New IAKS member: Sadahiro Mizumoto, Chigasaki City (Japan)

The international architectural practice has designed some of the world’s most recognisable landmarks, including Gardens by the Bay in Singapore and Battersea Power Station in London. They have delivered top-class sporting venues globally, from Olympic arenas in London and Rio to a series of landmark projects for Marylebone Cricket Club at Lord’s.

GEZOFLEX endurance was developed with the goal of ensuring exceptionally high resistance to UV radiation. The material far exceeds the value of ≥ 3 on the gray scale after the UVA exposure of 4,896 kJ - 2550 h required by the standard! Even with an exposure duration almost twice as long (9,600 kJ - 5000 h), GEZOFLEX endurance still easily fulfills the requirements beyond the required level by the standard!

The energy service provider focusses on holistic, technical solutions for increasing energy efficiency and using renewable energies. The company offers services in the areas of energy management, technical building services, photovoltaics, charging infrastructure, heat recovery and intelligent control and digitalisation of energy flows.

Founded in 1924 in Curitiba, Brazil, Club Athletico Paranaense is a non-profit private association dedicated to promoting social development through sports, culture, and education. Football is the core activity, developed across both professional and youth levels.

In 2001, the sports facility of Sportfreunde Edertal 1921 e.V. was inaugurated with a main pitch and a small pitch. REGUPOL turfpad SP, a prefabricated elastic layer designed for intensive use, was installed under the artificial turf back in 2000. Today, 25 years after installation, the elastic layer continues to impress with its resilience.

Sports Clean’s core business is the provision of maintenance solutions to synthetic sporting facility surfaces for a variety of sports and surface types. Sports Clean is currently responsible for regular maintenance at many synthetic surface facilities, including on more than 50 synthetic football fields along the Australian Eastern seaboard.