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The continuous ProPlay loop

Respect for the environment and recyclability: used ProPlay sheets can be handed in will be cleaned and either reused for other applications or recycled for the production of new high-quality foam products. A neat and sophisticated circular process that Schmitz Foam takes pride in.

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Temporary parquet sports floor

For the Korisliiga, the top Finnish basketball league, Holz-Speckmann delivered its proven Speed-Lock S20 temporary parquet sports flooring to Nokia, Finland. The Speed-Lock S20 is a modular parquet sports floor which – thanks to its patented aluminium joint – can be laid easily, safely and, above all, quickly.

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Recording of IAKS Nordic artificial turf webinar now available

On 12th of January, experts from the field of artificial turf in the Nordic countries talked about latest innovations, procurement challenges and solutions, scientific sustainability, user involvement, and test-fields as a necessity.

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Developing healthy and sustainable communities: Submit your abstract!

The 27th international IAKS Congress will take place from 26 to 29 October 2021 in Cologne, Germany. We're looking forward to your ideas for presentations or round table discussions as part of the congress programme.

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International jury decides in July

This year’s jury is manned by renowned international personalities from IOC, IPC and IAKS. For you, this is the perfect moment to submit your project. Don’t wait until 31 March to submit! Benefit from the early bird entry deadline on Feburary 28th.

New member: Swim Ireland, Dublin (Ireland)

Swim Ireland is the National Governing Body for swimming, water polo, diving and synchronised swimming across the 32 counties of the island of Ireland, recognised as such by the Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport through Sport Ireland and Sport Northern Ireland.

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OYM competence centre for elite sport and research in Cham

In the heart of Switzerland, a new facility, unrivalled at home and abroad for its combination of an ice rink, athletics hall and sprint track, opened in May 2020. This is where top athletes are coached and research is carried out at the highest level.

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Aquatic Centre in Vanderhoof, British Columbia

Critical to realizing the aquatic centre for the community was emphasizing the creation of a truly accessible facility. Carscadden worked with district staff and stakeholders to design a modern facility comprising a 25-m competition lap pool, leisure pool, lazy river, and hot pool – making the spaces feel as large and generous as possible.

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Ceramic floor tile collection

Meet the brand-new AREA PRO series from the architectural ceramics specialist Agrob Buchtal. The collection satisfies the basic requirement of slip resistance for floor coverings with seven different slip resistance classes

New member: Dan Ferguson, St Kilda / Victoria (Australia)

Dan is qualified in Sport and Urban Planning and specialised in the sport, recreation, health, social policy and urban planning fields. He has been working more than a decade in government, not-for-profit and private consulting.