane will be recycled and reused throughout
become the first professional football covered with plants. The roof will absorb venue. There will also be public transit
stadium to open with LEED certification. rainwater, provide eco-friendly insulation access and convenient bicycle parking to
Further green initiatives and solutions within the stands and help lower urban air cut down the use of cars.
Five fascinating facts...
1 The stadium’s lower bowl will

have 35 rows of seats; the first
row will only be about 10 feet
away from the playing surface
2 The stadium’s natural grass
has been growing for more
than a year at West Coast Turf
in Livingston, California
3 The 20,000sq ft 49ers Museum
will be sponsored by Sony
and will host sports education
programmes for youths
4 American footballers are big men -
the 49ers locker room will feature
10ft-tall walnut-wood lockers.
5 At 48ft tall and 200ft wide,
the stadium’s two video
scoreboards are the largest of
their kind in outdoor arenas.
Construction work was completed in July and the stadium officially opened in August

San Francisco 49ers project executive feed of the game, replays, led the creation of the IT
Jack Hill says sustainability is at the centre stats and even a function department at Facebook.
of the design. “We’ve incorporated a lot of displaying queuing times He is partnered by senior
energy saving measures within the stadium at the stadium’s various IT director, Dan Williams,
itself and we’re incorporated green points of sale. For the who spent four years at
thinking into everything we do – such as app to work, though, fans Facebook. The pair have
recycling most of the construction debris.” must have reliable access announced plans to have a
to the internet – and a lot terabit of capacity within
TECHNOLOGICAL REVOLUTION of bandwith. This in mind, the stadium. That means
Not only will Levi’s Stadium be one of the the stadium is set to have that even if every single
most eco-friendly in the world, but it will the best publicly accessible fan would bring an internet
also be one of the most technologically Wi-Fi network of a sports device to use at the game,
advanced. According to CEO Jed York, facility anywhere in the US. each smart phone and
the aim is to have a ticketless, cashless What makes it so special tablet would still have
building by enabling visitors to present is that it should allow all around 15mb to use.
their passes, order food and purchase 68,500 fans to have access Speaking at the
goods by using nothing but their mobile to high-speed internet SVForum sports
devices. Fans' tablets and smart phones will simultaneously. technology conference
also act as personal entertainment centres, Until now, the limits in Palo Alto in December
information points and scoreboards thanks of large-scale bandwidth The app has a range of 2013, Malik said: “Working
to the 49ers mobile app. have meant that stadium in-game features on the Levi’s Stadium is
The app, custom designed to be used operators have found it like taking a blank piece of
in the stadium, will feature a “real-time impossible to build a network that would paper and redefining the fan experience.
dashboard” for game-day fan tech features let every single fan connect at once. To We wanted to make sure fans would be
and a data analytics suite for use by the solve the issue, The 49ers utilised the able to move around the stadium without
team’s executives. The idea is to allow stadium’s closeness to Silicon Valley and missing any of the play – but couldn’t find
fans to step away from their seats – to recruited two top class IT professionals. anyone who was doing it in real-time so we
visit bathrooms or to make purchase at The club’s chief technology officer is Kunal had to design and produce it ourself.”
retail and F&B points – without missing Malik, regarded as one of Silicon Valley’s Those who prefer a traditional
any action. The app will feature a live leading tech experts and the man who scoreboard won’t be disappointed either.

NEW OPENING
The 49ers' chief of

technology Kunal Malik
– one of Silicon Valley's
leading tech experts
THE VISION FOR LEVI'S STADIUM HAS ALWAYS BEEN TO CREATE THE ULTIMATE
FAN EXPERIENCE THROUGH THE USE OF INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGY
AV specialist Daktronics has supplied two elements, setting its in-stadium experience
gigantic, 48ft tall HD-quality screens apart from all other outdoor sports venues
which will be placed at either end of the and rivaling the home viewing option. Fans
stadium. There is also a 3.6ft-tall “ribbon” expect a true HD experience at stadiums
border display that will wrap around the and technology like Daktronics displays,
length of the 1,650ft inner bowl. driven by Sony technology, can create that
Club president Gideon Yu said: “The immersive and dynamic experience."
vision for Levi’s Stadium is to create the The stadium is set to host its first event
ultimate fan experience through the use on 2 August 2014 when the San Jose
of innovative technology. The partnership Earthquakes and Seattle Sounders take
between Sony and Daktronics will outfit Daktronics supplied the giant HD screen on each other at a one-off Major League
the stadium with ground-breaking visual Soccer game. ●

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RESEARCH ROUND-UP
Science Snapshots
The heart repairing, cancer preventing, brain calming benefits of exercise: we
round up some of the latest research in the area of health, fitness and wellbeing
MENDING A BROKEN HEART

Exercise can boost sperm count
by up to 73 per cent
R
egular and strenuous exercise can reactivate dormant
stem cells, leading to the development of new heart
muscle – indicating that the damage caused by heart
disease or failure could be partially repaired by exercise.
Researchers from Liverpool John Moores University in the
UK showed that healthy rats undertaking the equivalent of
30 minutes’ strenuous exercise a day demonstrated activity
in 60 per cent of previously dormant heart stem cells. After
two weeks of exercise, there was a 7 per cent increase in the
number of cardiomyocites – the ‘beating’ cells in heart tissue.
While an exercise programme is normally included in cardiac
rehab, “maybe to be more effective it needs to be carried out
at a higher intensity, to activate the resident stem cells,” says BOOSTING MALE FERTILITY
Dr Georgina Ellison, who led the study.
QWaring, CD et al. European Heart Journal (2012)
I
n research by Harvard University, men who undertook
15 or more hours of moderate to vigorous exercise each
week had, on average, sperm counts that were 73 per cent
higher than those who exercised for less than five hours a
week. Mild exercise had no effect.
Sedentary activity, measured by the number of hours spent
watching TV, had a negative effect on sperm count: those who
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watched 20 or more hours of TV each week had a 44 per cent
lower sperm count than those who watched very little TV.
However, researchers warn that too much exercise can
be harmful to sperm production. Previous studies involving
professional marathon runners, elite cyclists and triathletes
have reported poor semen quality among these groups,
caused by the stress to the body brought on by prolonged
periods of intense exercise.
Exercise may help repair the damage caused by heart disease
QGaskins, AJ et al. British Journal of Sports Medicine (2013)

BRAIN PROTECTION
Exercise could lower breast
cancer risk by impacting
A
diet containing lots of fatty foods is associated with
a decline in brain functioning, elevating the risk of estrogen production
conditions such as Alzheimer’s. Exactly how this
occurs is unknown, but researchers think fatty acids from
food infiltrate the brain and jump-start a process that causes
damage to the regions responsible for memory and learning.
A study by the University of Minnesota in the US examined
the result of a high-fat diet (where at least 40 per cent of
calories were from fat) on memory in rats, and the subsequent
effects of exercise. Memory declined after four months of
the high-fat diet, but then improved once exercise – the
equivalent of 30 minutes’ jogging a day – was introduced.
After seven weeks, the rats on the high-fat diet were
scoring as well on the memory test as they had at the start,
whereas the memory of those not exercising continued to
decline. However, it’s not known if the same protective effect
would be noted in humans.
QMavanji, V et al. Presented at the annual meeting of the
Society for Neuroscience (2012)
WARDING OFF BREAST CANCER
T
he effect exercise has on how women produce estrogen
could be a reason why physical activity helps to reduce
the risk of breast cancer, US scientists have found.
Just under 400 healthy but sedentary females aged
18–30 years were randomly split into two groups. All were
premenopausal, meaning their bodies still produced estrogen
– a large contributing factor in developing breast cancer. The
first group remained inactive for the 16-week trial; the second
performed 30 minutes of moderate to vigorous aerobic
activity five times a week.
Exercise had a significant impact on two estrogen
metabolites – by-products when estrogen is broken down
by the body. Women in the exercise group had higher
levels of the relatively benign metabolite hydroxyestrone
and lower levels of 16 alpha-hydroxyestrone, a mutagenic
metabolite that’s capable of damaging DNA and that’s
considered potentially carcinogenic. Having more of the
benign metabolite and less of the damaging one is, say the
researchers, linked to warding off breast cancer.
QKurzer, Mindy S et al. Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers &
Might exercise protect the human brain from a fatty diet?
Prevention (2013)

RESEARCH ROUND-UP
A CALMING INFLUENCE
S
cientists at the University of Princeton, US, have
discovered that exercise has an impact on neurons in the
brain, ‘rewiring’ it to make it more resilient to stress.
In the study, one group of mice was given unlimited access
to a running wheel; another group was not and remained
sedentary and caged. As natural runners, mice will cover up
to 2.5 miles daily on a wheel. After six weeks, all mice were
briefly exposed to cold water, with brain activity analysed.
In the neurons of the sedentary mice, the shock spurred an
increase in ‘immediate early genes’ – short-lived genes that
are rapidly turned on when a neuron fires. The active mice
did not have these genes in their neurons, suggesting their
brain cells did not immediately leap into an excited state in
response to the cold water.
In the active mice, there was also a boost of activity in
inhibitory neurons that keep excitable neurons in check.
Fitter patients
In addition, their brain neurons released more of the
are more likely to
neurotransmitter gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA), which survive surgery
dampens neural excitement. And there were higher levels of a
protein that helps deliver and release GABA into the brain.
QGould, E et al. Journal of Neuroscience (2013)
FIT FOR SURGERY
F
Exercise makes itness, not age, should be used to determine whether
the brain more older people can have an operation, says new research
resilient to stress based on 389 adults – aged between 26 and 86 years
and with a mean age of 66 – who had liver surgery.
Each patient’s fitness was measured before their operation
via a maximal exercise test. Those who were fit and aged under
75 had a mortality rate after surgery of less than 1 per cent.
This rose slightly to 4 per cent for patients who were fit and
aged over 75. For patients who were unfit and under 75, the
mortality rate was 11 per cent, jumping to 21 per cent for those
who were aged over 75 and unfit.
In addition, regardless of age, people who were physically
unfit took longer to recover from their operation, spending an
average of 11 days longer in hospital after surgery.
Another recent study published in the American Journal
of Cardiology showed the chance of fit heart bypass patients
dying after surgery was only 1 per cent, going up to 5 per cent
among unfit patients.
QTrenell, M and Snowden, C et al. Annals of Surgery (2013)

BACTERIA AND OBESITY
Exercise outperformed
medication for strokes
B
acteria in the human gut could play a vital role in
determining who is obese and who is lean, leading to the
possibility of new treatments to fight obesity, according
to a US study which investigated the effect of gut microbiome
on obesity versus influences such as genes and diet.
Four sets of identical female twins were recruited for the
study, with one twin being lean and the other obese. Using
stool samples, researchers collected bacteria, viruses and
protozoans present in each participant’s gut. These were then
placed into a large group of mice.
The study found the mix of living organisms inside the
mice’s digestive tracts began to resemble the mixes inside
their human donors. The mice went on to develop similar
characteristics to the women whose gut microbiomes they
had received, with mice that adopted microbiomes from
obese women developing obesity and those receiving lean
transplants remaining lean.
The intestinal flora of the lean mice also worked better at
breaking down and fermenting dietary sugars than the flora of
the obese mice, while non-digestible starches passed through
the digestive system at a quicker rate in the lean specimens,
leading to thinner mice. EXERCISE OR MEDICATION?
With the effects of genes and diet removed from the
E
equation, the experiment helps to highlight the specific ways xercise could be as beneficial as pills for people who
the gut’s organisms influence weight gain. have suffered a stroke or experience heart conditions,
QDr Jeffrey I Gordon et al. Science (2013) according to a new meta-study.
Scientists studied hundreds of trials, involving nearly
340,000 patients, to investigate the benefits of both exercise
and drugs in preventing death, exploring the management of
conditions such as existing heart disease, stroke rehab, heart
failure and pre-diabetes.
Physical exertion and activity were found to rival the
performance of some heart-related drugs, and outperformed
medication for strokes: exercise was the best form of help for
strokes in terms of life expectancy, while medication known as
diuretics worked best for heart failure patients.
Though acknowledging there’s currently insufficient
evidence to recommend exercise over medication, the
scientists believe their findings warrant further exploration,
and suggest exercise should be added to GP prescriptions with
exercise and medication used together for the best results.
Could bacteria present in the gut influence obesity levels?
QHuseyin Naci et al. British Medical Journal (2013)

SUSTAINABILITY
MAKING IT GREEN
Investing in environmentally friendly practices not only reduces energy costs in the long
term, it will also offer venues an additional selling point when trying to attract increasingly
environmentally-savvy fans. We look at some examples of sustainable sports design and operations.
US OPEN TENNIS TOURNAMENT plastic bottles; and delivered a campaign

"Our courts may be blue, but we're to reduce private transport so that most of
thinking green." That's the environmental the fans now arrive using public transport.
pledge of the United States Tennis As well as the partnership with the
Association (USTA), the national governing US' Natural Resources Defense Council
body for tennis, which hosts the US Open (NRDC), USTA has teamed up with other
at The Billie Jean King National Tennis organisations as part of its green strategy.
Center in New York. A grand venue for In 2012, it joined the Green Sports
a Grand Slam, the complex has been All waste is categorised across the venue Alliance, an organization of sports teams,
home for the US Open every September venues and leagues aimed at enhancing
since 1978 and houses a total of 22 tennis US Open's paper trail environmental evolution of professional
courts inside its 46.5 acres. and collegiate sports.
The green thinking pledge was Ť The 2.4m napkins in the general Gordon Smith, USTA executive
formulated in 2008 as part of concession area are comprised of 100 director and chief operating officer,
USTA's efforts to implement more per cent recycled material said: "Our commitment to reducing the
environmentally-sound practices at the US Ť All printed materials are composed of environmental impact is an important
Open. There were two key issues behind at least 30 per cent recycled materia endeavor and we are continually
the push for sustainability – the need to Ť US Open tickets are printed on paper seeking ways to enhance our greening
match spectators' increasing expectations comprised of 30 per cent post- efforts. With comprehensive ecological
to see green initiatives in practice and consumer waste, and parking books, programme that we've established at the
cutting the burgeoning energy costs. parking visors and coupon books are US Open, we hope to foster environmental
Since its launch, the Green Initiative printed on paper comprised of 10-15 progress and inspire fans to create a
has resulted in more than 850 tons of percent post-consumer waste positive change.”
waste being diverted through recycling Ť The paper towel dispensers located The tennis legend whose name the
and composting; saved more than 1,100 throughout the US Open venues have stadium carries is an enthusiastic supporter
tons of greenhouse gas emissions; offset been replaced with energy-saving of the Green Initiative. "To solve the
enough electricity to power 600 homes motion-sensor dispensers serious environmental problems facing
for one year; recycled almost 1.5 million our planet, we need to shift our culture

The 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil was the greenest tournament in World Cup history
toward more sustainable practices," One of the newly-built World were some of the key issues addressed.
Billie Jean King says. "Sports are hugely A total of US$20m (15m euro, £13m)
influental and can play a significant role in Cup stadiums – Estádio has been be invested by FIFA in the
causing a 'green' ripple effect of enormous implementation of the strategy. Further
proportions, encouraging industries and
Nacional in the capital support for the sustainability effort has
consumers alike to improve the choices city of Brasilia – is now been provided by FIFA’s commercial
they make every day." affiliates and other stakeholders. The
rated as one of the world's strategy builds on the experience
BRAZIL 2014 WORLD CUP gained from environmental and social
The organising committee of the Brazil
most sustainable stadia development programmes at FIFA
2014 World Cup (LOC) and FIFA created tournaments since 2005, on international
a strategy to make this year’s competition effects of hosting the FIFA World Cup. standards such as ISO 26000 and the
the greenest ever. The sustainability Green stadia, waste management, Global Reporting Initiative and on the
strategy developed by FIFA and the LOC community sport, reducing and offsetting development policies of the government
aimed not only to mitigate the negative carbon emissions, renewable energy, of Brazil. The 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil
impact but also to maximise the positive climate change and capacity development was the first FIFA World Cup to have a

SUSTAINABILITY
comprehensive sustainability strategy. the handling and the destination of waste. American professional sports. Creating
One of the newly-built stadiums – Estádio FIFA and LOC promoted recycling in a green venue was one of the key issues
Nacional in Brasilia – is now rated as one collaboration with local cooperatives. for the New York Giants and New York
of the world's most sustainable stadia. Climate change: FIFA and LOC will estimate Jets – the two NFL teams that built and
The 72,800-capacity venue, designed the tournament’s carbon footbrint and now operate the venue through a 50/50
by Castro Mello, is carbon neutral and developed wide-ranging measures to avoid, partnership – MetLife Stadium Company.
was the first in history to be awarded the reduce and offset emissions. The New Stadium, built on the site of the
highest sustainability certificate, the LEED former Giants Stadium, has succeeded in
Platinum. reducing water demand by an estimated
Federico Addiechi, FIFA’s head Metlife Stadium is looking to 11m gallons per year – or a 25 per cent
of corporate social responsibility, reduction in the average annual water
said: “The goal was to stage an event
influence fan behaviour with demand. The major water conservation
which used resources wisely, striking education programmes and design features include synthetic turf –
a balance between economic aspects, saving 3.5m gallons of water per year – and
social development and environmental by actively promoting the the waterless urinals throughout the men’s
protection. We wanted the 2014 World use of public transport and restrooms, saving an additional 2.7m
Cup to be remembered not only as a gallons per year.
fantastic football tournament, but also for car pooling on match days Metlife also uses energy efficient,
its lasting social and environmental legacy." United States Environmental Protection
Agency Energy-Star compliant concession
Methods included Volunteer training: Additional training equipment, heating cooling and
Green Buildings: Many of the stadiums modules were offered to all 2014 FIFA ventilation systems and lighting, which
achieved LEED certifications and were World Cup volunteers enhancing their use 25-50 per cent less energy. This
fitted with solar panels . In addition, FIFA future employment opportunities. reduces costs without compromising
and LOC organised certified training quality of performance, reduces air
courses on sustainable management for all METLIFE STADIUM pollution, provides a significant return
stadium managers The Metlife Stadium in East Rutherford, on investment, and typically has an
Waste management: The objective of a New Jersey, US has made its name as extended product life and decreased
new waste law in Brazil is to better control one of the most sustainable stadiums in need for maintenance. Energy efficient
Getting into the swing of things water. Although ardent golfers will find
the ball a little sluggish for competition
The luxury Six Senses Con Dao resort on the greens, it is perfect for practice.
on the island of Con Son in Vietnam has While the idea might seem outlandish,
come up with a novel, eco-friendly way there is a serious side to the initiative –
for guests to practise their golf swings in the balls are a more sustainable way for
environmentally delicate surroundings. guests to play golf in a region that has
The resort has introduced Ecobioball a beautiful yet vulnerable eco system.
– balls that have a core made out of fish There is no need for floodlighted driving
food. The food is released when the outer ranges as the ball can be safely launched
cover of the ball biodegrades – around from any surface – and as an added plus
48 hours after coming into contact with gives local fish a free lunch. The ball can be safely hit from any surface

The Metlife Stadium in New Jersey uses 25 per cent less water each year than its predecessor, the former Giants Stadium
Low E coating/glazing has also been used the 2010 Commonwealth Games, the
in the windows. Compared to the old venue has earned a CII-IGBC-Gold rating.
Giants Stadium, the glass used at Metlife Eco-friendly solutions at Thyagaraj
transmits 56 per cent less destructive UV include the use of solar panels to
light, is 51 per cent better as an insulator, provide all electricity for lighting – with
and is 24 per cent better at reducing heat any excess generated being fed into
gain – while only sacrificing 3 per cent of Delhi’s main power grid using integrated
the total visible light available. photovoltaic cells. Other key features
There’s also a long-term commitment incorporated in the stadium include the
to reducing solid waste by 25 per cent use of rainwater harvesting for flushing
through recycling and composting and horticulture, double-insulated glazing
programmes. Fifty tons of solid waste and an independent sewage treatment
is produced on an average game day in plant with a capacity of more than
the parking areas and another 20 tons is The Thyagraj Sports Complex in New Delhi 200,000 litres a day. Thyagaraj Stadium
produced in the actual stadium. is owned by the Government of National
Fan behaviour and eco-awareness messages; “green” programme goals and Capital Territory of Delhi (GNCTD) and
among spectators is another area that achievements via web site portal; Green is part of the larger Thyagaraj Sports
Metlife is seeking to influence. Both Promotional Events. Complex. GNCTD's chief minister, Sheila
teams actively promote the use of public Dikshit, said the IGBC award reflected
transport and car pooling/ride sharing THYAGARAJ STADIUM Delhi’s pioneering role in promoting
for spectactors travelling to events. New Delhi’s Thyagaraj Stadium is the first eco-friendly practices. She added that
There are comprehensive fan education sports venue to receive a gold rating from the success of Thyagaraj would encourage
and participation programmes which use the Indian Green Building Council (IGBC). other states in India to invest in more
public service announcements; scoreboard Designed by architects Peddle Thorp for sustainable sports infrastructure. ●

SPORTS TECHNOLOGY
TECHNOLOGICAL
REVOLUTION
From fan engagement apps to the array of gadgets designed to enhance
performance and training techniques, technology is radically altering the face
of sports. We look at some of the products at the heart of this revolution
JASON HOLLAND O PRODUCT JOURNALIST O SPORTS MANAGEMENT
A
Premier League manager uses stadium, a fan uses his mobile phone to analysis to inform their decisions, but
DNA profiling to assess which not only purchase a seat upgrade, but also new technologies are revolutionising the
of his players is most likely to book a once-in-a-lifetime experience out process to offer a means of predicting
pick up an injury and adjusts on the field of play. anything from injuries to the outcomes
training sessions accordingly. A legend These are not visions of the future of games. UK-based company DNAFit
of the national football team receives a but are all things that are happening is pioneering a DNA test which analyses
much-needed massage during play from now. Combined with a plethora of other genes linked to areas of sporting
the shirt he is wearing. And sitting in the developments, they represent the leading performance, with the idea of creating a
edge of how technology is changing the unique training and nutritional programme
way sport is played, analysed, coached and for an athlete’s individual genetic profile.
watched. And they are not just applicable After taking swabs from the athletes’
to the top echelons of the sporting world mouths, the company conducts a
– but to all varieties of amateurs, fitness specially-developed test of the DNA
enthusiasts and fans. to assess key sporting areas such as
power, endurance, speed of recovery
Unlocking performance potential and susceptibility to injury. The test also
Professional sports coaches and provides information on tolerance to
managers have long used statistical various food types such as carbohydrates
and saturated fats.
Two anonymous English Premier League
DNAFit has pioneered a DNA test which clubs and a top European football club
analyses the link between genes and have reportedly used DNAFit’s test to
sporting performance discover the best training methods for
individual footballers and assess who are

The FWD Powershot sensors are
fitted on the end of ice hockey
sticks, allowing users to measure
a number of data points
the most likely candidates to pick up an detect and analyse complex to social networks, meaning
injury. The product is also available to movements, resulting users can also compare stats
complete beginners, allowing anyone to in players being able to with other players around the
match their results against the professional collect data related to the world.
athletes who've made their results public. acceleration and speed of the In a similar vein, US startup
Canada’s Quattriuum has developed a stick, the angles and duration company Zepp has developed
completely different type of technology of movement, as well as the its own sensor to measure the
but has also made it available to players speed of the stick’s rotation. movements of baseball, golf
of all abilities. FWD Powershot is a sensor The seven-inch long sensor and tennis players' actions. The
that fits in the end of an ice hockey stick, weighs only 50 grams – so one-inch sensor attaches to
allowing its user to measure different does not add a significant bulk to a player’s the various pieces of equipment used in
aspects of their performance and stick. It works via bluetooth connection, the sports and tracks a number of metrics,
potentially improve their power or form. and Quattriuum has released a mobile with the data transferred to apps on
The FWD features a high-performance app called FWD Sportscard that records Android or iOS devices. The information it
miniaturised platform incorporated into statistics on up to 1,000 shots, with a provides can then be used to target areas
the device to process algorithms used to range of 10 metres. The FWD is also linked for improvement, offering players and

SPORTS TECHNOLOGY
IBM's predictive analytics has been used

in both tennis and rugby (right) and
offers fans real-time statistics
coaches the chance to observe, assess and

manipulate data to adjust training regimes.
Track and improve

These sensors are among an ever-
increasing array of products able to
gather data with the aim of improving
performance – whether they are wearable
on the wrist, wrapped around an arm,
embedded in a shirt or placed in running
shoes, or in the above cases, a hockey
stick or golf club.
The field is growing at such a rate that
many technology giants are taking a real
interest. Both Apple and Samsung have
unveiled activity and fitness tracking
platforms, which would be available to
customers of all levels of ability and aim to With HealthKit, you can now get a single,
bring a range of information together into
one space to create a complete profile of comprehensive picture of your health situation
a user’s health and fitness.
Apple’s Healthkit tracker comes with
a user-facing app called Health, and will the new platform, which will be part of "But now you can. HealthKit provides
feature a number of high- its new operating system iOS 8 for both a single place that applications can
profile collaborations iPhones and iPads. contribute to a composite profile of your
with companies “Developers have created a vast array activity and health.”
such as Nike. It is of healthcare devices and accompanying Samsung has unveiled a prototype
also working with applications – everything from monitoring wristband, Simband, and the technology
renowned US your activity level, to your heart rate, to platform Sami (Samsung Architecture
health provider your weight, as well as chronic medical Multimedia Interactions). Simband
Mayo Clinic to conditions like high blood pressure will likely feature wi-fi and Bluetooth
integrate medical and diabetes,” said Craig Federighi, connectivity, while Sami would serve as
information via Apple's senior vice president of software a cloud-based system to store all of the
engineering in June 2014. “But up until collected information. Using a number of
Samsung's Simband now the information gathered by those digital display systems, Sami would then
has been heralded applications lives in silos. So far you haven't be able to present its user with a number
as "the future of been able to get a single, comprehensive of different readings related to their
wellness metrics" picture of your health situation. health and fitness.

The company hopes to have a beta also been using its predictive analytics
version of both the Simband and the IBM has focused on predictive analytics software in the English Premier League,
resulting digital interfaces used for Sami systems to assist professional coaches where games featuring three top teams
by the end of 2014, in order to give other and broadcasters to predict outcomes have been monitored.
developers the chance to help progress The IBM system has the additional
ideas toward collecting and sharing benefit of enhancing fan engagement,
health-related data. Used at the 2013 and 2014 Wimbledon with fans able to observe a range of stats
Another big player, computer giant Championships, footage was taken from and metrics while games are played live.
IBM, is focused on developing predictive 3D cameras placed around the court as For this reason, the system has been put
analytics to aid predicting the outcomes games were played to monitor how players into operation on governing body the
of games. It's developed a tracking system were performing. The research data was Rugby Football Union’s website. Similarly,
designed to forecast who is most likely then compared with footage to establish the player-specific data that is obtained
to win tennis matches. IBM's SlamTracker critical aspects of play that could help through devices such as Zepp and the
combines 39m data points gathered from to determine the winner of the game. A FWD Powershot could potentially be used
seven years of Grand Slam tennis matches similar system was tested during rugby’s to supply viewers or commentators with
to determine each player’s pattern of play. Six Nations tournament, and IBM has more detailed information and analysis.

