A worldwide network of experts

Are you passionate about creating sustainable, functional, and future-ready sports and leisure facilities? Do you value interdisciplinary exchange and collaboration across the industry? Are you looking for new insights, international perspectives, and practical expertise in the planning, design, construction, and operation of active spaces?

Join the global IAKS network, where architects and designers, planners, municipalities, vendors ans manufacturers connect to share knowledge and shape the future of sports and leisure facilities.

At IAKS, you gain access to international expertise, innovative ideas, and meaningful professional exchange — with members and partners in more than 150 countries.

Understand what IAKS offers for your profession

What our members say

pierre

„Safety and fun on the water are our passion, and IAKS provides a great platform to showcase our innovative swim rings. As a manufacturer of high-quality flotation devices, we take pride in combining comfort, durability, and safety. Through IAKS’ international network, we connect with aquatic professionals worldwide to enhance water experiences for all ages.“

Pierre Hubert
CEO Hyper Plastics

anita

„Sports timing and scoring is our passion and IAKS offers excellent opportunities to introduce our LED scoreboards, video display media and sport control solutions. BODET designs and manufactures high-quality products and we benefit from IAKS international network to export our sport solutions worldwide.“

Anita Bouleau
Export Manager BODET Sport

Lindsay McGrath portrait

SPASA Australia is pleased to be a member of IAKS. As a not-for-profit association dedicated to the swimming pool and spa industry across Australia and New Zealand, we feel that this is an excellent fit for us in that we promote and grow our members who focus on leisure and recreation in the community.

Lindsay McGrath
CEO of SPASA Australia

Rudolf Lehmann_portrait

Sports facility construction is teamwork: The IAKS is the ideal partner to display our great potential of stainless steel meshes in the construction of sports grounds. The mesh’s high translucency and rigidity provides new opportunities in designing.

Rudolf Lehmann
Jakob AG Rope System Partner

Wolfgang Lang

Together with IAKS, we can modernize and optimize the management of sports offers and sports facilities by digitizing the administration. The IAKS network supports Venuzle in making the software and management systems known to the entire sports environment. We are proud to be a member of IAKS!

Dr Wolfgang Lang
CEO Venuzle GmbH

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Membership is strongest through shared knowledge and connections.

- Klaus Meinel, IAKS -

News from our Members

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Regulus: smart irrigation control for world-class sports fields

In modern sports facilities, irrigation is about far more than simply supplying water. Turf quality, player safety, pitch consistency and operational efficiency all depend on precise, reliable irrigation management. This is where Perrot’s Regulus digital controller stands out, delivering professional performance while remaining remarkably easy to use.

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Regulus irrigation control_digital controller 1
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From Olympic stage to community pool

When the crowds cheered their last roar at Paris La Défense Arena back in summer 2024, the story of two extraordinary Myrtha pools was far from being over. In fact, it was just beginning. Nearly two years from then, the legacy promise made before the first stroke was ever swum is materialising – pool by pool, community by community – across the greater Paris metropolitan area.

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Myrtha Pools News
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Technischer Generalunternehmer beim Main Bad Bornheim

Das Main Bad Bornheim zählt zu den vielseitigsten Badeanlagen im Raum Frankfurt. Berndorf Bäderbau übernahm als technischer Generalunternehmer die Umsetzung der Edelstahlbecken, Wasseraufbereitung sowie Heizungs- und Lüftungstechnik, Sprunganlage, Hub­boden und Rutschen.

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Berndorf Bäderbau
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Reversing the math on sports facilities: Why operating costs matter most

When renovating or expanding sports facilities, initial construc­tion costs often take center stage. However, the true challenge for the public sector lies in the long-term operating costs. If these are neglected during the planning, municipalities risk financial bottlenecks and a decline in public and political support.

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BPM reversing the math on sports facilities
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Perrot: The Best Line-Up for High-Performance Sports Fields

Delivering and maintaining a high quality sports field is far more complex than simply keeping grass green. Whether in a professional stadium or a community sports complex, turf must perform consistently under pressure, support player safety, and remain resilient over time despite intensive use. With a heritage dating back to 1925, Perrot has developed irrigation systems specifically for the demands of sports surfaces.

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Perrot - national stadium
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Sportrasen-Renovationskonzept

Schnelle, zuverlässige Renovationslösungen statt langwieriger Sperrzeiten auf Rasensportplätzen: Während herkömmliche Maßnahmen wie Teilnachsaat, Ausbesserung oder Auswechslung des Belags mit Rollrasen oft nur begrenzt wirksam sind, setzt das Sportrasenrenovationskonzept von Fa. Hilgers, ein INTERGREEN-Partnerbetrieb aus dem Raum München, andere Maßstäbe.

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INTERGREEN Sportrasen

Contact

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Silke Baltzer

Event and membership management
+49 (0) 221 168023-11
baltzer@iaks.sport