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Known as one of South Australia’s most professional commercialconstruction contractors, Tagara Builders, recently aidedthe refurbishment of player facilities at Cooper Stadium.Redlegs President Joe Tripodi initiated the reinvention of playerfacilities by inviting Tagara Builders Director, John Kassaraon a brainstorming tour of the existing facilities. Joe and Johndiscussed the footy club’s belief that improving player facilitieswould assist on-field performances - and as a long time Redlegssupporter and club sponsor, John was only too happy to oblige.John brought in a team of highly skilled and qualified tradespeople to a second inspection. The close collaborationbetween Redlegs management and the experienced buildersenabled the design of the refurbishment to be resolvedefficiently and any build-ability issues resolved early, whilstmaintaining clear focus on the top-level objective.The refurbishment included the conversion of the old spainto an 8 person standing ice bath. The ice bath acceleratesplayer recovery after match day and can help prevent injuryand repair muscle tissue by reducing inflammation associatedwith playing football at high intensity. This can make a hugedifference to match day performance the following week.INFOCUS“The old Property Steward’s Room was refitted as a newPhysiotherapy area with an open plan and much more spacethan the old Physio area. The old sauna room also was fittedout as the new Property Steward’s Room.This is a great example of how a Major Partner sponsoringtheir expertise, advice and skilled resources can havean impact on on-field performance. A relatively youngorganisation in comparison to the Redlegs, Tagara Builders- who’s services include general commercial construction,responsive maintenance, and concrete and carpentry tradepackages - will in August this year celebrate their 20th yearin business. The Glynde based builder shares the Redlegs’unrelenting determination to perform at the highest level andthis has seen the company achieve considerable success inits first 20 years.A comprehensive (and still growing) list of managementsystem accreditations has helped position Tagara as one ofthe top Tier-2 builders in the state. Some of the projects inthe company’s Works In Progress list certainly straddle theborder of being Tier-1 projects. A diverse service providerto Federal, State and Local Government clients - as well ascorporate organisations, developers and private clients alike -Tagara still makes plenty of time for smaller, local communityprojects like the Redlegs Refurbishment. The company’stwo offices and entire senior management team is located inSouth Australia and you’ll often catch John - who was bornand bred in William Street, Norwood - and General ManagerJoe Neubauer at Redlegs games. For more information visittagara.com.au10