SPORTS TECHNOLOGY
Fan engagement and participation

New technologies designed to improve
the fan experience cover more than
just data analysis, however. Australia-
headquartered Wearable Experiments
(We:eX) has developed a shirt which
enables fans to experience the same
sensory sensations as athletes in real-time
during games and contests.
The Alert Shirt receives real-time
sports data transmitted via a Bluetooth
smartphone app to a set of electronics
embedded within the jersey. It then
converts this data into powerful The Alert Shirt has been
sensations that simulate live sports designed to give fans a
action, allowing fans to gain a sensual "sensual experience"
experience based on what is happening to
sportspeople during an event.
“Wearable technology must be Alert Shirt is about connecting humans Spontly, producing an app that enables
intuitive and seamless within our daily across vast distances and bringing the fans to take photos and post commentary
lives, enhancing our life experience while emotions, frustrations and joys of the during a match which will be instantly
connecting us to other people and the active game to life in a way that we've available online.
world," says Billie Whitehouse, designer never been able to experience." A major stumbling block for such
and director at We:eX. Our new product The shirt could, for an example, feature apps though is stadium connectivity.
is a major first step in the right direction. the latest sensation that professional To get round this, Spontly says it uses
footballers are experiencing – an in-game compression techniques and an outbox
“micro massage”. In manufacturing function that stores and then sends the
shirts for Italy’s national team to wear posts in the background as and when there
at the 2014 World Cup, Puma added is a connection, therefore relying more on
micro-massage taping laced into the fabric 3G than a wi-fi connection.
to “provide players with a faster, more US company Experience has taken the
effective energy supply to the active use of apps a step further. The company
muscles”. It is another example, though, of will implement technology for Major
a technology that could easily filter down League Soccer club Sporting Kansas City
to the general consumer market. offering fans the chance to purchase seat
Elsewhere, apps provide an ideal upgrades and one-of-a-kind experiences –
platform for sports teams to engage with such as attending player meet and greets
their fans because they are easy to use, at the team’s Sporting Park – from their
are mobile and have a vast potential user mobile devices.
database. One obvious method of using an The technology will be integrated into
app is to enhance fans’ social experience the existing Sporting Club Uphoria mobile
during game play. Professional rugby club application for iOS and Android, which
Zepp's 3D Baseball Swing Analyzer can also be Newcastle Falcons has done just that by offers video highlights and live stats
used to analyse and improve golf swings partnering with local technology company among other features. In addition to the

Sporting Kansas
City has invested in
creating an interactive
fan experience
fan benefits, the tool also captures data

and integrates with customer relationship
management systems, allowing the sports
teams to make marketing decisions in
real-time and provide more focused Nike's new shirts, produced
offerings to fans. for the 2014 FIFA World
Other apps focus directly on Cup, featured innovative
encouraging participation in sports, "micro massages"
helping teams or local clubs find new
members, matching game opponents
or training partners, or discovering
other enthusiasts to cover for injured
teammates. For example, Canadian Technology is increasingly being used in
software company Geosports has
developed an app specifically designed to managing stadiums and facilities
try and increase participation in sport. It
allows users to advertise the sport they
want to practice, along with the time could offer the fan all sorts of information players, broadcasters and the mascot,
and date that they are available, with during a game, from stats, news and videos Stuff, with Google Glass eyewear, their
a notification being sent out to other to presenting directions to the venue and varying perspectives of the in-game
users with the same interest near to their to their seats, as well as pricing and special experience were captured in real-time and
chosen location. offers for merchandise or food. projected on a high-definition video board
Finally, augmented reality has the NBA basketball team the Orlando at the team’s Amway Center arena, using
potential to completely transform the way Magic utilised Google Glass technology CrowdOptic’s software platform. This
fans experience sports events. Google for a game against the Brooklyn Nets gave fans a unique insight into game day
Glass, with its small heads up display, during the 2013-14 season. Fitting two events, and the team is currently exploring

SPORTS TECHNOLOGY
Avegant Glyph's Virtual Retina Display

(above) and Google Glass (right) are
set to transform the way sports are
consumed and viewed by fans
ways to incorporate the technology at that the sports are played in. A good for application in other venues and
other games next season. example of this is Dutch football club recreational sites across the world.
A device such as Avegant Glyph’s Virtual AFC Ajax’s home, The Amsterdam Although these developments all appear
Retina Display has the potential to take ArenA. A contract with the Municipality positive, crowd management techniques
the fan experience even further. With this of Amsterdam was signed in April 2014 can be a controversial issue. The use
headset, an image is created when a low- which will facilitate the use of tablets of face recognition technology, for an
powered colour LED is reflected onto an and smartphones in the stadium and example, is already being used to monitor
array of two million micromirrors, which implement new methods of crowd sports fans – as well as identify "known
shape the light into a two-dimensional management around the arena. troublemakers" – at the gates of stadiums
image that is beamed straight onto the In the coming years the stadium will – and is becoming more prominent.
wearer's retina. In theory, this offers the also innovate the use of energy grids, Already in use in the US, South America
chance to experience a sport as if sitting improved connectivity and the use of and Germany, the technology is used
in the front row, with a 45 degree field applications for visitors attending the to scan and save the images of people
of view, no TV outline, head tracking venue and its surrounding areas. entering grounds, with the data being
capabilities, and built-in audio, all delivered Ajax’s home stadium will also become a stored on a country-wide database.
via a streaming media application. testing ground for new tech innovations Although there may be concerns about
It is still early days for such technology and ideas, with stadium owners Ajax a possible invasion of privacy, the aim
but the possibilities are numerous. pushing forward with the formation of an of using such technology to eradicate
onsite "Living Lab". sports-related violence and troublesome
Facility-based improvements The logic behind the idea will allow for fans is a noble one, and neatly illustrates
Another major strand to the integration companies to test their inventions and the sheer variety of uses for new
of technology into the sports industry is ideas, with successful creations being technology in sport. The revolution is
in managing the stadiums and facilities promoted by the stadium and its partners only just beginning. ●

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AFLS+P
The Cornerhouse, 91-93 Farringdon Road, London, EC1M 3LN, UK
Tel: +44 (0)20 7831 8877
Fax: +44 (0)20 7831 4477
Email: [email protected]
Web: www.AFLSP.com
Twitter: @AFLSP Keith Ashton, director
Background briefing
AFLS+P is the leading designer of sports
and leisure buildings around the world.
Our wide experience covers the delivery
of major Olympic projects and FIFA World
Cup venues to community sports pavilions.
We work in the leisure, sports and health
and fitness markets – ranging from
small-scale refurbishments to large asset
improvement programmes.
Main services
AFLS+P is the UK’s largest architectural
practice specialising in major sport, leisure The Pods in Scunthorpe, UK
and community infrastructure projects

across Europe, the Middle East, Africa and Additional services and completed projects in other
Asia. With more than 30 years of experi- Alongside our architects, masterplanners, diverse market sectors, including
ence, we advise on, develop and deliver project managers and designers, our commercial, health, office, education,
the very best solutions for our clients. We consulting team advises government entertainment, retail, art and culture,
have developed a reputation for providing organisations on best-practice thinking leisure, residential, industrial, interior
exceptional solutions which recognise and the creation of development toolkits design and mixed use.
operating requirements and maximise for successful project delivery.
development profitability. Where in the world?
AFLS+P couples good design with Top clients UK, Europe, Asia, Middle East, Africa.
excellent project delivery. We focus on National olympic committees, sports
increasing participation in sport and the clubs, trusts, charities, health and Who’s who?
economic sustainability of the facilities fitness clubs, sports operators, Keith Ashton, director
we develop. Each place we create has national and local government John Roberts, director
an appropriate identity and a focus on and national governing bodies of Phil Osborne, director
commercial success. sport. AFLS+P has also designed Peter Simpson, director

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of synthetic athletics tracks, football pitches, hockey pitches,
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individually tailored multi sports areas.
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Brunel House, Jessop Way, Newark, Nottinghamshire, NG24 2ER, England

tel: +44 (0)1636 615866 fax: +44 (0)1636 615867
email: [email protected] www.charleslawrencesurfaces.co.uk

COMPANY PROFILE
Charles Lawrence
Brunel House, Jessop Way, Newark,
Nottinghamshire N24 2ER, UK
Tel: 01636 615866
Web: www.charleslawrencesurfaces.co.uk
Background briefing Southsea The Blue School, Wells

Charles Lawrence Surfaces The John of Gaunt School,
has been at the forefront of Trowbridge Redheugh Football
the artificial sports surfacing Club, Gateshead Meridian Sports
industry since 1975, making Club, Greenwich Leicester
it one of the most respected City Football Club The Oxford
and long established names Academy Oxstalls Tennis Centre,
within the sector. Gloucester.
Main products and services What are your business goals

Construction of synthetic for 2014-15?
turf sports pitches, athletics To continue providing quality
tracks, tennis courts, multi- installations at competitive
use games areas and surfacing prices, delivered via a
to sports halls in addition to all professional and approachable
associated works. team. To strengthen our already
Recent projects include a training facility at Leicester City Football Club strong financial position within
Additional services the industry by continuing to
Assisting clients with top plant where appropriate. We also have a full give our clients good quality
quality design input from full project time in-house health and safety manager, facilities by our highly trained team who are
design and build, to contributing to any who offers professional guidance and encouraged to train towards recognised
client design team as required. ensures the requirements of the CDM qualifications that ensure that they always
regulations are fulfilled. have the skills to tackle the task in hand.
USPs We're BSI registered with ISO 9001
We have total in house control from the accreditation and hold Constructionline Who's who:
first excavations to the last items of and CHAS memberships. Andrew MacAllister, director (managing)
synthetics. We've always retained and Tony Aitchison, regional director (construction)
valued our ability to install synthetic Top clients Craig Ford, estimating manager
surfaces using our own fully trained Recent Projects: Sir Thomas Picton Jason Young, quality assurance and health &
workforce, and using our own specialist School, Haverfordwest St John's College, safety manager

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CYBEX International UK
Premier House, Beveridge Lane, Bardon, Coalville, Leicestershire LE67 1TB
Tel: +44 (0)845 606 0228 Fax: +44 (0)845 606 0227
Blog: http://blog.cybexintl.com/blog
Web: www.cybexintl.com
Twitter: @cybexUK Rob Thurston,
Facebook: facebook.com/cybexintl Commercial Director
About us Top clients

CYBEX is a leading manufacturer of Nuffield Health, Northampton Borough-
premium commercial fitness equipment. Council, Telford & Wrekin Council, Metro
The company’s dedication to exercise Fitness, University of Bristol, University
science, through the CYBEX Institute, of Birmingham, University of Liverpool,
leads the fitness industry in the University of Nottingham, Champneys
development of exercise machines that Health Resorts, Sole Fitness, Ricky Hatton
enhance human performance. With more Health & Fitness & SportHouse. Shows
than 90 patents, CYBEX equipment is attending in 2014 IHRSA, FIBO, Body
innovative in design, durable in structure Power Expo, LIW, SIBEC EU, Snap Fitness,
and engineered to be biomechanically Reebok Sports Club.
correct to produce optimum results with
minimum stress on the body. Shows attending in 2014
IHRSA, FIBO, Body Power Expo,
Main products LIW, SIBEC EU, ukactive Flame Confer-
CYBEX manufactures the industry’s largest ence, Higher Education Estates Forum.
selection of strength equipment, with over
150 unique pieces comprising four lines of Testimonials
selectorized equipment including the new “When a colleague described CYBEX
12 piece Eagle NX range, the Bravo Func- Cybex produces a wide range of strength equipment equipment as ‘the best on the market’, I
tional Training series of cable machines, had to find out more - I visited existing
plate-loaded, free weights and Big Iron CYBEX client Hatton Health & Fitness and
power racks. Cardio includes treadmills Additional services was immediately impressed by what I saw,
and bikes plus the revolutionary Arc CYBEX also provides customised 3D particularly the strength lines.
Trainer, all with integrated entertainment CAD facility design consultancy and I now tell everyone that once you’ve
and iPod connectivity options. CYBEX’s bespoke marketing packages, offers used CYBEX equipment you won’t find
most advanced entertainment console, flexible financing options, ongoing service anything better and the feedback from
the E3 View is also available with the 770 and warranty support and runs over our members is proof of that.”
cardio series. CYBEX manufactures a full 30 Register of Exercise Professionals- Simon Sole, owner, Sole Fitness
IFI accredited Total Access range. accredited seminars across the UK. (Cybex UK showcase site)

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COMPANY PROFILE
Escape Fitness
The Office Village, Cygnet Park, Hampton, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, PE7 8FD, UK
Tel: 01733 313535
Blog: www.escapefitness.com/blog
Web: www.escapefitness.com
Twitter: @escapefitness
Linkedin: www.linkedin.com/company/escapefitness Matthew Januszek,
Facebook: www.facebook.com/escapefitness customer solutions director
Background briefing
Since starting 15 years ago, Escape
Fitness has built a reputation for product
innovation, quality and design and through
great partnerships, has managed to grow
and compete in very challenging markets.
Escape Fitness has been invited to work
with more than 1,000 businesses from 54
countries across the globe.
These comprise small start-ups to major
multi-nationals requiring membership
engagement and business growth strate-
gies. Some have gone on to become major
players in our industry.
Main products and services

Escape Fitness is a leading expert in
functional fitness solutions – designing, Escape is seen as the specialist in providing functional training solutions
equipping, installing and educating.

Frustrated with the low quality and Top clients Plans for 2014-15
durability of goods coming out China, Escape Fitness’ business has been built on Having made vast inroads into the USA
Escape Fitness set up a factory becoming repeat customers and word of mouth. It fitness market during 2014, as well as
the first in the world to get TUV works with some of the industry’s leading expanding further into the rest of the
certification for the manufacture of brands and has done consistently since it world, Escape Fitness plans to continue
free-weights from China. By delivering not started. Companies and brands like Fitness its global growth.
just the product, but also the know-how, First, Virgin Active, Equinox, UFC Gyms, It plans to focus on developing in-
Escape Fitness better prepares clients for Crunch Fitness, David Lloyd, Jatomi, novative products, design and education
success allowing them to provide unique Reebok Sports Club, The Third Space, solutions and continuing to build and
and engaging fitness experiences, thus Nuffield Health, MAC Fitness, Anytime develop great partnerships in a very chal-
reducing member attrition. Fitness among others. lenging global health and fitness market.

Experts in the design of sports buildings
for community, training and events
@FaulknerBrowns www.faulknerbrowns.co.uk
COMPANY PROFILE
FaulknerBrowns Architects
Dobson House, Northumbrian Way, Killingworth,
Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear, NE12 6QW UK
Tel: 0191 268 3007
Fax: 0191 247 8132
Web: www.faulknerbrowns.co.uk
Twitter: @FaulknerBrowns Sports partner Mike Hall
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COMPANY PROFILE
FieldTurf Tarkett
Unit 2, Swanston Steadings, 109 Swanston Road, Edinburgh EH10 7DS UK Paul Fraser (left), Lee Gladwell (centre)
Tel: +44 (0) 131 629 0437 and Grant Anderson (right)
Web: www.fieldturf.com
Twitter: @FieldTurfEMEA
Linkedin: www.linkedin.com/company/fieldturf-inc
Background briefing constraints, especially if they are technical

FieldTurf is a world leader in artificial turf or budgetary. FieldTurf’s state-of-the-art
innovation with more than 7,000 sports products represent years of expertise that
field customers across the globe. The has led to our unique patented concepts.
inventor of the 3G artificial turf systems is Fieldturf’s product range promotes
part of Tarkett Sports, the sports division performance and flexibility and is at the
of the Tarkett Group. leading edge of technology and innovation.
Main products and services A FieldTurf installation at Cardiff Arms Park Top clients
The company has a range of synthetic Cardiff Blues, FC Barcelona, Red Star
turf products designed for soccer, professional institutions of sports choose FC, Cambuur Leeuwarden, VVV Venlo,
rugby, and hockey at all levels of the FieldTurf, considered as a system with Paris-Saint-Germain, Ajax Amsterdam,
game. The company also has a complete a high technology and high innovative Clairefontaine, FSV Gütersloh 2009,
range of tennis, golf and landscape concept (safety, comfort and playability). FC Thun, FC Wil, Qviding FIF, Volendam
surfaces. FieldTurf offers a wide range FC, Michigan Wolverines, Zenit Saint
of possibilities with various options of: Additional services Petersburg, Hockey Club Lugano,
pile height (from 12 to 70 mm), fibers FieldTurf is a FIFA Preferred Producer, Aviron Bayonnais, New England Patriots,
(monofilament, fibrillated, texturized, an IRB Preferred Producer and a partner Maidstone FC and FC Luzern.
combined), infill (SBR, Cryogenic, TPE, of the most important federations such
cork) and shock pad (pre-fab or in-situ). as FIFA, IRB, ITF and FIH. FieldTurf is a Testimonial
Through the perspective of driving member of the European Synthetic Turf “The new surface will allow games to go
relentlessly to improve artificial turf Organization and has developed strong ahead no matter the weather and will
systems, FieldTurf integrated its own yarn partnerships with sport federations enable us to play a more expansive and
manufacturing plant, based in Germany, ensuring FieldTurf’s global presence. attractive game for supporters to enjoy."
becoming one of the most vertically Cardiff Blues CEO Richard Holland:
integrated companies in the industry, USPs
thanks to its full control over all elements At Fieldturf, giving full satisfaction to Who's Who
of the turf system: yarn, tufting, coating, our customers remains a priority. To Paul Fraser, sales director Northern Europe
installation and maintenance. Many satisfy the customer, it is essential to take Grant Anderson, sales manager UK
international sports federations and into account their needs, but also their Lee Gladwell, sales manager UK

COMPANY PROFILE
Gladstone Health & Leisure

Hithercroft Road, Wallingford, Oxfordshire, OX10 9BT, UK
Tel: +44 (0)1491 201010
Web: www.gladstonemrm.com Arthur Morris,
Twitter: @gladstonemrm managing director
Background briefing
Gladstone Health & Leisure has been at the
forefront of leisure management software
technology for more than 30 years. We are
the trusted software partner for leisure
centres, sports facilities, universities and
health clubs across the UK, Ireland, and
Australasia. More than 30,000 licensed
The company’s
users rely on our membership, bookings, products include
check-in, security, point of sale and mobile software
business intelligence applications everyday. allowing members to
book classes on the go
Millions of members also benefit from
our products by booking, signing up for
memberships and making payments on
the web, on their smartphones or through swim school software, contact manager, Key personnel
self-service kiosks twenty-four seven. mobile, theatre bookings and online Arthur Morris, managing director
At the heart of our product range is a customer portals. Scott Saklad, CEO
single database that links with multiple Tom Withers, sales & marketing director
modules to give the most comprehensive Additional services
and flexible leisure management solution Custom development, project Testimonial
on the market. This means that a Gladstone management, online and on-site training, "It has been great to see Gladstone
system will benefit you with all the great implementation, 3rd party integration working in conjunction with its customers
features of the market-leading Plus2 and card services. over the past couple of years. This has
product and can bolt on additional modules resulted in them successfully delivering
to drive even more value for your business. Key customers on a number of key developments with
Leisure trusts, local authorities, Edinburgh Leisure and our customers are
Product range universities and private chains. reaping the benefits."
Leisure management software including Stuart Fairbairn,
membership management, epos, booking, Shows attending in 2014-15 ICT Manager,
resources, reporting, access, kiosks, LIW Edinburgh Leisure.

Beach Volleyball Grand Slam, Klagenfurt (Austria)
Only the referee will be closer

to the action.
Photo: Bernhard Horst
NUSSLI ensures the reliable implementation of your grandstand systems with custom solutions
and sophisticated logistics processes – from the initial planning to the final handover.
nussli.com
COMPANY PROFILE
NUSSLI Group
Hauptstrasse 36, Hüttwilen, 8536, Switzerland
Tel: +41 52 748 22 11
Fax: +41 52 748 22 00
Web: www.nussli.com
Background briefing
NUSSLI was founded in 1941 as the Nüssli
Carpentry Workshop in Hüttwilen,
Switzerland. Whether temporary,
modular or permanent structures – with
the realisation of complex projects over
the past decades – NUSSLI has seen to
it that events, trade fairs and exhibitions
have all left a memorable impression.
Main products and services

Our key products include grandstands,
stages and modular stadium solutions as
well as overlay works for major events.
NUSSLI's wide-ranging services and NUSSLI built a 52,013-seat grandstand arena for the traditional Swiss Wrestling and Alpine Festival 2013
products combined with the company’s

planning and production capabilities make Hallmarks of the products and services European countries and the USA, we are
the business unmatched in events around are short turnaround times and high present wherever our clients need us. We
the globe. quality. The company’s success is operate at local and international levels,
driven by absolute commitment and forming project organisations on the spot
Additional products networked operations. Our employees and implementing projects worldwide.
NUSSLI also provides top-quality are specialised experts who build on the We know how to integrate regional
solutions in the trade fair stands, pavilion experience gained in mastering their daily partners and suppliers into our
and museum construction sectors. challenges. Capitalising on experience is international network. Our intelligent
vital to achieve the exceptional. logistics system enables even extensive
USPs event, trade fair or exhibition projects to
The fusion of long-standing expertise, Where in the world? be reliably implemented on time.
in-depth know-how and an international Wherever a project is to be implemented,
network ensures focused, cost-efficient we take care of it. In addition to running Who’s who?
realisation of customer specifications. international subsidiaries in Western Bernd Helmstadt, director sales events

COMPANY PROFILE
Physical Company Ltd

2a Desborough Industrial Park, Desborough Park Road,
High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, HP12 3BG, UK
Tel: +44 (0)1494 769 222 Fax: +44 (0)1494 769 333
Skype: john_halls
Web: www.physicalcompany.co.uk
Twitter: PhysicalCompany
Linkedin: John Halls John Halls, sales &
Facebook: Physical.Company marketing director
Background info
Physical Company provides complete
health and fitness solutions, including
equipment, education & design to
individuals and organisations across the
UK and Europe. Our broad range of
equipment covers all aspects of fitness
including: free weights; strength; studio;
functional; mind body and wellness. We
work hard to offer our customers the best
customer service in the industry, as well
as offering innovative equipment ranges
from world-leading manufacturers.
Main products
We distribute BOSU®, Total Gym®,
Human Trainer®, X-Lab Functional
Training Rigs, Stroops Performance range,
freeFORM Board and Stott Pilates™ as
well as offering a wide range of own-brand Physical Company offers a broad range of sports-specific equipment covering all aspects of fitness
commercial fitness equipment covering

studio equipment and storage, strength Key customers integrated, total body conditioning with
equipment, functional, and sports specific Virgin Active, David Lloyd, DW Sports, explosive cardio and interactive challenges.
training. SLM, NHS, Emergency Services, LA
Fitness and Fusion Lifestyle. Shows attending in 2014
Additional services FIBO, FitPro Live, LIW, Fitness Fiesta.
Physical EX:CEL is our REPS accredited Plans for 2014-15
training system which provides face- 2014 will see the launch of 3D XTREME™. Key personnel
to-face and online education to fitness It’s a unique, high-intensity, team- Penny Halls, managing director
professionals throughout the UK. oriented workout that combines functional, John Halls, sales & marketing director

COMPANY PROFILE
Rubb Buildings Ltd

Dukesway, Team Valley Trading Estate, Gateshead, Tyne and Wear, NE11 0QE, UK
Tel: +44 (0)191 482 2211 Fax: +44 (0)191 482 2516
Email: [email protected] Sports Buildings
Skype: a.knox.rubb
Blog: http://rubbblog.com
Web: www.rubb.co.uk
Twitter: @RUBB_BUILDINGS
Facebook: www.facebook.com/rubb.buildings
Background briefing of the structure and naturally bright

Rubb was founded in 1977 and has a proud interior. These structures generally cost
history of delivering innovative and quality approximately a third of the price paid for
structures to a wide range of clients. All equivalent traditional buildings. In addi-
products are designed and manufactured tion, all our buildings can be dismantled,
at Rubb’s UK plant at the Team Valley sold and reused as required.
Trading Estate in Gateshead.
Top clients
Main products and services Sunderland Association Football Club;
Rubb Buildings Ltd designs and manufac- Indoor football training facility at Sunderland AFC Newcastle United and West Bromwich
tures relocatable, semi-permanent and Albion Football Clubs; Oakmead College of
permanent fabric engineered specialist structures and covered areas for football, Technology; Magherafelt District Council
sports buildings. tennis, netball and multi use games areas. (Meadowbank Sports Arena); Budehaven
The company’s sports structures feature Rubb also provides military buildings Community School; Paignton Community
a high strength PVC-coated polyester and structures for other sectors, including and Sports College; St Mary’s CE Middle
membrane cladding tensioned over an aviation, ports, construction, bulk storage School; Blue Flames Leisure Centre;
engineered steel framed system. The and environmental (waste/recycling). Taunton Vale Sports Club; Soccarena
benefits of this system include rapid Durham; Stourport Netball Dome; Ipswich
installation, superior structural perfor- USPs Academy; and Mid Ulster Sports Arena.
mance and low life cycle costs. Cost-effective, large span buildings that
The custom-design flexibility, speed of will accommodate a wide variety of sports, Where in the world?
on-site construction and cost-effective while meeting the highest of standards The Rubb Group has offices in the UK,
operation of Rubb sports facilities can with regard to materials used. USA, Norway, Sweden and Singapore,
help your organisation meet its goals with Rubb provides custom-designed with manufacturing facilities in the UK,
a competitive edge. structures to suit individual sporting USA and Norway.
requirements. The benefits of our sports
Additional products buildings include flexibility, rapid design, Who’s who?
Highlights include specialist sports build- manufacture and project completion Andy Knox, sales manager; Grant David-
ings, indoor training facilities, multi sports times and low running costs due to son, sales executive; and Clare Wilson,
buildings, sports halls, school sports the virtually maintenance free nature marketing manager.

