Sports Management Q2 2011 - UUM

SAPCA UPDATE
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t the Sport and Play Construction
Association’s (SAPCA) fourteenth
AGM, held last month, Eric Page
was elected as the association’s new chair,
succeeding Tony Hession. Nigel Allen was
elected vice-chair at the same event.
Page has been in the sports surfacing
industry since 1975. He worked for
En-tout-cas as both accountant and
contracts manager, before forming tennis
court specialists Courtstall Services in 1985.
Page says that two of his main objectives
will be to ensure the successful completion
of SAPCA’s strategic review and to continue
to strengthen the association’s new quality
assurance programme.
Allen also brings more than 30 years’
industry experience to his new role. He
joined Charles Lawrence aft er graduating
as a surveyor and is now a director and
shareholder of the Charles Lawrence group
of sports and play companies, all of which
are SAPCA members. Th ese include Playtop
Licensing, Charles Lawrence International
and Replay Maintenance.
As well as their wealth of technical
knowledge and industry experience, both
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APCA’s free, one-day Sports Facility
Construction Exhibition and Seminar Sis
set to take place at Aston Villa FC in
�� Successful sports lighting
�� Raising standards of natural sports turf
�� Design options for stadium redevelopment
Birmingham on 7 June.
�� Th e selection of indoor sports surfaces
Th e event off ers a programme of
�� Structures for indoor sport
informative seminars, which will
�� Th e design, selection and maintenance of
provide guidance on the delivery of
sports facility equipment
new and upgraded sports facilities. An �� Ten steps to successful sports project
accompanying exhibition will feature
management
specialist constructors of sports facilities, Th e accompanying football seminar
suppliers of related products and services programme will examine the key issues for
and professional consultants off ering expert the development and use of synthetic turf
advice on sports facility projects.
pitches and will include:
Th ere will also be a special focus on �� Th e FA’s facility strategy
the provision of facilities for football, in �� Th e development of synthetic turf
collaboration with Th e Football Association. surfaces for football
Th e seminars will be of interest across a �� Th e FIFA-quality latest research on player
wide range of sports and will include:
biomechanics
�� National sports facility strategy and funding �� Using performance analysis to assess and
�� How to make a successful application for compare the playing of the game
project funding
�� Th e fi nancial viability of synthetic pitches
�� Understanding the planning system �� Design options for the construction of a
�� Selecting the right sports surface
synthetic turf pitch
�� Cost eff ective renovation and upgrading �� Th e maintenance of synthetic turf pitches.
of existing sports facilities
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SAPCA chair Eric Page will oversee the association’s strategic review during his tenure
Page and Allen have been closely involved in
the industry’s trade bodies since the 1980s.
In addition to these appointments,
SAPCA’s board of directors also welcomed
three other newly-elected members at the
AGM: George Mullan of Support in Sport
(UK); Mark Murfi tt of Murfi tt Industries;
and Steve Roby of DCM Projects.
Commenting on his new role, Page said:
“I will take a very positive lead in tackling
the key issues that face the industry and
look forward to working closely with Nigel
and all the directors to ensure that the
association meets the needs of its members
and the marketplace – in what are clearly
challenging times.”
Th e event will off er a seminar on the
synthetic turf surfaces for football
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