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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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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TatamSport in 2026

At TatamSport, we kicked-off 2026 with a clear growth strategy, new technical projects and a continued commitment to delivering high-quality solutions for the sports and leisure infrastructure sector.

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TatamSport in 2026
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OeArena TV Oeffingen: Mehr Platz durch Seitenverlängerung

Der TV Oeffingen stand vor einer Herausforderung, die viele Vereine kennen: Platznot. Die Lösung: eine OeArena, eine McArena-Freilufthalle auf dem eigenen Vereinsgelände, die dank modularer Bauweise in nur wenigen Monaten errichtet wurde.

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McArena
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Neue Plätze, längere Saison

Mit drei neuen Allwetter-Tennisplätzen hat der Tennisclub Dauchingen im Schwarzwald beste Voraussetzungen für eine deutlich längere Spielsaison als bisher geschaffen. Mit geringem zusätzlichen Aufwand kann das Unternehmen Hermann Kutter den Tennisbelag „RedClay pro“ im Außenbereich auch auf bestehenden Sand- oder Kunstrasenbelägen aufbringen oder im Innenbereich auf Teppichbelägen.

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Hermann Kutter
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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
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Präzise Abschlüsse für moderne Sport- und Freiräume

Saubere Linien, langlebige Materialien und funktionale Details sind im modernen Sportplatz- und Landschaftsbau entscheidend. Mit dem Alu-Liner sowie dem Kunstrasen-Abschluss­element bietet die Silidur AG – silisport zwei hochwertige Aluminium­lösungen, die exakt diese Anforderungen erfüllen und sich optimal ergänzen.

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Silidur News

Contact

IAKS Team, Silke Baltzer

Silke Baltzer

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