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COMPANY PROFILE
UK Trade & Investment

1 Victoria Street, London, SW1H 0ET, UK
Tel: +44 (0)207 215 4003
Web: www.ukti.gov.uk Andrew Bacchus,
Twitter: @UKTI head, Global Sports
Linkedin: UK Trade & Investment Projects Team
Background briefing
UK Trade & Investment is the government
department that supports UK companies
to trade internationally and helps overseas
businesses to set up in the UK.
The Global Sports Projects Team helps
overseas event organisers to identify UK
suppliers and to learn more about the UK's
capability in this competitive field.
Main services
Inward and outward missions, seminars,
trade events, briefings and workshops.
These focus on helping UK companies
identify export opportunities around global
sports projects.
Additional services The Global Sports Project Team advises overseas event organisers to identify UK suppliers
UK Trade & Investment also offers

strategic, impartial advice and research, global network of commercial teams Where in the world?
which is tailored to the specific needs and in 162 locations worldwide, UK Trade & The focus is on the future host countries
growth stage of each company. Investment can help companies realise of major sports events. In particular
their export ambitions. Brazil, Russia, Qatar, Japan, South Korea,
USPs Turkmenistan and Azerbaijan.
UK Trade & Investment's Global Sports Top clients
Projects Team offers an in-depth The Global Sports Projects Team has as- Who’s who?
understanding of global sports events, sisted UK companies in diverse sectors, Andrew Bacchus, head
how they operate, where they will including architecture, engineering, Jason Goddard, senior manager
be hosted in the future as well as security and project management to Martin Olds, senior manager
insight into market trends. Through its secure work in global sports projects. Simon Brown, senior manager

COMPANY PROFILE
Wattbike Ltd
Vermont House, Nottingham South and Wilford Industrial Estate,
Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, NG11 7HQ, UK
Tel: +44 (0)115 945 5450
Web: www.wattbike.com
Twitter: @wattbike Richard Baker,
Facebook: facebook.com/wattbike Commercial Director
Company background excited when we see organisations such

The then head of performance at British as the English Institute of Sport and the
Cycling, Peter Keen – who was cyclist Chris Australian Institute of Sport conducting
Boardman’s coach at the time – wanted to research using the Wattbike as it validates
create a new type of training bike that was so much of our work around ensuring the
unlike anything else on the market. Wattbike is the most accurate indoor bike
The team at Wattbike had already built available today.
a conceptual idea of what this could look
like and then began to consult with Peter How are sports making best use of it?
to develop the end result. It took eight A number of sports have adopted the Wattbike The accuracy of measurement is key for
years to perfect the product, launching sports at elite level. Providing accurate
Wattbike in the autumn of 2008. Keen on the open road. It also offers a Polar data which is comparable from one session
had wanted an indoor bike that could View, which is able to track the force of or season to the next enables coaches
test his top cyclists and also find the next the left leg and right leg and evaluate how to monitor progression on an individual
generation of talent (cyclists Laura Trott efficient and effective your pedalling is. or team basis. Because the Wattbike
and Lizzie Armistead were both talent measures power so accurately, and doesn’t
ID-ed on Wattbike), but it soon became Which sports use the Wattbike? just depend on heart rate, it can more
apparent that the Wattbike had a much It would be easier to list the sports not effectively calculate the best training zone
broader appeal. using the Wattbike these days. Obviously so you get the most efficient and effective
cycling took the Wattbike on early but workout possible. In April, Wattbike’s
What’s so unique about the Wattbike? this quickly spread to rowing, football, advanced technology was recognised at the
Unlike most indoor bikes the Wattbike has rugby union, rugby league, track and field, Sports Technology Awards, where it won
a chain, chainring and sprocket just like a cricket and sailing. We’ve now got four the award for Best Training Product and
normal cycle enabling it to freewheel and Formula 1 drivers using the Wattbike. All was praised for its performance indicators,
match the experience of riding outdoors. of this is happening on a global basis too, real time feedback and realistic styling. We
Part of the resistance is magnetic, but from British Cycling to Cycling Australia, were delighted to be recognised in this way,
most of it comes from a wind turbine at the Manchester United to Hawthorn AFC, but it’s also important to point out that
front of the bike, which is the smoothest England Rugby and the All Blacks through while Wattbike is a highly scientific training
way of applying force to the rider, and it’s to British Sailing and the Russian Ski tool, it’s also a very intuitive machine that,
calibrated exactly as it would be to a rider and Snowboarding Team. We get really quite simply, is great fun to ride.

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The US-based One World Futbol Project
has established a new European
distribution centre meaning clubs in Olympics recycling completed
Europe, Africa and the Middle East can
purchase the One World Futbol. It will Altro Flooring has successfully reused
be partnering with the Rhiem group thousands of metres of its XpressLay floor,
to spread its distribution further. The used during the London 2012 Olympic
One World Futbol is designed to be Games, for installations at various UK
virtually indestructible for play in all centres. During the 2012 games,
types of terrain and rough landscapes, XpressLay was used in the Basketball
not deflating even when punctured Arena and the Water Polo Arena as well
multiple times. It has an equivalent life as other venues. The adhesive-free safety
expectancy of ten regular footballs. flooring has been relaid in a range of new
installations, including Barnado’s, educa-
sport-kit.net KEYWORD: ONEWORLD sport-kit.net KEYWORD: ALTRO tional establishments and social housing.
Arena Group goes all out for final. Arena Group worked with ATP’s
production and sponsor hospitality teams
ATP event held in London to design and install a bespoke 15m x 35m
Arena Group provided more than 9,000sq triple deck hospitality structure overlooking
m of temporary structures at the Barclays the players’ practice court.
ATP World Tour Finals. The group also It was engineered to fit against a 40m
created a triple decker hospitality structure x 20m Tensioned Fabric Structure (TFS)
for the Sponsor Hospitality Village during housing the court. The TFS featured a new
the tennis sporting event. white lining to create a brighter environment
The company transformed The O2 in for the players while maintaining the heat.
London ahead of the tournament, where
Novak Djokovic beat Rafael Nadal in the sport-kit.net KEYWORD: ARENA

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Innovative rebound walls to rebound wall. A REBO Wall can be used for
coaching groups and individuals, ‘cardio-
bring tennis to new audience tennis’ fitness sessions and for players that
UK-based Rebo has launched a new want to practice on their own. Constructed
tennis training and play tool that aims to from free-standing, prefabricated 2.5m
bring the game to more people across the high by 1.2m wide sections that connect
country. Inspired by claims from tennis together, it features an angled rebound sur-
legends such as Roger Federer and John face nine degrees off the vertical – which
McEnroe that practicing by simply hitting a provides a more realistic arced flight to the
ball against a wall repeatedly was a major ball compared to just using a brick wall.
reason for their success, the company
has created a free-standing, angle-faced sport-kit.net KEYWORD: REBO
Twickenham's winning solution

The England rugby union team floored most
of the Six Nations opposition this season
and new facilities provided by sports
flooring specialist TVS Sports Surfaces
undoubtedly helped. The company provided
a variety of materials to help refurbish
Twickenham’s National Fitness Centre
including a plyometric sprint track, sled
turf and heavy-duty Sportec Style tiles for
its free-weights zone. It also supplied an
innovative solution for both indoor ruck,
scrummaging and line-out practice with Swinging into action
synthetic turf with shock pad and artificial
turf using a rubber and silica crumb infill. sport-kit.net KEYWORD: TVS The Belfry golf resort has selected
SISIS’ turf maintenance machinery. The
‘Megaslit’ and ‘Multislit’ tractor mounted
(scape artists re¿t uni facility deep slitters will be used to maintain
the greens, surrounds, approaches and
Kent Sports Centre at the University of Kent fairways on all three PGA courses at
had a makeover with help from Escape the resort. Megaslit gives a deep, clean
Fitness. The functional training area boasts penetration and is designed for larger
yellow and black Tech Sport flooring with areas, while the smaller Multislit can
Escape’s flagship Octagon functional frame be used on a compact tractor, minimis-
coloured to match. The ‘wet pour’ EPDM ing the overall weight on the surface.
flooring offers a variety of colour options, to They join The Belfry’s turf maintenance
identify and define different workout zones. equipment fleet of more than 200.
sport-kit.net KEYWORD: ESCAPE sport-kit.net KEYWORD: SISIS

Polymeric division for Smith

Smith Construction has set up a new divi-
sion focused solely on polymeric surfaces.
Smith Polymeric is able to undertake full
design and build contracts for the instal-
lation of new events areas, track repairs,
track cleaning and full maintenance pro-
grammes. All work will be carried out by
trained installers using International Asso-
ciation of Athletics Federations (IAAF)
sport-kit.net KEYWORD: SMITH approved systems and specialist machinery.
%and aid for top coaches

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Stroops has agreed a deal with Physi-
cal Company for the rights to distribute Octane )itness [-trainer
its patented Slastix resistance band Octane Fitness, the x-trainer supplier, has
products in the UK. Slastix are multi- installed its new Octane Fitness LateralX
purpose elastic exercise bands that add with Cross Circuit dumb bell kit into the
resistance to natural, athletic move- Cardiff Blues RFC gym Vale of Glamorgan
ments in the full range of motion. training ground.
The system is built around the The Octane Fitness LateralX is designed
demanding training regimes of profes- to give a lateral-motion, elliptical move-
sional sports. Stroops programming ment that works in three dimensions.
teaches coaches and trainers how to It has 10 width settings to add muscle
use the bands to identify weaknesses or confusion to the hips, inner and outer thigh
imbalances in an athlete’s movements. and glutes, while still working all the major
muscle groups of the quads, hamstrings
sport-kit.net KEYWORD: STROOPS and calves. sport-kit.net KEYWORD: OCTANE
GerÀor completes challenging The project managers – construction con-

sultancy Thomas and Adamson – decided
sports hall refurbishment to go with 450sq m of Gerflor's Taraflex
Sports flooring specialist Gerflor has Sport M Evolution flooring, installed with
completed a challenging sports hall refur- Gerflor's Dry-Tex system, which uses the
bishment at the Oatridge Campus of high moisture content as an essential part
Scotland's Rural College in West Lothian. of the bonding process. The surface was
The floor had to be installed on the con- laid by contractors Veitchi Flooring. Taraflex
crete base of a former tractor shed. The vinyl sports floor solutions have featured at
unheated hall had high moisture content so every Olympic Games since 1976.
the playing surface had to cope with both
damp and extremes of temperature. sport-kit.net KEYWORD: GERFLOR

Pulse's
Heading eTuipment hire scheme
heading heading to enter the market without being saddled
with debt. Under the scheme, 25 stations
Operator, developer and supplier Pulse can be hired for £1,213 per month for as
Fitness has launched a new equipment long as the equipment is required. There
hire scheme allowing health clubs to rent a are no obligations and equipment can be
range of pre-owned gym apparatus for their returned subject to one month’s notice.
establishments. With the growing popularity Operators can choose from a variety of
of microgyms, specialist studios and clubs different stations, such as treadmills, cross
are currently at a premium. trainers, R bikes, steppers, U-Cycles and
Pulse says its new initiative removes strength equipment.
some of the burden from gym start-up costs,
making it easier for fledgling businesses sport-kit.net KEYWORD: PULSE
)ully functional Àoor lights

The Functional Zone 3.0 floor by Pavi-
gym is a high tech product that guides the
user’s training via a series of floor lights.
It is designed as a tool for interval train-
ing, reaction training or speed, agility and
resistance skills. Club members can keep
track of their progress and challenge them-
selves and others by beating their best
score. In addition, the 3.0 Vertical uses
sport-kit.net KEYWORD: PAVIGYM wall space to provide another training zone.
Ice and effective therapy

.ing¿sher lights up sports
Hyperice USA has created a two-part
park at Shef¿eld university system for treatment of sports injuries.
Kingfisher Lighting has completed an Available for gyms to retail, the
installation at Sheffield Hallam University Hyperice device is composed of an ‘Ice
Sports Park. The 22-acre sports park has Cell’ and a ‘Compression Wrap’, that
benefitted from a £6m investment in its work together to combine compression
sports facilities. Kingfisher’s exterior light- and cold therapy.
ing design lights up to a 200 lux average Ice is loaded into the cell and as it
with a 60 per cent uniformity. Kingfisher melts, pockets of air build up, creat-
installed 15m and 20m base-hinged col- ing a barrier between the ice and the
umns to enable the sports pitches to be compression wrap. The compression
evenly lit to high levels. The base hinge wrap maintains pressure on the ice and
design allows the head frame to be low- forms a cast around the injured areas.
ered to the ground so that the luminaires
can be easily and safely maintained. sport-kit.net KEYWORD: KINGFISHER sport-kit.net KEYWORD: HYPERICE

Wibit brings Aqua course to

London Olympics venue
Inflatable water sports company Wibit
Sports helped launch the world famous
London Olympic Aquatic Centre to the
public. In partnership with The Greenwich
Leisure Group, Wibit installed the UK’s
largest Wibit indoor Aqua course in the
Olympic pool with over 40 metres of ramps,
jumps, climbing walls, running tracks, flips
and jumps. The new course was given a
thorough testing by several Olympic stars.
DLF seed used in Brazil The Aquatic Centre holds weekly Wibit fun
sessions in the 25m training pools, with
Seed from DLF's Johnsons Sports kayaks, hurdles and a ‘Wiggle Bridge’. sport-kit.net KEYWORD: WIBIT
Seeds range was chosen for all World
Cup stadiums and training pitches for
Brazil 2014. The pitches needed to be Pro Style range is unveiled
reinforced with temperate sports
turfgrass to provide the perfect play- York's new commercial Pro Style Dumb-
ing surface. To meet this requirement, bell range is an ergonomically-designed
the pitches were overseeded with DLF’s strength and conditioning solution. Also
perennial ryegrasses including 4turf. designed for durability, the range features
The new turf type has larger seeds bred 2.5kg to 65kg sizes, and has saddle rack
for improved stress tolerance, and have display options. York's commercial gym
stronger root systems. The 4turf seed equipment is used by sports teams such as
became widely available in spring 2014. the LA Lakers and Washington Redskins in
the US, and Northampton Saints, Saracens
sport-kit.net KEYWORD: DLF sport-kit.net KEYWORD: YORK and Harlequins UK rugby clubs.
Ipswich Town boosted by required each month – information that

was already within the software system but
integrated payroll solution had to be pulled out in the format required
Bond Teamspirit’s integrated payroll and HR by the pension provider. Bond Teamspirit’s
software has now been in use at Ipswich system now automatically tracks employee
Town Football Club for the past decade, payments to ensure automatic inclusion.
with new legislation successfully adhered to One of the central benefits of the
last season. The company worked closely application is the ability to customise the
with the club to create a smooth, seamless information included on the payslip to
process for the adoption of both real time reflect different working processes.
information (RTI) and auto-enrolment.
This involved assessing the information sport-kit.net KEYWORD: BOND

Quick out of the Gator top speed of 44mph, plus a 26 litre fuel
tank. The XUV 825i Gator is available in
John Deere’s latest heavy duty Gator line the company’s traditional green and yellow.
up features two new four wheel drive mod- The XUV 855D S4 Gator utility vehicle
els, the XUV 825i and four-passenger XUV combines versatile off-road performance,
855D S4. The XUV 825i Gator has been work capability and comfort for up to four
designed for drivers needing advanced passengers, with the same cargo box, tow-
off-road performance, comfort and the abil- ing and payload capacities as the XUV 825i,
ity to cope with extreme terrain, with extra and is powered by the 22hp three-cylinder
power and speed. The XUV 825i has an liquid-cooled diesel engine.
812cc, three-cylinder, liquid-cooled, dual
OHC petrol engine producing 50hp and a sport-kit.net KEYWORD: JOHNDEERE
Notts Sport lays hockey surface

The Deeside Ramblers' first team synthetic
turf pitch has had a redesign thanks to
Notts Sport, an England Hockey approved
supplier. The new sand dressed synthetic
grass hockey surface project was extended
to include the construction of a new fully
floodlit and fenced 36m by 28m prac-
tice and warm up area adjacent to the
new pitch. Notts Sport recycled the origi-
nal shockpad from the main pitch onto the
practice area, saving the club money. The
surface choice, manufactured by Domo Building for the future
Sports Grass, is coupled with a high quality
foam shockpad, manufactured by Trocellen. sport-kit.net KEYWORD: NOTTS Spatial Structures, the manufacturer
and builder of steel framed mem-
brane-covered buildings, won a contract
Nova International signs Puma from UK championship football team
Brighton and Hove Albion to build a
Puma has become the official sportswear covered training pitch. The contract
and merchandise supplier for Nova Inter- is part of a £20m development that
national’s Great Run Series after the two includes 13 outdoor pitches at the
companies signed a partnership deal. The club's new training site in New Monks
sports company wants to enhance its Farm, Lancing, West Sussex. The Spa-
athletics business in the UK, and will open tial Structures facility covers 78 by 60
an online store on the Great Run Series sq m, providing a half-sized pitch for
website selling apparel and footwear. bad weather and night-time training.
sport-kit.net KEYWORD: PUMA sport-kit.net KEYWORD: SPATIAL

O'Brien installs sports pitch

Sports contractor O’Brien has designed and
installed a new pitch at St Finbarr’s Sports
Club in Coventry, UK. As the principal con-
tractor, O’Brien designed and constructed
the 3G sports pitch, which involved light-
ing as well as earthworks drainage, sub
base, fencing and surfacing for the sports
club. It is situated in a residential area, so
floodlighting was sympathetically designed
sport-kit.net KEYWORD: O'BRIEN to reduce the impact on local residents.
It's time to get ripped!

Mark Harrod hits decade as
Fitness professionals wanting to inte-
grate the TRX Rip Trainer resistance new base highlights growth
cord in studio settings can now sign up Mark Harrod Ltd is celebrating its tenth
for an eight-hour education course. It anniversary in 2014, with its new 5,000 sq
aims to provide the knowledge to safely ft bespoke premises allowing it to expand
use the Rip Trainer resistance cord, its netting department, employ more staff
modify and progress exercises for mem- and significantly increase the number of
bers, and teach classes. By learning goals it can manufacture.
Group Rip Training fundamentals and A new shop area means customers can
two results-driven workouts, fitness pro- visit to purchase smaller items such as
fessionals will be able to roll out Group training accessories and line marker paint,
Rip Training in their studios. Completing as well as speak directly to the experts.
the course provides 8 REPs Credits. The company also released its biggest
ever catalogue – a glossy 136 pages show-
sport-kit.net KEYWORD: TRX casing everything it supplies. sport-kit.net KEYWORD: MARKHARROD
Cap2's CoursePro software to administer a wide range of activities.

CoursePro removes paperwork processes
introduced by leisure trust from teachers and coaches, who log activity
Leisure trust GLL has launched new soft- in real-time using an iPod.
ware to simplify the management of the The software enables fast and accurate
68,000 people taking part in lessons and administration, course co-ordination, up
courses across its 115 centres. to date reporting and parental interaction
CoursePro, devised by Cap2 Solutions, via a HomePortal, where customers can
was originally designed to support swim- view teacher feedback, re-enrol and even
schools and has been endorsed by the ASA, pay for future lessons.
but now the programme management soft-
ware is being used by leisure companies sport-kit.net KEYWORD: CAP2

Philips provides blaze of glory all around the building. Sixty-four Philips
CK eW Graze Powercore LED strips are
The new Ghelamco Arena in Gent, home to incorporated into the design.
football team KAA Gen, opened in a blaze All of these lighting fixtures have been
of glory, thanks to Philips Lighting. The sta- pixel mapped to allow video content to
dium boasts a media facade on all four be run through them, as well as onto
sides and an exterior architectural lighting the media facade, allowing lighting to be
scheme supplied by Philips Lighting. matched to the current video content on
The facade is built from around nine kilo- display, producing various colour glows and
metres (five miles) of Philips CK iColor Flex other subtle but sympathetic effects.
LMX – flexible strands of intense colour
changing LED pixels, placed in vertical lines sport-kit.net KEYWORD: PHILIPS
Flooring brought back to life

The wooden flooring at the Rotunda
Boxing Academy in Liverpool has been
restored with Granwax products. Heavy and
consistent use had caused the floor at the
Rotunda to become worn and uneven.
Traditional Flooring UK used Granwax
products to restore the floors, applying
Granguard, a specialist finish for use in
areas of heavy use, and completing court
sport-kit.net KEYWORD: GRANWAX markings using Granpaint lining paint.
Sport come rain or shine

Tough but soft Wall Ball is
Collinson has installed a MugaCova to
added to Physical's range improve the sports facilities for pupils of
Physical Company has added the Wall Ball SFX College in Liverpool, UK.
to its range of functional kit. Larger than The MugaCova – a multi use games
an average medicine ball, the Wall Ball is area – can host a variety of sports
just as tough but slightly softer, making it whatever the weather. It consists of a
perfect for throwing and catching-based steel-framed superstructure protected
exercises. Wall Balls are most commonly by a tensile membrane on the roof only,
used in the CrossFit exercise known as leaving the sides uncovered for shelter-
‘Karen’ – a squat-throw and catch combina- ing outdoor games areas such as tennis
tion performed continuously. Operators can or basketball courts. At 32m by 21m,
now bring the essence of CrossFit to the two classes can use the facility simulta-
gym floor and enhance the functional train- neously by using the dividing wall.
ing experience for members, with the balls
available in 10 sizes, from 1kg–10kg. sport-kit.net KEYWORD: PHYSICAL sport-kit.net KEYWORD: COLLINSON

GRAVITY Training proves

popular at Everyone Active
Leisure centre operator Everyone Active
has embraced GRAVITY training with more
than one third of its centres in the South
East region now offering classes to members.
Three more centres – Watford Leisure
Centre Woodside, Southall Sports Centre
and Harrow Leisure Centre – have installed
Total Gym machines and will be offering a
range of GRAVITY classes.
Beneficial for exercisers of all abilities,
New pitch delights pupils the sessions can be offered on the Total
Gym equipment in a GroupX, small group,
Thornton Sports completed a new 3G team training or a PT environment. sport-kit.net KEYWORD: GRAVITY
sports pitch facility for an academy
school in Lancashire, UK. The sur-
face chosen for Bishop Rawstorne C For healthy and happy trails
of E Academy in Croston was Thornton
Sports’ UK manufactured Soccer- Many leisure facilities are looking for ways
Turf 40M 3rd generation sand/rubber to make more of their outside space. One
filled synthetic grass. Ideal for football way of achieving this is by installing a fit-
and hockey use, the size of the exist- ness or trim trail, an increasingly popular
ing pitch was also increased to provide way of combining fresh air with a workout.
a new, larger facility. The full-size pitch Robert Boyd, of sportsequip.co.uk, says
was then enclosed with new perimeter his company has been involved in setting
fencing and floodlighting. up dozens of fitness trails in the UK. One of
the most recent ones (pictured) is Reyn-
sport-kit.net KEYWORD: THORNTON sport-kit.net KEYWORD: SPORTSEQUIP olds Retreat, a new fitness spa in Kent.
Seasonal airdome proves a had its first major test a month later, on
27 October, when gale force winds hit the
success at Essex tennis club south of England. Despite moving around,
A Covair Structures single skin seasonal air- the dome survived the storm and escaped
dome has enjoyed a successful first term being hit by a felled tree that landed on the
at Billericay Lawn Tennis Club in Essex – surround fencing. At the end of March, the
despite weather-related near disaster. dome was then dismantled for the summer
The inflatable building provides covered months, taking four workers just three and
play on three artificial clay courts, ensur- a half hours. It was rolled on a trolley into a
ing that the club can continue coaching and specially-constructed steel storage shed.
competitions even in bad weather. Installed
on 24 September 2013, the structure sport-kit.net KEYWORD: COVAIR

Coconut water drinks take off An international roll-out is also being

implemented, with the drink initially
A popular American coconut water rehydra- being launched in six additional markets,
tion drink is being launched in the UK. including Australia, United Arab Emirates,
Coco5 has been developed by a team of Sweden, Norway and Ireland. The drink is
US sports medicine and nutrition experts made with no artificial flavours, sweeteners
and naturally contains a balance of five or colours and contains just 80 calories per
electrolytes that the body loses during 473ml bottle. It is available in six flavours
exercise. Steve Barton, former director of – natural coconut, tropical passion, lemon,
wine company Brand Phoenix, has set up cherry crush, citrus splash and pineapple.
Innovation Drinks, under which the Coco5
brand is being traded. sport-kit.net KEYWORD: INNOVATION
The secret weapons of training

A high-quality and portable personal care
brand for active people has been launched.
Secret Training has been created by
Tim Lawson – a European Champion track
cyclist and the founder of nutrition brand
Science in Sport (SiS).
The Secret Training ‘Strip’ range is
intended to combat the germs – and
potential subsequent illness – created by
typical training sessions, which by their
very nature can become unhygienic and
unhealthy. The range includes sunscreen, Replay advises FA groups
anti-friction cream, hand sanitizer and
post-race wash among others. sport-kit.net KEYWORD: SECRET Replay Maintenance is helping five
County Football Associations in the
East Midlands keep their synthetic
Athletics surface is installed turf in tip top condition. It is providing
maintenance education to the Derby-
Polytan installed its modern Polytan shire, Nottinghamshire, Leicestershire,
M athletics surface at the O2 World at Lincolnshire and Northamptonshire
Ostbahnhof, Berlin, for the first indoor Inter- associations. The education programme
nationale Stadionfest Berlin (ISTAF). The has been developed with machinery
event was held in March, and featured a specialists Redexim Charterhouse, and
host of top international athletes. As a part- delivers training and advice to sports
ner of ISTAF Indoor, Polytan also installed a facilities owners on how to look after
mobile Hertha Blue 85-metre sprint track. artificial sport surfaces.
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Rewarding physical activity

Gladstone Health & Leisure has partnered
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vates and rewards people for being active.
All leisure operators using the Gladstone
Plus2 system will now be able to activate
the rewards app, opening it up to more
than 3,000,000 Gladstone members. The
app allows users to collect and redeem
points – or ‘bounts’ – against national
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Lock and load with Ojmar

Mobile Àoodlights for outdoor
Ojmar has installed its new white OCS
Touch Lock at Cambridge University's training launched by Ritelite
£16m (18.8m, $24.6m) Sports Cen- Ritelite Systems, a manufacturer of
tre. The lock is used alongside Ojmar's portable lighting products, has launched
OTS transponder system to let sports its new mobile sports lighting system on
students and athletes secure their wheels for outdoor training during win-
belongings without needing to carry ter months. Already being used by football
keys with them. It has an auto-opening clubs, including Sheffield United, the unit
function. The OCS Touch Lock can be is a high-power mobile outdoor floodlight-
used for security in a variety of areas. It ing system, specifically designed for sports
is also used at Lords Cricket ground in including football, rugby and tennis. Two
the executive boxes to secure alcoholic Quad pod models are available at 5m high
drinks following matches. and 6.5m, with a choice of metal halide or
LED fittings. The units can be powered by
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Shirt allows fans to feel the design for the Alert Shirt, with the product
bringing together these elements with
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A progressive shirt has been developed via a Bluetooth smartphone app to a set of
enabling fans to experience the same electronics embedded within the jersey.
sensory sensations as athletes in real-time The Alert Shirt converts the data into
during games and contests. powerful sensations that simulate live
The Alert Shirt has been designed by sports action, allowing fans to gain a
socially-driven technology company Wear- sensual experience based on what is hap-
able Experiments (We:eX) for Australian pening when athletes participate in events.
television company Foxtel. We:eX has
merged hardware, software and apparel sport-kit.net KEYWORD: WEARABLE

Car park fully transformed Council enabled the improvements, giving

the children the chance to play sports in
ETC Sports Surfaces has transformed a a safe, enclosed all weather surface area
muddy Essex car park into a multi-use outside. ETC Sports Surfaces constructed
games area for schoolchildren. The facil- a Porous Macadam Multi-Use Games Area,
ity at the Children’s Support Services designed for five-a-side football with two
Heybridge Centre is intended to give young- goal recesses built in. A basketball post
sters a facility to play football, tennis and and backboard were integrated into the
basketball. The Heybridge Centre offers a sports fencing, with a double wire panel
wide range of services for secondary school fencing system supplied by Zaun Fencing.
children who have learning and behavioural
difficulties. Funding from Essex County sport-kit.net KEYWORD: ETC SPORTS
Rehab courses bridge the gap

