How do you know if a multi-purpose or activity floor needs replacing? Our technical supremo Richard guides you through the signs. You can usually see the signs when a sports or activity floor has reached the end of its days - it may have borne all the repairs it possibly can, it could be unsafe... Continue Reading →
Using your sports hall as a classroom
Adapting your sports hall for use as a classroom is a smart idea many schools are looking into at the moment - will your hardwood floor be up to the task? The current situation has created a need for greater flexibility and many schools will be investigating how best they can adapt existing, useable spaces... Continue Reading →
Top of the class
Over the past few years, there has been a substantial change in the flooring specification guidelines for schools by the Education & Skills Funding Agency, particularly with regards to sports flooring. To qualify for Government funding to build, improve or upgrade a sports hall, a school has to specify an area elastic floor as the... Continue Reading →
MOD St George’s Barracks – a new sports hall floor
Our Approved Contractor Courtcraft was selected by Amey, a facilities management services company to the Ministry of Defence, to replace an old and worn out sports hall floor at the MOD base St George’s Barracks. The old floor had been badly damaged through heavy and incorrect use. Following rip up and removal of the old... Continue Reading →
Courtcraft installs professional sports flooring system in new sports hall at University of Hull
Our Approved Contractor Courtcraft has installed a gigantic sports floor at University of Hull's new sports facility, one of the largest in the country. Working in collaboration with Henry Boot Construction, Courtcraft supplied and installed 2600m2 of our SylvaSport Premium sports flooring system. The multi-purpose hall has been fitted with an A4 rated, sprung solid... Continue Reading →
Junckers hardwood flooring for multi award-winning building
Architects specify Junckers solid wood sports floor for award winning building
New ESFA specification guidelines – are you up to date?
Meet Richard Aylen, our Technical Manager. In a new series of technical articles, Richard will be sharing his expertise and keeping us up to date with all things wood flooring. First up, he explains the new set of guidelines set by the ESFA, The Education and Skills Funding Agency, crucial knowledge for architects, specifiers... Continue Reading →
First Look
Our Approved Contractor Courtcraft is installing over 1500m2 of our SylvaSport Premium over UnoBat 45 in the main sports hall and studios at the new £12M Moray Sports Centre. Built to host national level competitions in badminton, netball and table tennis, the new facility will be able to hold 1000 people and is the only... Continue Reading →
New from Junckers: A Vinyl Sports Floor with Sprung Undercarriage System
When Bradford Academy needed a replacement for its sports hall floor they looked for guidance from Junckers. By going to the leading sports and dance floor systems manufacturer the academy knew that they would receive the right kind of advice and guidance to help them to steer their way through the overwhelming number of sports... Continue Reading →
PE & Sport Premium For Primary Schools- How Best To Spend It
The Department for Education has released details of the PE and Sport Premium for Primary Schools, how much funding schools receive in the academic year 2017 to 2018 including advice on how to spend it. Most primary schools, including schools maintained by the local authority, academies, free schools, special schools and non-maintained schools, receive funding... Continue Reading →