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PRODUCT NEWS
Arena supplied the Lee Valley Hockey
Centre with 1,864 Clearview seats
Arena creates EuroHockey
Championships venue
Arena Seating transformed Lee
Valley Hockey and Tennis Centre at
Queen Elizabeth Park with grandstand
seating, media studios and
viewing access platforms for the
Unibet EuroHockey Championships.
The temporary infrastructure created
a venue suitable for the event
– and included 1,864 Clearview
seats, split between two grandstands,
adding to Lee Valley
stadium’s existing (and permanent)
seating capacity of 3,000.
sport-kit.net keyword: Arena
The system allows the immediate and accurate marking of outdoor sportsfields in one go
“Pinpoint accuracy” using GPS-based linemarking
Vitax is launching a linemarking machine
which uses the Global Positioning System
(GPS) to give ‘pinpoint accuracy’ to the
job of laying out a pitch.
The Supaturf Swozi system works with
a GPS receptor positioned on the pitch,
which ‘talks’ to the onboard computer
via Bluetooth. This triangulates Swozi’s
position with help from its own GPS unit,
directing the linemarking machine to the
appropriate line selected.
The machine carries an onboard computer
that can be uploaded with software
for marking out whichever sports are
required. Deviation from the marking map
by even a few millimetres triggers the head
to adjust to maintain an accurate line.
sport-kit.net keyword: Vitax
Premier League’s surprise package chooses Dennis
The app will provide info on available
courts and pitches across 14 sports
Sports booking app
launched for London
A mower in action at the King Power stadium
Grounds keepers at high-fl ying Leicester
CIty FC have opted for Dennis turf maintenance
machines to keep the pitch in top
condition for Claudio Ranieri’s men – who at
the time of writing are defying odds at the
top of the English Premier League table.
Seven of the Dennis turf mowers now
maintain the club’s pitches. Four are based
at the club’s training ground for the fi rst
team pitches and three at the King Power
stadium to prepare the pitch for match day.
sport-kit.net keyword: Dennis
MyLocalPitch, which offers
Londoners the chance to search
and book sports sessions online,
has expanded its services by
launching a mobile app to better
cater for people wanting to book
facilities “on-the-go”.
Applying the location of users,
the app will be able to provide information
on available pitches and
courts across 14 different sports
– including football, tennis, netball,
basketball and squash.
sport-kit.net keyword: MyLocalPitch
New shock pad system for sports surfaces
Conica has developed a new shock pad
system with independent pre-approval for
surfacing contractors. Approved by the
Swiss testing house IST Consulting, the
new shock pad system consists of Conica
SBR rubber granulate and Conica PU binder.
Mark Keal, Conica’s technical director,
said: “As a company it is highly important
that we give sports surfacing contractors a
tried and tested system.”
sport-kit.net keyword: Conica
The system is designed to prolong the pitch’s life
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