The Jordan Training Academy has launched
five courses designed to bridge the gap
between medical and alternative health-
care intervention and the prevention of
injury, by teaching healthcare and fitness
professionals to identify, assess and train
distinctive functional imbalances. The
Functional Rehabilitative Training courses
must be taken in order and follow on from
sport-kit.net KEYWORD: JORDAN each other sequentially.
All on track at Barbarossa

Lighter weight central to Berleburger Schaumstoffwerk installed
Charterhouse turf range a new track as part of the renovation
of Barbarossa Hall in Germany. The
Charterhouse Turf Machinery has introduced Regupol AG athletics flooring by BSW
lighter weight machines. The Redexim Verti- will let track and field athletes use
Drain 1517 is part of the high speed 15 series the renovated site in Kaiserslautern in
that feature lighter weight machines, while Rheinland-Pfalz. In addition to a play-
the Verti-Drain is suitable for use with a ing field, Barbarossa Hall has been
tractor with as little as 28 horsepower and fitted with a 165-metre running track, a
weighs 520kg, offering a 1.76m working 50-metre sprinting track, a long jump
width together with a depth of up to 150mm pit and seating. The hall, built in the
(6in). The new Redexim Verti-Top 1200 for mid-1970s, was completely renovated
synthetic turf maintenance weighs just at a cost of EUR7.35m.
360kg, and is designed for more confined
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SPORTS FEDERATIONS & ASSOCIATIONS
Your guide to the international federations and organisations for Olympic and non-Olympic
international sports and organisers of multi-sports games and other major events
SPORTS FEDERATIONS ATHLETICS BIATHLON

International Association of International Biathlon Union (IBU)
Athletics Federations (IAAF) Peregrinstrasse 14, 5020 Salzburg, Austria
AIKIDO 17, rue Princesse Florestine, BP 359, Tel: +43 662 85 50 50
International Aikido Federation (IAF) 98007 Monaco Cedex, Monaco Email: [email protected]
4327 51st Street, Boulder, CO 80301, USA Tel: +37 79 310 88 88 www.biathlonworld.com
Tel: +1 720 229 0274 Email: [email protected]
www.aikido-international.org www.iaaf.org BILLIARDS SPORTS
World Confederation of Billiard Sports (WCBS)
AIR SPORTS BADMINTON Kortrijkse Steenweg 205/6, 9830
Federation Aeronautique Internationale (FAI) Badminton World Federation (BWF) Sint-Martens-Latem, Belgium
Maison du Sport International, Avenue de 22 Jalan Imbi, Amoda Building, Unit 17.05, Tel: +32 494 77 55 00
Rhodanie 54, 1007 Lausanne, Switzerland Level 17, 55100 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Email: [email protected]
Tel: +41 21 345 10 70 Tel: +603 2141 7155 www.billiardworld.org
Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected]
www.fai.org www.bwfbadminton.org BOBSLEIGH
Federation Internationale De Bobsleigh
AMERICAN FOOTBALL BASEBALL Et De Tobogganing (FIBT)
International Federation of International Baseball Federation (IBAF) Maison du Sport Internationale, Avenue de
American Football (IFAF) Avenue de Mon-Repos 24, Case Postale Rhodanie 54, 1007 Lausanne, Switzerland
79, rue Rateau, 93120 La Courneuve, France 6099, 1002 Lausanne, Switzerland Tel: +41 21 601 51 01
Tel: +33 1 43 11 14 70 Tel: +41 21 318 82 40 Email: [email protected]
Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] www.fibt.com
www.ifaf.org www.ibaf.org
BOCCE SPORT
AQUATICS BASKETBALL Federation International de Boules
Federation Internationale De Natation (FINA) Federation Internationale De Basketball (FIBA) Siège de la Fédération, 389 avenue Maréchal
Avenue de l’Avant Poste 4, 53 Avenue Louis Casaï, PO Box de Lattre de Tassigny, 71000 MACON
1005 Lausanne, Switzerland 110, 1216 Cointrin, Switzerland Tel: +33 03 58 19 51 17
Tel: +41 21 310 47 10 Tel: +41 22 545 00 00 Email: see online form at website
Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] www.fiboules.org
www.fina.org www.fiba.com
BODYBUILDING
ARCHERY BASQUE PELOTA International Federation of
World Archery Federation (WA) Federacion Internacional De Pelota Vasca (FIPV) Bodybuilding & Fitness (IFBB)
Maison du Sport International, Av. de C/Bernardino Tirapu n° 67, 31014 c/ jaen numéro 8, 28020 Madrid, Spain
Rhodanie 54, 1007 Lausanne, Switzerland Pamplona (Navarra), Spain Tel: +34 91 535 28 19
Tel: +41 21 614 30 50 Tel: +34 94 816 4080 Email: [email protected]
Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] www.ifbb.com
www.worldarchery.org www.fipv.net

SPORTS FEDERATIONS
BOULES SPORT CASTING CURLING

Confederation Mondiale Des International Casting Sport Federation (ICSF) World Curling Federation (WCF)
Sports De Boules (CMSB) Novosuchdolska 37, 165 00 74 Tay Street, Perth, PH2 8NP, UK
Via Vitorchiano 113-115, 00189 Rome, Italy Praha 6, Czech Republic Tel: +44 1738 451 630
Tel: +39 06 36 85 65 65 Tel: +420 603 418 049 Email: [email protected]
Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] www.worldcurling.org
www.cmsboules.com www.exfi.eu/castingsport-icsf
CYCLING
BOWLING CAVING Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI)
Federation Internationale Des Quilleurs (FIQ) La Fédération Spéléologique Européenne Centre Mondial du Cyclisme, Chemin de
100 Tyrwhitt Road nr.02-05 Jalan B.P. 3067, L-1030, Luxembourg la Mêlée 12, 1860 Aigle, Switzerland
Besar, Swimming Complex, 207542 Email: [email protected] Tel: +41 24 468 58 11
Singapore, Singapore www.eurospeleo.eu Email: [email protected]
Tel: +65 64 40 73 88 www.uci.ch
Email: [email protected] CHEERLEADING
www.fiq.org International Federation of Cheerleading DANCE SPORT
Aoyama Success Building 7th Floor, World Dance Sport Federation (WDSF)
BOXING 2-11-13, Minami-Aoyama, Minatoku, C. Orient 78-84, Floor 1, Office 14, 08172
Association Internationale De Boxe (AIBA) Tokyo 107-0062, JAPAN Sant Cugat del Valles, Barcelona, Spain
Maison du Sport International, Avenue de Tel: +81 3 5770-5747 Tel: +34 935 44 23 92
Rhodanie 54, 1007 Lausanne, Switzerland Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected]
Tel: +41 21 321 27 77 www.ifc-hdqrs.org www.worlddancesport.org
www.aiba.org CHESS DARTS
Federation Internationale Des Echecs (FIDE) World Darts Federation (WDF)
BRIDGE Syggrou Ave 9, 11743 Athens, Greece Vestmarkveien 14, 3271 Larvik, Norway
World Bridge Federation (WBF) Tel: +30 210 921 2047 Tel: +47 331 14 301
Maison du Sport International, Avenue de Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected]
Rhodanie 54, 1007 Lausanne, Switzerland www.fide.com www.dartswdf.com
Tel: +41 21 544 7218
Email: [email protected] CRICKET DRAGON BOAT
www.worldbridge.org International Cricket Council (ICC) International Dragon Boat Federation (IDBF)
Street 69, Dubai Sports City, Emirates Road, Secretariat c/o CDBA, No. 9 Tiyuguan
CANOE PO Box 500070, Dubai, United Arab Emirates Road, Beijing 100763, China
International Canoe Federation (ICF) Tel: +971 4 382 8800 Tel: +86 10 6712 8832
Maison du Sport International, Av. de la Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected]
Rhodanie 54, 1007 Lausanne, Switzerland www.icc-cricket.com www.idbf.org
Tel: +41 21 612 02 90
Email: [email protected] CROQUET DRAUGHTS
www.canoeicf.com World Croquet Federation Federation Mondiale Du Jeu
Tel: +44 (0)1242 242318 De Dames (FMJD)
Email: online form Orteliusstr. 147 hs, 1057 AX
www.wcfcroquet.org Amsterdam, the Netherlands
Tel: +31 20 616 7402
www.fmjd.org

SPORTS FEDERATIONS
EQUESTRIAN SPORTS FOOTBALL HOCKEY

Federation Equestre Internationale (FEI) Federation Internationale De Federation Internationale De Hockey (FIH)
HM King Hussein I Building, Chemin des Football Association (FIFA) Rue du Valentin 61, 1004 Lausanne, Switzerland
Délices 9, 1006 Lausanne, Switzerland FIFA-Strasse 20, PO Box Tel: +41 21 641 06 06
Tel: +41 21 310 47 47 8044, Zurich, Switzerland Email: [email protected]
Email: [email protected] Tel: +41 43 222 77 77 www.worldhockey.org
www.fei.org Email: [email protected]
www.fifa.com ICE HOCKEY
FENCING International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF)
Federation Internationale D’Escrime (FIE) GO Brandschenkestrasse 50, Postfach
Maison du Sport International, Av. de la International Go Federation (IGF) 1817, 8027 Zurich, Switzerland
Rhodanie 54, 1007 Lausanne, Switzerland c/o the Nihon Ki-in, 7-2, Gobancho, Tel: +41 44 562 22 20
Tel: +41 21 320 31 15 Chiyoda-ku, 102-0076 Tokyo, Japan Email: [email protected]
Email: [email protected] Tel: +81 3 3288 8727 www.iihf.com
www.fie.org Email: [email protected]
http://intergofed.org ICESTOCKSPORT
FISTBALL International Federation Icestocksport (IFI)
International Fistball Association (IFA) GOLF Käthe-Kollwitz-Str. 23, Postfach 24 06
Amselweg 11a, CH-3073, International Golf Federation (IGF) 31, D-68169 Mannheim, Germany
Gümligen, Switzerland Maison Du Sport International, Avenue de Tel: +49 621 30 68 68 6
Tel: +41 31 951 54 38 Rhodanie 54, CH-1007 Lausanne, Switzerland Email: [email protected]
Email: [email protected] Tel: +41 21 623 12 12 www.eisstock.org
www.ifa-fistball.com Email: [email protected]
www.igfgolf.org JU-JITSU
FLOORBALL Ju-Jitsu International Federation (JJIF)
International Floorball Federation (IFF) GYMNASTICS 17 Mila Rodina St., Sofia 1408, Bulgaria
Alakiventie 2, 00920 Helsini, Finland Federation Internationale De Tel: +359 2 958 2829
Tel: +358 9 454 214 25 Gymnastique (FIG) Email: [email protected]
Email: [email protected] Avenue de la Gare 12, Case postale www.jjif.info
www.floorball.org 630, 1001 Lausanne, Switzerland
Tel: +41 21 321 55 10 JUDO
FLYING DISC Email: [email protected] International Judo Federation (IJF)
World Flying Disc Federation (WFDF) www.fig-gymnastics.com Roosevelt ter 2, 1051 Budapest, Hungary
Neckarstrasse 11, 55296 Harxheim, Germany Tel: +36 1 302 72 70
Tel: +49 6138 90 20 868 HANDBALL Email: [email protected]
Email: [email protected] International Handball Federation (IHF) www.intjudo.eu
www.wfdf.org Peter Merian-Strasse 23, 4002
Basel, Switzerland KARATE
FOOSBALL/TABLE FOOTBALL Tel: +41 61 228 90 40 World Karate Federation (WKF)
International Table Soccer Federation Email: [email protected] WKF Headquarters, Galleria de Vallehermoso
ITSF 3, rue de Clermont, 44 www.ihf.info 4, 3rd floor, 28003 Madrid, Spain
000, Nantes, France Tel: +34 91 535 9632
Tel: +33 (0)2 40 47 90 84 Email: [email protected]
Email: [email protected] www.wkf.net
www.table-soccer.org

SPORTS FEDERATIONS
KENDO MINIGOLF NETBALL

International Kendo Federation (FIK) World Minigolfsport Federation (WMF) International Netball Federation (INF)
2nd Floor, Yasukuni Kudan Minami c/o Dr. Roger Cadosch, Steinerstrasse Albion Wharf, 19 Albion Street,
Bldg., 2-3-14 Kudan Minami, Chiyoda- 17, 3006 Bern, Switzerland Manchester, M1 5LN, UK
ku, 102-0074 Tokyo, Japan Tel: +41 31 329 29 00 Tel: +44 161 234 6515
Tel: +81 3 3234 6271 Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected]
Email: [email protected] www.minigolfsport.com www.netball.org
www.kendo-fik.org
MODERN PENTATHLON ORIENTEERING
KICKBOXING Union Internationale De International Orienteering Federation (IOF)
World Association of Kickboxing Pentathlon Moderne (UIPM) Radiokatu 20, 00093 Slu, Finland
Organizations (WAKO) Stade Louis II - Entrance E, 13 avenue des Tel: +358 9 3481 3112
Via A. Manzoni 18, 20052 Monza (Milan), Italy Castelans, 98000 Monaco, Monaco Email: [email protected]
Tel: +39 03 93 21 804 Tel: +377 9777 85 55 www.orienteering.org
www.wakoweb.com www.pentathlon.org POLO
Federation of International Polo (FIP)
KORFBALL MOTORCYCLING 205 Lambert Road, Carpinteria,
International Korfball Federation (IKF) Federation Internationale De CA 93013, USA
PO Box 417, 3700 AK Zeist, the Netherlands Motocyclisme (FIM) Tel: +1 805 695 0142
Tel: +31 34 3 49 96 55 11, route Suisse, 1295 Mies, Switzerland Email: [email protected]
Email: [email protected] Tel: +41 22 950 95 00 www.fippolo.com
www.ikf.org Email: [email protected]
www.fim-live.com POWERBOATING
LACROSSE Union Internationale Motonautique (UIM)
Federation of International Lacrosse (FILx) MOUNTAINEERING Stade Louis II - Entrée H, 1 Avenue des
3 Concorde Gate , Suite 306, Union Internationale Des Castelans, 98000 Monaco, Monaco
Ontario, M3C 3N7, Canada Assoc. D'Alpinisme (UIAA) Tel: +377 92 05 25 22
Tel: +1 416 426 7070 Monbijoustrasse 61, Postfach, Email: [email protected]
Email: info@filacrosse.com 3000 Bern 23, Switzerland www.uimpowerboating.com
www.filacrosse.com Tel: +41 31 370 18 28
Email: [email protected] POWERLIFTING
LIFE SAVING www.theuiaa.org International Powerlifting Federation (IPF)
International Life Saving Federation (ILS) c/o Detlev Albrings, Lerchenauer Str.
Gemeenteplein 26, 3010 Leuven, Belgium MUAYTHAI 124a, 80809 Munich, Germany
Tel: +32 16 89 60 60 International Federation of Tel: +49 89 3513 916
Email: [email protected] Muaythai Amateur (IFMA) Email: [email protected]
www.ilsf.org 1029 Navamin 14, Navamin Rd, Klongjan, www.powerlifting-ipf.com
Bangkapi, Bangkok 10240, Thailand
LUGE Tel: +66 2 661 62 63 RACQUETBALL
Federation Internationale De Email: [email protected] International Racquetball Federation (IRF)
Luge De Course (FIL) www.ifmamuaythai.org 1631 Mesa Avenue, Colorado
Rathausplatz 9, 83471, Berchtesgaden, Germany Springs, CO 80906, USA
Tel: +49 8652 669 60 Tel: +1 719 477 6934
www.fil-luge.org www.internationalracquetball.com

SPORTS FEDERATIONS
ROLLER SPORTS SAVATE SKIING

Federation Internationale De Federation Internationale De Savate (FISav) Federation Internationale De Ski (FIS)
Roller Sports (FIRS) 18 rue Bernard Dimey, Paris, France Blochstrasse 2, 3653 Oberhofen
Viale Tiziano, 74, 00196 Rome, Italy Tel: +33 1 42 63 11 23 am Thunersee, Switzerland
Tel: +39 06 36 85 85 43 Email: [email protected] Tel: +41 33 244 61 61
Email: [email protected] http://fisavate.org Email: [email protected]
www.rollersports.org www.fis-ski.com
SEPAKTAKRAW
ROWING International Sepaktakraw Federation (ISTAF) SLEDDOG
Federation Internationale Des No.7 Bedok North Street 2, International Federation of
Societes D'Aviron (FISA) Singapore 469646, Singapore Sleddog Sports (IFSS)
Maison du Sport International, Avenue de Tel: +65 6449 8963 8554 Gateway Circle, Monticello,
Rhodanie 54, 1007 Lausanne, Switzerland Email: [email protected] MN 55362, USA
Tel: +41 21 617 83 73 www.sepaktakraw.org Tel: +1 763 295 5465
www.worldrowing.com SHOOTING SPORT www.sleddogsport.net
International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF)
RUGBY Bavariaring 21, 80336 München, Germany SOFT TENNIS
International Rugby Board (IRB) Tel: +49 89 54 43 55 0 International Soft Tennis Federation (ISTF)
Huguenot House, 35-38 St. Stephen’s Email: [email protected] RM 605, Olympic Center 88, Oryun-dong,
Green, Dublin, Ireland www.issf-sports.org Songpa-gu, Seoul 135-090, South Korea
Tel: +353 1 240 92 00 Tel: +82 2 420 4057 8
Email: [email protected] SKATING Email: [email protected]
www.irb.com International Skating Union (ISU) www.softtennis-istf.org
Chemin de Primerose 2, 1007
SAILING Lausanne, Switzerland SOFTBALL
International Sailing Federation (ISAF) Tel: +41 21 612 66 66 International Softball Federation (ISF)
Ariadne House, Town Quay, Email: [email protected] 1900 S. Park Road, Plant City, FL 33536, USA
Southampton, SO14 2AQ, UK www.isu.org Tel: +1 813 864 0100
Tel: +44 (0)2380 635 111 Email: [email protected]
Email: [email protected] SKI MOUNTAINEERING www.isfsoftball.org
www.sailing.org International Ski Mountaineering
Federation (ISMF) SPORT CLIMBING
SAMBO Case Postale 7127, Rue Caroline 7, CH 1002 International Federation of
Federation Internationale Lausanne, Switzerland Sport Climbing (IFSC)
Amateur De Sambo (FIAS) Tel: +39 0174 554 755 Corso Ferucci 122, 10141 Torino, Italy
236A, 8, Luzhnetskaya nab, 119992 Email: [email protected] Tel: +39 01 13 85 39 95
Moscow, Russian Federation www.ismf-ski.org Email: [email protected]
Tel: +7 925 999 2109 www.ifsc-climbing.org
www.sambo-fias.org

SPORTS FEDERATIONS
SPORTS FISHING TCHOUKBALL WATERSKIING

Confederation Internationale De Fédération International de Tchoukball International Waterski and
La Peche Sportive (CIPS) Kaohsiungshih, Taiwan 82199 Wakeboard Federation (IWWF)
Viale Tiziano 70, 00196 Rome, Italy Tel: +886 7 697 5784 Alte Landestrasse 19, Postbox 564,
Tel: +39 06 36 85 82 39 Email: [email protected] 6314 Unterägeri, Switzerland
Email: [email protected] www.tchoukball.org Tel: +41 41 752 00 95
www.cips-fips.com Email: [email protected]
TENNIS www.iwwfed.com
SQUASH International Tennis Federation (ITF)
World Squash Federation (WSF) Bank Lane, Roehampton, WEIGHTLIFTING
25 Russell Street, Hastings, TN34 1QU, UK London, SW15 5XZ, UK International Weightlifting Federation (IWF)
Tel: +44 (0)1424 447 440 Tel: +44 (0)20 8878 6464 5th Floor, Istvanmezei ut 1-3,
Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] 1146 Budapest, Hungary
www.worldsquash.org www.itftennis.com Tel: +36 1 353 05 30
SUMO TRIATHLON www.iwf.net
International Sumo Federation (IFS) International Triathlon Union (ITU)
1-15-20 Hyakunincho, Shinjuku- Suite 221, 998 Harbourside Drive, WRESTLING
ku, 169-0073 Tokyo, Japan North Vancouver, BC V7P 3T2, Canada Federation Internationale Des
Tel: +81 3 3360 3911 Tel: +1 604 904 9248 Luttes Associees (FILA)
Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Rue du Château, 6,
www.ifs-sumo.org www.triathlon.org 1804 Corsier-sur-Vevey, Switzerland
Tel: +41 21 312 84 26
SURFING TUG OF WAR Email: [email protected]
International Surfing Association (ISA) Tug of War International Federation (TWIF) www.fila-wrestling.com
5580 La Jolla Boulevard, Suite PO Box 77, 4742 State Hwy. 213,
145, La Jolla, CA 92037, USA Orfordville, WI 53576, USA WUSHU
Tel: +1 858 551 8580 Tel: +1 608 879 2869 International Wushu Federation (IWUF)
Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] 3 Anding Road, Chaoyang District,
www.isasurf.org www.tugofwar-twif.org 100029 Beijing, China
Tel: +86 10 6491 21 53
TABLE TENNIS UNDERWATER ACTIVITIES Email: [email protected]
International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) Confederation Mondiale Des www.iwuf.org
Chemin de la Roche 11, 1020 Activites Subaquatiques (CMAS)
Renens, Switzerland Viale Tiziano, 74, 00196 Rome, Italy
Tel: +41 21 340 70 90 Tel: +39 6 32 44 05 94
www.ittf.com www.cmas2000.org
TAEKWONDO VOLLEYBALL
World Taekwondo Federation (WTF) Federation Internationale De Volleyball (FIVB)
4th Floor, JoYang Building, 113 Samseong-dong, Château les Tourelles, Ch Edouard Sandoz
Gangnam-gu, Seoul 135-090, South Korea 2-4, 1006 Lausanne, Switzerland
Tel: +82 2 556 2505 Tel: +41 21 345 35 35
www.wtf.org www.fivb.org SPORTS ASSOCIATIONS

SPORTS ASSOCIATIONS
COMMONWEALTH GAMES MILITARY SPORT SPORTS CHIROPRACTIC

Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) Conseil International Du Federation Internationale De
2nd Floor, 138 Piccadilly, London, Sport Militaire (CISM) Chiropratique Du Sport (FICS)
W1J 7NR, UK Rue Jacques Jordaens 26, 1000 MSI Maison du Sport International, Avenue de
Tel: +44 (0)20 7491 8801 Brussels, Belgium Rhodanie 54, CH-1007 Lausanne, Switzerland
Email: [email protected] Tel: +32 2 647 68 52 Tel: +41 21 601 08 58
www.thecgf.com Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected]
www.cism-milsport.org www.fics-online.org
DEAF SPORTS
International Committee of MIND SPORTS SPORTS FACILITIES
Sports for the Deaf (CISS) International Mind Sports Association (IMSA) International Association For Sports
528 Trail Avenue, Frederick, MD 21701, USA Avenue de Rhodanie 54, CH- And Leisure Facilities (IAKS)
Tel: +1 866 955 15 41 1007 Lausanne, Switzerland Eupener Straße 70, 50933 Cologne, Germany
Email: [email protected] Tel: +33 1 53 23 03 15 Tel: +49 221 1680 230
www.deaflympics.com Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected]
www.imsaworld.com www.iaks.info
EUROPEAN BROADCASTING
European Broadcasting Union (EBU/UER) PANATHLON UNIVERSITY SPORTS
17A Ancienne Route, Case Postale Panathlon International (PI) Federation Internationale Du
67, 1218 Geneva, Switzerland Villa Porticciolo, Viale G. Maggio, 6, Sport Universitaire (FISU)
Tel: +41 22 717 21 11 Casella Postale 217, 16035 Rapallo, Italy Château de la Solitude, 54 Avenue Charles
Email: [email protected] Tel: +39 01 85 65 29 5 Schaller, 1160 Brussels, Belgium
www.ebu.ch Email: [email protected] Tel: +32 2 640 68 73
www.panathlon.net Email: [email protected]
MASTERS GAMES www.fisu.net
International Masters Games PARALYMPIC
Association (IMGA) International Paralympic Committee (IPC) WORKERS & AMATEURS SPORTS
Maison du Sport International, Avenue de Adenauerallee 212-214, 53113 Bonn, Germany International Workers And Amateurs
Rhodanie 54, 1007 Lausanne, Switzerland Tel: +49 228 2097 200 In Sports Confederation (CSIT)
Tel: +41 21 601 81 71 Email: [email protected] Steinergasse 12, 1230 Vienna, Austria
Email: [email protected] www.paralympic.org Tel: +43 1 869 32 45 20
www.imga.ch Email: [email protected]
SCHOOL SPORTS www.csit.tv/en
MEDITERRANEAN GAMES International School Sport Federation (ISF)
International Committee of the Boomgaardstraat 22 B39, 2600 WORLD GAMES
Mediterranean Games (CIJM) Berchem-Antwerp, Belgium International World Games
Athens Olympic Sports Complex (OAKA), Tel: +32 3 2860 738 Association (IWGA)
Avenue Spirou Loui – Centre Aquatique, Email: [email protected] 10 Lake Circle, Colorado
151 23 Maroussi (Athens), Greece www.isfsports.org Springs, CO 80906, USA
Tel: +30 210 68 50 206 Tel: +1 719 471 8096
Email: [email protected] SPECIAL OLYMPICS Email: [email protected]
www.cijm.org.gr Special Olympics, Inc. (SOI) www.theworldgames.org
1133 19th Street, Washington, DC 20036, USA
Tel: +1 202 628 3630
www.specialolympics.org

The Sports and Play Construction Association, Federation House, Stoneleigh Park, Warwickshire CV8 2RF www.sapca.org.uk
INDUSTRY ASSOCIATIONS
African Sport Management Chartered Institute for the Club Managers Association
Association (ASMA) Management of Sport and of Europe (CMAE)
Physical Activity (CIMSPA)
PO Box 43844, SportPark, Loughborough Federation House,
00100, Nairobi, University, 3 Oakwood Drive, Stoneleigh Park,
Kenya Loughborough, LE11 3QF, UK CV8 2RF, UK
Tel: +254 20 871 0901 Tel: +44 (0)1509 226 474 Tel: +44 (0)247 669 2359
Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected]
www.asma-online.org www.cimspa.co.uk www.cmaeurope.org
The African Sport Management CIMSPA launched in 2012, following the CMAE is a non-profit making professional
Association (ASMA) was founded in 2010, award of a Royal Charter in late 2011, association with members involved in
during the 17th Biennial International before which it operated as IMSPA. the management of sports clubs (golf,
Conference of the International Society for IMSPA was formed in April 2011 through a tennis, sailing, rowing, rugby, football and
Comparative Physical Education and Sport merger between the Institute for Sport and cricket), health and fitness clubs, leisure,
held at Kenyatta University in Nairobi, Recreation Management and the Institute city and dining clubs located throughout
Kenya, Africa. for Sport, Parks and Leisure. Europe.
The decision to establish ASMA was The institute aims to develop a vibrant, The Club Managers Association of Europe
unanimously agreed upon by the delegates UK-wide sport and physical activity sector, aims to promote best practices in products,
as one of the resolutions of the Biennial In- led by professionals providing advocacy services and innovative programmes
ternational Conference. and leadership and working in partnership for the successful management of clubs
ASMA's vision is to be a renowned with its stakeholders to help ensure the throughout Europe.
African forum for the promotion of highest standards of service delivery. It provides and promotes educational
educational and professional sport CIMSPA produces information on the events to meet diverse needs and provides
management as well as in the management latest health and safety issues, personnel members with networking opportuni-
of sport-related disciplines within as well as management updates, sport and physical ties, assistance with career development,
beyond the African continent. activity strategies, as well as government employment opportunities and
The assocation's mission is to strengthen initiatives. recruitment. Members are also rewarded
sport management in Africa as an academic Its Continuing Professional Development with an internationally recognised
and professional engagement. ASMA portfolio ensures that key skills and certificate in club management.
also aims to become a vital contributor knowledge necessary for a wide range of CMAE also reports on changing
to the continent's global social-economic sport and physical activity professions, social, governmental, environmental and
development. ranging from managerial to developmental, economic issues affecting club managers,
and technical to operational, are developed. while researching, developing, analysing
and disseminating information and data
related to club management and the club
industry.

European Stadium & Safety The Federation of Sports and International Association for
Management Association Play Associations (FSPA) Sports and Leisure Facilities
(ESSMA) (IAKS)
Rapertingenstraat 109, Federation House, Eupener Strasse 70,
3500 Hasselt, Stoneleigh Park, 50933 Cologne,
Belgium CV8 2RF, UK Germany
Tel: +32 486 72 31 89 Tel: +44 (0)2476 414 999 Tel: +49 (0)221 1680 23 0
www.essma.eu www.sportsandplay.com www.iaks.info
ESSMA was launched in 1995 by Lionel The Federation of Sports and Play IAKS is the International Association
Dreksler, the former stadium director of Associations was formed in 1919 and for Sports and Leisure Facilities.
Parc Des Prince in Paris. It incorporates formally incorporated in 1926 as the This non-profit organisation was founded
head groundsmen and represents 300 national trade body responsible for in Cologne, Germany, in
people involved in the stadium industry. representing 18 associations and 600 1965 and represents 1,000 members
Its aim is to share know-how and expertise member companies in the sports and play in 110 countries.
through its activities. industries.
IAKS' membership base comprises a global
ESSMA collects technical information The federation has a long history of serving network for the design, construction,
for operations and safety management the industry, and in 2009 FSPA celebrated modernisation and management of sports
throughout Europe to enhance industry its 90th anniversary. and leisure facilities. These members
awareness of the latest techniques and de- As the voice of the industry, the benefit from the association's international
velopments in niche markets related to the association is ideally positioned at the outlook, worldwide exchange of experience
organisation of stadiums. very heart of the trade. On behalf of its and services.
The association's vision is to be the members, it has strategic partnerships Its goal is to create high-grade,
leading European platform for stadium with Sport & Recreation Alliance (formerly functional and sustainable sports facilities
management networking on a global CCPR), Youth Sport Trust and Sport worldwide, with an emphasis on inter-
scale. By acquiring sustainable know-how England, as well as open dialogue with the national exchange and the ongoing
via a combination of stadium and safety Culture Media and Sport and the Business, development of quality standards.
management and qualitative industry Innovation and Skills government The International Association for Sports
partners, ESSMA aims to offer added departments. and Leisure Facilities contributes to the
value by sharing know-how and expertise In 2009/10, the federation forged a new economic and environmentally friendly
with its members and consequently bring and exciting partnership with the County realisation of sports and leisure facility
stadiums to a higher level from conception Sports Partnership Network, providing projects worldwide. It thereby highlights
to operation. members with opportunities to work with the right of citizens to demand-driven and
In 2008, John Beattie, stadium director Sport England's vital County Sports Part- functional sports facilities.
of Emirates Stadium in London, was nerships.
appointed as the new president.

Institute of Groundsmanship The International Sport and International Health, Racquet

(IOG) Culture Association (ISCA) and Sportsclub Association
(IHRSA)
28 Stratford Office Village,
Walker Avenue, Tietgensgade 65, Seaport Center,
Wolverton Mill East, Milton 1704 Copenhagen V, 70 Fargo Street,
Keynes, MK12 5TW, UK Denmark Boston, MA 02210, USA
Tel: +44 (0)1908 312 511 Tel: +45 (0) 33 29 80 26 Tel: +1 617 951 0055
www.iog.org www.isca-web.org www.ihrsa.org
The Institute of Groundsmanship is a The International Sport and Culture IHRSA is the fitness industry’s only
membership organisation representing the Association (ISCA) was created in 1995 global trade association – a not-for-profit
UK's grounds care industry and all those as a global platform for all organisations organisation representing health and
involved in it. It aims to promote quality within the field of sport for all, recreational fitness facilities, gyms, spas, sports clubs
surfaces and services and establish itself sports and physical activity. and suppliers worldwide. It represents
as the leading professional organisation over 10,000 for-profit health and fitness
for grounds management. ISCA is a global actor closely cooperating facilities and 600 suppliers.
with its 130 member organisations, interna-
IOG is recognised by the national tional NGOs, and public and private sector The association's mission is to grow, protect
governing bodies of sport and the stakeholders. and promote the health and fitness club
public, private and voluntary sectors for Its 40 million individual members from industry, and to provide its members with
its industry knowledge and technical 65 countries represent a diverse group benefits that will help them to be more
expertise. The institute aims to develop of people active within youth, sport and successful.
sport and sporting surfaces in the UK cultural activities. IHRSA fulfills this mission by im-
and Ireland, develop training courses and ISCA was created in 1995 with the plementing annual health promotion
ensure that recognition of the profession purpose of supporting cross-border un- initiatives, defending and promoting
and the need for quality standards is at the derstanding through sport and culture; health club-related legislation, hosting
top of the agenda. promoting sport as a bearer of cultural industry events and also by collecting key
The institute also delivers a range identity; and encouraging the broadest operational data for its publications and
of local, regional and national events, possible participation in sports and cultural newsletters.
including seminars, conferences and activities for affiliated members. The fitness industry is poised to step up
awards programmes, in conjunction with as a solution to the growing public health
leading representatives from all facets of crisis of obesity and overweight. IHRSA
the industry. represents and supports this goal through
In addition, the IOG runs two leading outreach and programmes which help to
annual trade industry exhibitions – IOG promote healthy and active lifestyles.
SALTEX at Windsor Racecourse in the UK,
and IOG Scotsturf.

New Zealand Sports Industry The Sports and Play Sporta

Association (NZSIA) Construction Association
(SAPCA)
49-51 East Road,
PO Box 41076, Federation House, London,
Auckland, Stoneleigh Park, N1 6AH,
New Zealand CV8 2RF, UK UK
Tel: +64 9 845 3550 Tel: +44 (0)24 7641 6316 Tel: +44 (0)7767 823 320
www.nzsia.co.nz www.sapca.org.uk www.sporta.org
The New Zealand Sports Industry SAPCA is a recognised trade Sporta is a national association
Association was formed in 1987 by association for the sports and play representing a wide range of leisure and
merging the NZ Sports Dealers Federation construction industry in the UK. cultural trusts in communities across the
and the NZ Sports Goods Industries It was formed by the industry in 1997 as a UK. Together they provide 30 per cent of
Association into one organisation: NZSIA. non-profit-seeking organisation funded by public leisure centres in the UK.
the industry.
NZSIA is a trade membership association The facilities and activities which they
comprised of suppliers and dealers with the The association's role is to foster deliver in partnership with local authorities
aim of strengthening and integrating the excellence, professionalism and continuous support a range of physical activity, sports
activities of members involved in the sports improvement throughout the industry to and community cultural services.
industry. provide the high-quality facilities needed Many facilities are open seven days a
Its objectives include promoting the at all levels of sport, physical activity, week from early in the morning until late
sale of sporting leisure and recreational recreation and play. at night. The trusts are also committed
equipment and services to consumers Having originally represented primarily to being as accessible and affordable as
through the member chain of supply; specialist sports surfacing contractors, possible for everyone and many operate in
encouraging New Zealanders to take a the association has since evolved and deprived communities. They also support
more active part in sport and recreation; expanded to embrace a wide range of public policy objectives, including public
educating and assisting members to disciplines within the sports and play health and community cohesion.
operate effective, profitable and successful facilities industry. Sporta membership is open to non-profit
businesses; influencing government and SAPCA has more than 240 corporate distributing organisations – primarily, but
other legislative bodies on issues in the members UK-wide, all with a direct not exclusively, those that manage cultural
best interests of the industry; developing involvement in sports and play facility and leisure facilities.
and maintaining benefits and services for development. Members include The network spreads across the whole of
all sectors of membership; and maintaining contractors, manufacturers and suppliers, the UK, with regular meetings at regional
an organisation structure that addresses professional consultants and test labora- as well as national level.
the expectations and the needs of industry. tories, as well as sports governing bodies
and related organisations.

ARCHITECTS & DESIGNERS
360 Architecture Archial Architecture BH&M Architects
300 West 22nd Street, Kansas City, Tennyson House, 159-165 Great Portland 1 White Hart Lane, Barnes,
MO 64108, USA Street, London, W1W 5PA, UK London, SW13 0RA, UK
Tel: +1 816 472 3360 Tel: +44 (0)20 7580 0400 Tel: +44 (0)20 8878 4667
www.360architects.com www.archialgroup.com www.bhmarchitects.com
3LHD Architects Arena Estadios Bignell Shacklady Ewing

Nikole Božidarevica 13/4, Rua dos Pinheiros 498, 2 Andar CJ22, CEP 05 95 Spencer Street, Birmingham, B18 6DA, UK
10000 Zagreb, Croatia 422-000, Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil Tel: +44 (0)121 523 1121
Tel: +385 1 232 0200 Tel: +55 11 3060 4400 Email: [email protected]
Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] www.bignellshackladyewing.com
http://studio3lhd.hr/en www.arenaestadios.com.br
Boogertman + Partners
AECOM Arturus Architects Nicol Main Office Park, 4 Bruton Road,
MidCity Place, 71 High Holborn, Quayside, 40 Holwell Rd, Bristol BS8 4UQ, UK Bryanston, 2194, Johannesburg, South Africa
London WC1V 6QS, UK Tel: +44 (0)117 316 9467 Tel: +27 11 790 1600
Tel: +44 (0)20 7645 2000 Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected]
Email: use online form www.arturus.co.uk www.boogertman.com
www.aecom.com
Arup Sport BurkeRickhards Architects
Aedas Architects Central Square, Forth Street, Devcor House, 91 North Hill,
31/F One Island East, 18 Westlands Road, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE1 3PL, UK Plymouth, PL4 8JT, UK
Quarry Bay, Hong Kong Tel: +44 (0)191 261 6080 Tel: +44 (0)1752 266 111
Tel: +852 2861 1728 Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected]
Email: [email protected] www.arup.com www.burkerickhards.co.uk
www.aedas.com
Atkins Camenzind Evolution Ltd
AFLS+P Architects Euston Tower, 286 Euston Road, Samariterstrasse 5, 8032 Zurich, Switzerland
The Cornerhouse, 91-93 Farringdon Road, London, NW1 3AT, UK Tel: +41 44 253 9500
London, EC1M 3LN, UK Tel: +44 (0)20 7121 2700 Email: [email protected]
Tel: +44 20 7831 8877 Email: [email protected] www.camenzindevolution.com
Email: [email protected] www.atkinsglobal.com
www.AFLSP.com Chartier Dalix Architectes
B3 Architects 30 rue émile lepeu, 75011, Paris, France
Archer Architects Audley House, Berechurch Hall Road, Tel: +33 1 43 57 79 14
Suite B4, Mindenhall Court, High Street, Colchester, CO2 9NW, UK Email: [email protected]
Stevenage, Hertfordshire, Tel: +44 (0)1206 562 946 http://chartier-dalix.com
SG1 3UN Email: [email protected]
Tel: +44 (0)1438 365968 http://b3-architects.co.uk Colman Architects
Email: [email protected] 27 Harcourt Street, London, W1H 4HP, UK
www.archerarchitects.co.uk Tel: +44 (0)20 7535 2040
Email: use online form
www.colmanarchitects.co.uk

Colwyn Foulkes & Partners EDSA Foster + Partners

229 Kensington High Street, London, W8 6SA, UK 1512 East Broward Boulevard, Suite 110, Riverside, 22 Hester Road,
Tel: +44 (0)20 7938 2464 Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301, USA London, SW11 4AN, UK
Email: [email protected] Tel: +1 954 524 3330 Tel: +44 (0)20 7738 0455
www.colwynfoulkes.co.uk Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected]
www.edsaplan.com www.fosterandpartners.com
Cox Richardson Architects and Planners
Level 2, 204 Clarence Street, Sydney, EllisWilliams Glenn Howells Architects
NSW 2000, Australia 151 Rosebery Avenue, London, EC1R 4AB, UK 29 Maltings Place, 169 Tower Bridge Road,
Tel: +61 (0)2 9267 9599 Tel: +44 (0)20 7841 7200 London, SE1 3JB, UK
Email: [email protected] www.ewa.co.uk Tel: +44 (0)20 7407 9915
www.coxarchitecture.com.au Email: [email protected]
Erick van Egeraat www.glennhowells.co.uk
Crawford Architects 175-178 Grays Inn Road, London, WC1X 8UE, UK
1801 McGee Street, Suite 200, Tel: +44 (0)20 7812 0680 GMP Architects
Kansas City, MO 64108, USA Email: [email protected] Elbchaussee 139, 22763 Hamburg, Germany
Tel: +1 816 421 2640 www.erickvanegeraat.com Tel: +49 40 88 151 0
www.crawfordarch.com Ewing Cole www.gmp-architekten.de
Federal Reserve Bank Building, 100 N. 6th
cre8architecture Street, Philadelphia, PA19 106-1590, US Hankinson Duckett Associates
One South Charlotte Street, Tel: +44 (215) 923 2020 The Stables, Howbery Park, Benson Lane,
Edinburgh, EH2 4AN, UK www.ewingcole.com Wallingford, OX10 8BA, UK
Tel: +44 (0)131 260 3480 Tel: +44 (0)1491 838 175
Email: [email protected] FaulknerBrowns Email: [email protected]
www.cre8architecture.com Dobson House, Northumbrian Way, www.hda-enviro.co.uk
Killingworth, Newcastle Upon Tyne,
Crystal CG International NE12 6QW, UK Haskoll
31-35 Kirby Street, London, EC1N 8TE, UK Tel: +44 (0)191 268 3007 39 Harrington Gardens, London, SW7 4JU, UK
Tel: +44 (0)20 7492 1900 Email: [email protected] Tel: +44 (0)20 7835 1188
Email: [email protected] www.faulknerbrowns.co.uk Email: [email protected]
www.crystalcg.co.uk www.haskoll.co.uk
Formation Architects
Davis Langdon, An AECOM Company The Royle Studios, 41 Wenlock Road, Hérault Arnod Architectes
MidCity Place, 71 High Holborn, London, N1 7SG, UK 16, rue Thiers, 38000 Grenoble, France
London, WC1V 6QS, UK Tel: +44 (0)20 7251 0781 Tel: +33 4 76 12 94 94
Tel: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected]
www.davislangdon.com www.formationarchitects.co.uk www.herault-arnod.fr/english
Edge Structures Formroom Architects HKS Inc.

Phoenix Yard, 69 Kings Cross Road, 7 Constance Street, Knott Mill, 1919 McKinney Avenue, Dallas, TX 75201, USA
London, WC1X 9LN, UK Manchester, M15 4JQ, UK Tel: +1 214 969 3249
Tel: +44 (0)20 7239 4950 Tel: +44 (0)161 870 1152 Email: [email protected]
Email: use online form Email: [email protected] www.hksinc.com
www.edgestructures.com www.formroomarchitects.com

HLN Architects Ltd Leadbitter Group Melt Design

21/22 Neptune Court, Vanguard Way, Grange Court, Abingdon Science Park, 66 Porchester Road, London, W2 6ET, UK
Cardiff, CF24 5PJ, UK Abingdon, OX14 3NB, UK Tel: +44 (0)203 764 7054
Tel: +44 (0)29 2039 8611 Tel: +44 (0)1235 544 500 Email: use online form
Email: [email protected] Email: use online form www.meltdesignhub.com/
www.hlnarchitects.com www.leadbitter.co.uk
MET Studio
HOK International Leisure Concepts 6 Maidstone Building Mews, 72-76 Borough
90 Whitfield Street, London W1T 4E2 The Trading Estate, Common Lane, High Street, London, SE1 1GD, UK
Tel: +44 (0)20 7636 2006 Kenilworth, CV8 2EL, UK Tel: +44 (0)20 7378 7348
Email: [email protected] Tel: +44 (0)1926 851 454 Email: [email protected]
www.hok.com Email: [email protected] www.metstudio.com
www.leisureconcepts.co.uk
Holder Mathias Architects NBBJ
Clareville House, 26-27 Oxendon Street, Lifschutz Davidson Sandilands The Clove Building, 4-6 Maguire Street,
London, SW1Y 4EL, UK Island Studios, 22 St Peter's Square, Butlers Wharf, London, SE1 2NQ, UK
Tel: +44 (0)20 7287 0735 London, W6 9NW, UK Tel: +44 (0)20 7939 3700
www.holdermathias.com Email: [email protected] www.nbbj.com
www.lds-uk.com
Hopkins Architects Partnership Peter Brett Associates
27 Broadley Terrace, London, NW1 6LG, UK Louis Karol Architects 7 Soho Square, London, W1D 3QB, UK
Tel: +44 (0)20 7724 1751 2nd Floor, The Palms, 145 Sir Lowry Road, Tel: +44 (0)20 7025 7100
Email: [email protected] Cape Town 8001, South Africa Email: [email protected]
www.hopkins.co.uk Tel: +27 21 462 4500 www.pba.co.uk
Househam Henderson www.louiskarol.com PGAV Architects
70-74 City Road, London, EC1Y 2BJ, UK 200 North Broadway, Suite 1000, St. Louis,
Tel: +44 (0)20 7940 3170 Maber Associates MO 63102, USA
Email: [email protected] 17 Barker Gate, The Lace Market, Tel: +1 314 231 7318
www.hharchitects.co.uk Nottingham, NG1 1JU, UK Email: [email protected]
Tel: +44 (0)115 941 5555 www.pgav.architects.com
Jack Rouse Associates Email: [email protected]
600 Vine Street, Suite 1700, www.maber.co.uk Populous
Cincinnati, OH 45202, USA 14 Blades Court, Deodar Rd,
Tel: +1 513 381 0055 Manica Architecture London, SW15 2NU, UK
Email: [email protected] 16-24 Underwood Street, London, N1 7JQ, UK Tel: +44 (0)20 8874 7666
www.jackrouse.com Tel: +44 (0)20 7147 1852 Email: [email protected]
Email: [email protected] www.populous.com
KSS Group www.manicaarchitecture.com
1 James Street, London, W1U 1DR, UK Ramsden and Partners
Tel: +44 (0)20 7907 2222 8 Wharf Street, Leeds, LS2 7EQ, UK
Email: [email protected] Tel: +44 (0)844 844 0070
www.kssgroup.com Email: [email protected]
www.ramsdenandpartners.net

Ray Hole Architects Space Architects UR Architects

9th Floor, 69 Park Lane, Croydon, CR0 1JD, UK Spaceworks, Benton Park Road, Lamorinièrestraat 32, 2018 Antwerp, Belgium
Tel: +44 (0)20 8662 4600 Newcastle upon Tyne, NE7 7LX, UK Tel: +32 3 239 43 80
www.rayhole-architects.com Email: [email protected] www.urarchitects.com
www.spacegroup.co.uk
Roberts Limbrick Architects ValleyCrest Landscape Companies
The Carriage Building, Bruton Way, Sutton Griffin Architects 24151 Ventura Boulevard, Calabasas,
Gloucester, GL1 1DG, UK Berger House, Berkeley Square, CA 91302, USA
Tel: +44 (0)3333 405 500 London, W1J 5AE, UK Tel: +1 818 223 8500
Email: [email protected] Tel: +44 (0)20 7016 0738 Email: use online form
www.robertslimbrick.com Email: [email protected] www.valleycrest.com
www.suttongriffin.co.uk
Sadar + Vuga Vincent & Gorbing
Tivolska 50, SI-1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia The Miller Partnership Sterling Court, Norton Road,
Tel: +386 1 430 56 64 19 Royal Crescent, Glasgow, G3 7SX, UK Stevenage, SG1 2JY, UK
Email: [email protected] Tel: +44 (0)141 331 1101 Tel: +44 (0)1438 316 331
www.sadarvuga.com Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected]
www.millerpartnership.com www.vincent-gorbing.co.uk
Saturn Projects
Hortham Farm, Hortham Lane, Almondsbury, Thomson Perrett & Lobb WATG
Bristol, BS32 4JW, UK Lutidine House, Newark Lane, 700 Bishop Street, Suite 1800,
Tel: +44 (0)1454 202 076 Ripley, GU23 6BS, UK Honolulu, HI 96813, USA
Email: use online form Tel: +44 (0)1483 270 190 Tel: +1 808 521 8888
www.saturnprojects.com Email: [email protected] Email: use online form
www.tpl.eu.com www.watg.com
Schmidt Hammer Lassen
Aaboulevarden 37, PO Box 5117, Tom Wiscombe Design WCEC Architects
8000 Aarhus C, Denmark 383 South Westmoreland Avenue, Carrwood Court, Carrwood Road,
Tel: +45 86 20 19 00 Los Angeles, CA 90020, USA Sheepbridge, Chesterfield, S41 9QB, UK
Email: [email protected] Tel: +1 213 674 7294 Tel: +44 (0)1246 260 261
http://shl.dk/eng Email: [email protected] Email: use online form
www.tomwiscombe.com www.wcec.co.uk
Sid Lee Architecture
Gerard Doustraat 72-80, 1072w Turner + Townsend Wilkinson Eyre Architects
Amsterdam, the Netherlands 7 Savoy Court, Strand, London WC2 ROEX 33 Bowling Green Lane, London, EC1R 0BJ, UK
Tel: +31 20 662 3030 Tel: +44 (0)20 7544 4000 Tel: +44 (0)20 7608 7900
www.sidleearchitecture.com www.turnerandtownsend.com www.wilkinsoneyre.com
UNStudio Zaha Hadid Architects

PO Box 75381, 1070 AJ, Amsterdam, Holland 10 Bowling Green Lane, London, EC1R 0BQ, UK
Tel: +31 20 570 20 40 Tel: +44 (0)20 7253 5147
Email: [email protected] www.zaha-hadid.com
www.unstudio.com

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London, W4 5YA, UK Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected]
Tel: +44 (0)20 8849 8902 www.baqus.co.uk www.davislangdon.com
www.fourglobal.org Buro Happold Ltd Deloitte LLP
Camden Mill, Lower Bristol Road, 2 New Street Square,
Acrobat Consulting & Marketing Ltd Bath, BA2 3DQ, UK London, EC4A 3BZ, UK
Marion House, 62A Stockport Road, Tel: +44 (0)1225 320 600 Tel: +44 (0)20 7936 3000
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SK8 2AF, UK www.burohappold.com www.deloitte.com
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Email: [email protected] Capita Symonds Consulting Development Directions Ltd
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WC1V 6DW, UK Tel: +44 (0)1438 718 478
AECOM Tel: +44 (0)20 7492 0200 Email: [email protected]
MidCity Place, 71 High Holborn, Email: [email protected] www.developmentdirections.co.uk
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Auckland 1840, New Zealand www.capitalize.co.uk
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www.algate.co.nz Destination Consulting EC4M 7RB, UK
9 Marylebone Lane, London, Tel: +44 (0)20 7651 0301
AlliancePlanning W1U 1HL, UK Email: [email protected]
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London, SW1H 9JA, UK Email: [email protected]
Tel: +44 (0)20 7222 8345 www.locumconsulting.com Futour Wenzel Consulting GmbH
Email: use online form Ludwig-Erhard-Strasse 6,
www.alliance-plan.co.uk Corporate Health Solutions D-20459 Hamburg, Germany
Unit 1, 130 Station Road, Tel: +49 (0)40 48 00 42 0
Atkins Whittlesey, PE7 2EY, UK Email: [email protected]
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London, NW1 3AT, UK Email: [email protected]
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Gardiner & Theobald JTA Lime Consulting

10 South Crescent, London, A7/A8 Speldhurst Business Park, Simply Clicks, 2 New Rents,
WC1E 7BD, UK Langton Road, Speldhurst, Ashford, TN23 1JH, UK
Tel: +44 (0)20 7209 3000 Tunbridge Wells, Tel: +44 (0)1233 670 006
Email: [email protected] TN3 0AQ, UK Email: [email protected]
www.gardiner.com Tel: +44 (0)1892 860 860 www.lime-consulting.co.uk
Gleeds Worldwide www.jtassocs.com Leisure-net Solutions Ltd
95 New Cavendish Street, Park Farm, Hethersett, Norwich,
London, W1W 6XF, UK Knight, Kavanagh & Page NR9 3DL, UK
Tel: +44 (0)20 7631 7000 1-2 Frecheville Court, off Knowsley Street, Tel: +44 (0)1603 814 233
Email: [email protected] Bury, BL9 0UF, UK Email: [email protected]
www.gleeds.co.uk Tel: +44 (0)161 764 7040 www.leisure-net.org
Hannan Associates www.kkp.co.uk Levend LAND
Beta House, Alphagate Drive, Manchester Waterhoenhof 33, 3582 DD Utrecht,
Road, Denton, M34 3SH, UK KPMG the Netherlands
Tel: +44 (0)161 337 2200 15 Canada Square, Canary Wharf, London, Tel: +31 30 244 5315
Email: [email protected] E14 5GL, UK Email: use online form
www.hannan-uk.com Tel: +44 (0)20 7311 100 www.levendland.nl/english
Inclusive Fitness Initiative www.kpmg.com Levitate
English Federation of Disability Sport, 161 Rosebery Avenue,
SportPark, Loughborough University, Laboratory for Visionary Architecture London, EC1R 4QX, UK
3 Oakwood Drive, Loughborough, (LAVA) Tel: +44 (0)20 7833 4455
LE11 3QF, UK 72 Campbell Street, Sydney, Email: [email protected]
Tel: +44 (0)1509 227 750 NSW 2010, Australia www.levitate.uk.com
Email: use online form Tel:+61 2928 01475
www.efds.co.uk/inclusive_fitness Email: [email protected] Linser & Partner Consulting GmbH
www.l-a-v-a.net Innrain 143, 6020 Innsbruck, Austria
International Sports Turf Engineering Tel: +43 512 9010 5095
Consultancy (ISTeC) Lagardère Unlimited Stadium Solu- Email: [email protected]
Overlaw, Lightwood Road tions www.linser-partner.com
Buxton, Derbyshire 16, rue du Dôme, 92100 Boulogne-Billancourt,
SK17 6RN, UK France London & Partners
Tel: (+44) 07850-744957 Tel: +33 1 74 31 72 08 6th Floor, 2 More London Riverside,
Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] London, SE1 2RR, UK
www.internationalsportsturf.com www.lu-stadiumsolutions.com Tel: +44 (0)20 7234 5800
www.londonandpartners.com/majorevents

Loughborough University Sports Mott MacDonald Personal Touch Fitness

Technology Institute 62-68 Roseberry Avenue, 30 City Road, London,
Loughborough Park, London, EC1R 4RR, UK EC1Y 2AB, UK
Loughborough University, Tel: +44 (0)20 7520 1300 Tel: +44 (0)844 344 0034
LE11 3TU, UK Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected]
Tel: +44 (0)1509 263 171 www.buildings.mottmac.com www.personaltouchfitness.co.uk
http://sti.lboro.ac.uk MUGA-UK Ltd Pöyry
Mill Farm, Hathern Road, PO Box 4, Jaakonkatu 3,
Mace Group Shepshed, LE12 9RP, UK FI-01621 Vantaa, Finland
155 Moorgate, London, Tel: +44 (0)1509 503 408 Tel: +358 10 3311
EC2M 6XB, UK Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected]
Tel: +44 (0)20 7068 6000 www.muga-uk.co.uk www.poyry.com
www.macegroup.com Nathaniel Lichfield & Partners PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
14 Regent's Wharf, 1 Embankment Place,
Mather & Co Ltd All Saints Street, London, WC2N 6RH, UK
17 Manchester Road, Wilmslow, London, N1 9RL, UK Tel: +44 (0)20 7583 5000
SK9 1BQ, UK Tel: +44 (0)20 7837 4477 Email: use online form
Tel: +44 (0)1625 521 128 Email: [email protected] www.pwc.co.uk
Email: [email protected] http://nlpplanning.com
www.matherandco.com Proleisure LLP
Neil Allen Associates 88 Harpesford Avenue,
McMillan-Shiels Associates 20 Brook Road, Lymm, WA13 9AH, UK Virginia Water, GU25 4RE, UK
21 York Road, Woking, Tel: +44 (0)7917 378 083 Tel: +44 (0)845 603 5019
GU22 7XH, UK Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected]
Tel: +44 (0)1483 726 997 www.neilallenassociates.co.uk www.proleisure.org
www.mcmillan-shiels.com Oaks Consultancy Prozone Sports Ltd
Acorn House, Oak Farm, 3 Craven Court, Millshaw,
MDA Consulting Ltd Hampton Lane, Catherine de Barnes, Leeds, LS11 8BN, UK
1-11 Carteret Street, London, Solihull, B92 0JB, UK Tel: +44 (0)113 244 9296
SW1H 9DJ, UK Tel: +44 (0)1676 814 010 Email: use online form
Tel: +44 (0)20 7399 0888 Email: [email protected] www.prozonesports.com
Email: [email protected] www.oaksconsultancy.co.uk
www.mdaconsulting.co.uk Quality Leisure Management (QLM)
P & A Engineering Ltd The Old Bakery, The Green,
Mintel Room 608, Corporation Square, Northleach, Cheltenham,
130 Fifth Avenue, 7th Floor, 8 Lam Lok Street, Kowloon Bay, GL54 3EX, UK
New York, NY 10011, USA Kowloon, Hong Kong Tel: +44 (0)1451 861 084
Tel: +1 212 796 5710 Tel: +852 2755 7182 Email: [email protected]
Email: use online form Email: [email protected] www.qlmconsulting.co.uk
www.mintel.com www.paengineeringltd.com

Red Box Consultancy Services Ltd Smart Leisure Partnerships Ltd Sportworks Logistics
1 Innisfree Close, Harrogate, 413 Durnsford Road, Wimbledon, The Innovation Centre, 217 Portobello,
HG2 8PL, UK London, SW19 8EE, UK Sheffield, S1 4DP, UK
Tel: +44 (0)1423 548 028 Tel: +44 (0)20 8947 8600 Tel: +44 (0)114 224 2620
www.redboxcs.com www.smartleisure.co.uk www.sportworksuk.com
Right Directions Smith Group UK Ltd Strategic Leisure Ltd

The Stables (Unit 2), Whitehouse Farm, Calder House, St George's Park, The Whitehouse, Greenalls Avenue,
Gaddesden Row, Hemel Hempstead, Kirkham, PR4 2DZ, UK Warrington, WA4 6HL, UK
HP2 6HG, UK Tel: +44 (0)1772 471 111 Tel: +44 (0)1925 438 064
Tel: +44 (0)1582 840 098 Email: use online form Email: [email protected]
Email: [email protected] www.smith-group.com www.strategicleisure.co.uk
www.rightdirections.co.uk
Sport Concepts Stevens & Associates
Romers Electronics Ltd 212 Piccadilly, London, W1V 9LD, UK Estuary House, 35 Culfor Road, Loughor,
Unit 2 Hamilton Street Industrial Estate, Tel: +44 (0)20 7917 1702 Swansea, SA4 6TZ, UK
Hamilton Street, Blackburn, BB2 4AJ, UK Email: [email protected] Tel: +44 (0)1792 229 090
Tel: +44 (0)844 414 6095 www.sportconcepts.net Email: [email protected]
Email: [email protected] www.stevensassoc.co.uk
www.romers.co.uk Sports Marketing Surveys
The Courtyard, Wisley, Surrey, SUM Ltd
RQA Ltd GU23 6QL, UK Tower Works, Globe Road,
Tidelands, Chidham Lane, Chichester, Tel: + 44 (0) 1932 345 539 Leeds, LS11 5QG, UK
PO18 8TQ, UK Email: [email protected] Tel: +44 (0)113 242 7380
Tel: +44 (0)7976 259 152 www.sportsmarketingsurveysinc.com Email: use online form
Email: [email protected] www.sumonline.co.uk
www.rqa.com Sports Solutions Ltd
101 Victoria Street, Bristol, Surfacing Standards Ltd
Savernake Property Consultants BS1 6PU, UK 1a Perth House, Priors Haw Road,
2 Cedar House, The Parade, Tel: +44 (0)117 301 7220 Corbygate Business Park, Corby,
Marlborough, SN8 1NY, UK Email: [email protected] NN17 5JG, UK
Tel: +44 (0)1672 515 591 www.sportssolutionsgb.co.uk Tel: +44 (0)1536 400 012
Email: use online form Email: [email protected]
www.savernake.net Sports Turf Research Institute (STRI) www.surfacingstandards.co.uk
St Ives Estate, Bingley,
Shen Milsom Wilke BD16 1AU, UK Terence O'Rourke Ltd
417 Fifth Avenue, New York, Tel: +44 (0)1274 565 131 Everdene House, Deansleigh Road,
NY 10016, USA Email: [email protected] Bournemouth, BH7 7DU, UK
Tel: +1 212 725 6800 www.stri.co.uk Tel: +44 (0)1202 421 142
www.smwinc.com www.torltd.co.uk

TGMS Ltd Torkildsen Barclay V4 Services

Unit 7, Cranfield Innovation Centre, Wrest Park, Silsoe, MK45 4HS, UK Unit 2-06, St Albans House,
University Way, Cranfield, Tel: +44 (0)1525 754 898 St Albans Road, Stafford,
MK43 0BT, UK Email: [email protected] ST16 3DP, UK
Tel: +44 (0)1234 756 040 www.torkbarc.com Tel: +44 (0)1785 211 616
Email: [email protected] Email: use online form
www.tgms.co.uk Traffic Health and Fitness Ltd www.v4services.co.uk
4 Woodston Oast House,
The Georgeson Group Tenbury Wells, WR15 8JG, UK Vero Communications
16 Newton Place, Glasgow, Tel: +44 (0)1584 881 644 34-35 Southampton Street,
G3 7PY, UK Email: use online form Covent Garden, London,
Tel: +44 (0)141 332 8089 www.traffichealthandfitness.com WC2E 7HF, UK
www.georgesongroup.com TrioPlus Ltd Email: [email protected]
Suite 107, Capital Business Centre, www.verocom.co.uk
The Leisure Database Company 22 Carlton Road, South Croydon,
31 Southampton Row, London, WC1B 5HJ, UK CR2 0BS, UK Water Technology Inc
Tel: +44 (0)20 3585 1441 Tel: +44 (0)20 8398 3111 100 Park Avenue, PO Box 614,
Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Beaver Dam, WI 53916, USA
www.leisuredb.com www.trioplusonline.co.uk Tel: +1 920 887 7375
The Personal Training Centre TurfTrax Ltd www.watertechnologyinc.com
Oakshade Road, Oxshott, 6 Marlborough Road, Colmworth Business
KT22 0LE, UK Park, Eaton Socon, St Neots, White Hutchinson
Tel: +44 (0)1372 844 801 PE19 8YP, UK Leisure & Learning Group
Email: [email protected] Tel: +44 (0)1480 408 970 4036 Baltimore Avenue,
www.londonfitness.co.uk Email: [email protected] Kansas City, MO 64111, USA
www.turftrax.co.uk Tel: +1 816 931 1040
The Sports Construction Consultancy Email: use online form
227 St Leonards Road, Horsham, Turley Associates www.whitehutchinson.com
RH13 6BE, UK 1 New York Street, Manchester,
Tel: +44 (0)1403 259 400 M1 4HD, UK WYG Group
Email: [email protected] Tel: +44 (0)161 233 7676 100 St John Street,
www.sportsconsultancy.net Email: [email protected] London, EC1M 4EH, UK
www.turleyassociates.co.uk Tel: +44 (0)20 7250 7500
The Sport, Leisure and Email: use online form
Culture Consultancy UK Trade & Investment (UKTI) www.wyg.com
2nd Floor, 3 Boltro Road, Haywards Heath, 1 Victoria Street, London, SW1H 0ET, UK
West Sussex, RH16 1BY, UK Tel: +44 (0)20 7215 5000
Tel: +44 (0)1444 459927 Email: [email protected]
Email: [email protected] www.ukti.gov.uk
www.sportleisureculture.co.uk

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TRAINING
Amac Training Coventry University Lifetime Training
2 Denne Hill Business Centre, Womenswold, Priory Street, Coventry CV1 5FB Clifton Heights, Triangle West, Bristol,
Canterbury, Kent CT4 6HD Tel: +44 (0) 24 7688 7688 Somerset BS8 1EJ
Tel: +44 (0)1227 831840 www.coventry.ac.uk Tel: +44 (0)117 314 3000
www.amactraining.co.uk Edge Hill University www.lifetimetraining.co.uk
St Helens Rd, Ormskirk,
Amateur Swimming Association (ASA) Lancashire L39 4QP, UK Liverpool hope University
Harold Fern House, Derby Square, Tel: +44 (0)1695 575171 Hope Park, Liverpool, L16 9JD, UK
Loughborough, Leicestershire LE11 5AL Email: [email protected] Tel: +44 (0)151 291 3000
Tel: +44 (0)1509 618700 www.edgehill.ac.uk Email: [email protected]
Email: [email protected] www.hope.ac.uk
www.swimming.org Edinburgh University
Old College, South Bridge, Liverpool John Moores University
Anglia Ruskin Edinburgh EH8 9YL, UK Kingsway House, 2nd Floor, Hatton Garden,
Cambridge Campus, E Rd, Tel: +44 (0)131 650 1000 Liverpool L3 2AJ, UK
Cambridge CB1 1PT, UK Email: [email protected] Tel: +44(0)151 231 5090
Tel: +44(0)845 271 3333 www.ed.ac.uk Email: [email protected]
Email: [email protected] www.ljmu.ac.uk
www.anglia.ac.uk Icon Vocational Training
61 Newport Road, Caldicot, Loughborough College
Bath University Monmouthshire NP26 4BR Radmoor Road, Loughborough,
Claverton Down, Bath, Tel: +44 (0)1291 423655 Leicestershire LE11 3BT
North East Somerset BA2 7AY, UK Email: [email protected] Tel: +44 (0)1509 215831
Tel: +44 (0)1225 388388 www.icon-training.com Email: [email protected]
Email: [email protected] www.loucoll.ac.uk
www.bath.ac.uk Jordan Fitness
61 Newport Road, Caldicot, Monmouthshire Loughborough University
Bournemouth University NP26 4BR Loughborough Park, Loughborough University,
Fern Barrow, Talbot Campus, Poole, Tel: +44 (0)1291 423655 Loughborough, LE11 3TU, UK
Dorset, BH12 5BB, UK Email: [email protected] Tel: +44 (0)1509 564 819
Tel: +44 (0)1202 524111 www.jordanfitness.co.uk Email: [email protected]
Email: [email protected] www.lboro.ac.uk
www.bournemouth.ac.uk Les Mills UK
1 Alie Street, Aldgate, London E1 8DE, UK Oxford Brookes University
Bucks New University Tel: +44 (0)20 7741 0060 Oxford Brookes University, Gipsy Lane,
Queen Alexandra Road, High Wycombe, Email: [email protected] Headington, Oxford OX3 0BP, UK
Buckinghamshire HP11 2JZ www.lesmillsuk.com Tel: +44 (0)1865 741111
Email: [email protected] www.brookes.ac.uk
www.bucks.ac.uk

TRAINING
Premier Training International Staffordshire University University of Glasgow

Ground Floor, Welbeck House, Ermine Staffordshire University, College Road, Stoke Glasgow G12 8QQ, UK
Business Park, Huntingdon, on Trent, Staffordshire, ST4 2DE Tel: +44 (0)141 330 2000
Cambridgeshire, PE29 6XY Tel: +44 (0)1782 294000 Email: [email protected]
Tel: +44 (0)8451 90 90 90 Email: Online form www.gla.ac.uk
Email: [email protected] www.staffs.ac.uk/faculties/health
www.premierglobal.co.uk University of Northumbria
The Swimming Teachers Association Newcastle City Campus, Ellison Pl, Newcastle
SAQ International Anchor House, Birch Street, Walsall, upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear NE1 8ST, UK
Unit A12, Asfordby Business Park, Melton West Midlands WS2 8HZ Tel: +44 (0)191 232 6002
Mowbray, Leicestershire LE14 3JL Tel: +44 (0)1922 645097 Email: [email protected]
Tel: +44 (0)1664 810101 Email: [email protected] www.northumbria.ac.uk
Email: [email protected] www.sta.co.uk
www.saqinternational.com University of Manchester
University of Chichester Oxford Rd, Manchester M13 9PL, UK
Sheffield Hallam University College Lane, Chichester, Tel: +44 (0)161 306 6000
City Campus, Howard Street, Sheffield S1 1WB West Sussex PO19 6PE Email: [email protected]
Tel: +44 (0) 114 225 4449 Tel: +44 (0) 1243 816000 www.manchester.ac.uk
www.shu.ac.uk www.chi.ac.uk University of Reading
Guildford, Surrey GU2 7XH, UK
SkillsActive University of Derby Tel: +44 (0)118 987 5123
Castlewood House, 77-91 New Oxford Street, Kedleston Road, Derby DE22 1GB Email: [email protected]
London WC1A 1DG Tel: +44 (0) 1332 590500 www.reading.ac.uk
Email: [email protected] www.derby.ac.uk University of Surrey
www.skillsactive.com Guildford, Surrey GU2 7XH, UK
University of East London - UEL Tel: +44 (0)1483 300800
Speedflex Europe Ltd Docklands Campus, University Way, London Email: [email protected]
Nelson House, Fleming Business Centre, E16 2RD www.surrey.ac.uk
Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE2 3AE, UK Tel: +44 (0) 20 8223 3000
Tel: +44 (0)191 212 7450 Email: [email protected] University of Wales Cardiff
Email: [email protected] www.uel.ac.uk Cardiff Metropolitan University, Llandaff
www.speedflex.com Campus, Western Av., Cardiff, CF5 2YB, UK
University of Essex Tel: +44 (0)29 2041 6138
St Mary's University College Wivenhoe Park, Colchester, Essex CO4 3SQ Email: [email protected]
Waldegrave Road, Strawberry Hill, Tel: +44 (0) 1206 873333 www.wales.ac.uk
Twickenham, Middlesex TW1 4SX Email: [email protected]
Tel: +44 (0)20 8240 4153 www.essex.ac.uk University of West of England
Email: [email protected] Coldharbour Lane, Bristol, BS16 1QY, UK
www.smuc.ac.uk Tel: +44 (0)117 9656261
www.uwe.ac.uk

ADDRESS BOOK
ACT Global Sports Agilysys (Europe) Ltd Altro Ltd
4201 West Parmer Lane, Suite B175, Hospitality Solutions Group, 250 Cygnet Works Road, Letchworth Garden City,
Austin, TX 78727, USA Court, Warrington, WA1 1PP, UK SG6 1NW, UK
Tel: +1 512 733 5300 Tel: + 44 (0)1925 401 310 Tel: +44 (0)1462 480 480
Email: [email protected] www.agilysyseurope.com Email: [email protected]
www.actglobalsports.com www.altro.com
AISTS
Abacus Lighting Ltd EPFL, PSE-C, 1015 Lausanne, Switzerland Anti Wave Europe
Oddicroft Lane, Sutton-in Ashfield, NG17 5FT, UK Tel: +41 21 693 8593 C & H Products Ltd, Holly Farm Business
Tel: +44 (0)1623 511 111 Email: [email protected] Park, Honiley, Kenilworth, CV8 1NP, UK
Email: [email protected] www.aists.org Tel: +44 (0)1926 484 749
www.abacuslighting.com Email: [email protected]
Alba Pools www.antiwave.co.uk
Action Floor Systems, LLC Unit 10, Brechin Business Park, West
4781 North US Highway 51, Mercer, Road, Brechin, Angus DD9 6RJ APT Controls Ltd
WI 54547-9708, USA Tel: +44 (0)1356 627000 The Power House, Chantry Place,
Tel: +1 715 476 3512 Email: [email protected] Headstone Lane, Harrow, HA3 6NY, UK
Email: info@actionfloors.com www.alba-pools.co.uk Tel: +44 (0)20 8421 2411
www.actionfloors.com Email: [email protected]
Al Laith www.aptcontrols.co.uk
Active Leisure Contracts PO Box 27349, Al Quoz 2, Dubai, UAE
Harts Hill Nursery, Thong Lane, Tel: +971 4 338 8882 Aquamat Four Seasons
Gravesend, Kent DA12 4AD Email: [email protected] Unit 8G, Chalford Industrial Estate,
Tel: +44 (0)1474 364320 www.allaith.com Chalford, Stroud, GL6 8NT, UK
www.activeleisurecontracts.co.uk Alpine Bau GmbH Email: [email protected]
Alte Bundesstrasse 10, 5071 www.aquamat4seasons.co.uk
ADI UK Wals bei Salzburg, Austria
Pittman Court, Pittman Way, Tel: +43 662 8582-0 Arena Group
Preston, PR2 9ZG, UK Email: [email protected] Arena Group Head Office, 85 Newman
Tel: +44 (0)1772 708 200 www.alpine.at/en Street, London W1T 3EU
www.theadigroup.com AlterG Inc Email: [email protected]
48438 Milmont Drive, Fremont, www.arenagroup.com
Aggregate Industries UK CA 4538, USA
Bardon Hill, Coalville, LE67 1TL, UK Tel: +1 510 270 5900 Arena Seating
Tel: +44 (0)1530 510 066 Email: [email protected] Arena House Membury, Lambourn
Email: [email protected] www.alterg.com Woodlands Hungerford RG17 7TQ
www.aggregate.com Tel: +44 (0)1488 674 800
Alto Seating Systems Ltd Email: [email protected]
Aggreko Unit 6, I.O. Centre, Nash Road, www.arenaseating.com
Aggreko House, Orbital 2, Voyager Redditch, B98 7AS, UK
Drive, Cannock, WS11 8XP, UK Tel: +44 (0)8451 776 644
www.aggreko.com www.alto-seating.co.uk

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Arizon Structures Badminton England Baty International

1 Farnham Road, Guildford, Surrey GU2 4RG National Badminton Centre, Bradwell Road, Unit 1 Sovereign Centre, 45 Victoria Road,
Tel: +44 (0)1483 779223 Loughton Lodge, Milton Keynes, MK8 9LA Burgess Hill, West Sussex, RH15 9LR, UK
Email: [email protected] Tel: +44 (0)1908 268400 +44 (0)1444 235621
www.arizonstructures.co.uk Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected]
www.badmintonengland.co.uk www.baty.co.uk
Astral UK
30-32, Palmerston Business Park, Newgate BAHIS Big Wave Media
Lane, Fareham, PO14 1DJ, UK Lough Point, 2 Gladbeck Way, 1st Floor, Exeland House, Tudor
Tel: +44 (0)845 306 0903 Enfield, Middlesex EN2 7JA Street, Exeter EX4 3BR, UK
Email: [email protected] Tel: +44 (0)20 7251 6821 www.bigwavemedia.co.uk
www.astralpooluk.com Email: [email protected]
www.ansell.co.uk Birdair
Athletics Direct 65 Lawrence Bell Drive, Suite
Unit 1, Grosvenor Mill Business Barenbrug UK Ltd 100, Amherst, NY 14221, USA
Centre, Ashton-Under-Lyne, 33 Perkins Road, Rougham Industrial Tel: +1 716 633 9500
Lancashire OL7 0RE Estate, Bury St Edmunds, IP30 9ND, UK Email: [email protected]
Tel: +44 (0)161 214 8722 Tel: +44 (0)1359 272 000 www.birdair.com
www.athleticsdirect.co.uk www.barenbrug.co.uk Blakedown Sport & Play
Apollo Office Park, Ironstone
ATP Event Experts Barr + Wray Lane, Wroxton, OX15 6AY, UK
Rivercastle House, 10 Leake PO Box 505105, Suite 504, Al Baker Building, Tel: +44 (0)1295 738 238
Street, London, SE1 7NN, UK Dubai Healthcare City, Dubai, UAE Email: [email protected]
Tel: +44 (0)20 7111 8531 Also at 1 Buccleuch Avenue, Hillington www.blakedown.co.uk
Email: [email protected] Park, Glasgow, G52 4NR, UK
www.atpi.com Tel: +44 (0)141 882 9991 Bonar Textiles
Email: [email protected] Caldrum Works, St Salvador Street,
Audience Systems www.barrandwray.com Dundee, DD3 7EU, UK
Washington Road, West Wiltshire Trading Tel: +44 (0)1382 346 106
Estate, Westbury, BA13 4JP, UK Barr Engineering Email: [email protected]
Tel: +44 (0)1373 865 050 3236 Emerald Lane, Jefferson www.bonaryarns.com
Email: [email protected] City, MO 65109, USA
www.audiencesystems.com Tel: +1 573 638 5000 Bonasystems Europe Ltd
Email: [email protected] IMEX Building, 575-599 Maxted Road, Hemel
Avon Road Mark Ltd www.barr.com Hempstead, Hertfordshire HP2 7DX
Unit 2, Dean Court, Dean Road, +44 (0)1442 927100
Yate, Bristol BS37 5NJ BASF Construction Chemicals Europe AG Email: [email protected]
Tel: +44 (0)1454 322766 Industriestrasse 26, CH-8207 www.bonasystems.com
Email: [email protected] Schaffhausen, Switzerland
www.avonroadmark.co.uk Tel: +41 58 958 2525
www.conica.basf.com

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Bosch Security Systems Camlock Systems Ltd Codelocks

Broadwater Park, North Orbital 3 Park View, Compton Industrial Estate, Castle Industrial Park, Kiln Road,
Road, Denham, UB9 5HJ, UK Eastbourne, East Sussex BN23 6QE Newbury, Berkshire RG14 2EZ
Tel: +44 (0)1895 878 088 Tel: +44 (0)1323 410996 Tel: +44 (0)1635 239645
www.boschsecurity.co.uk www.camlock.com www.codelocks.co.uk
Bridon International Cap2 Solutions Collinson plc

11th Floor, Colmore Plaza, 20 Colmore Circus, Beau Nash House, Riverside Industrial Park, Tan Yard Park,
Queensway Birmingham, B4 6AT, UK 19 Union Passage, Bath, Somerset BA1 1RD Catterall, Preston, PR3 0HP, UK
Tel: +44 (0) 1302 309 253 Tel: +44 (0)845 504 8511 Tel: +44 (0)1995 606451
www.bridon.com Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected]
www.cap2.co.uk www.collinson.co.uk
Britannia Paints Ltd
Unit 7-8, Kings Street Trading Estate, Certikin International Concept Fitness International
Middlewich, Cheshire CW10 9LF Witan Park, Avenue 2, Station Lane Unit 1.8 The Hub, Pacific Quay,
Tel: +44 (0)1606 834015 Industrial Estate, Witney, OX28 4FJ, UK Glasgow, G51 1EA, UK
www.britanniapaints.co.uk Email: [email protected] Email: dr@conceptfitnessinternational.co.uk
www.certikin.co.uk www.conceptfitnessinternational.co.uk
BSH (British Seed Houses Ltd)
Portview Road, Avonmouth, Charles Lawrence Surfaces Ltd Construct Stadia Ltd
Bristol, BS11 9JH, UK Brunel House, Jessop Way, David House, Unit 8 Stokenchurch
Tel: +44 (0)1179 823 691 Newark, NG24 2ER, UK Business Park, Ibstone Road,
Email: [email protected] Tel : +44 (0)1636 615 866 Stokenchurch, HP14 3FE, UK
www.britishseedhouses.com Email: [email protected] Tel: +44 (0)1494 485 555
www.charleslawrencesurfaces.co.uk Email: [email protected]
BSW Berleburger Schaumstoffwerk GmbH www.constructstadia.com
Am Hilgenacker 24, 57319 Bad Charterhouse Turf Machinery Ltd
Berleburg, Germany Weydown Industrial Estate, Weydown Cooper Industries
Tel: +49 2751 803 0 Road, Haslemere, GU27 1DW, UK Cooper Safety, Tancred Close, Royal
Email: [email protected] Tel: +44 (0)1428 661 222 Leamington Spa, CV31 3RZ, UK
www.berleburger.com Email: [email protected] Tel: +44 (0)1926 439 200
www.charterhouseturfmachinery.co.uk Email: [email protected]
Caloo Ltd www.cooperindustries.com
Unit 12, Boxted Farm, Berkhamsted Road, Cleveland Land Services
Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, HP1 2SG Park Farm, Dunsdale, Guisborough, CopriSystems
+44 (0)845 055 8218 TS14 6RQ, UK Broughton Down, Nether Wallop,
Email: [email protected] Tel: +44 (0)1642 488 328 Stockbridge, SO20 8DS, UK
www.caloo.co.uk Email: [email protected] Tel: +44 (0)1794 301 000
www.cleveland-land-services.co.uk Email: [email protected]
www.coprisystems.com

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CU Phosco Lighting Ltd De Boer Structures Ltd Duralock (UK)

Charles House, Lower Road, Great Castle Park, Boundary Road, Buckingham Road 6a Enstone Business Park, Enstone,
Amwell, Ware, SG12 9TA, UK Industrial Estate, Brackley, NN13 7ES, UK Chipping Norton, OX7 4NP, UK
Tel: +44 (0)1920 860 600 Tel: +44 (0)1280 846 500 Tel: +44 (0)1608 678 238
www.cuphosco.co.uk www.deboer.com www.duralock.com
Cybex International Inc Definitive Sport Dura-Sport Ltd

10 Trotter Drive, Medway, MA 02053, USA Rhodesia House, 52 Princess Street, Unit C2 Chartwell Point,
Tel: +1 508 533 4300 Manchester, M1 6JX, UK Chartwell Drive, Wigston,
Email: [email protected] Tel: +44 (0)161 200 5580 1595 Leicestershire LE18 2FT
www.cybexintl.com Email: info@definitivesport.co.uk Tel: +44 (0)116 2813 200
www.definitivesport.co.uk Email: [email protected]
Daktronics UK www.dura-sport.co.uk
Unit B1, Ashville Park, Short Way, Desso Sports Systems
Thornbury, Bristol, BS35 3UU, UK Abingdon Business Park, EXF Perform Better Europe Ltd
Tel: +44 (0)1454 413 606 Abingdon, OX14 1RB, UK Brook Farm, Grundisburgh,
Email: [email protected] Tel: +44 (0)1235 557 105 Woodbridge, IP13 6RB, UK
www.daktronics.co.uk Email: [email protected] Tel: +44 (0)1473 735 115
www.dessosports.com/en Email: websales@exf-fitness.com
Dalesauna Ltd www.exf-fitness.com
Grimbald Crag Close, St James Business Park, Destination Sport
Knaresborough, North Yorkshire HG5 8PJ 2 Ingfield Enterprise Centre, Cherry Nook Edel Grass BV
Tel: +44 (0)1423 798630 Road, Huddersfield, HD2 1JD, UK Postbus 164, 8280 AD Genemuiden,
Email: [email protected] Tel: +44 (0)845 2300 555 the Netherlands
www.dalesauna.co.uk Email: [email protected] Tel: +31 38 425 0050
www.destinationsport.eu Email: [email protected]
DB Schenker Sports Events www.edelgrass.com
Langer Kornweg 34 E, 65451 Dorset Woolliscroft
Kelsterbach, Germany Falcon Road, Sowton Industrial Electro-Voice
Tel: +49 6107 74 231 Estate, Exeter, EX2 7LB PO Box 750, Broadwater Park, Willow
Email: [email protected] Tel: +44 (0)1392 473 030 Lane, Denham, UB9 5HJ, UK
www.dbschenker.com Email: [email protected] Tel: +44 (0)800 169 5739
www.dorsetwoolliscroft.com Email: [email protected]
Debit Finance Collections DFC www.electrovoice.com
16 Davy Avenue, Knowlhill, Milton Dow Chemical Company Ltd
Keynes, Buckinghamshire MK5 8PL Diamond House, Lotus Park, ES Global
Tel: +44 (0)1908 422000 Staines, TW18 3AG, UK Bell Lane, North Woolwich
Email: info@debitfinance.co.uk Tel: +44 (0)203 139 4000 Road, London, E16 2AB, UK
www.debitfinance.co.uk www.dow.com/artificialturfsolutions Tel: +44 (0)20 7055 7200
www.esglobalsolutions.com

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Escape Fitness Ltd The Farley Group Foams4sports Ltd

Eastwood House, Cygnet Park, The Office 6 Kerr Crescent, Puslinch, Unit 1, Grosvenor Mill Business
Village, Hampton, Peterborough, PE7 8FD, UK Ontario, N0B 1J0, Canada Park, Ashton-Under-Lyne,
Tel: +44 (0)1733 313 535 Tel: +1 (519) 821 5422 Lancashire OL7 0RE
Email: sales@escapefitness.com Email: [email protected] Tel: +44 (0)161 339 6100
www.escapefitness.com www.thefarleygroup.com Email: [email protected]
www.foams4sports.co.uk
EuroSite Power Limited FieldTurf Tarkett
54 Clarendon Road, Watford, 2 Rue de l'Egalite, 92748 Forum Events Ltd
Hertfordshire WD17 1DU Nanterre Cedex, France Forum House, 71 Mead Lane,
Tel: +44 (0)844 693 2848 Tel: +33 1 41 20 40 40 Hertford, SG13 7AX, UK
Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Tel: +44 (0)1992 374 100
www.eurositepower.co.uk www.fieldturf.com Email: [email protected]
www.forumevents.co.uk
Evac+Chair International Fithealth Ltd
ParAid House, Weston Lane, 55 Dunnings Road, East Grinstead, Gantner Technologies
Birmingham, West Midlands B11 3RS West Sussex RH19 4AB Montafonerstrasse 8, A-6780, Schruns, Austria
Tel: +44 (0)121 765 5543 Tel: + 44 (0)1342 315933 Tel: +43 (0)5556 73784-0
www.evacchair.co.uk www.webracing.co.uk www.gantner.com
Event Planning Group Fitness Superstore Genan Ltd

2nd Floor, 60 Broad Street, 13 Gate Lodge Close, Round Spinney 30 Sandy lane, Fakenham, Norfolk, NR21 9EZ
London, EC2M 1JJ, UK Northampton, NN3 8RJ, UK United Kingdom
Tel: +44 (0)20 7398 8398 Tel: + 44 (0)1604 805890 Tel: +44 (0)788 4484 343
www.eventplanninggroup.com Email: charles.adams@fitness-superstore.co.uk Email: [email protected]
www.fitness-superstore.co.uk www.genan.eu
Exponential-e Ltd
2nd Floor, Central House, 25 Camperdown FitPro Gen3 Kinematics
Street, London, E1 8DZ, UK Kalbarri House, 107-113 London Unit B2, Armstrong Mall, Southwood
Tel: +44 (0)845 230 6001 Road, London, E13 0DA, UK Business Park, Farnborough, GU14 0NR, UK
www.exponential-e.com Email: info@fitpro.com Email: [email protected]
www.fitpro.com www.gen3kinematics.com
Fael S.p.A.
12-14 via Euripide, 20864 Agrate Fleet Line Markers Gerflor Ltd
Brianza, Monza e Brianza, Italy Fleet House, Spring Lane North, Wedgnock House, Wedgnock
Tel: +390 39 634 11 Malvern, Worcestershire WR14 1AT Lane, Warwick, CV34 5AP, UK
Email: [email protected] Tel: +44 (0)1684 573535 Tel: +44 (0)1926 622 600
www.faelluce.com Email: sales@flmuk.com Email: gerfloruk@gerflor.com
www.flmuk.com www.gerflor.co.uk

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Gezolan AG Green 4 Solutions Hattrick Marketing

Werkstrasse 30, CH-6252 16-17 Midland Court, Central Park, 4 Coach House Mews, Long
Dagmersellen, Switzerland Lutterworth, LE17 4PN, UK Lane, London, SE1 4PR, UK
Tel: +41 62 748 30 40 Tel: +44 (0)845 508 8149 Tel: +44 (0)870 609 3216
www.gezolan.ch www.green4solutions.com http://hattrickmarketing.com
GL Events Owen Brown GreenFields HeatPumps4Pools

Station Road, Castle Donington, Paragon Business Park, Chorley New Rosemary Lodge, Church Road,
Derby, DE74 2NL, UK Road, Horwich, Bolton, BL6 6HG, UK Ramsden Bellhouse, Essex CM11 1RT
Tel: +44 (0)1332 850 000 Tel: +44 (0)1204 699 930 Tel: +44 (0)1268 206560
Email: [email protected] Email: paul.milton@greenfields.eu Email: [email protected]
www.owen-brown.co.uk www.greenfields.eu www.heatpumps4pools.com
Gladstone Health & Leisure HAGS-SMP Hexagone UK

Gladstone House, Hithercroft Road, Clockhouse Nurseries, Clockhouse Lane 53 Gildredge Road, Eastbourne,
Wallingford, OX10 9BT, UK East, Egham, Surrey TW20 8PG BN21 4SF, UK
Tel: +44 (0)1491 201 010 Tel: +44 (0)845 260 1655 Tel: +44 (0)845 644 6578
Email: [email protected] www.playpower.com Email: [email protected]
www.gladstonemrm.com www.myhexagone.com
Hanovia Ltd
GlaxoSmithKline 780 Buckingham Avenue, Slough, SL1 4LA, UK Hightex
980 Great West Road, Brentford, TW8 9GS, UK Tel: +44 (0)1753 515 300 Unit 1, Home Farm, Breamore, SP6 2DD, UK
Tel: +44 (0)20 8047 5000 Email: [email protected] Tel: +44 (0)1725 513 969
Email: [email protected] www.hanovia.com Email: [email protected]
www.gsk.com www.hightexworld.com
Hargreaves Services
Global Games Sports West Terrace, Esh Winning, Durham, DH7 9PT Hippo Leisure Ltd
PO Box 115, Tiverton, EX16 9WZ, UK Tel: +44 (0)191 373 4485 Unit 18, Estover Road, Plymouth, PL6 7PY, UK
Tel: +44 (0)1494 782 743 www.hargreavesservices.co.uk Tel: +44 (0)1752 771 740
www.globalgamessports.com Harrod UK Ltd www.hippoleisure.com
1-3 Pinbush Road, Lowestoft, NR33 7NL, UK
Goodform Tel: +44 (0)1502 583 515 Hire Space
7 Olympus Court, Tachbrook Park, Email: [email protected] 40 Ashley Gardens, Ambrosden
Warwick, Warwickshire CV34 6RZ www.harrod.uk.com Avenue, London, SW1P 1QE, UK
Tel: +44 (0)1926 458180 Tel: +44 (0)20 7097 8986
Email: [email protected] Harsco Infrastructure Services Ltd Email: [email protected]
www.goodform.info Harsco House, Regent Park, 299 Kingston www.hirespace.com
Road, Leatherhead, KT22 7SG, UK
Granwood Flooring Ltd Tel: +44 (0)1372 381 300
Sales Office, Alfreton, DE55 4ZX, UK Email: [email protected]
Tel: +44 (0)1773 606 060 www.harsco-i.co.uk
www.granwood.co.uk

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Honeywell Building Solutions IndigoVision John Deere Limited

Honeywell Process Solutions, 2480 Charles Darwin House, The Edinburgh Harby Road, Langar,
Regents Court, The Crescent, Birmingham Technopole, Edinburgh, EH26 0PY, UK Nottinghamshire NG13 9HT
Business Park, Birmingham, B37 7YE, UK Tel: +44 (0)131 475 7200 Tel: +44 (0)1949 860491
Tel: +44 (0)121 480 5200 www.indigovision.com Email: [email protected]
www.honeywell.com www.johndeere.co.uk
innovision
HS Sports The Studio, Inner Circle, Regent's John Deere (US head office)
Kinetic House, Varey Road, Park, London, NW1 4PA, UK One John Deere Place, Moline, IL 61265, USA
Congleton, CW12 1UW, UK Tel: +44 (0)20 7034 3266 Tel: +1 309 765 8000
Tel: +44 (0)1260 275 708 Email: [email protected] www.deere.com
www.hssports.co.uk www.innovision.eu
Jordan Fitness
Huck Nets (UK) iPro Sport Cherry Farm, Walpole Highway,
Gore Cross Business Park, Corben iPro Sport Management Limited, Unit 6, Wisbech, PE14 7QX, UK
Way, Bridport, Dorset DT6 3UX Waterside Drive, Langley, Slough, SL3 6EZ Tel: +44 (0)1945 880 257
Tel: +44 (0)1308 425100 Tel: +44 (0) 1753 668866 Email: sales@jordanfitness.co.uk
www.hucknet.co.uk www.iprosport.com www.jordanfitness.co.uk
Human Kinetics JAK Water Systems Ltd Junckers Ltd

107 Bradford Road, Stanningley, Unit 1, Scopwick Lodge, Scopwick Heath, Unit A, 1 Wheaton Road, Witham, CM8 3UJ, UK
Leeds, West Yorkshire LS28 6AT Metheringham, Lincolnshire LN4 3DL Tel: +44 (0)1376 534 700
Tel: +44 (0)113 255 5665 Tel: +44 (0)1526 322214 Email: [email protected]
Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] www.junckers.com
www.humankinetics.com www.jakwater.co.uk
Kemmlit UK
Hunt Construction Group JB Corrie & Co Ltd Bays Platt Skirmett, Henley-on-
6720 North Scottsdale Road, Suite Frenchmans Road, Petersfield, GU32 3AP, UK Thames, Oxfordshire RG9 6TD
300, Scottsdale, AZ 85253, US Tel: +44 (0)1730 237 100 Tel: +44 (0)1491 638606
Tel: +1 480 368 4700 Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected]
www.huntconstructiongroup.com www.jbcorrie.co.uk www.kemmlituk.com
Hussey Seatway JC Leisure Solutions Kingfisher Lighting

3 Centurion Way, Crusader Park, Unit 11, Wheatear Industrial Estate, Ratcher Way, Crown Farm Industrial Park,
Warminster, Wiltshire BA12 8BT Perry Road, Witham, CM8 3YY, UK Mansfield, Nottinghamshire NG19 0FS
Tel: +44 (0)1985 847200 Tel: +44 (0)1376 513 246 Tel: +44 (0)1623 415900
Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Email: sales@kingfisherlighting.com
www.husseyseatway.com www.jcleisuresolutions.com www.kingfisherlighting.com
Huxley Golf John Ansell & Partners Lano Sports

The Dean, New Alresford, Lough Point, 2 Gladbeck Way, Zuidstraat 44, B-8530 Harelbeke, Belgium
Hampshire SO24 9BL Enfield, Middlesex EN2 7JA Tel: +32 56 65 42 90
Tel: +44 (0)1962 733222 Tel: +44 (0)20 7251 6821 Email: [email protected]
Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] www.lanosports.com
www.huxleygolf.co.uk www.ansell.co.uk

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Legend Club Management Systems Matrix Fitness Systems Ltd Movement Strategies
Marlborough House, York Business Johnson House, Bellringer Road, Trentham 160 Fleet Street, London, EC4A 2DQ, UK
Park, York, YO26 6RW, UK Lakes South, Stoke on Trent, ST4 8GZ, UK Tel: + 44 (0)20 7884 9156
Tel: +44 (0)800 031 7009 Tel: +44 (0)1782 644 900 Email: [email protected]
Email: [email protected] Email: info@matrixfitness.co.uk www.movementstrategies.com
www.legendware.co.uk http://uk.matrixfitness.com
Musco Lighting Europe Ltd
Les Mills UK Max Boegl Unit 1005, Great Bank Road, Wingates Industrial
1 Alie Street, Aldgate, London E1 8DE PO Box 1120, 92301 Neumarkt, Germany Estate, Westhoughton, Bolton, BL5 3XU, UK
Tel: +44 (0)20 7741 0060 Tel: +49 9181 909-0 Tel: +44 (0)1942 811 777
www.lesmillsuk.com www.max-boegl.com www.musco.eu
Life Fitness McArdle Sport-Tec Ltd Myrtha Pools

Queen Adelaide, Ely, Cambridgeshire CB7 4UB 1 Thames Park, Lester Way, Via Solferino 27, 46043 Castiglione
Tel: +44 (0)1353 666017 Wallingford, OX10 9TA, UK delle Stiviere, Mantova, Italy
Email: life@lifefitness.com Tel: +44 (0)1491 827 810 Tel: +39 037 694 261
www.lifefitness.com Email: [email protected] www.myrthapools.com
www.mcardle-astroturf.co.uk
Limonta Sport MYZONE (CFM)
Sede Amministrativa e Stabilimento: Via Mediatec Group 29/31 Athol Street, Douglas, Isle
Crema, 60 24055 Cologno al Serio, BG, Italy Bultgatan 31, PO Box 634, 442 of Man, IM1 1LB, UK
Tel: +39 035 481 2111 17 Kungälv, Sweden Tel: +44 (0)1624 661 311
www.limontasport.com Tel: +46 10 454 00 00 Email: [email protected]
Email: [email protected] www.myzone.org
Mantis Sport International www.mediatecgroup.com
86-88 South Ealing Road, Neptunus Ltd
London, W5 4QB, UK milon Industries GmbH The Old Rectory, Main Street,
Tel: +44 (0)7983 343069 An der Laugna 2, D-86494 Emersacker Glenfield, LE3 8DG, UK
Email: [email protected] bei Augsburg, Germany Tel: +44 (0)845 180 4001
www.mantis-sport.com Tel: +49 (0)8293 965 50-0 Email: [email protected]
Email: [email protected] www.neptunus.co.uk
Mark Harrod Ltd www.milon.com
Unit 1, Tilia Court, Beccles Business Neuff Athletic Equipment Ltd
Park, Worlingham, NR34 7BF, UK Mitsubishi Electric Europe BV PO Box 12, Rillington, Malton,
Tel: +44 (0)1502 710 039 Travellers Lane, Hatfield, AL10 8XB, UK North Yorkshire YO17 8YX
Email: [email protected] Tel: +44 (0)1707 276 100 Tel: +44 (0)1653 691865
www.markharrod.com www.mitsubishielectric.co.uk Email: [email protected]
www.neuff.co.uk
Matchsaver Ltd Mondo UK
Ellerbeck Way, Stokesley Business Eastlands Court Business Centre, St Norseman Structures
Park, Stokesley, TS9 5JZ, UK Peters Road, Rugby, CV21 3QP, UK 1-8 Enterprise Glade, Bath Yard, Moira,
Tel: +44 (0)1642 718 945 Tel: +44 (0)1788 555 012 Swadlincote, DE12 6BA, UK
Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Tel: +44 (0)1283 554 120
www.matchsaver.com www.mondosport.com www.norsemanstructures.com

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NUSSLI Group Pellikaan Construction Ltd Plexipave

Hauptstrasse 36, CH-8536 38 Graemesdyke Avenue, East 150 Dascomb Road, Andover, MA 01810, USA
Hüttwilen, Switzerland Sheen, London SW14 7BJ Tel: +1 978 623 9980
Tel: +41 52 748 2211 Tel: +44 (0)20 8392 9355 Email: [email protected]
Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] www.plexipave.com
www.nussli.com www.pellikaan.co.uk
Polar Electro Inc
O'Brien Contractors Physical Company Ltd 1111 Marcus Avenue, Suite M15, Lake
Manor Cottage, Church Lane, Cubbington, 2a Desborough Industrial Park, Desborough Success, NY 11042-1034, USA
Leamington Spa, Warwickshire, CV32 7JT, UK Park Road, High Wycombe, HP12 3BG, UK Tel: +1 800 227 1314
Tel: +44 (0)1926 423918 Tel: +44 (0)1494 769 222 Email: customer.service.usa@polar.fi
Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] www.polarusa.com
www.obriencontractors.co.uk www.physicalcompany.co.uk
Polyflor Ltd
Octane Fitness PKL Group Radcliffe New Road, Whitefield,
7601 Northland Drive North, Suite 100, Stella Way, Bishops Cleeve, Manchester, M45 7NR, UK
Brooklyn Park, MN 55428, USA Cheltenham, GL52 7DQ, UK Tel: +44 (0)161 767 1111
Tel: +1 763 757 2662 Tel: +44 (0)1242 663 000 Email: info@polyflor.com
www.octanefitness.com Email: [email protected] www.polyflor.co.uk
www.pkl.co.uk
Ojmar Polytan Sportstättenbau GmbH
52 Firwood Avenue, St Albans, AL4 0TE, UK Plastic Extruders Ltd Gewerbering 3, 86666 Burgheim, Germany
Tel: +44 (0)1727 840 513 Russell Gardens, Wickford, SS11 8DN, UK Tel: +49 8432 87 0
www.ojmar.es Email: [email protected] www.polytan.com
www.plastex.co.uk
OpenAire Inc Poolpod Products Ltd
Head Office, 2360B Cornwall Road, Plastica Ltd 24 Craigmont Street, Glasgow, G20 9BT, UK
Oakville, ON, L6J 7T9, Canada Perimeter House, Napier Road, St. Tel: +44 (0)141 237 2127
Tel: +1 905 901 8535 Leonards on Sea, TN38 9NY, UK www.poolpodproducts.com
www.openaire.com Email: [email protected] Portaloo
www.plasticapools.net Portakabin Head Office, Huntington,
OptimaSport York, YO32 9PT, UK
Suite 0902, PO Box 6945, West Playdale Playgrounds Limited Tel: +44 (0)845 401 0020
End, London, W1A 6US, UK Haverthwaite, Ulverston, Cumbria, LA12 8AE www.portakabin.co.uk/portaloo.html
Tel: +44 (0)845 838 8467 Tel: +44 (0)1539 531561
Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Precor Europe
www.optimasport.co.uk www.playdale.co.uk Theta Building, Lyon Way, Frimley,
Surrey GU16 7ER, UK
Peace and Sport Playrite Tel: +44 (0)1276 404900
72 Boulevard d'Italie, 98000 Monaco Wellington Mils, Liversedge, WF15 7FH, UK www.precor.com
Tel: +377 9797 7800 Tel: +44 (0)1924 412 488
www.peace-sport.org www.playrite.co.uk

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Proludic Ltd Ridgeway Furniture Manufacturing Ltd Seat Renew Global Ltd
The Pump House, Abbey Road, West Unit F, Chiltern Trading Estate, Grovebury PO Box 100 662, North Shore,
Bridgford, Nottingham, NG2 5NE, UK Road, Leighton Buzzard, LU7 4TU, UK Auckland 0745, New Zealand
Tel: +44 (0)115 982 3980 Tel: +44 (0)870 420 7818 Tel: +64 9 889 0301
www.proludic.co.uk www.ridgewayfm.com www.seatrenew.com
Promote PR Rubb Buildings Ltd Sekisui Alveo

Copthall House, St Ives Road, Dukesway, Team Valley Trading Bahnhofstrasse 7, Postfach 2068,
Maidenhead, Berkshire SL6 1QS, UK Estate, Gateshead, NE11 0QE, UK CH-6002 Luzern, Switzerland
Tel: +44 (0)1628 630363 Tel: +44 (0)191 482 2211 Tel: +41 41 228 92 92
www.promotepr.com Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected]
www.rubb.co.uk www.sekisuialveo.com
Prospec Ltd
Canklow Meadows Estate, West Bawtry S & C Slatter ServiceSport UK
Road, Rotherham, S60 2XL, UK Hill Cottage, Enborne, Newbury, RG20 0HA, UK ServiceSport House, Chorley New
Tel: +44 (0)1709 377 147 Tel: +44 (0)1635 345 21 Road, Horwich, Bolton, BL6 7JG, UK
Email: [email protected] www.sandcslatter.com Tel: +44 (0)845 402 2456
www.prospec.co.uk Email: [email protected]
Safe Space Lockers Ltd www.servicesport.co.uk
Pulse Fitness Unit 6, Chancerygate Business Centre, 214
Radnor Park, Congleton, Red Lion Road, Surbiton, KT6 7RA, UK SIS Pitches
Cheshire, CW12 4YA, UK Tel: +44 (0)870 990 7989 Tavistock Works, Glasson Industrial
Tel: +44 (0)1260 294 600 Email: [email protected] Estate, Maryport, Cumbria CA15 8NT
Email: info@pulsefitness.com www.safespacelockers.co.uk Tel: +44 (0)1900 817837
www.pulsefitness.com Email: [email protected]
Scape System Build www.sispitches.com
Recticel NV 4th Floor, Pearl House, 5 Friar Lane,
Damstraat 2, 9230 Wetteren, Belgium Nottingham, NG1 6BT, UK Skanska
Tel: +32 9 368 92 11 Tel: +44 (0)115 958 3200 Hagaporten, Råsundavägen 2, SE-
Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] 169 83 Solna, Sweden
www.re-bounce.com www.scapebuild.co.uk Tel: +46 10 448 00 00
www.skanska.com
Replay Maintenance Ltd SCIFIT Ltd (UK)
Wesley House, Whittle Close, Lexham House, Forest Road, Slick Seating UK (GL Events)
Newark, NG24 2DY, UK Binfield, RG42 4HP, UK Broadground Road, Lakeside,
Tel: +44 (0)1636 640 506 Tel: +44 (0)1344 300 022 Redditch, B98 8YP, UK
Email: [email protected] Email: info@scifit.uk.com Tel: +44 (0)1527 523 388
www.replaymaintenance.co.uk www.scifit.uk.com www.slick-seating.com
Retention Management
74 All Saints Road, Bromsgrove, B61 0AQ, UK
Tel: +44 (0)1527 870 875
www.retentionmanagement.com

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Smith Construction Sports Surfaces (UK) Ltd Steelway Fensecure Ltd

Station Road, Heckington, Sleaford, PO Box 1010, Chester, CH1 3WN, UK Queensgate Works, Bilston Road,
Lincolnshire NG34 9NF Tel: +44 (0)1244 321 200 Wolverhampton, West Midlands WV2 2NJ
Tel: +44 (0)1529 461500 Email: [email protected] Tel: ++44 (0)1902 490919
Email: [email protected] www.sportssurfacesuk.com Email: [email protected]
www.smithsportscivils.co.uk www.steelwayfensecure.co.uk
SportsArt Fitness
Spaciotempo UK Ltd SportsArt House, Unit 2, 3 Charnwood Steer Davies Gleave
Dovefields Industrial Estate, Business Park, North Road, 28-32 Upper Ground, London, SE1 9PD, UK
Uttoxeter, ST14 8HU, UK Loughborough, Leicestershire LE11 1LE Tel: +44 (0)20 7910 5000
Tel: +44 (0)1889 569 569 Tel: +44 (0)1509 274440 Email: [email protected]
Email: [email protected] Email: info@sportsartfitness.co.uk www.steerdaviesgleave.com
www.spaciotempo.co.uk www.sportsartfitness.com
STRI
Spade Oak Sportwise St Ives Estate, Bingley, BD16 1AU, UK
Town Lane, Wooburn Green, High 6 Birmingham Rd, Great Barr, Tel: +44 (0)1274 565 131
Wycombe, HP10 0PD, UK Birmingham, West Midlands B43 6NR Email: [email protected]
Tel: +44 (0)1628 529 421 Tel: +44 (0)121 713 1668 www.stri.co.uk
www.spadeoak.co.uk www.sportwise.org Stuart Canvas Products
Unit 6, Hardwick Grange, Woolston,
Spatial Structures SPS Terraces Warrington, WA1 4RF, UK
Arle Court, Hatherley Lane, Shire House, West Common, Tel: +44 (0)1925 814 525
Cheltenham, GL52 6PN, UK Gerrards Cross, SL9 7QN, UK Email: [email protected]
Tel: +44 (0)1242 700 277 Tel: +44 (0)1753 890 575 www.stuartcanvas.co.uk
www.spatialstructures.com www.ie-sps.com Suntrap Systems
158 Gordon Road, Harborne,
Sports Coatings Ltd Starena Birmingham, West Midlands B17 9EY
Hawthorn House, Helions Bumpstead Unit 1/16, Jusfrute Drive, West Tel: +44 (0)121 428 1155
Road, Haverhill, CB9 7AA, UK Gosford, NSW 2250, Australia Email: [email protected]
Tel: +44 (0)1440 766 366 Tel: +61 2 4323 9092 www.suntrap-systems.co.uk
www.sportscoatings.com www.starenaint.com Sustainable Events Ltd
Fourways House, 57 Hilton Street,
Sport & Play Ltd Star Trac Europe Manchester, M1 2EJ, UK
The Cabin, 14 Broyleside, Unit 4, The Gateway Centre, Cressex Tel: +44 (0)161 273 5107
Ringmer, SussexBN8 5NS Business Park, Coronation Road, High Email: [email protected]
Tel: +44 (0)845 873 7712 Wycombe, Buckinghamshire HP12 3SU www.sustainableeventsltd.com
Email: [email protected] Tel: +44 (0)1494 688260
www.sportplay.co.uk Email: [email protected] Swimtag
www.startrac.com 20 Old Bond Street, Bath, BA1 1BP, UK
Tel: +44 (0)117 2300 805
www.swimtag.co.uk

ADDRESS BOOK
Swish Sports Ltd Tarkett Sports Flooring The Cavendish Group

29 Claydon House, Holders Hill Road, FieldTurf Tarkett SAS, 2, rue de l’Egalité, 161-169 Uxbridge Road, Ealing,
London NW4 1LS 92748 Nanterre Cedex, France London, W13 9AU, UK
Tel: +44 (0)20 8123 1138 Tel: +33 1 41 20 40 40 Tel: +44 (0)20 8567 3530
www.swishsports.com www.tarkett-sports.com/english www.cavendishg.com
Swiss Timing Tata Steel Europe The Technical Department

Unit 1, Discovery Business Park, Brickfield PO Box 1, Brigg Road, The Old Forge, Guildford Road,
Lane, Chandlers Ford, SO53 4DP, UK Scunthorpe, DN16 1BP, UK Normandy, GU3 2AR, UK
Tel: +44 (0)23 8027 4520 Tel: +44 (0)1724 405 060 Tel: +44 (0)1483 238 050
www.swisstiming.com www.tatasteelconstruction.com www.thetechnicaldepartment.com
Syngenta UK Ltd. Taylor Made Designs Thorn Lighting Ltd

CPC4 Capital Park, Fulbourn, Cambridge, 14 Silver Business Park, Airfield Way, Durhamgate, Spennymoor, DL16 6HL, UK
Cambridgeshire, CB21 5XE Christchurch, BH23 3TA, UK Tel: +44 (0)1388 420 042
Tel: +44 (0)1223 883400 Tel: +44 (0)1202 473 311 www.thornlighting.com
www.greencast.co.uk Email: [email protected]
www.taylormadedesigns.co.uk Thornton Sports Ltd
Syx Automations BVBA Metcalf Drive, Altham Industrial
Syx Automations Ltd, 8 Northumberland Technical Surfaces Ltd Estate, Altham, BB5 5TU, UK
Avenue, London WC2N 5BY Standards House, Meridian East, Meridian Tel: +44 (0)1282 777 345
Tel: +44 (0)1782 499195 Business Park, Leicester, LE19 1WZ, UK Email: [email protected]
Email: [email protected] Tel: +44 (0)870 240 0700 www.thorntonsports.co.uk
www.syxautomations.co.uk Email: [email protected]
www.technicalsurfaces.co.uk TigerTurf UK Ltd
Tact Enviro Ltd 229 Ikon Trading Estate, Droitwich
Portfield Farm, Langport, TA10 0NJ, UK Technogym Road, Hartlebury, DY10 4EU, UK
Tel: +44 (0)1458 253 395 Two The Boulevard, Cain Road, Tel: +44 (0)1299 253 966
www.tactltd.com Bracknell, Berkshire RG12 1WP Email: [email protected]
Tel: +44 (0)1344 300236 www.tigerturf.com
Tag Heuer Professional Timing Email: [email protected]
6A Rue Louis-Joseph Chevrolet, CH www.technogym.com TMG Sport
2300 La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland Worldfarer House, Dormer Place,
Tel: +41 32 919 80 00 TenCate Grass Leamington Spa, CV32 5AA, UK
Email: [email protected] PO Box 58, 7600 GD Almelo, the Netherlands Tel: + 44 (0)1926 425 333
www.tagheuer-timing.com Tel: +31 546 544 911 Email: [email protected]
Email: [email protected] www.tmgsport.com
Tanita Europe BV www.tencate.com
Hoogoorddreef 56e, 1101 BE
Amsterdam, the Netherlands
Tel: +31 20 560 2970
www.tanita.co.uk

ADDRESS BOOK
Total-play Ltd Ungerboeck Systems International Wicksteed Leisure Ltd

The Hatchery, Quinton Green Park, Wootton Kaiserstrasse 72, 76133 Karlsruhe, Germany Digby Street, Kettering, NN16 8YJ, UK
Road, Northampton, NN7 2EG, UK Tel: +49 721 355 01-0 Email: [email protected]
Tel: +44 (0)1604 864 575 Email: [email protected] www.wicksteed.co.uk
Email: [email protected] www.ungerboeck.com
www.total-play.co.uk Wiener Medien Werkzeuge GmbH
Venue Catering Partner Ltd Ruthgasse 11/3/19, 1190 Wien, Austria
Total Vibration Solutions Ltd Cheshire House, Murhall Street, Tel: +43 1 406 0480
Unit 9, The Courtyard, Grane, Haslingden, Burslem, Stoke, Staffordshire ST6 4BL Email: [email protected]
Rossendale, Lancashire BB4 4QN Tel: +44 (0)1782 816394 www.medienwerkzeuge.at
Tel: +44 (0)1706 260220 Email: [email protected]
Email: [email protected] www.venuecateringpartnerltd.co.uk Willmott Dixon Ltd
www.totalvibrationsolutions.com Spirella 2, Icknield Way, Letchworth
Veldeman Structure Solutions Garden City, SG6 4GY, UK
Triogen Ltd Industrieterrein Vostert 1220, Tel: +44 (0)1462 671 852
Unit 14, Langlands Place, East Wijshagerstraat, 3960 Bree, Belgium Email: [email protected]
Kilbride, G75 0YF, UK Tel: +32 89 47 31 31 www.willmottdixongroup.co.uk
Email: [email protected] www.veldemangroup.com World Academy of Sport
www.triogen.com 52 Granby Row, Manchester, M1 7AY, UK
Walter P Moore Tel: +44 (0)161 639 0950
Trocellen GmbH 1301 McKinney, Suite 1100, Houston, TX 77010, USA E-mail: [email protected]
Central Chambers, 77 Westborough, Tel: +1 713 630 7300 www.worldacademysport.org
Scarborough, YO11 1TP, UK Email: [email protected]
Tel: +44 (0)1723 376 111 www.walterpmoore.com Xn Leisure Systems Limited
www.trocellen.com 85D Park Drive, Milton Park,
Wattbike Ltd Abingdon, Oxon. OX14 4RY
TRX / Fitness Anywhere Vermont House, Unit 5, Nottingham South Tel: +44 (0)870 803 0700
755 Sansome Street, 6th Floor, San & Wilford Industrial Estate, Ruddington Lane, Email: [email protected]
Francisco, CA 94111, USA Nottingham, Nottinghamshire NG11 7HQ www.xnleisure.com
Tel: (UK contact) +44(0)7779 797864 Tel: +44 (0)115 945 5454
Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] York Barbell UK Ltd
www.trxtraining.com www.wattbike.com York Way, High March Industrial
Estate, Daventry, NN11 4YB, UK
TS Sports White Horse Contractors Ltd Tel: +44 (0)844 225 3112
PO Box 612528, Dallas, TX 75261, USA Lodge Hill, Abingdon, OX14 2JD, UK Email: yorkhelp@yorkfitness.co.uk
Tel: +1 817 284 5677 Tel: +44 (0)1865 736 272 www.yorkfitness.com
www.ts-sports.com www.whitehorsecontractors.co.uk Zaun Ltd
Steel Drive, Wolverhampton, WV10 9ED, UK
UK Sport White Line Services Tel: +44 (0)1902 796 699
40 Bernard Street, London, WC1N 1ST, UK 205 Holtye Road, East Grinstead, RH19 3ER, UK Email: [email protected]
Tel: +44 (0)20 7211 5100 Tel: +44 (0)1342 311 155 www.zaun.co.uk
www.uksport.gov.uk www.white-line-services.com

PRODUCT SELECTOR
AV/MULTIMEDIA/SOUND
Blakedown Sport & Play Legend Club Management Systems Ltd
www.blakedown.co.uk www.legendware.co.uk
ADI UK Cleveland Land Services OptimaSport
www.theadigroup.com www.cleveland-land-services.co.uk www.optimasport.co.uk
Bosch Security Systems Construct Stadia RE:SYSTEMS
www.boschsecurity.co.uk www.constructstadia.com www.re-systems.co.uk
Crystal CG International Cooper Industries Retention Management
www.crystalcg.co.uk www.cooperindustries.com www.retentionmanagement.com
Daktronics UK Harsco Infrastructure Services Ltd Ungerboeck Systems International
www.daktronics.co.uk www.harsco-i.co.uk www.ungerboeck.com
Eastern Acoustic Works Hunt Construction Group
www.eaw.com ELECTRICAL
www.huntconstructiongroup.com
Electro-Voice NUSSLI Group Aggreko
www.electrovoice.com www.nussli.com www.aggreko.com
Honeywell Building Solutions Rubb Buildings Ltd The Technical Department
www.honeywell.com www.rubb.co.uk www.thetechnicaldepartment.com
HS Sports Ltd S & C Slatter ENERGY MANAGEMENT
www.hssports.co.uk www.sandcslatter.com Aggreko
IndigoVision Scape System Build Ltd www.aggreko.com
www.indigovision.com www.scapebuild.co.uk Plastica
innovision Skanska www.plasticapools.net
www.innovision.eu www.skanska.com Sustainable Events Ltd
Lighthouse Technologies (UK) Ltd Spade Oak www.sustainableeventsltd.com
www.lighthouse-tech.com www.spadeoak.co.uk
Mediatec Group ENGINEERING
Spatial Structures
www.www.mediatecgroup.com www.spatialstructures.com Aecom
Mitsubishi Electric Europe BV Tata Steel Europe www.aecom.com
www.mitsubishielectric.co.uk www.tatasteelconstruction.com Alpine Bau GmbH
Swiss Timing Thornton Sports Ltd www.alpine.at/en
www.swisstiming.com www.thorntonsports.co.uk Arup Sport
Tag Heuer Professional Timing TigerTurf UK Ltd www.arup.com
www.tagheuer-timing.com www.tigerturf.com Atkins
The Technical Department Willmott Dixon Ltd www.atkinsglobal.com
www.thetechnicaldepartment.com www.willmottdixongroup.co.uk Birdair
TS Sports www.birdair.com
http://ts-sports.com COMMUNICATIONS Buro Happold Ltd
Wiener Medien Werkzeuge GmbH Big Wave Media www.burohappold.com
www.medienwerkzeuge.at www.bigwavemedia.co.uk Cleveland Land Services
BUILDING/CONSTRUCTION
PKL Group www.cleveland-land-services.co.uk
www.pkl.co.uk Cundall
Aggregate Industries UK Vero Communications www.cundall.com/sectors/lifestyle
www.aggregate.com www.verocom.co.uk Edge Structures
Alpine Bau GmbH www.edgestructures.com
www.alpine.at/en COMPUTER SYSTEMS/SOFTWARE
Agilysys (Europe) Ltd Harsco Infrastructure Services Ltd
AMB Sports Ltd www.harsco-i.co.uk
www.ambsports.com www.agilysyseurope.com
BiP Solutions Hightex
Arena Estadios www.hightexworld.com
www.arenaestadios.com.br www.bipsolutions.com
Exponential-e Ltd Max Boegl
Barr + Wray www.max-boegl.com
www.barrandwray.com www.exponential-e.com
Gladstone Health & Leisure Poyry
Barr Engineering www.poyry.com
www.barr.com www.gladstonemrm.com
Green 4 Solutions Rubb Buildings Ltd
Birdair www.rubb.co.uk
www.birdair.com www.green4solutions.com

PRODUCT SELECTOR
ENGINEERING CONTINUED pmplegacy ServiceSport UK

www.pmplegacy.com www.servicesport.co.uk
Skanska
www.skanska.com Steer Davies Gleave Tanita Europe BV
www.steerdaviesgleave.com www.tanita.co.uk
Walter P Moore
www.walterpmoore.com Sustainable Events Ltd York Barbell UK Ltd
www.sustainableeventsltd.com www.yorkfitness.com
EVENT HIRE The Cavendish Group FLOORING
Aggreko www.cavendishg.com
www.aggreko.com The Technical Department Action Floor Systems, LLC
www.thetechnicaldepartment.com www.actionfloors.com
Al Laith
www.allaith.com TMG Sport Altro Ltd
www.tmgsport.com www.altro.com
Arena Group
www.arenagroup.com UK Sport BASF Construction Chemicals Europe AG
www.uksport.gov.uk www.conica.basf.com
ATP Event Experts
www.atpi.com Gerflor Ltd
FITNESS EQUIPMENT www.gerflor.co.uk
ES Global
www.esglobalsolutions.com AlterG Inc Granwood Flooring Ltd
www.alterg.com www.granwood.co.uk
GL Events Owen Brown
www.owen-brown.co.uk Concept Fitness International Jordan Fitness
www.conceptfitnessinternational.co.uk www.jordanfitness.co.uk
Hire Space
www.hirespace.com EXF Perform Better Europe Ltd Junckers Ltd
www.exf-fitness.com www.junckers.com
Mediatec Group
www.mediatecgroup.com Escape Fitness Ltd Mondo UK
www.escapefitness.com www.mondosport.com
Slick Seating UK (GL Events)
www.slick-seating.com FitPro Polyflor Ltd
www.fitpro.com www.polyflor.co.uk
EVENT MANAGEMENT Gen3 Kinematics Recticel NV
4 Global www.gen3kinematics.com www.re-bounce.com
www.fourglobal.org Hexagone UK Rubb Buildings Ltd
Al Laith www.myhexagone.com www.rubb.co.uk
www.allaith.com Jordan Fitness Sports Surfaces (UK) Ltd
Arena Group www.jordanfitness.co.uk www.sportssurfacesuk.com
www.arenagroup.com Matrix Fitness Systems Ltd Tarkett Sports Flooring
ATP Event Experts http://uk.matrixfitness.com www.tarkett-sports.com/english
www.atpi.com milon Industries GmbH TigerTurf UK Ltd
DB Schenker Sports Events www.milon.com www.tigerturf.com
www.dbschenker.com MYZONE (CFM) LIGHTING
Definitive Sport www.myzone.org
www.definitivesport.co.uk Octane Fitness Abacus Lighting Ltd
www.octanefitness.com www.abacuslighting.com
Destination Sport
www.destinationsport.eu OptimaSport Cooper Industries
www.optimasport.co.uk www.cooperindustries.com
Event Planning Group
www.eventplanninggroup.com Physical Company Ltd CU Phosco Lighting Ltd
www.physicalcompany.co.uk www.cuphosco.co.uk
Forum Events Ltd
www.forumevents.co.uk Polar Electro Fael S.p.A.
www.polarusa.com www.faelluce.com
Global Games Sports
www.globalgamessports.com Precor Musco Lighting Europe Ltd
www.precor.com www.musco.eu
Mediatec Group
www.mediatecgroup.com Pulse Fitness Robe UK Ltd
www.pulsefitness.com www.robeuk.com
Movement Strategies
www.movementstrategies.com SAQ International Rubb Buildings Ltd
www.saqinternational.com www.rubb.co.uk
PKL Group
www.pkl.co.uk SCIFIT Ltd (UK) Thorn Lighting Ltd
www.scifit.uk.com www.thornlighting.com

PRODUCT SELECTOR
LOCKERS/WASHROOMS
GL Events Owen Brown NUSSLI Group
www.owen-brown.co.uk www.nussli.com
Kemmlit UK Neptunus Ltd Rubb Buildings Ltd
www.kemmlituk.com www.neptunus.co.uk www.rubb.co.uk
Prospec Ltd Norseman Structures SPS Terraces
www.prospec.co.uk www.norsemanstructures.com www.ie-sps.com
Ridgeway Furniture Manufacturing Ltd NUSSLI Group Starena
www.ridgewayfm.com www.nussli.com www.starenaint.com
Safe Space Lockers Ltd Portaloo
www.safespacelockers.co.uk SECURITY/ACCESS CONTROL
www.portakabin.co.uk/portaloo.html
Venesta Washroom Systems Spaciotempo UK Ltd APT Controls Ltd
www.venesta.co.uk www.spaciotempo.co.uk www.aptcontrols.co.uk
MEMBERSHIP/TICKETING Spatial Structures Bosch Security Systems
www.spatialstructures.com www.boschsecurity.co.uk
CFM (Member Drive) Cooper Industries
www.memberdrive.net TigerTurf UK Ltd www.cooperindustries.com
Gladstone Health & Leisure www.tigerturf.com
Veldeman Structure Solutions Duralock (UK)
www.gladstonemrm.com www.duralock.com
Green 4 Solutions www.veldemangroup.com
Fireco Ltd
www.green4solutions.com PAINTS/COATINGS www.firecoltd.com
Legend Club Management Systems Ltd BASF Construction Chemicals Europe AG IndigoVision
www.legendware.co.uk www.conica.basf.com www.indigovision.com
MARKETING Sports Coatings Ltd JB Corrie & Co Ltd
Hattrick Marketing www.sportscoatings.com www.jbcorrie.co.uk
http://hattrickmarketing.com White Line Services Ojmar
www.white-line-services.com www.ojmar.es
NATURAL GRASS Rapid Retail
PLAY
Barenbrug UK Ltd www.rapidretail.co.uk
www.barenbrug.co.uk Hexagone UK Zaun Ltd
BSH (British Seed Houses Ltd) www.myhexagone.com www.zaun.co.uk
www.britishseedhouses.com Playrite
www.playrite.co.uk SERVICE/MAINTENANCE
BSW Berleburger Schaumstoffwerk GmbH
www.berleburger.com Proludic Ltd Hexagone UK
Matchsaver Ltd www.proludic.co.uk www.myhexagone.com
www.matchsaver.com TigerTurf UK Ltd JC Leisure Solutions
STRI www.tigerturf.com www.jcleisuresolutions.com
www.stri.co.uk Wicksteed Leisure Ltd ServiceSport UK
Stuart Canvas Products www.wicksteed.co.uk www.servicesport.co.uk
www.stuartcanvas.co.uk QUEUING SYSTEMS SPORTS DRINKS/SUPPLEMENTS
OUTDOOR STRUCTURES APT Controls Ltd GlaxoSmithKline/GSK
Al Laith www.aptcontrols.co.uk www.gsk.com
www.allaith.com Movement Strategies Multipower Sportsfood
Arena Group www.movementstrategies.com www.multipoweruk.com
www.arenagroup.com SEATING Nutrichem diet + pharma GmbH
Birdair www.nutrichem.de
Alto Seating Systems Ltd Reflex Nutrition Ltd
www.birdair.com www.alto-seating.co.uk
Collinson plc www.reflex-nutrition.com
Arena Group Weider Global Nutrition
www.collinson.co.uk www.arenagroup.com
CopriSystems www.weider.com
Audience Systems
www.coprisystems.com www.audiencesystems.com
De Boer Structures Ltd GL Events Owen Brown
www.deboer.com www.owen-brown.co.uk

PRODUCT SELECTOR
SPORTS EQUIPMENT
Lano Sports White Line Services
www.lanosports.com www.white-line-services.com
Harrod UK Ltd Limonta Sport
www.harrod.uk.com SWIMMING POOLS
www.limontasport.com
Hexagone UK Matchsaver Ltd Anti Wave Europe
www.myhexagone.com www.matchsaver.com www.antiwave.co.uk
Mantis Sport International McArdle Sport-Tec Ltd Aquamat Four Seasons
www.mantis-sport.com www.mcardle-astroturf.co.uk www.aquamat4seasons.co.uk
Mark Harrod Ltd Mondo UK Astral UK
www.markharrod.com www.mondosport.com www.astralpooluk.com
Physical Company Ltd Playrite Certikin International
www.physicalcompany.co.uk www.playrite.co.uk www.certikin.co.uk
Taylor Made Designs Plexipave Daktronics UK
www.taylormadedesigns.co.uk www.plexipave.com www.daktronics.co.uk
SURFACES SPORTS/PLAY Polytan Sportstättenbau GmbH FaulknerBrowns
www.polytan.com www.faulknerbrowns.co.uk
ACT Global Sports Hanovia Ltd
www.actglobalsports.com Recticel NV www.hanovia.com
Action Floor Systems, LLC www.re-bounce.com
Replay Maintenance Ltd Hexagone UK
www.actionfloors.com www.myhexagone.com
Altro Ltd www.replaymaintenance.co.uk
Rubb Buildings Ltd Hippo Leisure Ltd
www.altro.com www.hippoleisure.com
AMB Sports Ltd www.rubb.co.uk
S & C Slatter JC Leisure Solutions
www.ambsports.com www.jcleisuresolutions.com
BASF Construction Chemicals Europe AG www.sandcslatter.com
Sekisui Alveo Myrtha Pools
www.conica.basf.com www.myrthapools.com
Blakedown Sport & Play www.sekisuialveo.com
Sports Coatings Ltd OpenAire Inc
www.blakedown.co.uk www.openaire.com
Bonar Textiles www.sportscoatings.com
Sports Surfaces (UK) Ltd Plastic Extruders Ltd
www.bonaryarns.com www.plastex.co.uk
Charles Lawrence Surfaces Ltd www.sportssurfacesuk.com
Stuart Canvas Products Plastica
www.charleslawrencesurfaces.co.uk www.plasticapools.net
Charterhouse Turf Machinery Ltd www.stuartcanvas.co.uk
Support in Sport (UK) Ltd Poolpod Products Ltd
www.charterhouseturfmachinery.co.uk www.poolpodproducts.com
Desso Sports Systems www.supportinsport.com
Tact Enviro Ltd S & P Ltd
www.dessosports.com/en www.s-parchitects.com
Dorset Woolliscroft www.tactltd.com
Tarkett Sports Flooring Swimtag
www.dorsetwoolliscroft.com www.swimtag.co.uk
Dow Chemical Company Ltd www.tarkett-sports.com/english
Technical Surfaces Ltd Triogen Ltd
www.dow.com/artificialturfsolutions www.triogen.com
Edel Grass BV www.technicalsurfaces.co.uk
www.edelgrass.com TenCate Grass TRAINING
FieldTurf Tarkett www.tencate.com AISTS
www.fieldturf.com The Spade Oak Group www.aists.org
Gerflor Ltd www.spadeoak.co.uk World Academy of Sport
www.gerflor.co.uk Thornton Sports Ltd www.worldacademysport.org
Gezolan AG www.thorntonsports.co.uk
WATER TREATMENT
www.gezolan.ch TigerTurf UK Ltd
www.tigerturf.com Certikin International
Granwood Flooring Ltd www.certikin.co.uk
www.granwood.co.uk Trocellen GmbH
http://trocellen.com Hanovia Ltd
GreenFields www.hanovia.com
www.greenfields.eu White Horse Contractors Ltd
www.whitehorsecontractors.co.uk Hexagone UK
Junckers Ltd www.myhexagone.com
www.junckers.com

WEB DIRECTORY A LISTING OF KEY SUPPLIERS TO THE SPORTS INDUSTRY
AFLS+P CHARLES LAWRENCE SURFACES LTD

AFLS+P are the leading Our expertise covers the
designers of sports and design, installation and
leisure buildings in Europe. maintenance of synthetic
sports pitches, athletics
tracks, tennis courts, sports
Tel: +44 (0)20 7831 8877 halls and multi-sports areas. Tel: +44 (0)1636 615866
www.aflsp.com www.charleslawrencesurfaces.co.uk
AGRIPOWER ESCAPE
Agripower Sports Turf (est. 1964) Escape Fitness is the leading
are the market leaders in the expert in functional training
design and construction of natural solutions - designing, equipping,
and artificial turf facilities for installing, educating and has
sport, Multi use Games Areas and built its reputation on product
Herculan athletics facilities. Tel: +44 (0)1494 866776 innovation, quality and design. Tel: +44 (0)1733 313535
www.agripower.co.uk www.escapefitness.com
ARENA GROUP FAULKNERBROWNS

Specialists in the provision FaulknerBrowns specialise in the
of global event overlay design of sports and leisure facilities
design and management. for community use, training and
competitions. Our facilities include
aquatics centres, velodromes, arenas,
Tel: +44 (0)20 7484 5003 water sports and extreme sports centres. Tel: +44 (0)191 268 3007
www.arenagroup.com www.faulknerbrowns.co.uk
CAP2SOLUTIONS FIELDTURF
The market leader in Course Management Software, FieldTurf Tarkett is the outdoor
CoursePro is in operation at over 500 sites across the sports division of Tarkett group
UK. Utilising hand held technology to update parents and is one of the leading and
and coordinators with detailed progression it has the most trusted companies for
ability to streamline communication and reduce artificial turf, with over 7000
admin, as well as improving retention rates. Tel: 0845 504 8511 installations worldwide. Tel: +44 (0)131 629 0437
www.cap2.co.uk www.fieldturf.com

WEB DIRECTORY
GLADSTONE STECHERT
Gladstone Health & Leisure has been at the Stechert manufactures and supplies
forefront of leisure management software seating for sports venues, university
technology for over 30 years. We are auditoriums and theatres as well as
the trusted software partner for leisure for offices and commercial areas
centres, sports facilities, universities and
health clubs across the UK and Ireland. Tel: +44 (0)1491 201010 Tel: +49 9102 809 64
www.gladstonemrm.com www.stechert.de
NUSSLI GROUP UK TRADE & INVESTMENT

NUSSLI plans and executes temporary Helping to get UK
and permanent structures for event organisations in front of key
and stadium developments as well as decision makers of future
exhibition, pavilion and hall constructions. sports events worldwide.
Tel: +41 52 748 2211 Tel: +44 (0)20 7215 4003
www.nussli.com www.ukti.gov.uk
PHILIPS WATTBIKE
Philips provides complete and innovative Wattbike is the training, testing and
lighting solutions for sports venues of rehabilitation tool of choice for elite
any size, bringing you energy-efficient sports and the health & fitness industry.
solutions at guaranteed performance Combine scientific accuracy with live
and ensuring a great experience for pedalling technique analysis and real ride
players, spectators and viewers at home. Tel: +44 (0)845 601 1283 feel for the best indoor bike available today. Tel: +44 (0)115 945 5450
www.lighting.philips.co.uk www.wattbike.com
RUBB BUILDINGS LTD YORK FITNESS

Rubb Buildings Ltd designs and Strength and
manufactures custom made relocatable, conditioning
semi-permanent and permanent fabric since 1932
engineered specialist sports buildings.
Tel: +44 (0)191 482 2211 Tel: +44 (0)1327 701825
www.rubb.co.uk www.yorkfitness.co.uk

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Quebec City’s new hockey arena is

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AECOM will oversee the master planning

Brazil is to become home to one

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Q VTB Arena (Dynamo Moscow)

Russian football club FC Dynamo

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The venue will be set up as

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Q Agia Soﬁa Stadium

Plans for a new stadium for Greek

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Scottish Premier League side Aberdeen

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Q Don Valley Stadium

Plans to create an Olympic Legacy

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Q New Vikings Stadium

The construction of the new Minnesota

Bulgaria’s Botev Plovdiv football club

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Q Headingley Cricket Ground

The plan will be implemented over 20 years

Yorkshire County Cricket Club

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Zaha Hadid’s envisaged

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Q University of Notre Dame stadium

The American University of Notre Dame’s

Q Cornwall Rugby Stadium and full training facilities for able-bodied